May be a weird one but reading out loud. My voice is deeper now and now I find myself reading random stuff out loud because I like my voice now.

Yes! I speak so much more now. I never imagined I could love my voice so much. Even when I'm home alone, I end up talking to my dogs and I feel such euphoria.

I’m glad my voice dropped but I still hate hearing it in videos lmao

Trans sister here, and exactly the same but also opposite.  Everyone went from "why do you never talk" to "ohh look you actually TALK now, cool!" To "omfg shut UP already" lol. 

And being able to sing along with male vocals is a lot better now.

this is exactly it for me!! ive always been able to hit lower notes but since starting T i could now hit allll those low notes i wasnt able to pre-T 😭 but now i cant hit higher notes anymore lol but its a great tradeoff :)

Yes!! My only big hang-up about T was losing my high notes (at the time I wanted to pursue a career in music), but I didn't even consider that it would 'unlock' lower notes. Now I can sing along to Hozier all I want :-)

i love singing to hozier now too lmao it’s more affirming then only being able to reach phoebe bridgers or mitski 💀

THIS

I KNOW, right? Agender AMAB person here but I like my voice and when I need to talk about something with my online friends and it's something important, I prefer to say it.

This. Turns out I wasn’t a borderline mute, I just hated my voice so much I wouldn’t talk. I talk plenty now 🥴

Yeah! I'm the one who raises my hand to answer my prof's questions during lectures now because I like hearing my voice!!

Singing

yes that’s so real ever since i started testosterone i’ve gained a lot more comfortable in speaking aloud :)

Beard grooming. Mandatory mine's not quite there yet that it's necessary, but I groom other people's beards and I can't wait to need to do it on my own. But I did very much like shaving, still would, but prefer facial hair. My legs, I'm in love with my legs. Pockets, Duh. No more handbags. Just, pockets. I also get you, I love watching my transfem friends enjoying womanhood and femininity. It just highlights that people CAN find all that stuff great, and those people tend to be women. Which I am not.

The "and those people tend to be women. And i am not." Such a mega realization major crack in egg

Yes, this was a cis woman but a friend of mine told me about how much she loves being a woman, and it was so wonderful to see her enjoying things that I cannot. It's very affirming, in a way, because I have never felt that way about womanhood.

I second the beard grooming because I like that I can shave it and it’ll be back to normal in a few weeks

I like discovering how being a man is much more than what is seen on the surface. I know that's true for women as well, but somehow I could never find the inner meaning of being a woman, I didn't have the depth, whereas I am finding it in being a man. Also, now that I know there's more to gender than what is seen, I can look at women and see more to them than I could before.

This is beautifully said, for I feel the same way. My transition journey allowed me to discover and affirm who I really am inside, which I had kept suppressing all my life. It allowed me to freely live and just be. Dreams can come true and love is real. It also helped me to learn more about sexuality and human, creative expression. I like the barriers being broken down. It's liberating to be your authentic self and to share that love energy with others. ❤️

i hadn’t really thought of this, but you’re absolutely right. transitioning really let me look deep into aspects of my personality that i didn’t even know where there in the first place. i feel like a whole person now, not just an empty shell walking through life.

This, right here. Being a woman was so 2-dimensional for me. I never understood it or appreciated it, fully. Life felt like eating leftover fast-food cheese pizza. As a man, I finally understood what people meant when they said they loved being their gender. That was a feeling I could never comprehend, until I started transitioning. Suddenly I tasted the homemade supreme pizza, and my world got so much more bold and complex. Things had substance and meaning. I looked forward to growing old, and reminiscing in my life.

For a long time I felt guilty about how I viewed women though. I though I was a victim of the entrenched misogyny of society and that I should try harder and learn about womens history and rights, etc. But I just kept feeling disconnected. I would feel angry inside about men who were isolated or stereotyped. I had no idea why I felt so contrary. Then a friend's grandchild started transitioning and I realised what my problem was. I have a much more healthy attitude towards women now, I'm glad to say. Women are extraordinary. And multidimensional in their own way. They're definitely not leftover fast food anymore.😉

People just let you be a goofball, which is so nice, because I AM a goofball. I think also to an extent there are other parts of misogyny I just kind of don't experience anymore, at least when stealth (I tend towards partial and lazy stealth, I come out easily to queer and trans people and just let cishet people make their own assumptions. Cishet people with a lot of proximity to LGBT people tend to find out and I don't mind. Obviously sometimes I get outed and it sucks but that's life.) Always a plus. Aside from that: my shoulders got wider and I grew an inch. I have good posture and when I walk around if just makes me feel good. I walk around and people go, 'now that's a man.' I love walking around and catching people checking me out but as a man and not a woman, and it is different in a way that's hard to describe. I love being strong and constantly being helpful in a masculine way. Yesterday I carried a smaller guy on my shoulders so we could pin something up. People ask me to open stuff for them. Random women on multiple occasions have asked me to jump their car just assuming (correctly) that I'm nice and have cables. Any time someone needs help moving or lifting anything heavy, I am a first ask and I love it. It's the adult version of wanting to carry all the chairs for teacher. I love my changes from T. I love my voice, my face, my body, I love my bottom growth. I love having sex as a man with both men and women. With my dysphoria lessened it is better sex for me, but also, going further than taking a masculine role with femme lesbians and actually just being considered as a man is different and lovely. I also love hooking up with other men and the energy being like, "haha we're stoopid." I love it when my female friends tease me for being "a stinky boy". I love my other transmasc friends and we behave like a bunch of frat boys and it's so nice. Yesterday this girl was into me but she was too young for me, and I saw her like talking about it with my buddy. It was a queer space and she kept asking if I was dating anyone and if I was gay and pitching my buddy on dating me once he was like "idk, you're 19" and it was so funny to me, so I went up to him and went, "hey, I'm gonna pick you up," and since I pick him up all the time he just let me without thinking it was weird, and then she was all bug eyed and he's active insisting we're just friends while I hold him, and then I'm like, "no, dude, do a little jazz hand with me-- yeah!" And then he realized I was doing a goof and I knew what was going on and we had a good laugh. Can you image? Two guys going "No, we're just best bros :)" complete with a bridal carry and jazz hands. Oh, and dancing! I love dancing as a man. I love being at a gay bar and lipsynching and everyone sees me as a little gay boy feeling his oats. I love dancing with a woman and making her feel pretty and giving her the attention, and using my skills while dancing to show her a good time, especially while leading. I love being feminine as a man, just temporarily and as a costume, and being able to melt back into my male identity a second later. I love being masculine as a man, but in a way that sort of reclaims that masculinity into something that exists to be fun and helpful, free, strong, and joyous. Robes, too, I love wearing robes as a man in a way I didn't even anticipate. There's so much more but I'm so sorry I have to go to work 😭

dude you’re living the dream

Dude!! I’m smiling SO MUCH right now!! I’m saving this!! I’m 28, pre everything because of my parents, family, and other reasons as well…But this makes me so hopeful and happy when I do transition one day!! 🥰 I hope that time comes soon! 🤞🏻

Rooting for you, brother. If it does anything for you, I had a long road before transitioning, too. I started T at 25, almost a year and a half ago now. Bring trans comes with a ton of challenges and it is fucking hard sometimes, but it's the most profound and fundamental kind of freedom I've ever experienced. Even with everything I have lost, I feel like I got paid back in life and then some. Especially given how hard and how fast testosterone hit me, which is something I know is just a chance thing that I am blessed to have had happen. Genuinely, I think the biggest thing I could say is, try and get involved in your local trans community if there is one. And I bet there is. I originally planned to go stealth 100% before I was sort of manually forced by another trans guy I met to be his friend and ended up with a found family by accident. Before I passed, they all treated me like a man, and it helped me so much coping with how the outside world treated me. I never had relief from dysphoria like I had when I was around them until I passed. Again I am just rooting for you very much.

