Besides Scarlett and Kayo Police, any other suggestions of prominent/notable trans members of the gaming community? For our next panel, I want to talk about the community side of things, so I think being able to show examples of those who are out there would be a good part of that.
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Professor Beef
Banned
Karaface.
She's pretty inspiring, really.
Dr.Palutena
Member
I can guess, but i also can't really care since i don't do reddit.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
The interview from after the WCS game at NASL? Sadly that stuff is locked to paid users for a few days usually.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
First part of this video has that moment. Then followed by a full interview.
http://www.gamespot.com/starcraft-i...after-being-crowned-the-wcs-champion-6387226/
Princess Viola
Member
I came out.
Please forgive me for asking the question that is on many of our minds: How did it go?
Princess Viola
Member
It went fine, I guess you could say.
It turns out, my mom had remembered from when I told her on Facebook, she just didn't bring it up to be polite.
It turns out, my mom had remembered from when I told her on Facebook, she just didn't bring it up to be polite.
...congrats.... i guess xD
Thanks !
So cute !
And her voice got much better since the first interview that I saw with her
Googled and red the post .... and ... BINGO !
edit :
Everything that is wrong with hollywood "indie" movies, the youtube clip: "and Ron Perlman.. As a Woman"
Princess Viola
Member
Blech, I need to hurry and ask my mom about moving here!
I only have two weeks.
I only have two weeks.
Princess Viola
Member
Ouch.
Yeah, nothing sucks more than being transgender and in the closet about it and not paying attention when someone calls or refers to you by your old name.
In an unrelated note, one of my friends in Australia has taken to calling me Tamsen.
Yeah, nothing sucks more than being transgender and in the closet about it and not paying attention when someone calls or refers to you by your old name.
In an unrelated note, one of my friends in Australia has taken to calling me Tamsen.
Hey all, just looking for some advice (once again). I'm sorry that I get so long-winded with these things...
Basically, my friends are awesome! They have begun to use my preferred name and pronouns without any prompting from me. When I first came out to this particular group (about 6 months ago), one member of it said that they talked and wanted to know if I wanted to be called anything other than <boyname>. I told her that I'd rather not for the time being, mostly because I was worried about a) complicating things when friends that I'm not out to are around, and b) I was still worried about the dissonance from presenting as male and being referred to with my preferred name and pronouns.
Fast forward to early June, and the same friend and another confront me while we're out partying and we have a good talk about everything. In the end, they decide to start using my preferred name and reaffirm that they're all there for me if I need anything. I learn that being referred to as my preferred name feels REAL good, better than I had ever expected, and it starts making hearing my old name really tough. This is a problem as most people are still referring to me as such, and of course my other two friends still are while around people I'm not out to. I began to completely shut down if I hear male pronouns or my old name too much and my friends must have taken notice, because it's been all "Audrey" for the last week.
As a result, my mood has been phenomenal. I've finally been able to speak with them about my transition comfortably and I've felt super happy in general. I'm more motivated than ever to work towards completing my transition. However, it's still frustrating when other friends are around that don't know. These are friends that I KNOW will be cool and supportive, but I haven't told them because I haven't figured out a good way to. I'm tired of hiding around them and it's frustrating because I don't feel like I even have a good reason to.
I spoke a few weeks ago about some other people in my life that I'd like to tell, but can't figure out the best way to. At this point, I'm considering making a new Facebook account and simply adding everyone I want to tell along with a coming out letter of sorts. It isn't super elegant, but it seems to make sense in my head.
My only doubts come from worrying that it may be too soon for some. I don't want people not understanding why it's taking me so long to present as female when I've just started HRT and still have my job to consider, as well as several things that I see as major physical roadblocks (neck, gut, facial hair, hairline). Everyone I've spoken to has been awesome so far, but I'll be stepping out of best friend territory and into good friend territory here and don't know what to expect.
Basically, does anyone see this Facebook plan as a bad idea? Anything I'm not considering here?
Basically, my friends are awesome! They have begun to use my preferred name and pronouns without any prompting from me. When I first came out to this particular group (about 6 months ago), one member of it said that they talked and wanted to know if I wanted to be called anything other than <boyname>. I told her that I'd rather not for the time being, mostly because I was worried about a) complicating things when friends that I'm not out to are around, and b) I was still worried about the dissonance from presenting as male and being referred to with my preferred name and pronouns.
Fast forward to early June, and the same friend and another confront me while we're out partying and we have a good talk about everything. In the end, they decide to start using my preferred name and reaffirm that they're all there for me if I need anything. I learn that being referred to as my preferred name feels REAL good, better than I had ever expected, and it starts making hearing my old name really tough. This is a problem as most people are still referring to me as such, and of course my other two friends still are while around people I'm not out to. I began to completely shut down if I hear male pronouns or my old name too much and my friends must have taken notice, because it's been all "Audrey" for the last week.
