I guess my question is why? What do you have to lose? Admittedly I have a young, liberal, and very accepting friend group/family, but coming out has been 100% positive for me, my mental health, and...
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I guess my question is why? What do you have to lose? Admittedly I have a young, liberal, and very accepting friend group/family, but coming out has been 100% positive for me, my mental health, and...
I'm not worried. Whether my kid is gay/straight/trans/genderqueer/etc. doesn't make a difference to me. I just want him (and any other kids we have) to be happy and be accepted for who they are. I...
Easy choice: Goodbye body hair. No question at all.
Sure breastforms can occasionally be a challenge, and certain things don't work as well with them, but body hair is much more of a pain to deal...
How do you know someone is gay? They tell you.
I have a bunch of LGBTQ friends. There might be a few people I know who are not openly out, but given my age, social circles, etc. I think it's...
I just got my ears pierced a couple weeks ago (should be totally healed up by the end of this month!), and went to a professional piercing place where they put in simple metal barbells for all new...
Congrats, that's a big step!
My parents are/were very accepting of me too, it's a great feeling.
My approach is to just try and ignore anyone like that. They're not worth my time.
Your partner has made it pretty clear that she is not interested in seeing much of Leslie, so I'm going to go with a "probably not going to happen" on this one, but her feelings could evolve.
On...
Nope, never gave it a bit of thought when choosing any of the places that I have lived so far. Then again I am out to the people that matter, and wouldn't really have a problem if someone...
Oh yeah, I'm positive that both the in US and Canada now no one could be prosecuted specifically for crossdressing, even in parts of the US where gender identity/expression isn't a protected...
Yeah, many cities in the US had municipal codes prohibiting wearing clothing of the opposite gender (passed between the 1800's and early 1900's). In fact police acting under those laws were what...
It was illegal for a long time.
Sorry to hear about your experience, hope things improve for you in moving to a new (and presumably more progressive) locale.
Congrats!
And being out doesn't mean that everything about you has to be open and fair game to everyone.
To me, though, the biggest benefit to being out (even somewhat) to the people I know is...
My advice: put your trips as Michelle on hold, start looking for friendlier venues (where you may want to disclose up front), and save up some change for the moving of the trailer.
A cursory...
I have no qualms about feeling attracted to anyone no matter what their identity (gender and otherwise) is. That said, my actual attractions have been skewed very heavily towards women. So it goes!
The vast majority of bridal/prom dress shopping involves trying on multiple dresses and only selecting one after some careful consideration. And I'm positive that there are plenty of women who don't...
Never been in a similar situation. The closest I can think of was my freshman year of college when I had a (male) roommate to whom I did not come out to. I just wasn't at the right place with my...
I have a 5-month old kid who is going to grow up around my transness, but that was a decision my wife and I made well before the birth. We prefaced it by making sure we were out to all the relevant...
There's absolutely nothing wrong with identifying as bi/straight/gay/pan/queer/etc. and having or being interested in a partner of any variation of gender identity/sexual orientation (provided you're...
Masturbation?
It's a fun and perfectly normal thing whether you're partnered or not. I have a partner and both of us masturbate (semi-frequently) and neither of us have a problem with it. It is...
Guilt? Sure, who hasn't felt it?
At this point I don't really feel at all guilty about what I do. I'm out to the people who care about me, and they support me, and I can be who I am more or less...
The first couple of times I bought things at a store and I got asked (which was infrequent) I would usually make some excuse about it being a gift.
But that is long gone now and I have no problem...
Iowa resident here.
Haven't spent any time out and about in Cedar Rapids, but I would feel pretty safe about going out there, particularly for shopping. Iowa City is definitely queer friendly...
Congrats on finding some gender fluidity!
There's no reason to box yourself into any particular label or corner. And there's nothing wrong with being just a crossdresser, more than a...
My sister knows and has known for ~5 years now. She's younger than me, just out of college, and not planning on having kids soon, so there's nothing to deal with there (though I don't anticipate any...