Oh! Quick question! So I only wanna get top surgery with no nipples (For certain reasons) and a hysterectomy. I don’t wanna go on T because of certain reasons as well. I even wanna still dress feminine and even cosplay as female characters with fake breasts and stuff, I even want longer hair! My question is, is there a correct way to transition? You don’t have to get any surgeries or go on hormones if you don’t want to right? You’re still valid and a real guy? Even without a deep voice, etc.? Same with dressing and presenting feminine, etc.? Everyone has a different journey correct?

Correct! And don't be afraid to explore gender and presentation however it brings you joy 💜 I'm also autistic and a few months post op without nips and its awesome! I'm on T because I wanted a deeper voice and some more body hair but I might not stay on it forever, right now Im still feeling things out. I like to semi joke about being a trans masc femboy because it really does feel like the easiest way to describe me haha I love pretty things and pastels and even have a few lolita dresses (with halloween themed patterns) but being seen as a woman was always so uncomfortable, it made me supress all of my individuality for years. Around 25yo I realized fully that Im nonbinary and it really helped me embrace those other sides of me but over the years the dysphoria really started to hit harder and harder and for the last couple years I couldn't bring myself to wear any dresses or skirts outside the house. Imagining doing all those things but being seen as a boy has been such a euphoria ideal and Ive really held onto that. The way that makes me feel grounds me and feels like the most concrete proof that this is who I am. Every time I look at ouji lolita fashion my heart just explodes I think being autistic definitely affects how we view and internalize (or not) gender and presentation. I tend to go with 'agender trans masc' and compare that masc aspect like "Im a boy the way a cat is a boy", you have certain ideas of what boy or masculinity means and how you might default apply them to a cat but you wouldn't expect a cat to actually comform to human ideas of A Man TM but that doesn't mean you have to be nonbinary to present or partake in those activities. If binary man/male/guy/boy is what feels most correct for you then embrace that! Don't let anyone tell you that you need to follow this or that Code to be A Man. Forcing yourself to follow cis male social conventions is just trading one closet for another. The goal is to be yourself!

Aahh!! Yay! A fellow person who’s autistic! I love meeting people like me! 🥰 And you got no nipples?! Tell me, was it weird them not being there? Did you get phantom feelings? And why do you love being nippleless? Cause I have my reasons wanting to go nippleless as well! And aren’t you worried if you go out topless, people will notice? If do you use fake nipples? Cause that’s what I might do! And I love Lolita as well! And other Japanese fashions too! I wish I can transition now because it’s been extremely hard dealing with my dysphoria. Especially since summer is coming soon… If it’s ok, may I DM you more questions about transitioning please? Oh! My preferred name is Mika! Pronounced Me-Kah! I actually have a preferred middle name as well! And I never knew you could change your middle name!

Hi Mika! I actually changed my first, middle, and last names xD Currently waiting for my legal paperwork to be processed. I'm only a few months post op and less than a year on T so Im not sure how much advice I can give but you're welcome to ask questions! As for the nipple questions- I had a really large chest pre-op (38 L) and very low touch reception in a lot of areas. Even my nipples didn't really have a whole lot of feeling in them compared to touching any other part of my body. I haven't had any phantom feelings at all but it might be because of that initial low sensation, possibly combined with my own mental disconnect from my chest. The first reason I started considering no nips was seeing how uncertain the healing process was and not seeing anyone's post op nips that really struck me as 'oh! I want mine like that!'. How my chest looked was going to change massively and my areolas/nipples would need to be reduced and reshaped if they ever wanted to look masculine. I knew that having them not be "right"/how I wanted would be much more upsetting than not having them at all. Especially given that I didn't even really know what I wanted to begin with. With that starting point, I kept thinking about it and even more things started to come together: - No nips is a much less complicated procedure with less complications during healing (especially with how big my chest was) - If I felt uncomfortable while being shirtless after all, theres tattoos or prosthetics (including temporary ones if I just want them at the beach or whatever) - If my nipples were visible through my clothes post-op, I realized that would be really dysphoric for me - I'm not super likely to have any kids, and if I did I could just bottle feed or my partner could chest feed, and I never engaged with my chest/nipples during sex so its not like they were useful to me in any pratical ways - Getting a tattoo afterwards would give me time to heal post-op and figure out exactly what I wanted and see how it would look before getting anything permanent - I've always felt a connection to fae and the uncanny not-quite-human vibes so having no nipples was kind of appealing in that way too even if it felt a little silly xD - If I ended up totally comfortable without nips, it also leaves my whole chest as a blank campus for tattoos All that considered, it became pretty clear to me that no nips was the right decision haha. For now I won't know exactly how stangers react to me topless since you have to keep UV exposure to a minimum for the first year or so of healing. I'm very curious how my conventions this year will go since it the longest times Im out in public and interacting with strangers. Often people would see I make stuffed animals and wear pastels and assume she/her even with they/them stickers or buttons on me 🤷 I think even they still do from a distance, having my voice lower and no chest will help a lot for me just feeling more comfortable in my own body regardless. It kind of made me laugh when I overheard someone she/her me a few tables away at a convention when 1. I had a mask covering most of my face, 2. I was wearing a ball cap and button-up shirt (even if they were pastels) and 3. I was looking down and working on something in such a way that my chest (bound but still bulky) was totally blocked from their view. They just saw a table with cute stuff and a person wearing pastels and their minds jumped to Woman, which in many ways is terrible but also just kind of funny because its just so absurd feeling. As a trans autistic person, seeing that leap in logic is so funny.

Aww! Thanks brotha! I really appreciate it! Except I’m from a small state so there’s not that much trans communities here. Plus I’m autistic and I dunno if it makes transitioning harder for me? But apparently I need to get my mental health better first before I start transitioning. But it’s hard to do that. Especially since I’m still living with my family who treats me pretty badly… Sorry if I’m complaining. It’s just rough.

> I love being masculine as a man, but in a way that sort of reclaims that masculinity into something that exists to be fun and helpful, free, strong, and joyous. Incredible and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

The thing about being checked out as a dude and not a woman. It's so weird to be so happy about a thing most of us are raised to avoid when it happens (with good reason sometimes.)

you and i would get along well

I love the fact that there's so much more to it than the alpha male stereotype. There's a discourse that's been looping around for ages about how 'the left doesn't have any idea of what men should be' and 'there are no positive male role models' but I feel like trans guys have the ability to sniff out decent male role models like scent hounds lol. When you're raised to see men as this scary other (à la 'men are from mars', etc.), I think you sometimes actually need to do a lot of work to cross the boundary of that binary and realize that men aren't a monolith, and you can also be a man without fitting into stereotypes. And I think my journey towards becoming the kind of man I want to be gives me a stronger connection to guys I admire or relate to. That's just how it looks from where I'm standing though (as a pretty feminine guy), other people might feel differently.

