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I may be transgender but im not sure

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by IGotNoUsername, Sep 10, 2015.

  1. IGotNoUsername

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    Hello guys

    So here it goes, I am a 24 year old guy whos not gay i reallllly love women, extremely confused about my gender identity 2 years ago i started having fantasies of being a girl that then quickly developed into being/becoming a transgender early in this last 2 year period, because it was closer to reality, this fantasy that also feels like a big desire has been becoming a lot more constant over time now and im not sure if its some crazy day dream fantasy or if its not and im in denial of who i may actually be. i been doing some research on the internet and on a lot of sites it says i can look for "clues" in things that i do or past interests all sorts of things, so im going to name some of the stuff that has been coming to light that may be related to this things that i was doing before all this started:

    I always play the female character in video games ( and i played a lot of them i love video games)


    i love anime girls (japanese cartoons)

    ive always been a sailor moon fan

    my avatars in forums etc are always girls, female characters

    I love singing a long songs sang by females day dream about being able to sing with a females voice

    everytime i got asked online if i was a girl because of my avatar or was told be beautiful i always said ty or yes, im a girl (thought it was fun to make desperate internet kids drool over "me")


    when i was a kid i was told by my sisters i walked like a girl and needed to correct that, so i did but its kinda coming back, ive already been told again.


    ive always liked to cross my legs like a girl when im sitting i stopped for a lot of years but got it back again and feels comfortable, this time i also like to have both my hands around my knee


    ive always Liked a lot of girly music from girls bands


    i really like womens boots and shoes always did


    for years i would sometimes act girly around my step brother because it would kinda make him laugh and feel a bit uncomfortable, i like being funny in a controversial way

    when i was around 4/5 i played around with moms make up


    ive always liked being around women and love having conversations with them


    I idolize women


    pretty often i pose in feministic way when im standing

    i dont really like how i look like and wish i looked different (Not sure if it means anything)

    THINGS that make me think i may actually not be transgender:

    i do most of the stuff men do

    i love cars

    i love women and am super attracted by them

    I dont hate my genitals


    im super mega unsure about sex reassignment because i love women which means i like sex but at the same time i feel like id probably do it if i was a lot more sure about all of this


    when i was a kid until i was 13 my mom wouldnt allow me to cut my hair short like a boy so i had long hair and ive always hated it and was bullied for that reason, but if this becomes a real deal id let it grow and i have thought of hair styles id go for (yes im mega confused)


    i like the gym and body building and used to go years ago and was planning to go back again but i changed my mind because i dont want to grow muscle in case im actually transgender i Will want to look feminine as much as possible


    You can probably tell im slowly changing there is things i dont want to do anymore like going to the gym or things im unsure about


    when im focused on something whatever it may be i dont think about all of this, obvious?


    im a dreamer


    THINGS that been happening recently that i find weird:


    when i go to clothes shops i want to be in the womens section and look at their stuff and have no interest for the mens section but have to go there and feels like an effort


    in general i have a growing desire of doing things women do


    when im walking "like a man or trying" it doesnt feel natural


    all of this "am i transgender?" thing is my mind for most of the day soon after or as soon as i wake up


    thinking of being transgender or picturing myself as being fully transitioned and how i could probably look like makes me smile


    thinking what clothes i would have to wear to cover my more masculine parts once i transition.



    i dont know if all of this is just a huge crazy fantasy that will fade away, its been 2 years

    i dont know if im linking all of this things i listed because im getting paranoid.

    ALSO let me point out im not in pain i have never harmed myself and im shit scared of death to ever consider killing myself

    Sorry for the bad looking text and likely poor grammar, given English isnt my first language.


    :help:
     
  2. baconpox

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    Don't worry about grammar, it's indistinguishable from most people whose first language is English! :grin:

    I think you're conflating gender roles with gender. Liking Sailor Moon or women doesn't mean anything about your gender. Playing females in video games/idolizing women could mean that you're trans, but not necessarily. Think about your relationship with your sex characteristics. Do you want a vagina/breasts? If you hear your voice does it make you uncomfortable? If you look at yourself do you feel like something is wrong? Dysphoria doesn't necessarily mean hating your genitals, just that you have a disconnect with them.

