tgirlzoe
01-11-2008, 09:21 AM
So over Christmas, seeing my family for the first time in nearly three years due to a falling-out caused by my transition, that cliche phrase was uttered by my mom on behalf of my dad. My dad never has dealt with me being trans over the past six years since I "came out". Even though he refused to deal with me liking boys before transition, he apparently had told my mom that it would have been easier for him to deal with that that than "losing his son" altogether.
What makes people think that transsexuality and homosexuality are that closely related? Yes, I like men but there's way more to transition than getting to date straight men (and being considered normal for doing so). I like being treated like a woman in the arms of a real man but if I never got to touch a man again, I would still be a woman.
I have dealt, and still deal, with severe depression brought on by body dysphoria. Hormones are not just to soften my skin, they keep me from feeling so much pain. I know I need more but my doctor won't prescribe enough so I have to obtain supplements when I can. I know my body, I know who I am.
I'm sorry if people think I don't act like a "real woman", I am just me and this is my life. If I was biologically female, people wouldn't question my interests or behavior as not being feminine enough. I used to be more feminine, but I'm settling into a comfortable androgyny and I'm happy that way.
I'm just trying to survive. My mom worries about violence against gay and trans people. I told her that I get treated better now than before, as a feminine gay boy, especially because most people don't know I'm trans. Anyway, I'm much more of a danger to myself without transition. I may not be perfectly "passable" but at least I don't look entirely like a guy!
Nobody asks straight people why they are straight, nobody asks GGs why they see themselves as women, things just are! How the hell should I know why I feel the way I do?
I can't choose to be a gay man as a compromise, sorry! That's just not who I am.
What makes people think that transsexuality and homosexuality are that closely related? Yes, I like men but there's way more to transition than getting to date straight men (and being considered normal for doing so). I like being treated like a woman in the arms of a real man but if I never got to touch a man again, I would still be a woman.
I have dealt, and still deal, with severe depression brought on by body dysphoria. Hormones are not just to soften my skin, they keep me from feeling so much pain. I know I need more but my doctor won't prescribe enough so I have to obtain supplements when I can. I know my body, I know who I am.
I'm sorry if people think I don't act like a "real woman", I am just me and this is my life. If I was biologically female, people wouldn't question my interests or behavior as not being feminine enough. I used to be more feminine, but I'm settling into a comfortable androgyny and I'm happy that way.
I'm just trying to survive. My mom worries about violence against gay and trans people. I told her that I get treated better now than before, as a feminine gay boy, especially because most people don't know I'm trans. Anyway, I'm much more of a danger to myself without transition. I may not be perfectly "passable" but at least I don't look entirely like a guy!
Nobody asks straight people why they are straight, nobody asks GGs why they see themselves as women, things just are! How the hell should I know why I feel the way I do?
I can't choose to be a gay man as a compromise, sorry! That's just not who I am.