Congrats! I went down that road as well and it's awesome!
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Congrats! I went down that road as well and it's awesome!
Ha, fortunate for this, but for everything else being a GM, it was horrible. I look back and laugh about it now, but because of my size, I was always "picked last for the team", literally and...
Hi Tricia,
Agree. Some see it as a binary proposition, but it isn't. As Marion pointed out, people come in all shapes and sizes, and those ranges overlap with one another. The trick is to push...
A long time ago, I read on from one of the first internet "T" folks that the key to passing was found in 3 things: face, hair and voice. So I always worked hard on those (the voice was especially...
Strongest reaction from a friend who found out was "what took you so long?". Still makes me giggle when I think about it.
Wow, Jeri Ann hit the nail on the head.
I'm about five months into living full time, and about a year and change since I made the decision to do so.
It wasn't a hard transition for me. No...
Always fun! 2022 is the year I decided to make the leap to full time, and so far, it's been better than I hoped.
Hi Sherry,
I had a lot of good things going and some very lucky turns.
I always had the opposite problem. Faking the guy stuff. False bravado. Feigned interest in sports. Whatever to blend.
Over it, thankfully.
I thought I was CD into my 20's, but then it developed into T. No problems with that at all. I slipped into the role and that was that for my male clothes. Good riddance.
I'm an absolute dead ringer for my older sister when she was younger. I mean, like twins. Back when it would have mattered, that would have been my go to excuse if it ever came up, because I could...
My big personal breakthrough was my voice. It took a long time to find it and a few years of dedicated practice. Once I had it down to where I could use it without thinking about it, that was a very...
In my way of thought, I absolutely could not go to the next level without getting my voice right. Everything else I think I had covered. I've always been horrible singing or doing accents, so it took...
Since I came out a few months ago, this is something that I've had to deal with. Fortunately, at first I've was out with others quite a bit, so that's helped some, but since then I've been out and...
I was terrified, and never been out (with people...plenty of walks/drives to the mailbox) until a old friend (and the only person who knew) pretty much insisted that I go to a Christmas party with...
At this point, it's easier for me to think of it in terms of "how long can I stay in male mode". I have a very few remaining obligations that require it, and my quantity of male clothes is...
One of the more difficult skills I found was how to "tone it down". My first question became "what would a GG do?", and go for there. Like Monica, I always strive to look my best, but sometimes that...
Same. Gave up trying to pull off the male mode a bit ago and gave in. Fortunately, had some good turns, and was able to cut out the part of my life requiring me to play that role.
Turns out, my...
I've had a couple of good turns in my life over the past months, starting around last Christmas, and that's let me go pretty much full time. It's been a revelation, but I am in a similar situation as...
On the Dillard's website, they have a "shop by outfit" menu that takes you to outfits put together by a few in-store brands. Express has something similar. I've found them very helpful to put...
My first time out away from the house I came within 30 seconds of getting pulled over by the police. I figured no one would be out at 3am. Well, the people who are out at 3 am you don't want anything...
I appreciate the thoughts. My story is a little different, but suffice to say, I've felt many of the same things.
Over time, I've come to accept my drift from one side to the middle. Then I went...
When I first went for a drive, I found it was hard to drive in heels when you've never done it. Just one of those weird things you come across.
Hi Jessica,
I had a similar event for a Christmas party this year. A long time good friend who is the only person who knows, asked me out. It was also my first time out with people, and I was...
As I've posted before, my scary moment was the first time I drove around the neighborhood.
If 2 am is good, 3 am is better, right? And in my pink fogged mind, I figured that wearing blouse/pants...