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This tranny worries far too much about passing

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 | 4 Responses

Stealth Consideration

By jamie on February 7, 2009

Being “stealth” means very different things to different people. You get some people who choose to be stealth, and see the bounds of that as telling their partner, but nobody else, whereas other people can see being stealth as not wearing the transgender logo on every single item of clothing, or maybe not shouting it [...]

Posted in General, Politics, Transition Stories | Tagged activism, blending in, discrimination, gender identity, passing, stealth, struggles | 4 Responses

How to Pass As a Guy and Still Be Scene or Emo (for FTM Teens)

By webmaster on December 17, 2008

Article from wikiHow
When changing to the gender you want to be, it can someones be hard to keep your own individual style, especially if you are pre-T. Here are a few tips for a female to pass off as a male and still keep their scene/emo style!
Steps

Accept that you will not be able to do [...]

Posted in FtM Specific Issues | Tagged binder, emo, packer, passing, scene | 2 Responses