r/TransMasc

Some stupid pics for reference.

Ive been attempting to grow my hair out for my dream hairstyle but I’m afraid my face and frame is just too girlish to have long hair and still pass as masculine. My dad is threatening to cut his beard if I cut my hair again (which is devastating, his beard is gorgeous). However dysphoria has been beating my ass lately.

I enjoy dressing feminine from time to time, but this is my usual me and I enjoy being perceived in a more masculine light.

Need some honest opinions here, and some hairstyle recommendations perhaps

Got my first roll of tape a year ago, had no idea what i was doing, used all of it on shit binding and didnt get more for a few months. Tried it again as i was getting really bad rib pains but was still very dysphoric, it was okay and i loved not having to remove it or put a binder on in the morning. Tape is now my main form of binding and binders are annoying stand-ins for when my skin is healing (from rather nasty blistering and skin irritation tbf) but otherwise it’s amazing.
Band is 27/28 and bust is 34, so makes me a D cup i think, calculators say that/more but i dont believe them.

This is proof / encouragement to people trying out tape that it is definitely possible to get a flat enough chest even with a cup size that isnt A/B, and practice makes (nearly) perfect, as i wish i kept trying straight away even after being disheartened the first time.

Btw i know the current tape job could be improved still but i cba right now so yeah 😭✌️

The first photo was two years ago, about 2 months on T. It took a while to figure out what worked for me in the gym. I typically do 3 days a week full body and try to hit 10-12 sets per muscle group, except chest and back. I try to aim for 16-18.

Not a "do I pass" post since I already know I dont (not a single stranger genders me correctly regardless of what people online say, go argue with the wall). I just want to know if shaving my head is going to make me look worse/more fem or not

I dont want to post this to any of the passing subreddits because, again, 1) I already know I dont pass based on appearance alone and I dont want any other advice. I only want opinions on a buzzcut. And 2) Theyre mean as fuck over there 😭 I've never posted in one before but posts from passing subreddits get recommended sometimes and the comments are always so cruel.

Hoping this place will be a lot nicer.

Also, Im 22. Before anyone asks.

And please dont recommend other haircuts. I've already decided Im either keeping what I have or shaving it. Nothing inbetween.

i had the best time at london pride yesterday!! so many people complimented my shirt and not one person misgendered it, i’m gonna be riding this high for a while hahaha

I always loved water! I grew up going to lakes for vacation and then moved to the coast. I was the kid you had to hold back to put on sun screen because I just wanted to be out there. I was on swim team and was set to join a training team that prepares kids to work towards the Olympic level. Then, dysphoria hit so hard that I stepped away from my love of water. I quit swim team because it made me nauseous to see my developing body in a bathing suit and I started to spend a lot of my summers inside because I didn’t want to be in the heat unless I was in water.

I think my younger self would be very happy to know he would be able to enjoy the water again one day. I never thought I would be at the point I’m at now, swimming in pools, the ocean, and lakes almost every weekend with my shirt off, chest flat, and my hair long. I feel like I’m getting back those years I lost and I’m remembering euphoria isn’t just how you look, but being happy with the things you can do, even if they’re familiar things! Have y’all found gender euphoria similar to this? Where you used to do it before coming out and then gained it back when you felt more yourself?

The lighting and angles may be kinda shit because I don't take selfies often. I was just curious on how well my binder actually works. It is very comfortable and I have no trouble with getting full, deep breaths in it. My goal isn't necessarily to achieve full flatness because that is likely only a pipe dream. I guess what I'm asking is whether or not my result looks at least somewhat believable or natural for my body type.

The covered face ones are me lol

(Two from iris olympia)

So, yeah, now I look like a femboy, not a woman. But I don't care, I'm flat!

(first time posting here, I'm terrified)

5 months post top surgery, 3 years on T
Mostly dysphoria free now and getting hits of euphoria by messing with my presentation (switching between masc and androgynous)

I have been on HRT for a little over a year. The first three pictures is long before I came out and had fallen hard into fem overcompensating. I was in deep deep denial. But god I’m so much happier now. I’m comfortable expressing myself in my own skin. I definitely have a long way to go still. But I wanted to celebrate my progress