Mistaken woman in male mode?

[pinto]

It's just an idea but has anybody experienced this situation:
going out in male mode and somebody tells you that you are probably a woman trying to look like a man? (a female to male CDer).
Would be quite interesting.

[sissystephanie]

I have never in my life had that happen!! I sincerely doubt that it would happen in my case, since I very definitely look completely masculine!! I would not be offended, because people do make mistakes!!

[Kate Simmons]

I've done it purposely before. I used to have a lot of F T M friends in the Transmasculine Forum. I wanted to get a taste of what they go through. It was interesting trying to minimize breasts and hips I really didn't have along with putting on beard cover and makeup but to make it look like I wasn't wearing any. Quite an experience really. I really blew my cover when I danced though. As much as I tried, I could not dance like a guy.:)

[pinto]

I would take it as a compliment if someone would mistake me for a female.

[Mikka]

Never, I would also take it as a compliment. I really have to work to get my femme look, darn east European genes.

[5150 Girl]

I get that from time to time, One time I asked a fire chife for an interview (back when I was in news) And he was all "Just a moment mam" Yelled some directions to some of his crew, and turned back arround, and was all "Oh, I'm very sorry I dalled ya that" And I'mm all like "I get it all the time, no big deal"

[Kaitlyn26]

My entire life, even before I started dressing. Actually, I was mistaken for a little girl.

[Wendy_Marie]

I use to have very long hair...I had to throw it aside to keep it from entangling in my belt when I would put one on...I use to get mistaken for a girl all the time..admittedly it had been a long time since this happened until just a few days ago...I had younger female associate at a local Fast Food restauraunt look me dead in the eyes and ask..."Can I help you Ma'am?" Genuine mistake but I didn't go out of my way to correct her either....In all fairness I was wearing Levi 505 straight legged jeans, a top from Old Navy and my womens Nike's....

[flo]

it would be unlikely to happen to me, but if it did I would be delighted

[pinto]

I think it's much more easy for asian males at least I belong to such a sort of guy who probably never will be mistaken as a woman even if I am styled up like never before. What a mess, why can't I be more feminine from my nature. Does HRT really help to make a passable woman out of an ugly man?

[SusanCACD]

One time I got my brows waxed kinda extreme, not intentional, I went out to lunch and the waiter called me mam, me and everyone else at the table just blew it off, thank goodness no one said anything.
Susan

[Cynthia Anne]

I've been refered to as ma-am in fast food places while in male mode!

[Cynthia Anne]

I've been refered to as ma-am in fast food places while in male mode! And I love it!:)

[Persephone]

Yeah, at least once so far. A member of my women's social group saw me someplace in a suit and tie and apparently asked her friend "Why is she dressed like a guy?"

They explained to her that the woman she knows has a twin brother.

Hugs,
Persephone.

[DanaR]

This always happens to me. My wife and I will be shopping, both of us looking at woman's clothes and a SA will come up behind us and ask "how are you ladies doing today?" I guess with my pony tail they think I'm a girl. I usually come up with some funny comment and they are fine.

[marlaNYC]

kinda but not really. some of the women at a place i used to work thought i was gay because i seemed feminine to them. the person they happened to ask - my very good friend, who is gay and knows of my dressing - laughed at them saying that he, as a gay man, thought i was the least likely gay man he had ever met.

[thechic]

Yes several years ago when i had a male mode got asked "why do you dress like a man",id say "im a guy",they would somtimes reply "you men you wont to be a man".

[Marcyme]

I get "ma'am" fairly regularly and often "ladies" when out with my wife. It OS a hair thing for sure! I love having fem hair! And I love people reading me as female in daily mode. I get a rush from it. One night a a concert a woman was arguing with me because she didn't believe I was male. It was great! BUT, I still don't get why it happens so often. I am 5'9" and 200lbs, not at all fem shaped!! I often wear baseball caps in male mode and still get mistaken....must be the earrings and eyebrows too :)

[mary simpson]

i had it happen the other day

[likes2becute]

Pretty often. Get "ma'am" or "ladies" when shopping, getting coffee, at a restaurants, going through drive thrus. I'm fairly androgynous in male mode; fitting clothes/jeans, long hair, pierced ears, shaped eyebrows, skinny, shaved legs. :)

[PretzelGirl]

Ah Marcy. It isn't about size that makes you femme looking. It is just about everything else though. There are plenty of feminine woman that aren't "fem shaped".

[pinto]

I think it's a big compliment for many of us when mistaken as a woman in male mode. It's a thrilling experience because it shows that all efforts to become feminine have worked out so good that it cannot be hidden anymore. I would be proud and very happy if i could have reached that level of a feminine appearance and personality.

[JennaBreeze]

When out with my wife for lunch the other day, I got the classic "where would you two ladies like to sit?" I think the waitress was blind since I'm over 6 feet, 195 lbs, but I agree that hair is one of the cues people zero in on the most. Mine is past my shoulders.