Trans Talk on Yik Yak | Started questioning my gender recently and constantly have doubts about whether or not what I’m feeling is valid. Like, I may not have had a “typical trans childhood” but I feel like there have been signs for a while. Idk. I feel crazy for this.

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Trans Talk 1d

Started questioning my gender recently and constantly have doubts about whether or not what I’m feeling is valid. Like, I may not have had a “typical trans childhood” but I feel like there have been signs for a while. Idk. I feel crazy for this.

Anonymous 1d

I’m just going to write my thoughts out in the comments. Maybe someone will see this and weigh in.

Anonymous 22h

There is no one trans story! The beautiful part is writing your own

Anonymous 19h

what you’ve described sounds like a very common trans experience. Lots of people don’t “know” from a young age and that’s totally normal. If it would make you happier to transition then it’s worth trying. (you mentioned that you already have long hair so maybe start with headbands or cute hair clips?) And tall women are totally awesome, y’all can reach ALL the high shelves in the kitchen. Plus, I bet you give great hugs.

Anonymous 14h

every person is different. i didn’t realize that i was trans until i heard about it. looking back, there’s a lot of subtle signs that i missed out on just bc of a lack of information. once i learned what being trans was, everything kind of clicked.

Anonymous 12h

I kinda had the same experience. If you want to make a small change pronoun wise, gaming with or socializing with strangers online (no voice chat) really helped me cement that I wanted to be perceived as the other gender

Anonymous 12h

The beauty of transness and queerness is that there’s no one right way to do it. You don’t have to be a man or a woman. You can tread the line, enjoy the gray area, whatever you want to call it. I’d say start with small steps, go to a thrift store and try on a bunch of clothes masculine and feminine and see what feels best. If you have a beard and like it great! If not, shave it, keep your hair long, try braids, just f around and find out you got this.

Anonymous

OP 1d

I guess to start out, I was born male. I’ve always presented as male. I don’t remember wanting to be a woman when I was a kid, but I grew up in a conservative town and my family was no different. I have vague memories as a kid where sometimes I would want something or do something and would get the response “what are you, a girl?” I understood this to be meant as an insult, so I obviously said no

Anonymous

OP 1d

Even though I don’t remember wanting to be a woman, I didn’t like “being a man.” I didn’t have many guy friends growing up. Overall I got along with girls much better than guys. I wasn’t really allowed to hang out with people outside of school much until I was able to drive, but most of the times I went out with friends I was the only guy in the group. Idk. I guess I felt more comfortable as “one of the girls”

Anonymous

OP 1d

I guess another thing is I have always had social anxiety and have never been comfortable in my own skin. I understand that part to be common among trans people, but it’s hard for me to tell if I’d feel more comfortable as a woman or not. I can’t really see myself passing as a woman. I’m 6’5” and 215 pounds. It’s hard to look at myself and see anything but the fucking Sasquatch looking back in the mirror. I’ve always disliked how I look. Avoided cameras and all that.

Anonymous

OP 1d

The only thing about my appearance I like is my hair. I grew my hair out once I turned 18. I always wanted long hair as long as I can remember. I finally wore my mom down my senior year of high school and she no longer forced me to cut it short. I still hate getting my hair cut to this day. Whenever my hair gets shorter after a haircut I just feel… wrong, I guess. It’s hard to put it into words but I don’t feel like me without long hair

Anonymous

OP 1d

It’s a combination of things that make me think I don’t want to continue being a man. First of all, I’ve heard stories from some trans people I know about how they felt before transitioning and realized I related way too much to what they were saying.

Anonymous

OP 1d

Second, and most importantly, I feel like I have been wearing a mask my entire life. All of the “masculine” things I’ve done feel like they’ve been just to fit in. I’ve had this constant brain fog since about the 6th grade. I’ve been so detached from myself for years. I feel like I’m just piloting this giant fucking robot. I seem to feel happiest when I don’t have to “be a man” and I don’t know what that means

Anonymous

OP 1d

I think I’m done now. Sorry for anyone attempting my ramblings. I just needed to write that out somewhere I guess

Anonymous

OP 23h

a lot of that sounds exactly like me, and definitely sounds trans to me

Anonymous

#3 15h

I guess I could try small things like that. Not in public, but maybe in private. Still though, I don’t know how much interest I have in looking super “girly” I’m slowly getting rid of the more masculine features that I’ve become uncomfortable with recently. I’ve been trimming my facial hair shorter and shorter to see if I feel happier. Probably shaving it off completely tonight. I still don’t like it.

Anonymous

OP 15h

It’s probably also worth mentioning I have only really been questioning for like two weeks now, so I’m definitely not ready to dive headfirst into this. I’m making slow, small changes to see how it makes me feel. If these changes make me happier and I still have these questions after some time, I’ll start looking into my options. My family would not be supportive so I’d want to be as sure as possible before i commit to anything

Anonymous

#6 11h

Thanks. I’m kind of just doing small steps for a while. As far as clothing, I don’t think I’ll have an easy time if I try to find feminine clothing. I know women who have trouble finding clothes that fit their height and they’re half a foot shorter than I am.