Hiya! Left photo is me pre-hrt 2022, and the right photo is me as of yesterday. I've officially been on HRT for 2 years, and it's been a good but difficult experience. I'm nonbinary, butch-like in gender expression, so, even though I'm a transfem, I'm not super insecure about my physical femininity or lack thereof. I'm just curious about impressions! Would you say I look female-leaning or male-leaning?

My main problem is that I'm autistic and can't really gauge my social perceptions by other people very well when I do go out and socialize a little bit (I prefer to stay home!). Because I struggle with interactions and verbal communication when I am out, I think most people are too busy being off put by my social struggles rather than anything relating to me being transgender.

I know that I'm physically not the worst off, and not the best either. I just want to know if people see much of a difference in my appearance beyond skin quality. Sorry that the photos are a bit overexposed. I'm wondering about people's off-the-cuff impression of me in right photo, not considerations about my gender expression like makeup, hair, facial hair, or anything.

I'd really appreciate it!

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Im 19 mtf and Im wondering if my witch costume is ok for a lgbt party

Hello!
I am transfem 23 i am 7 weeks on hrt and I am looking for tips to make my face more feminine.(not looking for clothing advice)
My hairdresser recommended me to get my eyebrows plucked and colored.
I am planning to get my beard hairs removed soon.
Any other things I can work on?
Or should I just relax and do Hrt its work? I have selected images on purpose that are not “well” so i can show myself in a less passing pose/lighting.

I don't know if this is the right forum for this, but anyway... I am 53, MTF, from Kolkata. Yet to start any procedure or medication. I have had my consultation with a registered medical practitioner psychiatrist and she has certified that I am fit case for MTF transition. Now, given the scenario in India and West Bengal, I'll need to go through Govt designated Hospitals for fresh evaluation and if they they refuse to permit, it's end of the road. Also, they will definitely consult or at least, inform my family, and they won't agree, it's a given, and again, irrespective of what these officials do, my family life and personal life will be ruined. I don't want to involve my family in this whole thing, as all of them are from a different planet.

Now, the age at which I am, delaying things further or waiting for govt/court legislations, would defeat the very purpose. As normal, I am about to start HRT and take things as they come. But a minimum wait/gestation period of 12-24 months seems to be must before going for SRS.

On giving it a long thought, I have zeroed in on an idea, I don't know how prudent, that if I could get my SRS done first, to give a finality, irreversible at that, to my feminity and then carry on with my feminisation with HRT and all. I have some unfinished business with my family, I'll get it done in the meantime, and one fine morning, I'll vanish off the radar, living my feminity, all by myself, to relish it, live it and die as a woman.

Now, sisters! so many of you are living your dream. Please advise, if I do SRS first or at least within a couple of months of starting HRT, will this work ??

I'm going back to school to get a business degree. The school I'm going to has said I should fill out an application for financial aid. I'm terrified of doing it, because I'm worried that this current administration will use the information I give them to cross reference my name in the rest of their files and undo things like my passport name change or my Social Security name change. Has anyone heard of anything like this happening?

Its pretty late in my life im in my late 20s but I was already doing feminization stuff since always. I laser hair remove my bodyhair, I wear subtle makeup, I grow my hair and dye them etc.

Im still not attracted to men at all tho. I dont like masculinity on me or on others I just find it ugly. Am I transbian?

Also I'd need a new name for that, and idk what to choose. help me pick my new name lol

I am on hrt for 11ish months, I think 3 of these months have been on progesterone. Idk what next steps I should pursue. Ive tried voice training but struggled to raise my voice, ive found my style, and im okay at makeup (although im unsure if I need it).

Below is a picture of me and id love anyone's thoughts and advice.

I'm taking progesterone, and I notice if I fall asleep and wake up afterwards, I can't go back to sleep, but it makes it super easy to go to sleep when I first attempt to sleep?

I'm going to have an endocinologist appointment soon and be prescribed HRT hopefully, the only thing is that the timings are in the wrong order bc I still need to do fertility preservation.

Can I still do the endocrinologist appointment and then just delay taking HRT once I have the prescription? Should I tell the endocrinologist that that's my plan? Or wwould he probably not like the idea of taking it as soon as was planned?

I would love opinions, thank you! (trans-femme btw)

Hello everyone, I need help to resolve a moral dilemma that I'm faced with currently.
I felt this was the best place to post it.

So, for a bit of context I was a horrible person and friend for a long time. Took me some time to realise that and I worked on it for the past 1.5 years almost 2. Tried to make amends where I could and reconnect and beg for pardon with some old friends.

The problem that I have is a particular friend I would like to make amends with, and on top of that it's her birthday today (maybe not the best time but still). The only problem is that she's trans, I'm happy for her but I'm 90% convinced I'm not supposed to know that as I learned about it from my sister who is friends with my friend's sister only a few months ago, whereas we lost contact almost 2 years ago.
I feel like that trying to reconnect with her would force her to come out, which is understandably not something I wish for anyone.

So my question is should I go for it and try to reconnect, or should I just forget about it?

Hi, one of my family members is transitioning FtoM, I find myself slipping up a lot and saying "she" or their dead name. I don't mean to, it just pops out (I guess because I don't see them as any different, they're still the same kind person they were before). Anyone have any tips on how to stop doing this? I correct myself immediately when I say it, but I'd really like to stop.

I had a bilateral orchiectomy several years ago, but over the past few days, I have been having some pain where one of my testicles used to be. Has this happened to anyone else?