16-02-2013, 01:56 AM
My apologies for not cutting and pasting various quotes.
Regarding hairy breasts, well, I have them. I don't always have the time to shave them, but I can assure everyone that when I decide to post photos, they will be hairless. I find shaving my body hair to be difficult compared to shaving facial hair because the skin isn't as tight, and the hairs go all different directions. I've tried epilators, and they seem to be almost as much work as shaving and with similar results--lots of missed hairs. Unfortunately, I have a lot of body hair, and I don't have the time or money to undergo laser or electrolysis. I would likely need both since some of my body and facial hair has turned white. Also, there are unfortunate women out there, though they are rare, who due to some sort of hormonal imbalance, do have body hair much like a male, not just the thin, vellous hair most women have.
Regarding obesity and environmental estrogenic compounds. I'm not exactly sure when I started wanting to crossdress. Young children often experiment with gender. My earliest recollection was around age 12 so maybe as puberty was starting to kick in and T poisoning was beginning. I began to gain weight at age 7 and grew moobs shortly after that. Abdominal fat tends to aromatize T into E. We also know that plastics have estrogen-like compounds. Since the 1970s, there has been a move away from glass food containers toward plastic containers. There also seems to be an increase in MtF transsexuals, though some of that could be due to increased awareness and more societal acceptance causing more of them to transition rather than suffer. Admittedly, we still have a long way to go before transsexuals are as accepted as gays and lesbians who still have a long way to go before they are fully accepted, but they are getting closer.
Regarding gender/sexuality. I guess I'm similar to Barbara Fury. I'm attracted to femininity. I would have no problem being in a ltr with a pre-op or non-op TS. As for everyone being a bit bisexual, I remember from my intro to psychology class in college that one theory is we are all bi to some degree or another or else we wouldn't be able to form friendships with members of the same sex. Like everything else, it is a continuum with most people being mostly hetero.
I tend to concur with Patti's assessment of modern American women. I've found the majority of women have some list of impossible standards that most men will never meet. It is only going to get worse as more and more women are pursuing advanced and professional degrees while men often don't even pursue a Bachelor's. The American school system (thanks to a misguided feminist movement) has decided that girls are more important than boys. In reality, everyone needs to be given the best educational opportunity they can get, and neither gender should be favored at the expense of the other. I've more or less given up on ever finding a mate.
Regarding hairy breasts, well, I have them. I don't always have the time to shave them, but I can assure everyone that when I decide to post photos, they will be hairless. I find shaving my body hair to be difficult compared to shaving facial hair because the skin isn't as tight, and the hairs go all different directions. I've tried epilators, and they seem to be almost as much work as shaving and with similar results--lots of missed hairs. Unfortunately, I have a lot of body hair, and I don't have the time or money to undergo laser or electrolysis. I would likely need both since some of my body and facial hair has turned white. Also, there are unfortunate women out there, though they are rare, who due to some sort of hormonal imbalance, do have body hair much like a male, not just the thin, vellous hair most women have.
Regarding obesity and environmental estrogenic compounds. I'm not exactly sure when I started wanting to crossdress. Young children often experiment with gender. My earliest recollection was around age 12 so maybe as puberty was starting to kick in and T poisoning was beginning. I began to gain weight at age 7 and grew moobs shortly after that. Abdominal fat tends to aromatize T into E. We also know that plastics have estrogen-like compounds. Since the 1970s, there has been a move away from glass food containers toward plastic containers. There also seems to be an increase in MtF transsexuals, though some of that could be due to increased awareness and more societal acceptance causing more of them to transition rather than suffer. Admittedly, we still have a long way to go before transsexuals are as accepted as gays and lesbians who still have a long way to go before they are fully accepted, but they are getting closer.
Regarding gender/sexuality. I guess I'm similar to Barbara Fury. I'm attracted to femininity. I would have no problem being in a ltr with a pre-op or non-op TS. As for everyone being a bit bisexual, I remember from my intro to psychology class in college that one theory is we are all bi to some degree or another or else we wouldn't be able to form friendships with members of the same sex. Like everything else, it is a continuum with most people being mostly hetero.
I tend to concur with Patti's assessment of modern American women. I've found the majority of women have some list of impossible standards that most men will never meet. It is only going to get worse as more and more women are pursuing advanced and professional degrees while men often don't even pursue a Bachelor's. The American school system (thanks to a misguided feminist movement) has decided that girls are more important than boys. In reality, everyone needs to be given the best educational opportunity they can get, and neither gender should be favored at the expense of the other. I've more or less given up on ever finding a mate.