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transmanaz
48 year old Transman active in the transgender community. I run several websites specifically for transgender men and women.
I am the Executive Director of TransMentors International, Inc.
www.TransMentors.org
A few of the other websites I manage:
www.CAGAPhoenix.org (local Gender Alliance website)
www.AllTransHosting.com
www.GayActivistsAlliance.org
SKYPE: transmanaz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/transmanaz
Find me on Facebook: Michael Brown, transmanaz@live.com
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transmanaz on
January 17, 2009
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked “Why (or When) did you decide to become a man?” In the beginning, I felt angry when someone asked this. I’ve since realized that they are asking because they have a need to understand, they are asking for education. Turning my initial anger into seeing [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, General, Transition Stories
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transmanaz on
January 14, 2009
For us transmen, the top surgery, I believe, is the most important milestone (after the testosterone). Speaking for myself, I’m a little guy, but I had those darned BIG protrusions sticking out of my chest. When I say big, I mean large DD’s, on a guy only 5′4″ tall.
Binding is probably [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues
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transmanaz on
January 13, 2009
Someone asked me yesterday if there was anything they should be aware of during the recovery period after chest reconstruction surgery. Besides following all of the post-op instructions that will be given to you, here is what I found to be the most important instruction of all.
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The most important thing during recovery is to have EVERYTHING [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues
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transmanaz on
January 12, 2009
[crossposted from another of my websites)
RE: pain levels
Several people have asked me about the pain I had from my top surgery. I know that everyone is different as far as pain-tolerance levels, but I consider myself somewhat of a “wimp” when it comes to pain.
BUT – I describe my own pain from surgery like this: Think [...]
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transmanaz on
January 11, 2009
Laugh all you want, but it’s true, and I have finally figured out WHY after all these years of NOT having this problem.
I first noticed it last year. Imagine my surprise. 46 years old, and I had never had lint in my belly button. Recently it dawned on me that it’s due to one of the [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues
| Tagged belly button, hair, nose hair, shaving
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transmanaz on
January 10, 2009
I posted a page in the FtM Mentors website to all the transguys, and realized that I’d like to get the word out to everyone invovled in transgender issues. So I am cross-posting it here, in hopes of finding a few of you who want to get involved in helping to reach the world and [...]
Posted in General
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transmanaz on
December 24, 2008
I am writing this in response to an article written by David Crary from the Associated Press. The article can be found here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081224/ap_on_re_us/obama_gays
What Melissa wrote and quoted in the article sums up my feelings on this whole Warren business:
“Before we change minds we must change hearts,” Etheridge wrote. “Maybe in our anger, as we consider [...]
Posted in Politics
| Tagged gay rights, Obama, Rick Warren
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