I recently turned 22 and started hrt. I immediately went to research other mtfs and their success in transitioning. I honestly became very regretful and worried about my future appearance. A lot of the trans girls that i would hope to have a similar bodily silhouette to started before or mid puberty. I look back at photos of myself at 18 or even 20 and think how my ribcage or shoulders have gotten bigger. It just makes me feel very regretful because i felt like i was trans since i was very very young and i let all the time pass by before i got the courage to just go for it. Now it feels like ive stifled a huge amount of ground that i can never get back. I'm not so concerned about people percieving me as passing as much as about my own satisfaction with my body. But it feels like that sort of satisfaction is now permanently out of reach. Does anyone have a similar experience, especially around my age, and how did it turn out? Are there any great examples of mtfs starting around my age that turned out exceptionally well? I'm not so interested in empty reassurance. I would like to hear honest opinions of how it may work for me.

P.S. I'm pretty isolated and not really involved in any lgbtq+ communities so im sorry if anything comes off as rude or insensitive

Aunque he ganado peso por TRH, me encanto el makeup, no importa, estuvo regular la peli!!!

my mom puts heart emoji on the selfies i text her now and has called me pretty TWICE and she’s a 76 year old ultra right wing Mormon woman who watches Fox News and NEWSMAX 24/7!!!

46, trans-feminine.

Found a new black dress and liked what I looked like in it.

Haven’t socially transitioned yet but feeling stronger need lately. I don’t dress in feminine clothing yet.

Sensing I may be being gendered as female is making me feel like I might be able to live a quiet life as a woman in the future. I have this feeling at the back of head that I might passing as cis female, which is surprising and euphoric. I know my voice doesn’t; at least I don’t know which part of gendering is stronger: appearance or voice. Appears to be giving me more confidence and less anxiety.

Having an interesting change of mindset lately as well. When I’m outside around strangers and people (like when shopping) I just feel I am a woman (like a second nature feeling). And I want people to know that as well, which is something I haven’t felt many times in my life before. I understand my life is really a passive feeling such blending into the world and existing as a man in it. I give people what they expect of what they see before them: a man.

When I’m with people I know (like family and work colleagues) this feeling doesn’t or hasn’t existed yet.

When I’m with my partner now I also feel a strong sense of being female around her because I am completely out to her. I still feel shock and a jolt of fear and denial if she calls me a girl or woman but this is something I want to explore in therapy.

When I’m around people I know, I am and become the person they know- male. Interesting using the word ‘become’ because it is literally like you naturally be someone for someone else. It’s strange but also very powerful and positive starting to feel something different in other situations

I'm disgusted by a lot of the cruelty I've seen mocking or ridiculing some comments or photos of trans women trying to relate to what should be a shared experience, any by posturing and one-upping each other. This is especially true for trans women earlier in their transition or who are not considered "attractive" or "feminine" enough.

We need to share our inner beauty and strength, share our doubts and fears, not mock external beauty or genuine questions/fears about navigating this incredibly difficult reality.

Have a little more grace and respect.

edit: what can we do to stop this here?

I love this sub I can’t stop posting it’s nice here people are wholesome

Today, as Kenya celebrates Mashujaa Day — Heroes’ Day — we honour the courage of every person who continues to stand tall despite life’s hardest battles.
For LGBTQ+ refugees living in East African refugee camps, heroism often looks different. It is waking up each day despite discrimination, surviving in environments where simply being yourself can be dangerous, and finding the strength to keep going when access to food, medication, shelter, and other basic needs remains a struggle.
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(mtf)11monthsHRT

🚫 Chasers abstenerse.

I feel so pretty especially lately. This was the fit I wore to my first ever music festival and I had a wonderful time there!!!!!! I even got hit with a hot sticker!!!