I found it incredibly hard to transition gender from female to male at work. It took me two years to work up the courage, but I finally did it. Everyone was very polite, but I really felt like no one really accepted that my change was a reality. Certainly, many people kept forgetting and using the wrong pronoun. Consequently, I felt really afraid to use the men's room. I felt … [Read more...]
What Makes Us FTM (trans men)?
What Makes Us FTM? There are a variety of theories about what makes us FTM. It’s my belief that it starts in the womb, when the brain is masculinized but the body is feminized, due to a mistake in the sequence of hormonal “baths” that the fetus is exposed to. Interestingly, it has in fact been proven by scientists that one can deliberately create FTM monkeys by manipulating … [Read more...]
Tips for recovering from a hysterectomy for transmen
Based on my own experience, here are some tips for recovering from a hysterectomy for transmen Hysterectomy is a common FTM gender-confirming surgery. However, it can be a lot harder to recover from than you might expect - even if it is a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Recovering from a hysterectomy also holds special challenges for transmen, as it is considered a "female … [Read more...]
Tips for FTMs to Prepare for Gender Transition Surgery
Here are my top tips to prepare for FTM gender transition surgery! Based on my own experiences, I have compiled a list of key tips to prepare for gender transition surgery (whether it is top surgery, bottom surgery, hysterectomy, or any other kind of surgery). The successful outcome of any surgeries you have in your gender transition journey will depend on many factors that … [Read more...]
We Trans People Should Not Take Pronouns So Personally!
Pronouns can be a nightmare for people who are transitioning gender! When I first transitioned gender from female to male, most people who knew me kept forgetting to use the correct pronouns (“he” and “him” instead of “she” and “her”). A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, and very often they are gender-specific - that is, they communicate the gender of the noun … [Read more...]