Anonymous OP 16w

4. I’m not romantically interested in women so I can’t tell you what I find hot, sorry :( 5. I’m an adult, so adult questions are OK

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Anonymous #3 16w

Yes, however, the vast majority of them don’t know I’m trans, so I can’t say anything about how accepting they are of trans people. Some who have accepted me say things that make me think they’re transphobic, because they’re also misogynistic, but they shared it as confiding in me rather than attacking me.

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Anonymous #2 16w

Oh yes, INCREDIBLY bored, haha. I’m also very chatty and like to answer questions.

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Anonymous #1 16w

Good question — because of toxicity to the liver when taken in pill form, testosterone actually is no longer prescribed that way. But I do take injections, and I have for years. The first thing I noticed when I took it was that instead of collapsing and being sorry, I felt a sense of self worth and indignation. Not blind anger, but a “you can’t treat me this way, I don’t deserve this.”

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Anonymous OP 16w

A sense of confidence also followed. It’s hard to tell if that’s because of biochemical factors or psychological reaction to knowing I’m becoming myself on the outside. Honestly, the confidence at times borders on cockiness. But it’s long since evaporated, especially now that I’m balding LOL Also makes crying much more difficult. I don’t tear up, I just feel this deep pit of dread that feels like being under a glacier. It’s so numb it aches.

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Anonymous #2 16w

But also I made this because I’m unlikely to find an outgoing question directed towards trans men, so I made this post so that anyone who was curious could ask in. There are probably more curious people than there are trans men to answer. One question (post) might bring in two trans men, but one AMA could bring in a dozen curious people. So this is the more efficient way to do it, math-wise.

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Anonymous #4 16w

At 16, basically. Do you mean what events led up to it, though?

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Anonymous OP 16w

I did mean age, I always wondered how that works. But was there any event that lead to it or no?

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Anonymous #4 16w

Nothing in particular, just started engaging with media more and realized I identified more with the male characters. Obviously it’s more complex than that but that was the final straw, so to speak

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Anonymous OP 16w

Reverse terfs

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Anonymous #5 16w

IMO the big social issue plaguing trans men is that, since we’re seen as women, our desire to transition is seen as all women’s desires are seen as: transient, misguided, trivial. You’ll see a lot of this with the “lost lesbian” or “rapid onset gender dysphoria” arguments, saying that people are convincing us to mutilate ourselves. But this does mean we’re usually seen as harmless.

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Anonymous OP 16w

BUT!! I honestly prefer this pain to crying like before. The numbness might be a little overkill, but I still think it’s better since I don’t get puffy eyes and go through so many tissues, hahaha.

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Anonymous OP 16w

Could you elaborate on the more complex bit?

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Anonymous #7 16w

Basically no one but my parents, and my ex boyfriend. My parents are OK with it now, but they didn’t really believe me at first, see above regarding Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria Since then, I basically never tell people I’m trans. I don’t want to, since it affects their perspective of me. I like the science of it, but I don’t want to out myself, so I do it anonymously like on here.

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Anonymous OP 16w

Ok

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Anonymous OP 16w

Lol I wish I could be stealth 😢

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Anonymous #8 16w

I can definitely understand why, and how much privilege it affords me. I know that I got lucky both by accessing care and just having a good starting point gene wise. I wish everyone who wanted to could be stealth.

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