There is the possibility I'll relocate to Singapore for a job. I'm reading mixed opinions about life there for LGBT people. The relevant facts about me: bisexual, heteroromantic, post top surgery, passport and IDs all have "M" but not my birth certificate. I use testopel implants and would like to continue that rather than do injections. I'd also ( Read more... )

I was just wondering how different people experience different aspects of bodily dysphoria: as the presence of something you don't want or the absence of something you do want, or both or neither ( Read more... )

as a trans-male (post top-surgery) how would you feel if a female bodied person asked you to wear a shirt in the swimming pool as a show of solidarity with women who are bound by sexist laws that keep them covered up ( Read more... )

(apologies in advance because this possibly comes across as a 'what about the menz? :(' post. I've tried my best not to make it so, but this is a topic I'd like to discuss further ( Read more... )

I would guess that lots of us would agree that someone is whatever gender they say they are, but what kinds of identities is that logic suitable for?

Someone claiming "I am a cat-lover" would probably be pretty uncontroversially accepted as a cat lover.

Whereas a lot of people would balk at agreeing that someone who says "I am a pineapple" is indeed ( Read more... )

During the course of your transition, have you ever lost anyone special to you that was very supportive of your transition, whether it be a family member, a close friend, a mentor, or a significant other ( Read more... )

Sorry, I'm really really a huge noob to all of this. Hallo!

I've recently come out myself as FTM, pre-everything, and have told my friends, who have mostly been really accepting. My parents have not been at all supportive, and I've been living away from home for about three months because of this.

My concern is that I want to be as much of a ( Read more... )

I was researching some possible things to do with my partner for a big celeberation, and a few things required black tie or other levels of formal wear ( Read more... )

Some context: I'm not exactly "post" transition, as it's still a work in progress, but I get read as male close to 100% of the time. I grew up in a very feminist family, and spent many years living as a masculine woman and that history forms a big part of my identity. As someone now living as male, I'm having a little trouble with some of the ( Read more... )

Hi everyone ( Read more... )