[flamesabers]

Hi, Flame.

It is a rite of passage, but gets annoying very quickly. I think it must have something to do with fat distribution. Many people don't know much about how the secondary sexual characteristics develop, and have different ways of rationalizing the reason a healthy male would have a feminized body.

I started going through the same thing after I started wearing clothing that was closer to my size. Now I'm getting used to the stares, and reminders that I'm not eating enough. It happens every time someone comes in for a hug, looks at me from behind, or...basically any time I'm around anyone.

Have you went through the "why do you have boobs" phase yet?

I find it interesting to hear others have gotten comments about not eating enough.

No, I haven't gone through that phase yet. If more people have noticed, they haven't said anything to me. Perhaps they don't care or maybe they think it's rude to ask? I've always worn shirts that are close to my size. If people have been staring at my chest I've been totally oblivious to it.

If/when people starting asking why I have boobs, my plan is to give them a brief biology lesson: males and females both have breast tissue, when the right hormonal balance is achieved, breasts develop, etc.

So far getting hugs around the holidays, I could feel them when I was being hugged but if anyone noticed them they did not say anything.
However I flew to Lauderdale over Xmas and was wearing a lose fitting double pocket button down shirt. I got stopped both ways after the airport scanner and told to empty my breast pockets. Since there was nothing in my pockets I guess they got noticed lol.

People haven't said anything to me as of yet when I'm being hugged either.