A reader writes: “I’m a trans man who has been on T coming up on two years. I don’t have a sex drive. I got a slight taste of it for two weeks in the beginning, then it went away for a few months, then returned for two weeks again – but then went away [...]
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Ask Matt: Low Sex Drive is Driving Me Up the Wall
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged gender expectations, health, hormones, masculinity, sex, testosterone, trans men on May 17, 2012 | 16 Comments »
Ask Matt: Testosterone and the Non-Trans Man
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged bodies, health, hormones, masculinity on May 14, 2012 | 9 Comments »
A reader writes: “My son is eighteen turning nineteen, and he just started using testosterone. He wants to look like his dad. I don’t approve of it because I’m scared that it may harm him, but his dad said he will be fine. Should I be concerned or am I just being a worried mom?” [...]
Ask Matt: Will Surgery Help With Dysphoria?
Posted in Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged bodies, gender identity, masculinity, surgery, transition on May 7, 2012 | 44 Comments »
A reader writes: “I have three questions: How much did chest surgery help with dysphoria (if you had any)? How did you pay for it? Who was your surgeon?” This is short and sweet, but it lends itself to a lot of reader input. I think it would be valuable for readers to find out [...]
Ask Matt: Will I Always Look Like a Trans Guy?
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged bodies, gender expression, hormones, masculinity, testosterone, trans men, transition on April 30, 2012 | 16 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m twenty-seven, but only a couple of years ago realized that I have to do something about my gender dysphoria, otherwise I’ll get too depressed and only feel more and more like I’m a guest in this body of mine. The problem is that I’m a perfectionist – too much a perfectionist. [...]
Book Excerpt: The World’s Smallest Penis
Posted in Teeny Weenies Excerpts, tagged being trans, bodies, books, gender expectations, masculinity, transition on March 26, 2012 | 8 Comments »
For the past three days, I have been on death’s doorstep, and it’s kinda scary because I think ze is making chocolate chip cookies and I can smell them from out here – very inviting! That’s a slight exaggeration (I hope), but I have, in fact, been quite sick. And no, it’s not because I [...]
Ask Matt: What are ‘Womanly’ Behaviors for a Trans Man?
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged femininity, gender expectations, gender expression, masculinity, trans men on March 8, 2012 | 13 Comments »
A reader writes: “A comment on your most recent blog post about the transphobic bisexual woman got me (re)thinking about a timeless issue. “What does it mean (for a trans man) to act womanly or female-behaving? How does one know if they are effeminate or womanly? Is it the processing of emotions that female-assigned people [...]
Ask Matt: The Breast of Both Worlds
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged bodies, masculinity, sex, sexual orientation, surgery, transition on January 16, 2012 | 11 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’m a gay trans man about four months on T, and I’m making plans to schedule top surgery soon. Although my overall gender identity is pretty much binarily male, my sexual identity seems more dual-gender, in that when I’m feeling aroused, nipple stimulation and visualizing myself with a mixture of both male [...]
Tranifesto’s Most Popular Posts of 2011
Posted in Information, Observations, tagged Chaz Bono, gender identity, identity, LGBT, masculinity, relationships, testosterone on January 2, 2012 | 5 Comments »
WordPress just sent me a “Your 2011 Year in Blogging” report that provides a year-end summary of the most viewed and most commented on posts for the year. Although I can always see my stats, it’s nice to have all that information in an organized little bundle. So to welcome in 2012, I’m going to [...]
Ask Matt: Peeing with Pop
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged bodies, family, gender roles, masculinity, privacy, restrooms, trans men on December 5, 2011 | 19 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am trying to think ahead on an awkward situation. I have the use of an STP (stand-to-pee device) down and have been using the men’s room for quite a while now. “I have yet been in a situation where I have had to hit the head with my father or brothers, [...]
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McDonald’s Happy Meals and Asking the Right Question
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged family, femininity, gender expectations, gender identity, gender roles, masculinity on March 29, 2012 | 27 Comments »
“Is the Happy Meal for a boy or a girl?” I had no idea that McDonald’s Happy Meals were gendered, but then I’ve never ordered one before this week. I’ve been suffering from a nasty bronchial thing, which I thought was improving but which then circled back on me. I still had to run some [...]
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