Gender Identity Disorder? I don't think so! :D

[TaraJo]

Complete agreement How is that going for you? I pondered making money in a similar job a while back, but ultimately didn't since I wouldn't want the additional pressure when I was but half a year on HRT.

I really enjoy webcam modeling, but I don't make as much money as I'd like. Part of it is that I'm not as good at advertising, part of it is that I'm a little older/heavier than some of the girls out there and some of it is that it's tough for me to keep a regular schedule. It's given me a little income while I'm in school, though, and it's helped me get more comfortable with my body and my sexuality. In March 2011, I was having to fight the urge to just chop it off with a butcher knife. Now? Now I like my penis. I just wish I had more control over it.

I'm considering going on and trying to do more. I know of a photographer in Austin who does photography for a major ts porn site and I'm working on trying to set up a photo shoot with them. I also kind know of a girl up in Arlington who has made a big name for herself in the ts porn scene over the past year or so and I've been thinking of trying to get help from her to set something up. I don't know if I would want to go out and actually do porn, mostly because I know my bf wouldn't be ok with it, but doing one or two big name photo shoots and maybe a solo vid would probably help my popularity.

I was kinda lucky to realize my transsexuality at the tender age of 13. Having sex with guys probably helped with that

I am bisexual, flopped from mostly interested in men to mostly interested in women.

Quite lucky. I started when I was 29. My teen years were spent with my dad forcing me into boy sports. Ugh. Can you imagine how fun that was when most of the insults thrown at me involved the phrase "like a girl?"

I tried dating guys, never felt right then. If I date guys now, it feels right. I can date girls, too; heck, started dating Lee before either of us really realized he's trans, so I kinda have to be bi.

Oh I know... but I know that for many of them it blows goats. Most of the trans circles around here have a 1.5:1 ratio of transmen and transwomen. Is there any sort of argument they use suggesting transmen have it easier?

Remember the other thread where I'm talking about the feminist extremist? That's them. They home in on 'male privilege' and don't let up with the term. The irony is, having been raised as a girl in a religious fundamentalist household, he's probably had a lot less male privilege over the years than they have, especially since he's pre-transition.

Who gives a shit anyway: we're all a bunch of miserable dysphoric individuals looking for support. And some half of us leave the community completely once we're done with it -_-

I'm about at that point, too; I've gotten all the support I really need from the trans community and as of now, so much of the anger and bitterness coming from people who are just starting out or who simply can't move on is bringing me down. I'm ready to move on to greener pastures. The only problem is that I've centered so much of my social life around people like that I'm not really sure where to move on to.

As for me... if I didn't need the skin off this thing, I'd have removed it years ago. Waiting's a killer. I'd trade with your boyfriend, I was unfortunately 'well-endowed' -_-

He'd totally take that trade, although he'd much rather get rid of 'the tumors' than fix his genitals. Poor thing has to either deal with letting them bounce around, which is EXTREMELY uncomfortable to him or he has to wear a thick, hot, heavy binder under his clothes in Houston heat and humidity. I never met breasts I hated until he came around.

I wonder why it matters if we're straight or gay or whatever.

Gay man: Hey, I'm gay.
Straight man: Hey, I'm a woman fucker.

I'm very apathetic. I'd ponder if that's a good thing, but I find I don't care Pass the chips!

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Damn, I like your attitude. I'm about the same way. My goal in life is just to be happy and worrying about trivial shit like that just gets in the way of my goal.