As a result, my mood has been phenomenal. I've finally been able to speak with them about my transition comfortably and I've felt super happy in general. I'm more motivated than ever to work towards completing my transition. However, it's still frustrating when other friends are around that don't know. These are friends that I KNOW will be cool and supportive, but I haven't told them because I haven't figured out a good way to. I'm tired of hiding around them and it's frustrating because I don't feel like I even have a good reason to.
I spoke a few weeks ago about some other people in my life that I'd like to tell, but can't figure out the best way to. At this point, I'm considering making a new Facebook account and simply adding everyone I want to tell along with a coming out letter of sorts. It isn't super elegant, but it seems to make sense in my head.
My only doubts come from worrying that it may be too soon for some. I don't want people not understanding why it's taking me so long to present as female when I've just started HRT and still have my job to consider, as well as several things that I see as major physical roadblocks (neck, gut, facial hair, hairline). Everyone I've spoken to has been awesome so far, but I'll be stepping out of best friend territory and into good friend territory here and don't know what to expect.
Basically, does anyone see this Facebook plan as a bad idea? Anything I'm not considering here?
I'm too scared to tell my mom 
I start thinking of ways to tel her and I just start panicking
I deleted my old Facebook and have been slowly adding my old friends on it. It's not really a big deal to me because I rarely see my friends anymore and I didn't use Facebook that much.
I start thinking of ways to tel her and I just start panicking
I deleted my old Facebook and have been slowly adding my old friends on it. It's not really a big deal to me because I rarely see my friends anymore and I didn't use Facebook that much.
Talk to them before adding them to the new Facebook page would be my advice. Not even at the same time, because if they see the Facebook page before the letter, it could cause a great amount of confusion.
As to the "so, when are you going to be a girl?" part, that's definitely something I've run into. I think if I had my coming outs that I've done so far to do differently, I'd explain that it isn't something I can put an exact timeline on, and that the reason I wanted them to know now was because I wanted to be able to be more honest with them, along with wantin to be able to feel like I could be honest about who I am around them.
So, I think, you shift the way you're talking to them from being like "I'm going to be a woman now!" to "here's what's going on with me, it's still something I'm trying to work out, but I wanted to be honest with you and hopefully have your support in this process". Be clear on that side of things.
I'm too scared to tell my mom
I start thinking of ways to tel her and I just start panicking
Do you have any read at all on how she'll react? I've found that even when I'm certain people will react positively, I'm still deathly terrified of taking the step of starting up the conversation. *heh* That'll never go away. Even now, after I've had that conversation a number of times, it still ties my stomach in knots if I get to the point of having it again.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
You can do it, Billie. Believe in the me that believes in you.
Yeah maybe. She's coming home on Thursday night so hopefully I can get the courage to do it this weekend.
Not sure about the telling everyone troght facebook is a good idea ... if you plan to write a letter and everyone to see, better to just email the same letter to everyone, wich still don't sound so good to me ... but at least you have less problems of people sharing it with people you don't want with a click of a button
Also, it is never too soon and never too late.
You do what you want with your time
Princess Viola
Member
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay for you!OMG I'm wearing my thigh highs and they're the first feminine thing I've ever worn and I feel so fucking happy. I can't stop smiling
I remember the first feminine thing I ever wore when I realized I was a girl was a pair of pantyhose.
Femmeworth
Banned
I don't know if I would be comfortable wearing thigh high stockings, since they basically give your thighs the equivalent of cleavage.
Princess Viola
Member
Luckily, since I came out to my mom, she sneakily bought me some panties to wear instead of boxer shorts.
So yaaaay.
So yaaaay.
Femmeworth
Banned
Mmmmmmm slaty cleavage. I doubt our Google overlords would appreciate this.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Congrats Billie~! Thighighs are great and comfy!
Princess Viola
Member
How come nobody uses QUILTBAG?
Because no one can remember what all the letters mean.
Princess Viola
Member
I can
Actually, I prefer QUILTBAG because it's more inclusive, I feel. Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, Allied, Gay feels better than just Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender.
But that's just me.
Princess Viola
Member
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
There.
I created the PERFECT acronym.
Abkedefgijikulmnopqurostuvwxyz.
There.
I created the PERFECT acronym.
Abkedefgijikulmnopqurostuvwxyz.
Femmeworth
Banned
That's the first time I have heard QUILTBAG.
Princess Viola
Member
I guess cause a bunch of users over on the LGBT thread (including myself) use it, I'm just familiar with that.
Femmeworth
Banned
It rhymes with "fag" so I don't think it's a very good acronym. >_>
That is... a good point.
Princess Viola
Member
That's why they're awesome!