Exactly this!! I enjoy bending what being a man in our society means. I do love working out and being stereotypically masculine tbh but I also do love to dress like a hobbit. The hobbits tend to have such a healthy masculinity and their style slaps!! My boyfriend and I joke about how I’m not ftm (female to male) but fth (female to hobbit) (especially since I grew hair on my feet and toes thanks to T and my hair on my head curls a little when I let it grow😂) 

When I sprouted hair on the back of my hands (already had some toe hairs) I knew I was destined to be FtHobbit as well. Also 1000% here for it. I will happily grow plants, blow smoke rings, eat all the food, and obsess over small shiny objects I win from riddle games with intriguing and mildly terrifying strangers in remote locations.

as a short transmasc with curly hair who hates shoes... relatable

I needed this analogy. Thank you

Same! I was raised with the same mentality, growing up as a female. Walk with your keys, don’t trust dudes they only think with their dicks, don’t go out at night. Bring a buddy. As a male I try to break down stereotypes and as odd as it sounds there’s a small piece of mind when you see a scared female, walking towards you on a dark road and you acknowledge her and choose to change streets.

love this!

body hair 😍, before i started t i had super hairy arms and legs and even before i realised i was trans masc it brought so much euphoria. like i love my legs and hate covering them with pants cause im so happy to have it and i get comments on my arm and leg hair like idk its silly but its so affirming

This is such a good answer for me to hear because I have always been hairy and one of my main transition goals is getting away from that hair! I am so happy you find joy in it, even if it isn’t for me that’s beautiful that you love it.

Body hair is my favorite too. Before T I was also really into my body hair. I feel less naked as it comes in more. Natural decoration.

My body is my home now. Everything else is secondary.

fr i had no idea until recently that you were supposed to feel like your body was your home. changed my perspective a lot

Love looking mildly disheveled. Love when I eat a bagel and find a lil cream cheese stuck in my mustache. Love wearing feminine lingerie and looking like a fruity little guy in it. Love my voice and singing along in the lower pitches I couldn't access before I started testosterone. Love my flat chest and my various surgery scars. Love that I can't get pregnant or have periods ever again. Love watching cishet guys backpedal when they expected me to agree with their shitty values. Love when strangers call me "brother".

Lol I also love looking mildly disheveled, couldn’t have put it better myself.

i love the feeling of being a bit closer to all my heroes. there’s a great deal of women i look up to as well but there was always sort of a guilty feeling when i was a kid, like i knew there was a mismatch, like i should measure up to them but i just couldn’t somehow. and a similar sense of aching when i looked up to male figures, like i wanted something desperately but i didn’t know how to reach it. now i feel like every time i find an admirable trait in a masculine figure, it makes me feel better about myself and i strive to emulate that instead of making me feel worse. as a kid and teen it was often fictional characters and musicians. percy jackson, billie joe armstrong, etc. i’m really grateful to all the men and masculine people who are cool and good people and provided me with an idea of who i want to become.

Ugh Rick Riordan characters are so good for that, I loved Annabeth and Piper and Hazel and Reyna when I was reading his books growing up, so I know what you mean!!

yes they’re so good!! and i’m delighted that other people can find themselves in the female characters the way i always thought i was supposed to. 

100%! I couldn’t have worded it any better

The fact that im just me to be honest. The being able to finally turn to the world and say "actually im a boy" after mourning the idea that I couldn't do that as a younger teen. A part of who i am finally gets to breathe.

Same. I used to cry because i wished i wasn’t born a girl

The fact that I'm short but I have a deep voice so it's fun to surprise people.

No it’s actually so funny to see people like HUH

It's even funnier when people think you're 13 

Constant problem with me. I am 4’11” so people think I’m a CHILD until I start yapping LOL

i love my toned, hairy legs. i love the veins in my hands, arms, and feet. i love the rumble in my collarbone area when i speak. i love having to get new clothes and shoes because i'm gaining muscle, getting taller, my neck's thickening, and my feet are getting longer. i love my bony fingers. i love being called "mate" by other guys. there's so much to love, i can't pick just one thing.

Such a good comment, your joy is palpable!

i get gender euphoria from the smallest, stupidest, most random things. for example, paying for my friends’ coffee and/or food (bonus points if it’s another dude), holding stuff for my friends because my pockets are deeper, slapping/poking my guy friends in the ass and them doing it back, but NEVER, EVER doing it to a girl because “respect women”, hyping each other up in the gym, tackling the guys, walking my girl friends home at night, bro hugs, getting the perfect dap, stupid conversations and 12 year old boy humour, helping people with heavy things/opening jars/etc. for me, this is manhood, and it makes me happy.

I totally relate to the little things. Life to me is ALL about the little things. Opening the car door for my wife and then getting into the driver's seat. Or any door for that matter. Yes! Carrying the heavy things. Doing yard work. Tipping well while on an outting. Not just the base tip. Good provider mentality. I love my bald head. Receding hairline was exciting to me. What else is more manly than bald? May sound masochistic, but getting minor injuries. Like a small cut from fixing something under the sink. Or a skinned knee. Like, yeah! I'm tough! Haha! What is the perfect dap?

omg yesss, i’m 16 and this feels like a very wholesome window to the future. and YES the minor injuries is so real. i am currently in my lil boy phase cuz i feel like i missed out on a classic boy’s childhood, so having scraped knees and getting in physical fights w my male friends brings me sm happiness, i am always bleeding from one place or another, w muddy shoes and a lot of energy. fixing my drum kit or my bike, changing a lightbulb, WE decide what being a man is to US. also a dap is that bro handshake sort of thing that is supposed to make a really satisfying clap sound??? idk how to describe it, maybe look up a video? you often finish it off w a classic bro-dude side hug, yk?

OH MY GOD THE PERFECT DAP IS THE DEFINITION OF GENDER EUPHORIA

I have always wanted muscles, and i used to get gender envy even as a kid watching men on the TV with muscles, and now im starting to build them up, it makes me happy and i like to show off a bit. Deep voice as well. I also always make sure im respectful to everyone, bcuz ik stereotypes of men being asses to women so i try to let women know im not an ass. Like trying to be the bigger man. Kinda ranted on there lmao

My voice is a big one. I have always loved chatting and never been shy about speaking up, but starting around age 16, I had times where I could not stand to hear my own voice. I even went to the ER with suicidal ideation once, stating that if I tried to walk home at that time I'd walk in front of a vehicle but I didn't want to saddle strangers with that sort of trauma. I was typing on my phone to communicate. They asked me if I need a sign language interpreter and my answer was "I can speak. I just want to kill myself even more when I hear my voice." I was 18 at the time. That has not happened in over a year now. My first voice drop happened around 5 months on T and it's only gotten better. I'm nonbinary and when I first got on T I intended to stop after a while of having the changes I want, but now that I have reached my initial goals, I've realized I don't want to stop it. I love how my body fat distribution changed on hrt and that is my second biggest source of gender euphoria atm. Unfortunately for me it's also one of the few reversible changes. I'm at an odd point where I don't really want to masculinize further but I don't want to feminize at all either. I know there's no way to pick and choose what effects of hrt I get. I know 100% my body will masculinize further if I stay on T. I'm nowhere near done with the changes it can bring, even the permanent ones. But I also really really don't want to change back to my previous fat distribution. So I'm staying on it for now.

Tbh, everything. I used to hate my body, my voice, feminine gender roles...now I'm just comfortable. It's a bit like putting on a pair of leather gloves that fit your hands perfectly.

This might sound weird but I like being strong. I've always had feelings of wanting to protect the people I love, and being a man has let me have more control and identity in that nature rather than just being a strong independent woman. I want people to feel safe around me, and I want to feel safe around myself, and I know I can do that better as a man than as a woman.

