Taking Transgender Cell Phone Selfies - Part 2

OK... Just to prove the point.... 

The photos above were cell phone selfies.

The photo below was taken the same day, with the same make-up.... on a real digital camera.

Nuf Said!

Side notes:
Both were taken with regular room lighting (no flash)
using GE Reveal light bulbs
(they tend to be less yellow than normal light bulbs).

Transgender Cell Phone Selfies

I'm not a big fan of selfies... especially when somebody takes (and posts) several every day.

That being said, I've always been SO JEALOUS of transvestites and transgenders that can take a cell phone selfie that comes out very cute, as a lot of us can't pull that off.

The reason for that is simple. Cell phones have wide angle lenses which tend to overly accentuate the chin, nose and all the other parts that those of us who were born as male do not want to be exaggerated when we are trying to pull off a female look. I highly suggest using a regular digital camera over the cell phone when you are taking pictures of yourself.

That being said, I was just going through my cell phone and noticed this attempt at a selfie. No make-up or pretty clothes... just chillin in overalls on a cold  January morning. I was suprized that it actually came out somewhat cute... so yes... you are looking at the first selfie that I have ever posted (but I still recommend a regular digital camera).





  

Getting to Know a Transgender on the Internet

If you want to get to know a transgender on the internet, please treat us with a bit of respect. We are not whores trying to get laid. Most of us are just here trying to find a few new friends whom we have something in common with and who will accept us for who we really are.

Also keep in mind that there are a few things that REALLY shock us (that's my attempt at a shocked face to the right), disgust us, tick us off and/or will get you blocked from major websites:

1. We are NOT interested in seeing a profile and/or photo-stream with a blurred face and  your penis. Please realize that this is also a turn-off for most hetero and non-transgender people as well.
2. If you "follow" us on Flickr but when we check out YOUR page, it says: "(Username) doesn't have anything available to you". VERY CREEPY
3. If  your photo-stream is all OTHER people's pictures... Again... VERY CREEPY!
4. If your photo-stream is all YOUR face Photoshop-ed onto OTHER PEOPLE'S bodies (a lot of us may Photoshop ourselves onto other people... but you should NOT upload them to Flickr and other sites pretending that it's you... be yourself and embrace who you are).
5. If I/we make it VERY CLEAR that we are NOT interested in hooking up with guys but are always being emailed and messaged by very persistent guys looking to hook up anyways. READ THE PROFILES BEFORE YOU SEND THE EMAIL.
6. You send us a nice comment, but then we notice the same EXACT SAME comment from you on dozens of other people's pages. Once Again... VERY CREEPY!

Long story short... Unless it's stated in our profiles that we want to be treated like a whore, please show us the same respect that YOU would expect from anyone else who just met you.

  

Accepting Yourself as Transgender

I felt so good... and so pretty... ALL DAY today.

I embraced the being I am becoming... the good points as well as my flaws (yes, I am now embrace my flaws as well).

With each baby step I take on my journey... with each little victory... my self esteem and self-confidence in who I really am seems to grow. 

Allow yourself to be yourself. Accept yourself for who you are... flaws and all.

Eventually happiness... and piece of mind... will follow.

Update on the Update on the Update of "Coming Out as a Transgender"

Returning from a Superbowl party... Testosterone central...

The guys made a few obscure comments that made no sense, laughed to each other, then everyone looked over at me. As the comments made no sense, it was obvious that they were related to private jokes. I was a bit bothered... not by the jokes (which I didn't get)... but by the fact that I thought I was just being paranoid.

After a few more obscure, bizarre comments, I knew for sure that they have been... and were still... joking about me, my new-found feminine look (not the case but new to them) and what they assume to be my sexual preferences.

Believe it or not, instead of being upset, I felt another large weight being lifted off my shoulders. I assessed WHO were making the jokes (the most homophobic guys there) and WHY they felt like they HAD TO rehash their private jokes amongst themselves in my presence. I couldn't help but laugh at that point!

I leaned back... feeling totally free to drop my faked testosterone banter and just be the girl that I really am. I was elated to just be myself and from that point on, really enjoyed the rest of the game

I must also admit that I loved seeing my pre-game prediction come to fruition (sorry Denver fans, but I'm not a Manning fan and KNEW he'd choke against such a good defensive team that played with so much heart).

Update on the Update of "Coming Out as a Transgender"

Um yeah...
I'm now convinced that over-tweezing thing gave it away... Nothing was said directly but EVERYONE has been acting totally different towards me lately.

All of the women I know (even family members) have been VERY cool, and have even been making me feel like one of the girls. It's such and amazing and freeing feeling.

The guys... well... nothing has been said but... the guys in my family now have that stupid smirk on their face when they talk to me. You know the one. The smirk that tells you that, the second I walk out the door, they are ALL going to be joking about how their brother is now becoming their sister. 

I thought that I would be hurt by being the brunt of their private jokes, but, although the smirks make me uncomfortable, the thought of them joking about me behind my back is now a welcoming thought. 

OK... Let me break that one down...  I welcome it because I now feel free to be myself, make a GRADUAL transition into womanhood without having to "come out" and no longer need to feel paranoid about the ramifications of how my feminine changes will effect my life... 

I'm so much happier and relaxed now that I can drop the macho crap and just be one of the girls.

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Side note: When you tweeze or wax, it comes back. It's not that obvious when you are freshly tweezed, but when the little nubs start popping back to the surface, it's pretty obvious that you "manscape".