When you start to transition gender, you will most likely have certain ideas about how things will go. You will probably be very excited, and looking forward to all the positive changes in your life. However, there will be changes you don’t expect! For me, the biggest surprise was how people changed in the way they treat me, and how I have had to adjust to these changes. In … [Read more...]
Was Transitioning Gender from Female to Male the Right Thing for Me?
Ten years on is a good time to sit back and think about how my life has changed since I started to identify as FTM (female to male transgender) and started to transition gender from female to male. How has my life changed? Is it better or worse now? Would I do it again if I had to live the same life again? Just to get the last question over first: Would I do it again if I … [Read more...]
Guide to Designer Stubble for a More Masculine Look for Trans Men
Do you want to make the most of your facial hair to look as masculine as possible? Designer stubble creates a rugged and masculine look that it is very desirable for trans men who want to pass. Here is a step-by-step guide plus video about how to achieve designer stubble for trans men. Go on, get that movie-star designer-stubble look! Related post: A Guide to Shaving for Trans … [Read more...]
A Guide to Shaving for Trans Men
This is a shaving guide plus how-to video for trans men. They explain the tools and techniques of shaving for those who are about to start shaving for the very first time. Are you thinking about starting shaving for the first time in your life? That’s an exciting time! One of the great joys of transitioning gender for many trans men is that we get to start shaving. However, … [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...]