Interesting profile of a FTM artist

Something else for you guys.

One interesting observation from the author, which I've heard of before about some FTMs.

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He seems to miss being androgynous more than being feminine. On his right arm, he has a tattoo of one of the Janus-faced, ambisexual animated characters from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and at times, he's made the ambiguity of his gender an explicit part of his art. You get a sense that he finds being a man less exotic than being a mysterious individual who transcends rigid social constructs, and keeps a foot in both camps.

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Originally Posted by Wren

Where do you find these gems?

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Search and ye shall find. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Marlena Dahlstrom

Something else for you guys.

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Wow, great article, Marlena! It answers a lot of questions for me. I liked this quote, especially:

Feeling at ease in his male identity, Turner continually wonders just what kind of man he's becoming. "You'd think that if I became a man, I'd bulk up and go all out. But it turns out I'm sort of this metrosexual pansy -- what the hell is that?"

LOL! I can totally relate to that. ;)

One thing I've noticed from my weekly support group and from this article is how many TGs seem to be artistic/creative. Pretty cool - maybe it's so we can use this gift to educate the rest of the world, like Turner is doing.

I can also relate to Turner's feelings about androgyny. I'm coming to realize that even if I fully transition, I don't think I'll ever feel 100% male. Because I've lived so many years as a female, I think I will always feel at least partly androgynous, but I think I can live with that (as long as I look like a boy).

Thanks again. It's true, you always find good stuff to share with the class. :D

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Originally Posted by CaptLex

Wow, great article, Marlena! It answers a lot of questions for me. I liked this quote, especially:

Feeling at ease in his male identity, Turner continually wonders just what kind of man he's becoming. "You'd think that if I became a man, I'd bulk up and go all out. But it turns out I'm sort of this metrosexual pansy -- what the hell is that?"

LOL! I can totally relate to that. ;)

One thing I've noticed from my weekly support group and from this article is how many TGs seem to be artistic/creative. Pretty cool - maybe it's so we can use this gift to educate the rest of the world, like Turner is doing.

I can also relate to Turner's feelings about androgyny. I'm coming to realize that even if I fully transition, I don't think I'll ever feel 100% male. Because I've lived so many years as a female, I think I will always feel at least partly androgynous, but I think I can live with that (as long as I look like a boy).

Thanks again. It's true, you always find good stuff to share with the class. :D

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Wow, that's exactly how I feel. I think it's kind of strange, since most of the MTF seems to want to be ultra feminine, and I really have no desire to be a "man's man", I'm more of a feminine guy. I think some people may think that that invalidates my feelings of being transgendered, they'll say "why can't you just be a masculine girl if you still are feminine." Well, that's where I feel that I'm maybe more androgynous than anything, but I would rather see myself as a boy. Dunno, gender really is slippery.