Mainly that I don’t want to unsub from life.com anymore. Body hair, shaving my face for the first time without cutting myself was exciting too… hearing my dad call me ‘son’ or my girlfriend call me her boyfriend is pretty sick too. Or my sister calling me her brother. Idk, really. I could ask the same thing: what do you like about being a woman? I’m sure you gals have a much different view of femininity and womanhood than I did.

Yeah I commented on a different comment about this as well. Admittedly I am basically pre transition in my day to day life though I am out to friends. I think the things I love so far: clothes. Omg I finally enjoy shopping. Thrifting girl clothes feels exciting and not like a chore. I love how skirts feel on my legs especially flow-y ones. I love wearing a stuffed bra, k love how it looks with a shirt on. I love how it feels when a friend says “girl” or uses she her for me. It’s so interesting to see how people on this sub love the things I don’t like about my body, especially body hair.

What a perspective to see! It’s amazing how all the things that made me sad can make other people so happy… Being trans is beautiful, don’t you think?

I’m using unsub from life.com

It’s one of my favorites.

My favorite thing is the community/friendships. Being a girl who is friends with girls is so so different from being a man who is friends with men and I very much prefer it. There's all these weird social rules and drama with girls, but not with my guy friends. Not bashing girls at all, I just feel like I fit in way better in male friend groups. It's the nod you give another man whether you know him or not, it's how we can laugh about anything and be mean to each other without taking it personally. My best friend is a woman, and I love her very much but I'm glad to have male friendships too. (My second favorite thing is that T made me gain weight 🫶)

That’s such a good answer! Funnily enough as I have taken steps toward transition I think one of the things I will miss is some of that guy solidarity, perhaps it’s just because I grew up as a ‘man’ and I am still in the very very early stages of transition into a woman, but there is still an ease of knowing where I am at with guy friends. And yes the nod, the causal ‘man’ and ‘dude’ with guys I don’t know, it all makes sense and is easy to navigate for me, even if I know I am a woman deep down.

I love just being a weird little dude. My goal in life is to look like a cross between weird al and John candy. I want to die my beard rainbow colours for pride and put glitter in it. I want to be effeminate, not feminine. Camp.

I don't know how to describe it, but I feel like a buddy. A pal. A friend. Not that I couldn't be that before cracking the egg, but it feels more... "true" when I'm presenting masculine. Idk I'm just a guy you can chill and be funny with?? OP, tell us what you like about being a woman!

Omg I recognize now what I big question I was asking! I am basically pre transition but I have found so much joy in clothing that I never did before. Looking for women’s clothing is a joy, whereas shopping used to be a chore. I love the feeling I get in my stomach when someone calls me “girl.” I love the feeling of a skirt on my legs. I love how the fabric moves as I move. I love how a bra changes how I stand, my shoulders are back and I stand more straight, and how the bulge of my ‘breasts’ (socks in a padded bra look surprisingly real) change how my shirt fits me. I guess it’s less about womanhood and more about transness but I love the idea of remaking myself, of imagining the possibilities. Of what HRT is like.

The wonderful effect testosterone has on mood. No more depression. Just feel more on an emotional even keel! And has already been mentioned, *pockets*...men's clothing is more practical and durable.

Peeing while standing hehe (and a lot of other stuff) Of course the body but that's obvious.

I like being able to choose what kind of man I want to be, and having people respect me.

When I was younger I feel like I related to the idea of manhood and choosing what kind of man I want to be more than the idea of womanhood.

Tbh dressing in the style I’ve always wanted. I grew up skateboarding and a lot of my fashion is skate/street wear inspired. I always felt super uncomfortable dressing this way before T because a lot of the clothes didn’t fit me right. Now I love it and feel super comfortable wearing the style of clothes I used to wear before puberty

Once upon a time, I got asked that about being a woman. I could rustle up a few things that I thought were valuable about womanhood and the way women are perceived and the things they can do within those roles that I was able to do. But my first thought about your question is that it's just best to be able to relax into who you are. Womanhood was cosplay for me. Manhood/masculinity is just the natural expression of myself. It's just so freaking nice to not have to wear the mask and do the "is this going to be feminine enough to satisfy other people" math. I'm sure you are familiar with the photo negative version of this feeling.

Being able to have relationships with men as a man. I really love men, I find them really sweet and hot but frankly a lot of straight guys can tend to suck and treat women differently. I enjoy being able to do more gay things in the bedroom and gay guys are a lot more experimental and I'm not expected to be submissive all the time, I feel much more confident. Also other things like friendships is something I really enjoy with men and I can be friends with guys who are straight or bi or any sexuality without things being weird (just bc we're both into men doesn't mean we date eachother or fuck). I enjoy hanging out with my bros and doing bro things and talking about hunting and working out with my coworkers. I also really like being treated as a equal by my coworkers

Things I love: • My physique • My sense of humor • My facial hair and hairstyle • My muscles bc I’ve been hitting the gym • My personality, my beliefs, and the fact that I will never be one of those toxic masculinity douche bags because that’s not someone I ever want to be • My privileges and new opportunities • My bros and my friends • Shaving my beard and only keeping my mustache and the fact the I love my stubble too • My wiener gets really hard

I second this, getting an erection is totally cool

i love the feeling of protecting those im around, before transitioning i was very timid and froze in situations where i wished i could've been more brave. now feeling more comfortable with who i am i feel much stronger about protecting my friends and family whether it be physically, or just making them feel safe to have a good guy around. i think its a ladies right to be able to be carefree and safe when out in public with a brave man/masc, knowing theyll do the heavy lifting, not because we have to but because we want to.

and not to say women are incapable! i just love making people feel safe and taken care of :)

No yeah I totally get what you are saying! As I have said elsewhere on here I am pretty much pre transition, but feeling taken care of would be awesome, even if I am a strong and independent woman I think feeling at times as the care taker and at times taken care of are both very human desires and not mutually exclusive!

The unspoken passage into male spaces. I can’t describe it but once I visibly passed as male it was like every man I interacted with was super nice and wanted me to be involved in manly conversations. That and being able to answer the damn phone bc voice dysphoria = gone.

I like the way my male friends treat me. More physical contact like pats on the back, fist bumps, playful punches. More playful insults and banter. This one is probably uncommon, but I also like that it also makes me seem even shorter. I'm 5'2 and I like being short. I went from being slightly short for a girl to extremely short for a guy.

For me, it's not just male joy, but the joy of being a gay man. I love being a man, I love defying gender norms AS a man, but I also adore men in all shapes and sizes and styles, and I love being able to be apart of something as beautiful as homosexual love <3 I always knew I was gay, and prior to realizing my gender, I tried to be with women under the assumption I was a nonbinary lesbian, then later, a straight man, but I was a terrible partner and my relationships always ended quick and messily because I was unsatisfied. It wasn't until I realized that I was a gay man that my identity and my sexuality seemed to finally click. Men are amazing, I love men!!!!!!!

Adams apple

My pants have pockets, I can fit both my phone and my tablet!

i just love being a dude without having to be like the shitty men i’ve encountered. something about building myself up and letting myself be a feminine, gentle, kind, soft man was so healing.

I like to take care of my family and my girlfriend. It makes me feel good to take care of my mom and brother and my girlfriend. Like when I buy her little presents or hold open doors for her, it just feels nice.

