A transgender person is someone who feels they were born in the wrong body. For instance they were born with a male body but a female brain or vice versa. This entry is going to focus on male to female transgenderism simply because I understand it better and have done more research on it. These women are called trans-women. They are also called shemales or t-girls. Which is sometimes taken as a derogatory.

Transgendered people unfortunately face a lot of discrimination. People just don’t seem to understand or they believe it’s unnatural. As a result these women many times have trouble finding decent employment and have to fear for the safety of their lives. The trans community often holds memorials recognizing those among them that have been murdered or those that have committed suicide due to the stress of their nonacceptance and everything that comes with it.

Transgendered people seem to be less accepted then gay people. Much of this has to do with public awareness. The media these days is filled with gay people and the result of which is greater public awareness and a growing understanding. However much of a media still portrays transgendered people as ugly hairy transvestites (cross dressers). Transgendered people often piggyback onto the the gay and lesbian movement where they are more accepted and understood. Still, faced with the general public as a whole they are considered an oddity and fight an uphill battle for equality, acceptance and awareness.

For some who transition, they end up losing their current jobs. Some find themselves on the streets. Some flee to the pornography industry to make a living.

It’s really unfortunate and sad that this happens. That people can’t just accept other people. It’s unfortunate that transgendered people are often mocked and kicked to the curb. Treated as some type of freaks.

The reality however is that transgendered people are just people who feel they were born in the wrong body. They feel a need to break out and bring both their body and mind into sync. Many begin by simply dressing the part of the gender they associate with. They will learn the mannerisms, movement and speech of that gender. From there they may take the next step which is hormone replacement therapy. This is where they begin taking the hormones of the opposite gender in order to transition their body to be more in line with that gender. The last step in surgery. Where they may undergo one or many various types of surgeries. Anything from breast enlargement to facial reconstruction or vocal surgery. As well as surgery to change their penis into a vagina or vice versa if they are a transman. These people are often called “post-op” transgendered people. Post operation.

Not all transgendered people undergo surgery. Some are perfectly content with the results of hormone replacement. These people are referred to as “pre-op” transgendered people. Whether they are planning to undergo surgery at a later date, or never.

So now that we have a basic groundwork laid out. Lets answer some questions relating to transwomen (male to females).

1. What are the affects of hormone replacement?
Depending on the hormones taken, the length of time, the dosage and the individual the results may vary. But a man who begins taking hormones can expect to begin growing breasts. Including the nipples becoming larger. Breast development will vary, but I’ve heard it said somewhere that a transwomen can expect her breasts to be about one cup size smaller then her biological sisters or mother who were actually born female.

In some cases these breasts may even begin to produce milk.

Other effects that take place include the redistribution of body fat to different areas of the body. This includes their waist becoming more curvy and feminine. Their butt becoming more round and perky and their arms and legs taking on a more feminine shape. This fat redistribution also affects the face and trans-women begin to take on a more feminine facial appearance. Their skin also becomes softer and smoother.

Body hair also begins to reduce. It becomes finer and less apparent. Though many trans-women still have to undergo hair removal for certain areas of the body.

Trans-women have also been known to state that they feel lighter weight and more flexible.

2. What parts of the body do hormones NOT affect?
Hormones will not change height, shoulder width, hand or foot size. Hormones will also not affect the voice much if at all. So many trans-women have to learn to speak like a female and exercise their voice toward a female tone.

3. Can a post-op trans-women get wet down there?
The short answer is yes. But it depends on the person. Often they won’t get as wet a biological female. But the longer they are on hormones and the more time that goes by post-op the more wetness they will produce.

4. Can trans-women reproduce?
No. The effects of the hormones make the sperm sterile. Although they are physically still able to ejaculate and orgasm from it. The longer the person is on hormones the more impotent they will also become. They won’t be able to “get it up” anymore without the help of viagra or a drug like it. I’ve heard transwomen say that after about a month of so on hormones they no longer wake up with morning wood either.

5. Do the hormones have any effects on the brain?
Yes they do. Many trans-women become more emotional like biological women. A good number of them face issues with depression as a result. This may be temporary during the transitioning stage. Some describe it as their mind opening up to a greater emotional range. I’ve heard one trans-women describe that she began to care less and less about electronics and having the newest gadgets. Things guys are usually obsessed with. Instead she started becoming more interested in people and relationships and things like that. I think that’s a very interesting observation and a key difference between the way most men and women think.

6. Can a post-op trans-woman orgasm during sex?
Most can, some however may have a complication during surgery and lose sensation down there. However most that can, say the orgasm is great. No one can however compare their orgasm to a biological womans orgasm, due to the fact that they were not born female with female parts and as such have no reference for comparison except the orgasms they had as a man.

7. So are trans-women gay, straight, lesbians???
Interestingly enough, gender association and sexual orientation are two different things. Many trans-women before beginning transition from ale to female may be bisexual or be interested in women. As such even after transition they would still be interested in women. So basically they would go from being a straight male to a lesbian female.

Some however have stated that further into their transition they become more interested in men as they themselves were turning into females. Some may even find their ideal mate in another trans-women.Someone they can relate to easily.

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I get the feeling I haven’t covered everything. I’m not transgendered myself so I don’t have first hand experience with any of this. I’ve just done a ton of research over the last two years on the subject due to my own curiosity.
Even so, if you have any further questions, I may be able to answer them for you. So shoot away in the comments.

I think it’s very important we all learn to come to understand and accept these people. I don’t want to live in a world where people who aren’t out to harm anyone else are afraid of being themselves because of prejudice and non-understanding.

The pictures I’ve posted are real pre-op trans-women. They are graphic and pornographic in nature. But I felt they were the best way to show off the affects of hormone replacement.