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[quote=Gaia][quote=Anonymous][quote=Gaia][quote=Anonymous]How was the response at your work - assuming you were a male when hired and are still at the same place since you officially transitioned?  (You may not be)[/quote]

I moved after I started transitioning, just to give myself a completely fresh start. My current job has only known me as a woman. Somebody I thought was a friend outed me to my boss, but my boss does not mind. I haven't told any coworkers.[/quote]

(new poster). I don't know why this annoys me or if it's wrong that it does (I feel guilty about it so assume it is wrong), but I hate seeing transgendered women (male to female) and cross dressers. I was born female, am straight and present as female. The transgendered women and those who crossdress in women's clothes NEVER look like any women I know. They always have fake manicured nails, heavily makeup'd faces, very frilly dresses, heels, etc. Why don't I ever see a transgendered woman wearing just jeans and a t-shirt like I wear every day? I can always spot a trans woman, without needing to be told. Do you think people really can't tell? Or am I just good at this? [/quote]

I overcompensated when I first transitioned. I wore a lot of makeup because for the first time, it was socially acceptable to do so. I wore age-inappropriate clothing because I could finally wear the clothes that I'd seen in magazines or on celebrities. Imagine transwomen as teenage girls experimenting with their looks for the first time, because that's pretty much what we are. You had your awkward puberty years in middle school, whereas some transwomen have that awkward stage in middle age!

I've finally settled into a style that's still more work than I'd like. I want to wear short hair and wear little to no makeup, but that makes me look more masculine.

DMAB (designated male at birth) have different facial features than women. HRT changes the face slightly, so perhaps the women you see have not yet started on hormones. Some transwomen, like Caitlyn Jenner, have surgery to make their faces more feminine.

Congratulations, you're good at picking out transwomen. You're observant. But ask yourself if how these women dress affects you, and please do not out them.[/quote]

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