1)When I picked Mikhaila as my name.. Ok, this may sound hokey, but I had a dream. Myself, probably 5 years from that point. I was at a formal party, lighter frame, moderately advanced transition, if not post-op. My boyfriend had gorgeous gray hair and I had a shiny new wedding ring.
I stopped because people were calling MY name, but it wasn't the one I was used to. I ducked aside and pulled out my wallet. (Same wallet I got about 9 months later, from a friend who'd gotten it in Singapore...) And my CADL (I have a CODL right now) read "Mikhaila Danielle Henson". My boyfriend came over to check on me as I was acting strange, and I woke up.
In retrospect, it may have been subconcious. My parents made no bones about the fact they intended my name to be Michelle, but got brow-beaten into my legal name.
2) Pony or Ponygirl is the main one that's a bit out of the ordinary. Beyond that, perhaps "trannygirl". I don't have a problem with that word, but I know others sometimes do.
3) YES!! I'm still not full-time at work and I'm stuck in the men's room. (Tangent, there's an amusing anecdote about an experience today here.) In short, the sense of smell boost that I got after a while on HRT made men's rooms fairly intolerable. Boys, no offense intended, are..boys. That's all I've to say about that.
1: That's a nice name. The "kh" in the middle is what I like, I think.
2: Ponygirl is an interesting one I'd never heard before. As for people not liking "tranny", I shy around it about the same way I shy around "fag", I guess. It's why I use boything more often. (Also, people don't figure out what I'm talking about as quickly.)
3: Boys, indeed, are boys. Nice story, by the way.
2) *grins* Ponygirl also just clicked. I have pretty much the same shy away reaction to both terms. Frankly, all I want is for people to stop calling me gay. I'm wearing women's clothing. It's not a statement of sexuality. It's a statement of gender identity.
3) Thank you again. I don't often pull out the full story, but it seemed appropriate here.
And you are quite welcome. New perspectives and new voices are never a bad thing, IMO.
Questions, sure thing.
1)When I picked Mikhaila as my name.. Ok, this may sound hokey, but I had a dream. Myself, probably 5 years from that point. I was at a formal party, lighter frame, moderately advanced transition, if not post-op. My boyfriend had gorgeous gray hair and I had a shiny new wedding ring.
I stopped because people were calling MY name, but it wasn't the one I was used to. I ducked aside and pulled out my wallet. (Same wallet I got about 9 months later, from a friend who'd gotten it in Singapore...) And my CADL (I have a CODL right now) read "Mikhaila Danielle Henson". My boyfriend came over to check on me as I was acting strange, and I woke up.
In retrospect, it may have been subconcious. My parents made no bones about the fact they intended my name to be Michelle, but got brow-beaten into my legal name.
2) Pony or Ponygirl is the main one that's a bit out of the ordinary. Beyond that, perhaps "trannygirl". I don't have a problem with that word, but I know others sometimes do.
3) YES!! I'm still not full-time at work and I'm stuck in the men's room. (Tangent, there's an amusing anecdote about an experience today here.) In short, the sense of smell boost that I got after a while on HRT made men's rooms fairly intolerable. Boys, no offense intended, are..boys. That's all I've to say about that.
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2: Ponygirl is an interesting one I'd never heard before. As for people not liking "tranny", I shy around it about the same way I shy around "fag", I guess. It's why I use boything more often. (Also, people don't figure out what I'm talking about as quickly.)
3: Boys, indeed, are boys. Nice story, by the way.
Thanks for the welcome. :)
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2) *grins* Ponygirl also just clicked. I have pretty much the same shy away reaction to both terms. Frankly, all I want is for people to stop calling me gay. I'm wearing women's clothing. It's not a statement of sexuality. It's a statement of gender identity.
3) Thank you again. I don't often pull out the full story, but it seemed appropriate here.
And you are quite welcome. New perspectives and new voices are never a bad thing, IMO.
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