Posted: Jan 02, 2011 4:42 am
I'm a female-to-male transgendered person. I was intensely aware from my earliest memories that there just wasn't something quite right with my body. Once I realized the difference between males and females, I was able to more articulately pinpoint what that issue was.
I finished "socially" transitioning at age 14/15 thereabout (in that I finally completely outed myself as trans in all aspects of my life -- school, friends, family, etc. and lived full time as male) and started taking HRT (hormone replacement therapy / testosterone) at age 16. I'm now 20 years old, post chest surgery, etc.
I am actually quite a feminine person, whatever that means. I have traditionally feminine interests, the majority of my income is from commissions I take for personalized crocheted items. I am sexually interested in males -- I'm in a long-term gay relationship. So I suppose for some people my gender related life situation would be somewhat confusing, but honestly the only discrepancy I ever felt was a purely physical one. I had no desire to conform to a male social role. I just wanted/needed a male body to feel comfortable with myself. Beyond that it was purely subjective for me.
Now, I haven't been mistaken for female since I was 14 I'm sure, but I really don't care if people see me as "feminine". The only anger that I felt when people mistook me for female was because it was a sorry reminder that I was not male-bodied. Not because I care whether people think I'm masculine or not, lol.
Just my two cents. :]
I finished "socially" transitioning at age 14/15 thereabout (in that I finally completely outed myself as trans in all aspects of my life -- school, friends, family, etc. and lived full time as male) and started taking HRT (hormone replacement therapy / testosterone) at age 16. I'm now 20 years old, post chest surgery, etc.
I am actually quite a feminine person, whatever that means. I have traditionally feminine interests, the majority of my income is from commissions I take for personalized crocheted items. I am sexually interested in males -- I'm in a long-term gay relationship. So I suppose for some people my gender related life situation would be somewhat confusing, but honestly the only discrepancy I ever felt was a purely physical one. I had no desire to conform to a male social role. I just wanted/needed a male body to feel comfortable with myself. Beyond that it was purely subjective for me.
Now, I haven't been mistaken for female since I was 14 I'm sure, but I really don't care if people see me as "feminine". The only anger that I felt when people mistook me for female was because it was a sorry reminder that I was not male-bodied. Not because I care whether people think I'm masculine or not, lol.
Just my two cents. :]