My mum has grasped my being FTM and treatment etc from the trans point of view as well as can be expected. However, what she's having a hard time with is the grieving process, and needing to read about the point of view of family members of trans people who have gone through what she's going through to help her. Not to convince her that being trans ( Read more... )

Hi there. Yes, today is National Coming Out Day.

It's never easy to come out to family or friends or work colleagues. I've done it and it can be agonizing and heartbreaking ... yet incredible. Ultimately, being true to oneself and others is the best way to be. So, I just want to say;

I'm transsexual - Yes, indeedy.

I'm pansexual - It's about the ( Read more... )

i can't change my name yet for various reasons, but i do need to get a job this summer. i'm ftm and there's no way i want to end up having to be known as 'female' in whatever job i get, so i'm a bit confused as to what to do about working and coming out and all that ( Read more... )

Becca and I attended a wedding this weekend. Big family do, very religious, lots of waffle ( Read more... )

It was my first work shift today, and I was becoming very uncomfortable with the constant 'lady' and 'she's directed at myself so I asked to have a word with the department mangeress. I went into a room with her and told her as calmly as I could (I was shakign and very nervous) that I was transgendered, and I'd appriciate it if they could ue male ( Read more... )

Am going to see my doctor tomorrow in the hopes of starting off the process.

Can anyone give me any helpful hints - questions to ask, what he is likely to ask me, that sort of thing? Or things it would be good to know.

Am pretty damn nervous! However, am also having an OK day - "came out" to an old friend last night, and she was cool with it.

I came out as FTM to my mother today, and she took it very well (yay!), but she simply does not understand it. I want to find her some literature that is ( Read more... )

OK, so here's the final version I sent, still can't believe I actually hit send and didn't run round the other side of the desk and immediately delete it!

( Final version )

I've been lurking here for a while so I figure I should stop it and make an intro post (I hate them ( Read more... )

I had to come out to my mother recently. Unfortunately, it's a hell of a lot earlier than I had planned on doing so the whole situation has got rather awkward ( Read more... )