Is not "passing" as a female or male holding you back from transitioning? (I am absolutely certain that their are a lot of transgendered women and men here).

So is not passing holding you back?
and if you knew you would pass as the correct gender you were born mentally would you transition?

I personally believe that if you feel like you are a woman/man inside then you should try to match your physical exterior to that even if you dont "pass". because its who you are meant to be

Sorry for the ignorance, but what is "passing"? I have an idea but I'm not sure lol

nothing wrong about asking for sure!

passing is a term used to indicate wether or not a person can pass as the gender they are trying to physicly look like after transitioning through hormon therapy and surgeries.

so a girl who is transitioning into a man wants to eventually "pass" as a man in society and look like one.

hope I explained it properly lol : )

People believing you're the sex you transition into (physically), I think. As if you were born that sex originally?

I think I could pass right now if I transitioned, but I can't because my parents would kill me.
Idk if I'll be able to pass in 5 years tho

how old are you? if you pass like the 20 mark it gets difficult. my mothers best friends son is transitioning and he is trying to transition at 25 and its really diffuclt although its all coming together somehow! he just looks like a bigger framed amazonian beauty now lol!

Thanks! That's what I thought it'd mean!
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I think that's the main reason a lot of people don't do it or are scare of doing it. But honestly, if your physical appearance doesn't match your gender you should just transition even if you pass or not. It's about your happiness not what other people think about you or how you look. I would transition even if I didn't pass tbh....