trans-masculine, or female to whatever?

This video is part two, so if you have

not watched the first one I recommend

that you do so, before watching this one. A

criteria to understanding if you are

transgender, is regarding how you feel

about your gender. On a constant basis, do

you not feel female? This does not mean

that you specifically feel male, although

some people do. Some feel that they are

bi-gender or without gender, and then

some may feel more male as their body

changes. Regardless of how you feel about

your gender specifically, female just

does not fit. Again, you do not feel

yourself to be female, and no matter what

you do, or how good or bad things may be

going in your life, this feeling is a

constant presence for you. I want you to

think about how you felt about your

gender over your life. I am going to make

a list of what some transgender people

experience over the course of their life,

that demonstrated that they did not feel

female. I want you to know that this list

is not a comprehensive list. This video

can only be so long, so I can't list

everything, so there's a lot more

involved than the list I'm about to make.

You can still be transgender without

having a single thing on this list

because it isn't comprehensive. Growing

up you might have secretly wished or

prayed to wake up as a boy the next day.

When you had a chance to play with

others as children you may have picked a

male role such as father, uncle, or

brother. If you played video games or

even do so now, you may have preferred

male avatars or gender-neutral

avatars, like an animal. You may have cut

off your hair, or hated it being long. You

may have been

drawn to toys or clothing which was

traditionally associated with males.

When you look at men

you may feel yourself jealous at how

they look, or jealous that they have

facial hair, and muscle mass, and you

don't.

Despite this feeling of not being female

you may have a period in your life where

you participate in traditionally female

behaviors, such as wearing dresses, makeup,

or high heels.

I actually know one trans man who he got

breast implants at one point. The

purpose of doing this was to make an

effort to fulfill the expectations

placed on your gender, in attempt to

convince yourself that you can be

comfortable living as female if you just

try hard enough. Unfortunately it just

doesn't work. I would like to add that if

you are watching this video for yourself,

and researching what transgender is

online, then it is likely that you are

transgender, because cis-gender people do

not ask this question. "Am I transgender?"

Not generally. Again, think about your

life. Look at the signs that show how you

feel about your gender, and make your own

list. If you have dysphoria or a constant

feeling of not being female, then I believe

that you at least owe it to yourself to

explore this further. Talk to a mental

health professional who is knowledgeable

and experienced with transgender clients.

If after some exploration you feel

yourself to be transgender. Then I

believe you at least owe it to yourself

to try hormones for a few months. Going

on hormones for a month or two will not

lead to major changes in your body, but

it will give you an opportunity to see

how you feel on them. Studies show that

people who transition with hormones

experience less depression and anxiety

than those who go without it. It can also

help you clarify things. I hope you found

this video helpful in clarifying how you

may have a history of what you feel

around your gender, and that your

feelings surrounding your gender may

have been present for some time. I know

that some people are still going to be

confused after just watching this video.

I will be making more in the future

with specific examples to illustrate

this. For now these are the two

criteria which are required for being

transgender. If you found this video

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