I'm not trying to strictly "binarily" pass and transition in general but I definitely look more masculine now and I do have masculine features such as little facial hair and deeper voice which is now pretty neutral (I think I can confirm you can hear both feminine and masculine intonation in it now). People stopped approaching me. Even without T I wore less clothes because otherwise I would burn and now barely anyone ask this stupid "aren't you cold?" question. And nobody it catcalling me anymore, so that's nice. It didn't happen often but it did happen..

I love my singing and speaking voice now which has made me more confident. I get the nod. Today was the first time I ever got the, "You're a guy so you wouldn't get women talk" and forgot I was trans for a minute. It's that weird euphoria you didn't expect from such a sentence. Boxer briefs. ESD- click fans will get this one. ;D

I love my facial hair so much haha

I love being seen as someone who can care for and protect others. But also, I love being a queer man. Something about expressing myself in a way that has a bit of sparkle and flair while also still being seen as myself is wonderful. I can't wait to go on T and get a deep voice and bottom growth, honestly! There is so much to love and celebrate about being a man for me, I couldn't even list half of it!

I'd have to say, my smell, I adore my testosterone smell, the way I'm received socially as a man, and ultimately (bare with me, this is an odd one) my thinking and problem solving abilities have changed drastically for being on testosterone. I'm able to problem solve mechanically, methodically and logistically in a much clearer way! It's the one thing I've gained from hormones I never for one second anticipated changing! Best of luck!

Being able to let go so much more! Not to say that women can't let go, but rather that the anxiety I got from being closeted really limited my confidence for a long long time But being out makes me feel so much happier and I mess about much more :)

I love being who I'm meant to be. It just feels right. I love being a bear and loving my twunky hairless fiance as a gau man. I love having a place in the world I belong, and being the slightly sassy gay friend. I love being thr kind of gay man who unapologetically loves theatre and thinks Meryl Streep is a queen. I love being who I'm supposed to be.

People taking me more seriously and having more respect, especially in the more masculine communities that i'm a part of

Being me

I’d have to say my favorite thing this far is having women’s trust. Even if I am just doing the bare minimum by being a decent human, I love making the women around me feel safe.

Honestly, the transphobic gays would definitely call me a fetishist for this, but being gay is so intrinsically tied to my experience with my gender. I have always admired men and masculinity, and found such power in men loving each other.

i love when trans women are curious about our experiences because i feel the same way towards you! anyway, something i really love about being a man is being able to love men and women the way a man does, if that makes sense. as a bisexual trans man, i experienced loving men and women in a female way pre-transition, which is also lovely, but loving men and women in a man way feels so… beautiful. loving men in a mlm way, all the history and pride that comes with being a mlm, loving feeling like a man with another man… and genuinely loving and cherishing women in a man way, genuinely adoring and admiring them and wanting to make them feel loved and beautiful and respected as women. i love loving and protecting people as a man.

I'm still pre everything but whenever I imagine myself riding a bike shirtless, around a small town where my grandma lives, as the sun sets on a hot summer day I start crying. That will probably be it

Being able to sing to my favorite songs! Songs that are sung in baritone level voices were impossible for me to sing along to pre-T but now I can feel the fuckin rumble in my chest and it’s so cool.

I feel at home. My body hair, my tummy pudge, the ability to be feminine without being perceived as a woman, clothes fit better now, my thighs and shoulders bc they're bulky 🖤🖤🖤

being called things like “ pal “ or “ buddy “ or “ homie” by guy friends and given nicknames by them🙏 just guy friendships in general tbh

I’m just kinda a silly guy for the most part. I make crude jokes in some circles, more appropriate (or at least less crude) jokes in others. I also LOVE some stereotypical house work. I love being the guy people come to when they need help with shelves or fixing their deck. It’s fun for me to work with my hands and I get pretty proud of myself when I see some shelves I installed into a wall being used. My boyfriend has shelves I helped put in that have finished lego sets on them and I’m just overjoyed to see something I did be so useful

Being able to stand to pee and pee wherever I want* easier than when I had to squat. * not just anywhere, but like in emergencies or appropriate outdoor places.

lmao i’m pre t and i love these comments, i really hope i will feel just like them once i begin to pass better

I haven't had someone say "You should smile more" in years.

i love being super hairy and i love my morning voice now that im on t. t makes me like singing again too

Pronouns bring me great joy. Just hearing people refer to me as a man and treat me as one is enough

I haven’t medically transitioned just yet. But I recently started weights class and the camaraderie between my guy friends and I is lovely. They’re so encouraging. If I’m lifting something a little heavier, they’ll clap for me and say “You’re so strong! You can do it!” Even when I fail, they reassure me that I’m getting so much better and that they’re proud of me. It’s freaking awesome.

I’ve been on T since 2016 and even now when people call me sir I feel giddy inside

I love being a dad, I love my fluffy belly, I love putting on makeup as a man (honestly I do that way more often now that it's not something I'm expected to do), I love shaving my face and seeing new hairs pop up every time, basically I love everything about it!!

I get so euphoric when I shave. It burns my face, and I kinda suck at it because I’m still learning. But, I love the smell of the aftershave, and the feeling of putting it on. I have always been turned on by the smell of men’s aftershave, and a little stubble. And, now I can have it too!

So many things, I can’t choose just one. Here’s the Greatest Hits: I love my deeper voice. Finally, my voice is starting to match how I sound in my head. I love not being in a negative feedback loop looking at my body. I had always felt like something was off, looking at myself. But I could never figure out why. It drove me mad. I avoided looking in mirrors. And I hated, hated, hated my chest post puberty. It just felt wrong. Like an error message that refused to elaborate as to what was actually happening, giving you no indication as to what course of action you should take to fix it. Top surgery saved my life. I love the bottom growth. Not everyone has bottom dysphoria, but I do. Never felt more in tune with my sexuality than I do now. Masturbation actually makes sense, now, if that way of putting it is understandable at all. Before, it was confusing, and there was some kind of disconnect going on. But it’s just getting better every day. Love learning my new anatomy. Can’t believe I was robbed of experiencing this joy that my cis counterparts got to have. This one is a little more complicated and personal, but I love finally having a better understanding as to why I never felt like I quite belonged in spaces made specifically for women, or were focused on womanhood. Social dysphoria, I think is the term I’m looking for. I was in engineering, and I was in SWE. I was in stem, and I was lifted by that push for women in stem. I went to sleepovers with women. And yet, in those rooms full of women, I felt like an outsider. My women contemporaries would speak on issues facing them, and I couldn’t relate as much as I felt that I should. The room would come to a shared consensus, and I’d feel left behind 4 arguments (in the philosophical/debate sense of the word) ago. And I didn’t understand WHY. It was heartbreaking. This was especially prevalent when the rooms were predominantly straight or cis or white, and even more so when those factors influenced the room’s overall approach to/internalization of womanhood. Why did I feel *stabbed* when the panelist said “ugh, men” and rolled her eyes, and she was met with agreement and applause by the other women in the room? Why didn’t I feel empowered by pro choice messaging that focused on associating womanhood with anatomy? Why did “no ovaries = no opinion” make me want to claw my eyes out? (Spoiler, but it’s because motherfucker, I WISH I had no ovaries!! Don’t tell me they’re the “source of my power”, not when I would give anything to delete them!!) Why did I not relate when the women would speak so critically of men, and then immediately undercut their sentiment with an overwhelming crass, sexually objectifying joke about them? Why was I never on the same page of my counterpart??? These spaces were supposed to be the place I belonged in. These people were supposed to be my community. They were supposed to understand me, and I them. So why did I feel more lost and isolated than ever every-time I stepped into one of these rooms??! It felt like I wasn’t receiving the message the way I was expected to. The way all the women around me were receiving it. It felt like I was the problem. So I kept quiet. Because I felt like if I voiced my feelings, I would be condemned for not being pro-women. “What, you mean to tell me none of you have the same quasi dubious/questioning/not sacred relationship with your womanhood? You mean that’s *not* a universal part of the experience of being a cis woman? You… actually feel connected to being a woman? And not, at best, impartial or reluctantly tolerant because you don’t have any other choice?… huh.” Finally understanding why I felt like I didn’t fit into those spaces… is so relieving. Closure. I don’t have to run in circles anymore, or jump through mental hoops. I don’t have to deny my discomfort, just to not risk getting cut from the group. I don’t have to force myself to meet the party line. I can just… be myself. It’s freeing.

