The Transgender Thread

[icklekitty]

So the specific problem for you is one of dissatisfaction and not discomfort? That's a really interesting definition, and I sort of understand now why you're not sure if it's a gender or sex issue. Is there a particular kind of woman's body that makes you feel longing and sadness? A particular shape, size, etc? Or is it any female (as opposed to womanly/feminine) form?

Do you therefore think any particular kinds of surgery could help you to be more satisfied? Are you able to pinpoint specific things for change?

RE: hair, have you thought about buying a wig? I have a couple from here that I got when I was losing my hair, and I'd send them to you were they not the wrong colour.

[theruiner]

So the specific problem for you is one of dissatisfaction and not discomfort? That's a really interesting definition, and I sort of understand now why you're not sure if it's a gender or sex issue. Is there a particular kind of woman's body that makes you feel longing and sadness? A particular shape, size, etc? Or is it any female (as opposed to womanly/feminine) form?

Um...I don't know. Most women, I would say, of many different shapes and sizes.

Do you therefore think any particular kinds of surgery could help you to be more satisfied? Are you able to pinpoint specific things for change?

I honestly don't know that I would ever be happy unless I went all the way with it. I still feel like I'm in the wrong body, albeit in a slightly different way than the "textbook" definition (or maybe I'm not...part of the reason I want to talk to a psychologist who specializes in gender issues.)

RE: hair, have you thought about buying a wig? I have a couple from here that I got when I was losing my hair, and I'd send them to you were they not the wrong colour.

Thanks for the thought, anyway! Yeah, I mean, I actually really want to grow out my hair before I transition. After growing it out for over a year, I just had it cut a few days ago, and I still have mixed feelings about it. The only way I could do it was by telling myself that I can always get it back to that same length a year from now, if I decide to transition, and it'll probably take at least that long (probably longer) before I'd be ready to start living as a woman full time, if it ever comes to that. Like I said, I'm still not particularly happy about having to cut it, though.