AboutTrey McGowan Expertise I am able to answer questions about transexual and transgender issues of many kinds, but in particular those tilted toward the FTM (Female-To-Male) transgender. I can offer tips for dressing, passing, binding, packing, behavior, and the like for both drag and full lifestyle. I may also be able to offer some help with finding local peer groups, should you be interested in peer counseling. Sexuality issues, MTF (male-to-female), and other gender issues can also be touched on and I may be able to help.
I am not a professional (I repeat: I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL!) but I can also offer some general peer counseling suggestions and help with finding groups for all branches of gender identification and sexuality. If you are in need of finding a professional, I may be able to find a name in your area to help.
Experience I am personally FTM transgender, living full-time and accepting of my gender identity. I have not yet been through operations (so am unable to offer personal experience on most of these). I have been part of a number of groups, though moving has kept discussions to long distance since then. I am well-studied for a great many years in this area, having begun reading up on it when I first identified and having kept up on it since then. I have no medical credentials in the area of gender counseling but have been part of multiple peer counseling groups.
Organizations Knox Boyz (FTM peer support group)
Nashville T'men (FTM peer support group)
Education/Credentials I have completed grade school, some high school, and my GED.
Question I have met the love of my life about a year ago .. and i still have questions and we have decided me joining a support / chat group may help.. i can't seem to find any! he is FTM and having a few issues that I'm just not understanding .. and i want to with all my heart!! can you point me in the right direction???
Answer Hi there, Pam!
Without knowing where you are, even in the most general sense, I can't directly point you to any particular FTM support groups in your area. However, I can send you to some online sites that have lists of them. One of them might well help out with your finding a local group, or an online one, that you will feel comfortable with. As well as him, for that matter!
http://www.ftmi.org/
FTMI is one of the most inclusive FTM sites there is out there. They have a newsletter and some information right on the website for you. A strong community, it's a very good place to start for general information and news. Their resources area is quite thorough.
http://www.tgcrossroads.org/resources/list.asp?cat=Support&subcat=FTM&state=
Hopefully that URL doesn't break. If it does, get back in touch with me and I'll try and give it a 'TinyURL'. But that is a list of FTM support groups from Transgender Crossroads. This isn't all-inclusive, but it has a solid list of many of the big ones, as well as several online communities.
http://ftm.org.uk/node/32
If you are not in the US or Canada, then this is another list of FTM support groups, this time in Europe.
If these don't help, try plugging 'FTM support' and your state/province/country into Google. It should hopefully give you a list of them and you will be able to sort through and find one that's right for you.
If there's any more details you want to offer, even just a state or general location, I might be able to find some more specific to you, or point you to someone who can. No promises, of course! But as always, follow-ups, questions. comments, and all that fun stuff are welcome.
