This is a letter I just wrote to my mom. I did borrow some parts of a letter that was posted in the community transletters but a few small ones. I don't know if this is well written or not or how to sign... and will be calmer. I know that you might not understand this or even believe it to be right based on your views but I am asking that you support me and try to understand my feelings in this.

I'm planning to volunteer at a local historical society this summer, and I'd really like to present as male while doing so. The application for volunteering has both a spot for legal name and name preferred...I'm explicitly introduced as male, but they tend not to peg me as such otherwise, though I suspect that will get better after I get a haircut. Any thoughts/suggestions/advice would be wonderful.  

HI all... I haven't really posted anything since I first joined here, and, frankly, I don't have a lot to say right now.  I'm pretty sad actually, given the crazy response I got upon coming out to my...groups in the Seattle area... I know about PFLAG etc, but if you have had good experiences with anything else, it would be great to know about that. thank you *this is a WHOLE other conversation..

**I apologize for all of the misspelling, punctuation errors, misused word, random awful run-on sentences, and anything else that makes this entry particularly difficult to read. I just kept typing and...instead of sad, pitiful disappointment. and that's why i'd want to get help. to doctor my image , not my self . and i HATE that I would do that for those reasons. i hate it so fucking much.

I've never felt much like a female. I realized at the age of 3 that I wanted to grow up to be a boy. Most of my early childhood was spent playing with other boys, climbing trees, collecting bugs, playing...made fun of for seeing myself as a male. Does anyone here have any words of wisdom or thoughts they'd like to share regarding this issue? It's been on my mind almost non-stop for the past few days

I'm having a lot of difficulty now with forcing myself to come out to my family. I've just started hormones so it's extra frustrating to still have them call me the wrong name, wrong pronoun, and to be...irrational as it is I feel like I'm just adding to it if I come out... even though in a few months my voice may change noticeably and I really don't want to lie to them about why my voice is different

Tonight I went to Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo" and the most entertaining part about it was watching Judith become super ecstatic. I swear she was going to piss on herself. Everyone in the cast resembled bugs...an option! I also went tea tasting at Vital Leaf and it was dee-licious. I bought a little something for myself. Great presentation. Very educational. Overall, today was a great day off of work

Hey. I'm Ritchie, 15 year-old ftm. I'm looking for some advice, I guess. I'm lucky enough to have friends who don't mind about it (at least the ones I've told so far), but I'm a little nervous about both...about asking so many questions, but I'm feeling really confused about everything right now, so any help would be appreciated. (I hope this is the right tag. If I need to change/add something, tell me?

Cross-posted from ftm_youth . Anyways, hi. I'm Louis, male-identified, and sixteen. I've had this question on my mind since I last applied for a job (unsuccessfully). Although my parents don't...explain the situation if I get hired? Or should I only put down my birth name? Does it make a difference if the application states the company will not discriminate based on gender identity? Thanks

I came out to my manager at work today. The manager said she would discuss with other managers how to go about my transition at work. I work at the front end of a grocery store, so there's lots of room...it makes me nervous. What do  you all think? Has anyone ever tried this route? I don't mind doing it quietly at all, and it could definitely work in theory, but it could also, in theory, go to flames.