This question is open to everyone who is on the MTF spectrum. CDers, TSes, genderqueers, gender fluid, dual gender.
1. Please state your gender identity.
2. How do you feel about the way facial hair looks on you? Do you like it? Are you ambivalent to it? Do you like growing different shapes of beards/mustaches? Do you like to experiment with different styles of facial hair? Do you hate your facial hair completely?
3. Ho do you feel about the way facial hair felt physically on you when it grew out?
4. Have you ever participated or do you like participating in facial hair events such as Movember?
5. How do you feel about your five o'clock shadow? Are you able to effectively cover it with makeup when you dress as a woman?
For all questions, if you removed your facial hair through electrolysis or laser, then please answer how you felt about it when you used to have facial hair.
CDers, genderqueers, gender fluid, or dual gender only
6. Do you alternate between phases of growing out your beard to be a man, and shaving to CD to look like a woman (even if you don't pass)? How do you feel about this?
MTF TSes only
7. Did you ever have a phase where you actually liked your facial hair?
If you removed your facial hair through electrolysis or laser, then please answer how you felt about it when you used to have facial hair.
I will go ahead and answer.
1. Female. I am an MTF TS.
2. I hated the way facial hair looked on me from the day it started growing out. I was never into experimenting with facial hair styles. I wanted absolutely nothing to do with it. I can't wait to be completely rid of it.
3. I hated the way facial hair felt on me when it grew out. A day or more worth of growth would feel incredibly uncomfortable on me. It felt like someone was sticking needles into my face.
4. I never participated in Movember. I first heard of it about four years ago when my company wanted the men to participate in it. I wanted nothing to do with it. I didn't want to go a whole month, or even a day, growing a mustache.
5. I hate and always have hated my 5:00 shadow. I'm glad it's disappearing, that I am able to cover it effectively with makeup. I can't wait to be completely rid of my 5:00 shadow.
6. N/A. I'm TS.
7. No. I always hated my facial hair.