Are you asking if your forearms will end up grossly out of proportion? They won't, don't worry.
For your other questions--at 19 you may grow a bit yet, and no, I haven't found that short guys get more shit. There's a LOT of short guys around if you're looking for them.
It's impossible to tell where your voice may end up from its starting point. It may drop a little or a lot.
Your muscles will grow in a proportionate way. You won't wind up as a skinny little man with arms like a gorilla; nor will you wind up a stocky, solid-looking man with skinny forearms.
I'm 5'2". Yes, if your growth plates aren't fused, you will gain a little height, but given that you're 19, I'd wager that you're done. You can have your hand x-rayed if you want to know for sure. Your doctor will be able to tell you based on the x-ray whether your growth plates are fused. There are plenty of short men; it's never been a problem for me.
Just like little boys with high voices, your voice will drop as a result of T. You may not wind up sounding like Barry White, but you'll sound like an adult male. If the other men in your family don't have high voices, odds are you won't either.
I'll let someone else address the first two. I was a first (Coloratura actually) soprano and now I am a low baritone. If you don't know vocal ranges, my singing range was really high and now it's low middle of men's voices. So, like gymx said, no way of knowing where your voice will end up, but where it started doesn't necessarily determine it.
If your bones haven't fused, you could grow - but there's no guarantee that they haven't at your age. I started T when I was 17, and I didn't grow at all. I'm still 5'0". It does make finding clothes and reaching top shelves difficult, and certain sports are right out. However, people don't react badly to my height socially. Occasionally people will tease me, but they'll stop if I tell them to.
I was some sort of soprano before T, and now I am a baritone. Just because your voice is high now does not mean it will stay high. Unfortunately, I still get misgendered on the phone at time, probably because of my speech patterns. I'm going to work with a professional on those during winter break - hopefully that will correct the problem. I don't know if it's effective yet because I haven't tried it, but if you still get misgendered on the phone after your voice stops dropping on T, you might want to try a speech therapist experienced with transsexuals.
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For your other questions--at 19 you may grow a bit yet, and no, I haven't found that short guys get more shit. There's a LOT of short guys around if you're looking for them.
It's impossible to tell where your voice may end up from its starting point. It may drop a little or a lot.
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I'm 5'2". Yes, if your growth plates aren't fused, you will gain a little height, but given that you're 19, I'd wager that you're done. You can have your hand x-rayed if you want to know for sure. Your doctor will be able to tell you based on the x-ray whether your growth plates are fused. There are plenty of short men; it's never been a problem for me.
Just like little boys with high voices, your voice will drop as a result of T. You may not wind up sounding like Barry White, but you'll sound like an adult male. If the other men in your family don't have high voices, odds are you won't either.
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I was some sort of soprano before T, and now I am a baritone. Just because your voice is high now does not mean it will stay high. Unfortunately, I still get misgendered on the phone at time, probably because of my speech patterns. I'm going to work with a professional on those during winter break - hopefully that will correct the problem. I don't know if it's effective yet because I haven't tried it, but if you still get misgendered on the phone after your voice stops dropping on T, you might want to try a speech therapist experienced with transsexuals.
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also, i'm 4'10 and i haven't gotten a whole lot of shit about being a short guy. at least not any more than i got for being a short girl.
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