I've never said this before, but thank you SO MUCH for making these videos! Back when I first started questioning my gender, I didn't know where to go, what to do, or who to talk to. Your videos have been extremely helpful on figuring out who I am. I'm currently 2 months on estrogen, and making monthly transition update videos to help educate others as well! Again, thank you so much! And I hope you continue making videos! 💗
thank s for your video, I a 74 year old trangender, till a few year I have allways hidden my transgender, simply did not know that I was a transgender till I met a transgender, we got to Know each other and one days after so many questions we wxchaned togever, hhe/she told me I was a trangende, all my life I could not understand why I like to dress as a woman, now I live as a woman a 100% all the time
I'm so happy you posted a new video 😄 I can't wait for the rest Are there more helpvideos for ftm because I really need them 😞 Thank you so much for making those vids!
This is the perfect moment to see this post. I'm going to tell my mom that I'd like to start transitioning. Hopefully she'll be okay with it and we'll go to my doctor soon to inquire, and she and the doctor will respond well.
Okay, I will confess that exactly two years ago, when I had my psychotic episode (hearing voices) and initial gender crisis, your early videos were a big help to me. They kept me from harm during several of the darkest days of my life, and I will be forever grateful to you. Thank you! When you didn't make any new videos, I thought that was the end of it. But then here you are again making more videos. I watched them all for no particular reason this time. I just liked hearing your voice. Sorry if that sounds creepy.....it's not like that. I was lucky, I found a wonderful gender therapist (keep in mind at that time I was 57 years young and I had successfully kept this secret from everyone......no one knew......I still can't believe that I broke down and told someone). She saved my life and helped me find the courage to question my gender, come out to myself, then my spouse, kids, extended family and friends. I am still seeing the same therapist today. I have also attended monthly 30+ Transgender Group meetings that initially were 10 people, but are not filled beyond capacity. For a variety of reasons, I am not sure I will continue with this group, so I was wondering about your group. What does it cost?
Thank You for these videos! They've so helpful for someone like me, who's just come to a realization that they are trans. You've helped me so much that I... I don't know what to say except THANK YOU!
I just want you to know that, 2 years ago after I watched your "Are you transgender?" video, I cried and finally felt I belong to something in this world. Now I have came out to my family and friends and have already started hormones. Thank you.
I Love your videos and your compassionate demeanor, I have known since I was 5 that I was in the wrong body. I as well fought it all my life It just kept coming back stronger and stronger; as you said. I just got so tired of trying to please others and decided I Deserve to Be HAPPY!! So I said enough, came out to my family and a few girlfriends. My Mom said “How could I be ashamed of you or and You Are Not a Burden to me; I made you. How could I do anything but LOVE YOU. My Brothers; “We are so sorry you have been so Unhappy all your life!” My big sister? Well she my big sister; Awesome. “I’ll stand behind you No Matter What!” My girlfriends Are so accepting and encouraging. Yay Me! Yay them! I have given most of my male clothing to charity. I live as who I am now, but am careful; it’s too soon to tell the world. I I know who I am and want to be. I went on hormones (100mg Spiro and 2mg Estradiol) to see how I would react to them… WOW! I have never felt so good, tranquil and wonderful! After three weeks, my breasts were so sore, a very happy sore! I got off them a month ago, as I obtained them W/O an Rx. I am now searching for a Gender Dysphoria Psychologist, I have a psychiatrist though, but have had a hard time finding one in my area. : ( not many, if any; most of them seem to specialize in everything; clueless. Fortunately, my Insurance covers everything From H to T. So very soon, probably have to go to Miami. Only about an hour south of me. I have a question, if you can answer it. Although I stopped them a month ago, my breasts continue to be even more sore? Is this normal? Thank you so much for being an inspiration to everyone. More later… “Christianity” and the Sacerdotal judgement and condemnation from the churches of men. I am a Christian and LOVE Jesus, with all my heart. “Love those who hate you and pray for those who persecute you.”
Really shocking about underqualified, (or rather UNqualified), therapists. Someone should pressure health bodies to send personnel on courses designed by people like you.
Elias Marin for once I'm actually happy that I live where I live, since trasitioning doesn't cost me a penny. I hope that was true for everyone, no matter where they live. I'd be SOL otherwise.
if you live in the states, and can get to a doctor to give you a script, HRT is available from wal-mart on the $4/month plan. at costco and sams club, its like $15-$25/100 pills for spiro and estrogen (if you're MTF, i don't have prices for T 'cause i haven't researched it). i started by shaving my legs and shopping at a thrift store. maybe check to see if you have a local LGBT center who has clothes donations? just hang in there!!
I appreciate your videos so much. I have watched all of them. I am a 59 year old MTF trans. I am currently seeing a therapist that I like a lot. I do however really respect you and love your opinions.
It is so great to see a new video from you Altus! I loved all of your older videos! I hope you are planning on making a whole bunch of helpful videos in the near future again.
i absolutely loved your videos!!! i was hoping you'd add more and i see you have a comment about having more videos in the queue. working with a gender therapist has been one of the best experiences in my life. thanks for all the help you are giving your clients!!!
I certainly find your videos helpful. You are the most knowledgeable person I have ever happened upon in person or otherwise on transsexuals. I should have started HRT for transsexuals back in 1987 when a sex counselor in LA saw me without any doubt at all as one but I needed more convincing. Now I know that to be a man or a woman in our society is a social construct which is involved with male or female body parts but is not dependent on them for being a man or a woman. So today I can say that I am a woman even though I still have male genitalia. I also know thanks to your videos and to a post by Zinnia Jones from Florida a lot more about gender dysphoria which apparently I have been suffering from for decades but without realising it. I used to be an anxiety-ridden mess but no more and diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and yet I am actually very social now! If only the many psychologists and psychiatrists ( les psy en français ) who have treated me had some idea that I may be a transsexual! I am no longer very young but nevertheless I look forward now to a happy life as a woman for my remaining years but also ardently wish that our science will better understand why transsexuals are the way they are so that they may spared a life of torment!
Your videos from several years ago where one of the key things that made me realize I was transgender. I was in a very bad place in my life before starting my transition. Very bad. I am now happier than ever. I still suffer from dysphoria and health problems that are unrelated to be transgender, but my life is better than I would have dared imagine one year ago. I went from substance abuse and contemplating suicide to being pretty content with the very slow, positive changes I am seeing. I am out to everyone and everyone accepts or, at the very least, tolerates me being trans. I wish resources like yours were available when I was first questioning four years ago at 27. Perhaps they were, but I feel like things have shifted a lot since then.
I recommend following some of the tips that Dara Hoffman-Fox gives for what to do when you're considering coming out: darahoffmanfox.com/coming-out-transgender/
