FTM=Female-To-Me
Nov. 29th, 2008 12:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
axesladeOn a better trans-related note...
I've been playing around in my head with the FTM label. Kaleb (on youtube) asked, before he started transition of any kind 'can't I just be Female-To-Me?'
I think, using that definition of the label, it fits me.
I don't think I'll go put it on my facebook or any other profiles, as I know what people will think, but...meh.
Another odd thing. I've noticed that in some ways, the FTM community is more accepting of people being non-op, half-op, full-op no hormones, etc. I've seen a whole lot of FTM videos confronting the idea that you have to go all the way or no way. I'm not saying that there aren't MTFs who also confront this idea, but it just seems more prevalent among FTMs. MTFS are more likely to be treated (and to view themselves) as not complete women unti they have bottom surgery. I know part of this is probably because bottom surgery for FTM's tends to be much less satisfactory than for MTFs, but still. The FTM community seems to be much more into the 'whatever you need to do to be you' idea, and I love that.
...I really don't know how else to tie this up, soo....yeah.
I've been playing around in my head with the FTM label. Kaleb (on youtube) asked, before he started transition of any kind 'can't I just be Female-To-Me?'
I think, using that definition of the label, it fits me.
I don't think I'll go put it on my facebook or any other profiles, as I know what people will think, but...meh.
Another odd thing. I've noticed that in some ways, the FTM community is more accepting of people being non-op, half-op, full-op no hormones, etc. I've seen a whole lot of FTM videos confronting the idea that you have to go all the way or no way. I'm not saying that there aren't MTFs who also confront this idea, but it just seems more prevalent among FTMs. MTFS are more likely to be treated (and to view themselves) as not complete women unti they have bottom surgery. I know part of this is probably because bottom surgery for FTM's tends to be much less satisfactory than for MTFs, but still. The FTM community seems to be much more into the 'whatever you need to do to be you' idea, and I love that.
...I really don't know how else to tie this up, soo....yeah.
