Would you rather be the opposite sex?

[etv78]

For me, being female would be a royal PITA, logistically speaking.

[Infovore]

@gracer

Then why your earlier post? (Non-gotcha & non-snarky, just curious. :)) Why would being male fit you better if it’s not for society’s expectations? The expectations are apparently such that they could persuade you to choose to be male?

No, that’s a fair question. I’ve just always felt like I identify more with guys than women. For example, if I were male I might not mind being a father, but I wouldn’t want to be a mother because that’s a whole new set of expectations (aside from messing up your body). I think a lot of the reason that I don’t get the expectations is because I basically act like a guy (albeit one that gravitates toward the female end of the spectrum) in a girl suit, but not enough to really trip people’s switches.

[gracer]

@Infovore

No, that’s a fair question. I’ve just always felt like I identify more with guys than women. For example, if I were male I might not mind being a father, but I wouldn’t want to be a mother because that’s a whole new set of expectations (aside from messing up your body). I think a lot of the reason that I don’t get the expectations is because I basically act like a guy (albeit one that gravitates toward the female end of the spectrum) in a girl suit, but not enough to really trip people’s switches.

Thanks Interesting position to be in, that you aren’t tripping any switches!

[Una_Persson]

@Disposable Hero

I’ve always thought that transexuals (terminology?) are the best people to ask about gender issues, having actually experienced life as both genders. And I’ve always always believed its pretty much give and take as you state, both genders have advantages and disadvantages in life.

I don’t ever delude myself that I have a “female” experience, because there are so many things which I will never do as a woman, and there is also the fact that I never grew up and had all those years of societal exposure.

But that having been said, I’ve been fully assimilated for some time, and to be honest, the differences in gender, in every way, are stunning. I can still mourn the fact that my body is strange, but I love the experiences I’ve had, a unique viewpoint into both sides of the gender spectrum. I still feel like an explorer on a one-way journey into a strange land.

[Atomic_Alex]

@Una_Persson

I don’t ever delude myself that I have a “female” experience, because there are so many things which I will never do as a woman, and there is also the fact that I never grew up and had all those years of societal exposure.

But that having been said, I’ve been fully assimilated for some time, and to be honest, the differences in gender, in every way, are stunning. I can still mourn the fact that my body is strange, but I love the experiences I’ve had, a unique viewpoint into both sides of the gender spectrum. I still feel like an explorer on a one-way journey into a strange land.

Dammit, I meant to reply to this ages ago.

Sure, but you’ve had more experience of what life is like on both sides of the gender divide than most people will ever have, as you say ‘a unique viewpoint into both sides of the gender spectrum’ and that is what I meant by my previous post.

[Antinor01]

I wouldn’t mind having been born a woman but given the choice now, I’d stay a man.

[DillonSport77]

I’m very happy to be a cisgender male. I would like to get to know some transgender men. I’ve looked at different sites, but this is the first I’ve posted on. I’m interested in the lives and experiences of these men and would like to understand more about the whole deal, physical, mental and emotional aspects.

It would be really great to make a friendship or create a kind of Brotherhood between both cisgender guys and transgender guys.

Being both scientific and artistic in nature, this whole world calls out to me for some reason.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Diego

[Una_Persson]

@DillonSport77

I’m very happy to be a cisgender male. I would like to get to know some transgender men. I’ve looked at different sites, but this is the first I’ve posted on. I’m interested in the lives and experiences of these men and would like to understand more about the whole deal, physical, mental and emotional aspects.

It would be really great to make a friendship or create a kind of Brotherhood between both cisgender guys and transgender guys.

Being both scientific and artistic in nature, this whole world calls out to me for some reason.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Diego

Transgender men often live in even greater fear than transgender women. The ones I speak to and read of are quite worried about a negative reaction from men, and since a large number are pre-op, sexual assault or rape. Furthermore, since transmen tend to pass so very well, they have even less reason to come out.

[Guinastasia]

Nope, I think being a guy would suck – I like being a woman.

[VunderBob]

I’d like to spend a day as the other sex, but overall, I’d rather still be a dude.