    And if you're unsure experiment. Wear breast forms, tuck, pee sitting down. See what makes you feel comfortable.
     
  3. xfinitycomcast

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    Give it a little bit of an experiment, I was unsure at first, now I'm 100% sure that I'm trans. Doing all the "girly" stuff seems a lot more natural to me and just happens but I do have "guy mode" when I'm not wearing any makeup or anything.

    Based on the information you've provided, you seem much like myself when I was questioning. One difference I can draw straight away is that I stared at my chest and penis and didn't feel like they were right.

    It doesn't hurt to experiment around with different things, you might find that it's natural or you might find that it's uncomfortable and you don't like it.

    And as baconpox said, liking anime like Sailor Moon doesn't mean that you're transgender, I know plenty of cis-guys who do like Sailor Moon (and play as female characters in games).

    Hope it all goes well for you, good luck in your journey!
     
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    Well, I have to ask if you can see yourself as a woman, female name, more female appearance, etc. If you can see that, do you like it? If the answer to both of these is yes, there's a good chance you might be transgender. Consider it for a bit, see if it feels more comfortable as a female then male (or if it's equally comfortable).
     
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    As said, gender expression and roles aren't really indications that you are transgender. It has more to do with a sense of inner discomfort with your assigned gender that makes life hard to live. From what you write it does seem that you have gender dysphoria to a certain extent. Hwever, I would consider looking into non binary identities at the moment and see if you feel more comfortable identifying as one. I'm saying this because you seem to have a sense of inner conflict about changing parts of yourself that you connect with being male.

    Take this slowly, step by step and see how you feel about each change you make. Never feel like you are forced to do anything to prove you are transgender. This is your own personal journey and you need to live with the choices you make.

    No matter what, you are not alone and if you feel any sort of distress don't feel unfomtortable sharing it with us.

    I hope you find the answers that you are searching for and that theg bring you happiness!

    Much hugs,

    (*hug*)

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  6. IGotNoUsername

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    yes and yes, i often find myself thinking what name i would give myself

    ---------- Post added 11th Sep 2015 at 06:42 AM ----------

    thanks for the support all!

    I should also point out that something that really confuses me is that i dont really hate that im a man and i like to do things men do, but this has been growing in me and in a way i do like it, and dont even want to let go or bury these feelings and thoughts.

    i do think something is weird about me specially in pictures i dont really like my appearance and the way i pose im always discontent with how i look like but that comes mostly from thinking that im ugly.

    how do i find out how it feels to be more like a woman when i seem to be so far from it? seems like i would have to take a leap and from what i learnt there is a chance that could end in regret specially because i still seem to be so unexperienced to all of this
     
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    is it realistic to think that if i was to transition a lot would align with who i am and would be able to express myself much better? or am i fooling myself. Is it an important step to try dress as a woman ?
     
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    I can relate to a lot of what you said. At first I thought I was gay than I realised I was maybe transgender. I think some people think I'm gay but I dont think I am I could be bisexual?? Tbh I'm dont know who I am, I'm confused about my gender/sexuality

    I walk as a woman too & I like to cross my legs so I dont know if that makes me gay or transgender(MTF)??
     
  9. IGotNoUsername

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    how you cross your legs or behave doesnt make you gay or mean you are gay, its how you feel towards men, i feel nothing around men they just dudes, i love women and am super attracted to them.

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    being gay or not has to do with your sexual orientation, being transgender has to do with your gender identity, you should do some research on both of them, you will learn a lot that way, you will also find out that there is a huge amount of variables in the two. im pretty new to all of this but still but i believe i may be transgenderist after all my research
     
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    Hey friend, so I read that you "don't hate your genitals"!
    I didn't either before I realized I was transgender.
    Once I realized I was it suddenly hit me, I never liked to look at my genitals. I ignored them. I never tried things sexually, and I never care to look down there unless I was cleaning it. So maybe you don't have a problem with them now but it could always occur later whether you think it will or not!