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By
jamie on
March 17, 2009
Doubt and Dysphoria
Dysphoria is a constant in my life at the moment, but so is doubt of my trans status.How can these two things coexist, I ask myself a lot. I think it’s because the dysphoria is a horribly uncomfortable physical sensation but I can never quite identify whether it is a discomfort with having these [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, General, Transition Stories, Young People
| Tagged FtM Specific Issues, personal, young
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By
jamie on
March 8, 2009
This idea was sparked off by Kiunna’s wonderful post on “I think trannies worry far too much about passing”.
What is ‘passing’ in a trans* context? I’m trying to work this out for myself. Or, more, I know what it is (being read as the gender you identify as) but I can see two rather distinct problems [...]
Posted in General, Transition Stories, Young People
| Tagged blending in, FtM Specific Issues, passing, struggles, transyouth
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By
Kiunna on
March 7, 2009
The other day in class, my teacher told me I have a strong voice and that I might wanna be more careful of my tone in the future. I took it pretty hard. Granted, I’d had a pretty bad day leading up to that point, but I immediately started wondering if he knew, if someone [...]
Posted in Transition Stories, Young People
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By
jamie on
February 6, 2009
To all the older transitioners who tell me I’m doing what’s right
When I came out to myself as trans, I thought “okay, this makes it easy now. I’m trans, everything makes sense, I’ll go on testosterone, get top surgery, and then be happy”. I was an idealistic sixteen, and hoped that it was that simple. Nothing [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, Transition Stories, Young People
| Tagged boi, boy, FtM Specific Issues, mental health, older transitioners, struggles, support, trans, transyouth, young
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By
transmanaz on
February 4, 2009
For those of you who read my writings, you’ll find this one is different than others. It’s not insightful, or humorous, or ranting about something or other. It’s simply about a situation I’ve found myself in within the last few months.
You see, I’ve been mentoring a young FtM friend online for several months now. He [...]
Posted in Young People
| Tagged father, parent, son, transyouth
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