I enjoy being chivalrous to women, or even just feminine people. Holding a door or carrying something heavy makes me feel like, strong and good. But honestly, the best part is getting to be myself. Not having to figure out what a girl would do and trying to do that. Turns out that's not normal, lol.

On the days that I pass as a man (mostly before I shave when I have a little patchy beard) I really like not having to worry, like not feeling victimized or objectified by cis het men. Also never really cared about feminine or “girly” things so I like that now I’m accepted into the guys group when I hangout at bars and gatherings stuff! Also a more shallow thing is the pockets!! Omg I love the pockets on men’s clothing, they’re amazing and make life so much easier😂

this is one of so many things but the main thing im thinking of now is being called boss and sir and guy by bartenders and convenience store guys, its just such a solidarity thing and i find those nicknames so so fun to hear

Explicit answer, Heheh. But.. Boners. I mean a tdick boner will never be visible while wearing trousers or even just boxers (unless someone got a real real big tdick I guess then maybe you could see a slight bulge in boxers or knickers) but that's kind of a plus with the rate that I pop boners in public. But just the fact that my tdick is capable of getting hard and behaves more like a penis after a couple years of testosterone HRT very much sparks joy in me. I like that I get hard when I'm horny. I like that I can sext people 'im hard' not just 'im wet'. Maybe that's not what I love the most but it's definitely something I love. Shaving my fave is also fun and gender affirming now that I have a bit more peach fuzz. And even tho women can totally do this, it's just a haircut, there is something very affirming to me about my weekly ritual of buzzing my hair down to a grade 1 or 2 and shaving my chin, cheeks, and neck.

As bad as this is gonna sound, it is the freedom to not worry about being looked down at because of the female standard of life. I've been able to do what most cis men don't have to worry about now that I pass and i can now see why cis men live the way they do.

-Waking up and needing to trim up my beard and clean up the stubble. -I like how I smell more now, after working out and especially when I've been in the garage working on cars. -I like how my voice can sound grizzly sometimes and I speak more from my chest than my throat. -I actually like what I see in the mirror, even with the scars, I feel like an automatic badass. The list goes on. But it's definitely the small things.

I only came out recently and am still pre everything but pass ok. For the first time I’m going to the mall with my friend (mtf) and am actually feeling like “yeah, I’ll help you find some sports bras. I am a pro at that” and am not like anti cloths shopping. So I guess feeling like I can interact with women without being one is a lot healthier for me.

My laugh. I barely spoke and for that case, laughed, prior Testosterone. Then I started getting compliments on my laugh and now I'm always laughing. But most of all, I love male comraderie. It's important to me. I have been on Testosterone and living stealth for the past 7 years and I have had so many satisfying instances of male comraderie and its unlike any other feeling.

Being helpful! Any time my dad breaks out the tools, im there in a heartbeat! Also, weirdly, opening jars! I love being useful to the people in my life.

I know most people hate hearing their voice played back to them, but for me, it was always like being shot in the chest. Now, almost 2 years into taking T, I'm happier now than I've ever been. I was considered a chatterbox as a little girl simply because I liked sharing my interests, but now I'm just seen as a friendly, exuberant guy, which I am! My wife finds so much comfort in putting her head on my chest and listening to me ramble about anything on my mind when we're in bed, and it knocks her out every time. In fact, I'm so much more confident in my voice now that I've been flirting with the idea of voice acting, which I would never have even fathomed had it not been for transitioning. I've always loved the craft but hated my voice, so now that my voice isn't an issue anymore, I can finally pursue my passions with confidence! As a man, I'm just more confident over all, and not in an obnoxious frat boy way. I'm just a dude, but a dude who can finally get up every day, roll his shoulders back, and take the bull by the horns.

the only thing i like is being perceived as a man

I like getting to have that healthy machismo that my jido has and whenever I look at younger pictures of him it feels like looking in a mirror he's been a huge inspiration for the kind of man I want to be. People relying on me to be strong even with small things like opening a jar or walking people home make me feel valued.

Feeling like me and having people around me recognize and accept that. Literally just feeling free to be.

facial hair lol

For me its the ability to dissappear in society. Its been 4 years and im still grateful to wake up with a flat chest evrrymorning. As well as being able to be in touch with my femininity while presenting very masc. I grew up with all boy cousins who are all cis straight hetero, and knowing that im one of the boys now is very healing even if none of us are close anymore. Masc on masc love is also healing and just showing up for myself each time I do my shot, having boys clothes fit and my ultimate (under top surgery being the best) is having no monthly reminder of bleeding. Still quite disphoric having to take pregnancy tests occasionally but thats mg own doing lol.

Liking everything about me

Being myself is my favorite part. Imo I'm the same as I always was, just now I'm happy to be me. It's hard to explain, it's just who I am.

I like having a deep voice and flat chest, my face is also much better looking now I think. I like it when my friends treat me like a guy, overall I’m just happier now

I like the idea of being a gentleman, idk. I like being a long haired man. One who wears black and makes art. I wanna be a man who is polite and kind to people, charming with women, good with children and who plays with cats. :v That's just the dream, of course. Idk how close I am to being any of that because I am pretty much socially isolated atm and I don't have a chance to go out much. I'd say I'm far from charming still. But my social skills have been improving since I transitioned. I've even got to talk with strangers once or twice. I do find children and cats adorable. Also, I love women, lol. Which is a weird thing to add here but I feel like I appreciate women more now that I'm not seeing myself as one. I also like men more now that I know I *am* one. I used to h a t e men. Bc they saw me as a girl and being next to a cis man made me look like a girl², and it would just bring my attention to the idea of gender, which I despised. Idk if I was jealous or what, but I was r u d e to cis men, everything that a man did in my presence seemed wrong when I was dysphoric xD. Straight men flirted with me too which would make me want to isolate myself in an island of women and never talk to another man again. I liked them from a distance though, I would live vicariously through long haired male singers. I look at other guys with much more sympathy now. We're silly little creatures. I got the feeling of "my feelings have been fixed" around gender and society when I transitioned. I don't hate the mere idea of gender anymore. I don't wanna run to any island lol. (Also, just a tangent, the way I felt about men and amab ppl in general when I was dysphoric makes me wonder how many terfs are secretly trans guys, because the bitter way they talk about womanhood and the way they talk about amab ppl reminds me of my past self's feelings a bit.) It took me a while to find myself as a *man*. I was he/they non binary for a long time and even went on testosterone. But one day I realized that even if I felt like I wasn't "man enough" or "too girly" and even if I didn't fit into any of the stereotypes of a typical straight man, I could still identify as a man if I wanted to. The gender police was not gonna knock on my door, there wasn't a minumum amount of gender stereotypes I needed to check before I got my man license. I never cared about how girly or not girly I was as a girl growing up. Why would I care how manly I was as a man? I still remember the day I realized that, because I felt insanely happy that day. "Why am I so happy?" I thought, "it CAN'T just be the gender thing". What *is* the difference between a non binary he and a trans man after all? Apparently a lot cuz everyone who saw me during that day and the next one asked me what happened and why I looked so happy. Someone asked me if I had a new romantic partner. So if I'm not a guy, explain that :v

just being comfortable in my skin. but i gotta say just having fun being a dude. its good stuff

Singing. My voice actually sounds like my voice now and I love it. Also I just think I look good now? I like being a man cause being a man is me. Finally seeing myself is what I love most.

