Gynecomastia Support Forum
Gynecomastia Acceptance => Acceptance => Topic started by: aboywithgirls on November 21, 2021, 11:51:29 AM
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There are 3 people here who already know this and they have been so respectful of my wish to keep this hush hush. I love being on this forum and I also truly enjoy the interaction with all f you. I would like to be able to stay and continue to interact with you despite what I have to tell you.
My name is Sophie and it has been for the past year. I have been on this forum for almost 10 years. I am a woman of transgender experience. As a result of this, I technically no longer have gynecomastia. I am just a woman with breasts.
My hope is that you all will still accept me and allow me to contribute to the conversations which I have so enjoyed participating in.
If any of you have any questions, I will be more than willing and delighted to answer them.
🤗🤗🤗Sophie
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Let me be the first to say then, thank you! Thank you for the years of encouraging words and helping us all with the same issues you have had to deal with all your life. I have done a lot of reading on the topic of gender identity, transgender, gender dysphoria etc. Hormones are...a mixed bread among us. I would joke, mother nature is a wild scientist. I can't imagine the emotions you have had to endure your adult life. I hope you have found peace. As for me, you are welcome to contribute as one who has had to make difficult decisions because of your hormonal issues if you will.
Thanks again for your honesty and openness.
cheers, Orb
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Sophie, you still are who you’ve been since I first started reading your encouraging posts. So, sister, I’m very glad to be able to finally call you by your real name! 🤗🤗🤗
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Good for you, Sophie!
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I have been reading gyno forum for about a year now. Joined about three months ago. I have read most everything that has been posted on this site that pertains to acceptance. Surgery is out of the question for me. Scares me. So I’m going to live with my new boobs from a huge hormonal imbalance that has affected me for the last three years. I have changed physically and mentally. Sophie, your post and others have helped me tremendously!...stay!..I’m in my early 60s. This is all so new to me. All advice is so appreciated.
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Welcome Sophie!
It’s just as important to get opinions from both sides of the same coin in this forum. (If that makes sense). Just as there’s a million flavors of ice cream, same as there is with people. Everyone’s road is a little different and no one really knows their destination.
Congratulations on finding your road!
Hugs!
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Glad you have found yourself, Sophie! đź’ś
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As also having had early teenage breast development, although not to the same significant degree, I have identified with you and am a bit jealous of the home support you had introducing you to bras. I would have loved to have had a safe home base to wear what I know I needed.
Your contributions here have been and will continue to be of great importance and inspiration.
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Other than your name, this is nothing new to the people paying attention. You've posted that you didn't always want to to be a women. You have also changed your tone and have been much bolder in pushing the cross dressing agenda. It's good that you are making it clear to those that are not objective when reading the forums.
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Hello Sophie !
I'm glad, I'm not alone, my name is Patricia R.
Me too technically I am no longer a man with gynecomastia but a transgender woman.
I was born a boy, I had gynecomastia at 18, I lived in hiding and at 35 I started to feminize. Today I am on HRT and I hope to end my life as a woman !
My chest ?
120C, I hope it will take a little more volume ...
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Hi Sophie
Glad you now feel now is the time.
Thanks for sharing somewhat accidentally by PM a while back and am pleased to have kept your trust.
As you know I am not Transgender merely 100% heterosexual who is an advocate for the practicality and comfort of womens' clothes especially for those of us who esperience wider shape change with Gyno--That got me trolled off the site a while back .
I hope the dinosaurs are gone. The omens for you and others look good judging by answers so far.
Your contributions are and will be extremely valuable
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Wow! I am overwhelmed. But with emotions in a very positive way. Sophie, please stay an active member of this forum, since we need an extensive discussion on all aspects of gynecomastia.
John
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I have learned a great deal from the site, and in large part from your sharing. We seem to have chewed a lot of the same dirt, though I have not been as well blessed with what we support. What you choose to call yourself, or how you present, doesn't change the person we have come to know. The close-minded dinosaurs will eventually follow their kin.
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Sweet...
keep up the posting.
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Congratulations for being able to both accept and project "you" for who you are, Sophie. We should all be so fortunate, regardless of our particular walk of life. Godspeed.
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Sophie, I hope you remain a part of this community. Because you are a part of this community. Your knowledge and experience is a treasure trove that has and can continue to help people. You have walked both sides of the line and you know. You have the scares to prove it. We are stronger with you than without you.
I am happy you now you have peace. And I think, ultimately, peace is all we want. Peace to live. And everyone's peace will be and is different. That's why we need a representation from all corners to help us see what our peace is. As far as I am concerned, you are always welcomed here and in my small corner of the world. Thank you!
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I am truly humbled be all of your incredibly supportive comments and support. I am grateful and of course wish to remain a part of this community.
I had many factors that went into my gradual shift towards womanhood. As many of you know, most of the clothing that I had been wearing for years came from women's departments, clothing stores and boutiques. Women's clothing consistently fit better. I honestly preferred the fact and felt comfortable shopping for and wearing clothing designed for the female body. During the Covid closings, I worked from home my longish hair grew out more. I would notice the girls at work and what they wore and was jealous of their clothing. I started shopping on line and began purchasing skirts and dresses. I liked how they felt and how I looked and soon added makeup. I knew that I was actually Sophie.
I had informed my boss when it was time to return to work that I would need a new name plate for my desk. The overall support that I received was overwhelming. As a matter of fact, most of the ladies in my all female office wondered why I waited so long.
Thank you all for being so kind. ❤ I will continue to be a part of this community of acceptance and be more than happy to share my experience with my boobs and bras.
