how can i tell if Im transsexual?
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This is a very difficult question.\n\nBeing a transsexual is a very different state of being than being homosexual or bisexual.\n\nThe first thing to know is that that being a transsexual is mostly a state of feeling like the other gender. Something deep inside of you is telling you that you are something- but the reality of your physical being says that you are something else. Here two worlds collide because you feel either you are wrong or reality is wrong.\n\nFeelings are something on the inside and are difficult to evaluate to top it all off because feelings can change people tend not to trust them. \n\nBut if that feeling is very strong and stays strong during a long period of time then that is a definate sign that you do feel that you are the other gender. \n\nHowever there are many psychological conditions that can bring on feelings of being the other gender: Schizophrenia, psychosis, autism, childhood abuse.\n\nThe best thing to do is to go the Henry Benjamin site and find a trained counselor in transsexual matters near you. This association sets standards for the treatment of gender dysphoria as it is called. By treatment I mean that a counselor will help you sort out all of that confusion inside of you and help you see clearly if you want to be a boy or a girl and how to become that person that you want to be\n\nhttp://www.hbigda.org/\n\nBest of luck
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What do you mean??? you need to be more specific!!!\nTranssexuals are people that have an operation to change their sex.\nLife wise they try and fit in as normally as possible! there was a transexual (man to woman) at my uni, to be honest I knew he looked at bit strange but never knew properly for 2 years.\nSex wise, surgeons try to make them operate as normally as possible but M-F can sometimes get problems as their vagina may heal over and they have no lubrication and feel no sexual sensation in this area.\nhope that helps.
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Some of the people who answer these things are just guessing for two points - and have no clue what a transsexual is.  Boy George is gay, Ru Paul is a drag queen.  None of these is transsexual.  Look it up in the dictionary people!  Alexis Arquette is correct (forgot who answered that) and also Renee Richards (doctor and tennis player).  There is also a race car drive (the name escapes me) who raced as a man and now races as a woman.  Unfortunately, trans people have been in the closet most of the time (unless outed), but slowly we've been able to see more and more trans people in the public eye.
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I am saying that if you are certain without a doubt then you should go ahead. I'm not saying it's going to be easy for you though. It is unfortunate that we have always been taught that there are only two genders, some communities have acknowlegded three and there are some theories that there are many more genders than that... but we have been taught this male female dycotamy which isn't really true. You will obviously need to have a lot of counciling first which you can take your family to.. keeping them in the process will help here. People will at first think it is just in your mind but you seem to be honestly transgendered which your doctors will try their best to explain to them. The suicidal thoughts are common for transgendered people, a dispising of the body they are born into. (You may find it interesting that autopsies of transgendered people have found that they have the brain of the gender they always thought they were.)However it is common for people to feel that they have lost a child and the new one which they have will never replace the one they have lost. It is terrible I know but you will have to help them understand. It is not uncommon for people to loose friends in the process, help them as much as you can but if they will not accept it I'm affraid there isn't much you can do. It's hard for people to understand that this is different than simply dressing in drag. If it helps generally people are much more happy after undergoing the procedure. They are finally who they always knew inside that they were. If you like I can email you some journal articles on people's experiences of being transgendered... It's not even all that uncommon... To my recolection it is one in every 17,000 or something like that. Anyway, I hope this has helped. So the first step is getting some counciling for you and your family...\nI wish you all the luck in the world.
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egtw ith?\n\nget with\n\nI assume u r male.  Look elsewhere.
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Why don't you buy yourself some leather chaps a leather cap and a harness and come 'out' and admit that you are sexually attracted to men and not women!!!\nJust another idea for ya!\nGood luck with it whatever you do!\n*hugs*\nJAC<\nalso sexually attracted to men especially macho, masculine, manly men!!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Yum Yum!!!
734234
When one is attracted to ones own gender.
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How do you know if you're straight?
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well if you think you might be gay\n\nyou probably are\n\n\nhere are some other signs:\n\nyou like to have sex with people of the same gender
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A transsexual is an individual who plans to have or who has had SRS (sexual reassignment surgery) or hormone therapy.  Contrary to popular belief they don't all want to transition b/c they're a man trapped in a woman's body, or a woman trapped in a man's body.  Nor does everyone know from a very young age that they want to transition and not every transsexual hates the body they were born with.  There are complicated reasons other than that related to an individual's desire to transition.  Transsexuals can be heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or any other sexuality.  Eventually however their bodies will reflect their gender with the help of the methods listed above and this new body is different from the sexed term assigned to the body  and the person at birth.
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It is highly recommended that you visit a therapist/psychologist first; in the U.S. you need them to verify you are apt to start the Hormone Replacement Theraphy (HRT) psychologically, mainly because there have been plenty of cases of transvestites who thought they actually wanted to become women full-time and then regreted it. You'll have to go trough many tests to get to this point such as living the in desired role for a certain period of time.\n\nThe HRT will cause your body to change some, for further information there are several website with plenty of details and several online communities. \n\nSome transexuals get Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS), some don't. It all depends on how you feel more comfortable.
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SPELL CHECK! OH btw it's transsexual not shemale thank you.
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I would recommend checking to see if there's an adam's apple in the base of the throat, and the size of the hands and feet.  Some transexuals have very feminine features and their hands and feet are small, but more times than not their hands will be very masculine and they will have larger feet than a woman would at that height.  Body hair is another sign...Some transexuals are dilligent about body hair removal, and some are not.
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You should know if you are. Ask yourself if you are developing feelings for other men,if you are then you certainly are. If you are not, you'll get over this feminish phase.
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I dont know what I am.Im not sure whether Im a guy or a girl.I know Im single if your lookin for me.
257844
How the fuck would I know?
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Then your only option is to get a blood test.  If you donate blood, they will tell you your type, plus you will be helping a great cause!