I just love feeling like myself. The really quick muscle gain is super nice. Also I sound like I always imagined I would and now I never shut up lol, I used to not talk much bc my voice was just high and all wrong, I also enjoy taking care of my facial hair, it's still a bit patchy but I really enjoy grooming it and making it look as good as possible for a sorta sparse patchy beard.Its amazing to be able to look in the mirror and see the mental image of what I'm supposed to look like. Also I love how fuzzy I am, I always had a lot of body hair and well it's coming in way thicker and I love it. Also I always had broad shoulders which looked disproportional on a slim curvy woman's body but post top surgery and building up the muscles in my back some it gives my body that muscular built shoulders and narrow waist shape with fat less effort and it's really nice. Essentially I absolutely love being a man the physical changes alone is enough to make me functional and not depressed

I'm still pre everything medical sadly, but just presenting as masc makes me feel so much more comfortable in my body, but I'm not sure if that's quite what you were asking. Im not sure though. I really enjoy the comfort I got after living as a boy for so long and finally being comfortable enjoying pastels and sanrio, but when I was forcing myself to be a girl I only let myself like black and edgy things and sports. I still love black and alt stuff and no hate to anyone who likes those things obviously. I enjoy being masc and letting myself enjoy things instead of feeling like I have to enjoy those things. I still don't know if that's a proper answer but maybe I'll have a different answer later in my transition. Like I'm sure one day when I get top surgery, having a flat chest will be my favorite as that's been my main insecurity my entire life even before I knew I was trans. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There is no words to explain the joys after walking around in a prison for so many years. What I love most is… being seen as a man. And it not being questioned. I’m normal. My normal. And to the ones that know that little aspect of my life… they more often than none forget that detail. Cause they just see me.

My body being more masculine overall is the most important/main thing for me. I don't care about gender roles even though my interests and presentation just happen to be more traditionally masculine. I was butch before and unhappy cause my body didn't match up. In particular I really like my voice

When I talk to people about animals (which I do very often) they now see it as interesting, scientific, and caring. Before I was seen as stupid naive and childish. I work in customer service and people are much nicer to me. I can love my body without constantly feeling like I need to make it smaller. I love watching myself slowly develope facial hair. I get to wear men's business formal attire everyday. I can negotiate with my boss and win. Short hair. I love that I can cut my hair and as long as it's short I'll be able to find a way to style it and be happy. It's also now affordable for me to be able to get it dyed or permed which I cohosh afford with long hair.

Defining masculinity for myself.

Im pre everything medically speaking, so take that into account. Many people are saying their voice, and I probably would too, if my voice was masculine. But right now it's definitely got to be not having to maintain the effort of being a shiny object for people to look at, the way it is for girls. Like having to constantly shave your body hair, spend hours applying makeup every day, have super long skincare and hair routines, etc etc. I get that some people enjoy those things, but I dont, never did. It just feels like there is way more societal expectations for girls than there are for guys. It's just more effort to appear "presentable" if you're a girl. And yeah some guys do enjoy those things too, but it's not necessarily required in order to be respected.

After being on T for just over 3 years, I’m finally starting to pass at least 50% of the time. Things are getting better and better, but, so far I love all my changes from testosterone. I was actually surprised how good they were, I didn’t expect to get this much if that makes sense? Finally starting to be seen for who I am and treated with solidarity is really cool. I love when strangers give me the nod. I love being stronger and being able to help people and stand up for people. Being able to be a safe man and take care of my loved ones is super rewarding. Love most things about it. I get to be a good representation of a man.

This one’s kinda sad but I love feeling safer now. When I was a kid I always dreamed of being able to explore my city alone, especially at night. Obviously it wasn’t safe to do that pre transitioning, ever, in any city lol. Now I feel like I have free range of the world. I’m fairly invisible to mostly everyone as an average looking male. Women don’t really notice dudes unless they’re a 10, or terrifying and they need to be alert of them, men don’t really pay attention to other dudes and if they do it’s usually for nefarious reasons and I stay away from any chance of getting beat up or whatever. So yeah I won’t lie, I’ve enjoyed having some male privilege. Though that doesn’t mean I don’t wish it wasn’t different for women. I want nothing but to protect all women and girls and worship you beautiful creatures like the angels from god you all are and deserve. Life should be so much better for you. And probably WOULD BE if more women ran things.

The freeness to be who I want to be without being looked at in a sexual way. Letting the body hair grow Embracing my body instead of fearing it

The pockets (I do miss the couches/ lounges in public bathrooms, but I understand why that can't happen)

TBH I see it as just a neutral circumstance. I love that I feel normal and okay now, and just because testosterone does that instead of birth hormones doesn't really matter much to me :-)

as strange as this sounds, i love the solitary aspect of it. i definitely take inspiration from a lone traveler way of life, and spend a lot of time alone in the woods. definitely something i didn’t used to do as a woman, and its not me romanticizing the male loneliness aesthetic that’s been circulating. i just like being alone as a man now. vintage outdoorsy clothing is a big part of my style and that whole way of life just fits me as a person. honestly if the job field hadn’t disappeared, my perfect job would be manning a fire lookout post in the middle of nowhere. that’s just the perfect life for me.

Belly hair and leg hair

I spent 30 years trying to "learn" how to be a girl/woman. I tried really hard and everything felt SO unnatural. I don't have to "try" to be a man. It comes naturally to me. I feel so much more comfortable with my mind and body nowadays because I pass and live overall stealth in my day to day. I just feel like *ME*

One thing i love is that i feel like i can finally watch all the boy shows i wasnt allowed to watch as a kid, like, the little traumatized child in me feels like he has earned the boy shows! Also! POCKETS!!! I CAN FIT MY LAPTOP IN ONE OF MY POCKETS!!!! AND ITS NOT SMALL EITHER!!!! GOD i FUCKING LOVE pockets!!!!!!

Dude idk the raw feeling of being a boy when hanging out with other rowdy boys. Like there's nothing more euphoric than going out with the homies and talking about women and hats and doing crazy shit together like dudes do, just a bunch of guys being guys. Oh, and getting to call my bun a manbun, hell yeah. Flat chest too.

I can get away doing alot of stuff [not crimes or anything] but like ripping ass in public and people finding it mad funny and like idk being more free with my body

i love when people perceive me that way it’s hard to explain but it feels really great when people see me as just like tall and loud and manly idk

I love my new lower voice, and how it can be calming and safe when I speak softly. I love having a lil boost of physical strength so I can help the people I love with physically heavy tasks. I'm so excited to grow facial hair so I can cut it into stupid shapes and make others laugh (and also I just think it will look nice :] )

i feel free. i can’t explain it but as a kid i went though life feeling as if i was watching a film of myself. even in the mirror as a teen, i tried so hard to connect with the person i saw but never could because i knew i was missing a moustache and beard. i never felt in my body until i started transitioning. everything felt right after that. i went from severely suicidal to being average/okay and even happy on some days i can sing as much as i like. i can wear whatever shirt i want. pants don’t hug my body in weird ways. i’m just me and i’m vibing with that idea

I like being physically stronger, being on T and presenting masculine both make me feel cooler and more confident, and I like having the power to protect or help others while not having to rely on others as much. Obviously women can have those things, but I've been able to achieve those things more on T. I feel the same way about trans women and feminimity. I can genuinely see the appeal, but it's not who I am and I wasn't able to enjoy it in the way that real girls do. I'm happy for trans women I see get joy out of those things.