A relatively recent " new" experience I had was purchasing a strapless bra. I had no need of one until I was maid of honor for my sister's wedding. You're probably thinking that " she must have gone with an Elomi strapless bra". I didn't. If you have to wear a strapless bra, look for a bustier and Cury Kate makes an excellent one!
🥰Sophie🤗
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I am happy for you and am honored that you trusted me with your secret. Things change in each person’s life and you have to do what’s best for you. You have been a great help to many here, including myself. I hope nothing but the best for you. It’s not always easy to be the person you were meant to be. So you just have to be true to yourself and let the other things work themselves out. Hope you hang around and keep doing what you do. Give good advice..
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I have been on this forum for a bit over 4 years and always look forward to reading your thoughtful posts. Thanks to you and others, I have this bra thing figured out, I am completely comfortable with my girls and actually wouldn't mind if I went up another cup size, which I probably eventually will.
I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but you are the same person you have always been, you are just switching teams. You have had a lot of time to think it over and you are better prepared than most who do it. And I did pick up on the "haven't always wanted to be a woman" comment. Best of luck and don't go away, we need you here.
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You know.. I wish more women WERE on this site because insight into breasts from those who came with them would REALLY help at times!
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You know.. I wish more women WERE on this site because insight into breasts from those who came with them would REALLY help at times!
Well...at least there's one here! While it took me a little longer than most women to get to this point, I've been wearing a bra for over 30 years and for me now, it's not only accepted, it's also expected.
I've been through all the stages and then some. After the overwhelming positive response that I've had. I will continue to chime in and answer any questions you may have about bras, fittings, and acceptance.
Sophie
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I haven't logged on for a week or so, so I'm playing catch up here.
Sophie, I am so very proud of you.
Hugs!
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Congratulations Sophie. I love your choice of name.
I've not been posting on this website for a long time and I've had a mixed reaction to what happens here. I appreciate you telling us about your transition. It seems that despite the fact we're talking about breasts and brassieres we more often than not feel a need to defend our masculinity as though our breasts are simply an aberration we must live with. Some men will share photos of clearly feminine brassieres while insisting the only thing that matters is comfort. In reality, men who develop breasts whether as adolescents or adults do so simply because their body produces less testosterone. The abundance of estrogen affects our bodies and minds in many ways. You've made the decision to transition, which surely is not required for every man who develops breasts and enjoys wearing a brassiere, but it is an honest response to living in a more feminine body.
Dale Warnio shared photos of him engaged in COSPLAY, one way in which he chose to express his appreciation for gender fluidity and feminine clothes. I note he hasn't posted in many months. I don't know whether he chose to leave but I know folks were uncomfortable with what seemed to be his interest in crossdressing, which is a no no on the board. I've crossdressed in my life and it was doubtless connected to my confusion over a male body with breasts and an affection for, guess what? Brassieres... the topic discussed here with enthusiasm.
Deep respect for the journey you've taken Sophie. Again, not every man who wears a brassiere to accommodate his very real breasts will make the choice to transition, but it seems healthy to me that we recognize having breasts leaves us closer to the feminine side of the gender scale. I put on a brassiere when I arrived home a short while ago. It is comforting and enjoyable. My breasts appreciate feeling thin nylon cups holding them and putting everything in place. I don't need to wear the brassiere, but I choose to do so. I like the look for well-defined breasts in my turtleneck, even if I don't wish to go into public dressed that way. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Again, respect for your courage in making this announcement. I look forward to seeing you on the board when I stop in from time to time for a visit.
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Sophie, thank you for trusting me your transition until you were ready to disclose it. I’m happy for you and hope that it’s everything you want and more.
For myself, I started wearing a bra about 2 years ago and should have worn one since I was 12. I’ve always been a bit on the softer” teddy bear” side and always related to women’s feelings more than men’s. I definitely love women and I’m happily married to my wife. I would never change that.
I confronting my own issues with my possible gender expression and possible fluidity. Trying on a dress a few months ago on a whim brought that on. Now, I find myself examining where these new feelings fit into my life. I’m getting some counseling now and trying to make sense of some of this.
Again, happy for you, Sophie!!
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...I’ve always been a bit on the softer” teddy bear” side and always related to women’s feelings more than men’s. I definitely love women and I’m happily married to my wife. I would never change that.
I confronting my own issues with my possible gender expression and possible fluidity. Trying on a dress a few months ago on a whim brought that on. Now, I find myself examining where these new feelings fit into my life. I’m getting some counseling now and trying to make sense of some of this...
What a healthy approach to all of this. You describe yourself much as I would describe myself. A teacher in third grade put me in the corner surrounded by girls because she thought that would stop me from talking... and it didn't. I've always felt more comfortable with girls and women. I'm a "soft" male, doubtless the result of my hormonal stew... elevated estrogen that contributed to a soft chest as an adolescent. I realized a few years ago that the hair on my legs disappeared; then it disappeared on my arms. My breasts have grown considerably in the last few years and I'm not taking any medications that would reduce my testosterone. THIS is my body. Pretending that I'm simply another guy is foolishness. I'm here to come to terms with my developing breasts that I happen to enjoy. I'm not here to defend my masculinity. I'm here to accept who I am, exactly as I am... a person who has male genitals and wide-set breasts with a feminine shape that love to be held in the soft cups of a pretty brassiere. Clearly, I'm moving to a more feminine body with reduced testosterone and elevated estrogen. How that becomes expressed as life unfolds is an open question... though I can't imagine at my advanced age that I will either transition as Sophie is doing, or flaunt my breasts or brassieres in public. Were I a young man I might make a different decision. But here I am... here we all are... with breasts we wish to accept and care for... possibly even enjoy. It all sounds good to me.