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Transsexualism
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What is transsexualism? Firstly I count it as being transgendered,
experiencing
gender dysphoria (displeasure at one's gender). People talk about
"feeling like a woman in a man's body" (or vice versa), and that is not
totally inaccurate. Secondly I take transsexuals to be people who have
taken definite steps towards changing their gender (the ultimate being
the sex change, which I seriously regret not having had done when I was
young). Certainly it involves identification with the
opposite gender and wanting to be part of it. I had that feeling for as
long as I can remember. I always wanted to be pretty, to wear nice
clothes and nail varnish and makeup. By the way, they say in Thailand
that if a boy puts on makeup as a child, it is a sure sign he will be a
ladyboy. I personally first put on makeup when I was six years old. I
saw a singer on TV who had shiny lipsticked lips and I wanted to look
like her. I played with so-called girls' toys when I was young, I had a
dolls' house and did a lot of things that most boys simply didn't do -
cooking, sewing, and so on. I loved it totally. Yet that was the age of
innocence. What came later was more complicated! Really, quite seriously, if you are transgendered and feel like you want to have a sex change, do it as soon as you can! It is definitely the best thing to do. You are all welcome to
share your thoughts with me: the Internet allows unembarrassing honesty!
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Posted on : Oct 6, 2011
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Commented on Oct 6, 2011
Hi Albert,
Your comments really got me thinking about the whole sex change thing. I consider myself to be a transvestite, having retained the majority of my male parts except I now have a more feminine voice (due to a recent throat problem that required surgery which gave me the opportunity to have my adams apple removed and a higher voice tone), feminine breasts and a more hour glass body due to my ongoing hormone treatment. My desire is not to go the full conversion although I now love the company of both men and women, where prior to my mini conversion I had thought about men but not as extreme as now. I understand the desire to become fully feminine and I have a number of friends currently going down that path. From the description of your circumstances I agree that you are/were a prime candidate for the full transformation, but everybody has different circumstances, feelings and situations that delay that decision or even stop it from ever happening. Besides the social considerations, i.e. acceptance by family, friends, or even the country that you live in it can make that decision scary for a person. Please know that I am not trying to insult you or make fun of you, but just to point out that I understand it ican be a very painful and difficult decision for a girl to make, and if they are forced to make the decision not to transform because of those conditions, many live a life that they hate or wish they had done something positive about at an early age. I for one deeply regret not taking more positive action to achieve my current look much earlier in life, and at 37 years of age only look back at the lost opportunities and what life has for me in the future, especially as I lose any feminine attractiveness with age.
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