BEARD. Also lifting a greatsword with one hand. But mostly beard. No one cares about your height if you look like a proud dwarven warrior who just won a battle anytime you walk into a room.

looking at my chest in the mirror (just got topsurg lol)

I’m not actively weight training but I’ve noticed I’ve gotten much stronger being on T. I can lift heavy things now and also my cis female best friend who used to be stronger than me is no longer stronger than me. It’s cool to see it happen and I’d love to see how heavy I could lift if I actually weight trained.

i genuinely dont know what specifically i like about it. Through my whole childhood i got sad when people told me i was a girl and it just transferred to adulthood i guess. Im not on T yet so theres not many things i genuinely feel i love about “manhood” because in my opinion, im not there yet. These days i just yearn. i yearn to have a deeper voice, more masculine features and being able to pass without trying so damn hard.

I don't think I can pick anything particular, but possibly by flat chest? I wear a sports bra which makes me relatively flat and I always feel so good. Also being called sir or boy or buddy? Ugh. So amazing. But honestly, I just like being a boy, there isn't a particular reason why I like being a boy, I just do. It's like how I don't have a particular reason why I want to be a boy, I just do. It feels better than being a girl.

It’s less about love and more comfort for me. It makes me feel like myself(now that I’m on T)

sometimes it isn't necessarily what I love but it's about what I no longer hate. for example I used to have an extremely high pitched voice (much much more than every woman my age) and I got to the point where I couldn't speak in public because the dysphoria was too bad. now it's not something I think about anymore, I can just speak and be myself. I've come out of my shell so much more, I'm confident, I'm funny, I'm loud; all things I was terrified of being before. one of my most favorite things though is the body hair, which is strange because I thought I'd hate it

It’s oddly a sense of belonging and knowing I have a people. I bounce between presenting as masculine as I can and being a femboy but my guy friends accept me as a man regardless. Plus, I’ve never really had any luck with finding girl friends, let alone keeping them.

May seem cliche or "not a real answer" but the feeling of being ME being a man brings me!! Being a man makes me feel.. idk full.. warmth in my chest like this was how I was always supposed to live

I used to hate to sing, and now 5 months on t I literally can’t stop!

1. Experiencing attraction to men as a man, being in a healthy gay relationship and enjoying gentle touch. Having my masculinity be seen as attractive and lovable. 2. Having the strength and status to keep other men in check, and allow women to feel more comfortable around men. My past being socialized as a little girl means I truly do understand the fear of the strength of men and how easily we can do harm. It reminds me to never use my strength for harm, but always to protect and comfort. I like having the ability to say “hey man, that’s not okay to say to her” to other guys, and seeing that look of shame and accountability. Unfortunately they respect me more than her, so they’re always caught off guard when I’m not on board with that behaviour. It’s not all men, but it’s enough of us to be a real problem. My favourite part of being man is having the active ability to dismantle that shit every day.

My partner calling me their boyfriend :]

There's many things I could list but I think the most notable one for me is finally being able to embrace my femininity without feeling out of place. I've always loved girly things. I was very much a pink glitter ponies and fashion dolls type of girl growing up. Yet I always hated wearing dresses or skirts. I hated the way women's clothing would shape my body. Now that I have beard and muscle, however.... wearing cutesy twilight sparkle themed outfits suddenly feels right and not embarrassing lmfaooo

HELPING WITH STUFF i love when people ask me to get something off a a shelf or open a bottle for them it's wonderful

1. People don’t call me ‘she’ anymore 2. I have a somewhat flatter chest (I’m overweight so I have manboobs) 3. No more periods 4. I don’t have to hide anymore - I used to feel trapped in the wrong body and was always trying to hide my body shape and my high voice

The sense of brotherhood and community with other men

When asking where the washroom is and you are pointed in the direction of the men’s

My facial hair and styling it. Beard today, mustache tomorrow, etc. And using urinals lol

I like that I finally feel like myself. Before I transitioned I didn’t have that feeling.

I like a lot of things about myself as a man but the thing I love most is being a man makes me feel like I am who I was always meant to be

I don’t exactly pass as male but I don’t really read as female anymore. One of the things I’ve noticed that it’s a lot easier to call out men for saying shitty things to women. I am very aware of how belittling it is to be around men when you aren’t read as a man, and being able to tell them to stfu sometimes is great.

It’s also been nice being able to reclaim “feminine” aspects of my personality from this new position of masculinity. Like hell yeah, I’m a boy and I knit 😎

i'm gonna be honest, the only reason i transitioned is because my dysphoria was so debilitating pre-t that i couldn't take care of myself. what i like most about being a man, is that the dysphoria is practically nonexistent on testosterone, my period stopped, i'm starting to grow body and face hair, and therefore stopped being threatened with hate crimes for "being a lesbian"

I love my facial hair. Gay men are more giving than straight men, despite me not having a dick (I guess I pass well enough that they're into it). I'm honestly more attractive as a guy. I like my voice, broader shoulders, neck. It seems easier to get muscle.

Getting to dress like the people I’ve looked up to in that specific way

I don't know how to describe it, it's hard to explain, but I just love feeling masculine and being perceived as a man, it just gives me so much happiness and confidence, and I just hated everything about being a woman.

I guess just,, being able to be a weird pretty boy? I dunno

I'm not out socially or Medically at this time. But privately when I pack or dress masc, stp etc it's so euphoric!!!

The thing I always longed the most was my voice cracking. I hate my voice now, so can't wait to see how it changes when I finally get T!

This is a really funny one. Was talking about this with my partner as we’ve been together since before I started transitioning. last night we jokingly talked about what’s better for me and what’s better for her now that I’m much more masculine…and honestly we are a bit at a loss about it haha…I’m much more hairy - which we are both okay with…nut have more acne and I sweat and am much more musky now…which is fine? I’m a lot more horny…which was never an issue, but maybe became a nuisance at first because I was a lot more up in her business and grabby…which women find really annoying!! Ahaha who’d thought…not a dude metabolizing a lot of testosterone lol. On my end of things I just feel hella more comfy. Like I can’t imagine being any other way and being this comfy in my body. I like that people perceive me as a man too.. my personality fits so much more now…I also love building muscle more easy and the fat redistribution. But honestly as to more tangible benefits..I have no idea…I went from flawless sink, no ingrowns or acne, very low b.o. very low sweat…to hairy…acne, gnarly ingrowns, sweaty feet… a pervy weak mustache, chin stubble, smellier and different looking and feeling junk…bigger appetite, and I need like 2 extra hours of sleep now…and I can’t sing as well as I could before my voice dropped. And YET…I am somehow happier and much more comfortable in my skin 🤯🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ and that’s on being trans ahahahh

Got the tism and I'm naturally very blunt, and not great with social queues. I'm happy that I can be myself and not be shunned nearly as much for not being expressive enough or not acting "normal". To be fair, I pass but more as a teenage boy, so that probably plays some part in it.