Guess I'm the new "guy"!

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Well, I'm not too sure about that anymore...

I was born into a male body, and my appearance and dress currently distinguish me as a man. I've never presented myself in any other way publicly, so what should I expect?

But it's kind of tough to live with the social expectations that come with a male body when you really, really feel like a girl. That's why I'm here - recently, I realized that I've been suppressing the light of my deeply feminine heart and soul all of my life, and I've come to terms with the fact that while, as a man, I'm heterosexual, I've always felt like a lesbian woman!

If you look at my profile picture you'll notice that I have facial hair... when I first started letting myself feel feminine, I began crossdressing and, of course, shaved my face. Lately, it's been too hard for me to let my femininity show when I have to live in a dorm full of misogynistic jerks, so I wear the hair like a mask.

And while I have many friends who I'm sure, when the time comes, will accept that in me, I'm here to tiptoe my way into the water a little bit before diving in. I'm not really looking for a ------, just friends nearby (hopefully) who I can spend time with and just be able to let my guard down. I have gay friends who accept me, of course, but I'm afraid they just don't get it the way women do... and when I say women, mtf transgendered people are included in that. I don't like this term, "t-girl". If you like it that's fine, I'm not arguing anything here, I just think that transgendered girls deserve to be called women as much as those who are cisgendered.

So, needless to say I'm a feminist. I'm a student at Maharishi University in Iowa, studying sustainable living (more specifically, applied soil ecology). I'm also into manga and anime, although as a student I can only really make time for Final Fantasy, lol. Hmmm... guess that's all for now. Look forward to meeting you! :3

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`Hi Wherebear

My name is Erica i am also a mtf woman and yeah i know the struggles of having a male body to you can never express who you really are well atleast i cant (small town folk talk a lot and are very judgemental) but now i am saying heck with that and i am going to transition like whats life if you dont like who you see in the mirror and to be honest i never did. but i want to wish you the best of luck with your transition just want to add i am going to do it secretly and when i feel comfortable im coming out with a bang i want to people see me as i have always seen myself on the inside not whats in between or on the outside if that makes any sense.

Best of luck
Erica ;)