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About Trey McGowan
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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.

   

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is it strange?8/19/2008Mike Hernandez
  Q: ..for the beginning, thank you for reserving some time for my question as well...my name is Cristina ...
  A: Greetings: First of all, congratulations on your achievements. I wish you the very best getting ...
Stereotypes?8/12/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I'm a 17 year old lesbian, currently. When I was younger, I remember feeling left out and lonely, ...
  A: Bryn! First of all, let me apologize for the amount of time that it took for me to answer this. It ...
coming out8/11/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: Okay, I am seriously working on coming out to my mom right now. We are a very open minded family, ...
  A: Shay! First off, let me be the first (well maybe second or third or something) to congratulate you ...
oral sex8/9/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: i love giving my transsexual friend oral sex. what are the risks of giving a transsexual oral sex ...
  A: Joey! Essentially, the risks are exactly the same as they would be for a non-transsexual ...
sister not accepting crossdressing7/20/2008Vaughn Gardner
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: Anisha, There's nothing in the world that going to make her accept your crossdressing, nothing. So ...
sister not accepting7/19/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: Your need to express yourself as a girl is not un-natural at all, it is quite natural and it is seen ...
sister not accepting crossdressing7/19/2008Mike Hernandez
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: I suggest that you focus on some of the religious celebrations in the sites that I mentioned. ...
sister not accepting crossdressing7/19/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: Anisha! The problem with what you are asking here is that you are essentially being as unreasonable ...
sister not accepting crossdressing7/19/2008Vaughn Gardner
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: Anisha, There's nothing I can tell you that will make your sister accept your crossdressing or ...
sister not accepting crossdressing7/19/2008Mike Hernandez
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: Namaste Anisha: I am sorry to hear about your sister's recent actions. Unfortunately, there is ...
sister not accepting7/19/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: I am a 16 yr old crossdresser.I love women and is not a gay or a transgender.I live in India.I and ...
  A: Anisha It seems to me that you have a very pressing need to express yourself as a girl but at the ...
How to tell friend and loved ones I want a sex change7/3/2008Mike Hernandez
  Q: my name is Michael and I live in Missouri. I come to you with a very important question. I am 17 and ...
  A: Breaking the news to parents and family can be a very difficult thing to do. While you know what ...
hi7/2/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: can it be a relationship with a male transsexual and a female butch?
  A: I am sorry, but you are not providing me with sufficient information to suggest very much but two ...
question's???6/26/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I have met the love of my life about a year ago .. and i still have questions and we have decided me ...
  A: Pam! Without knowing where you are, even in the most general sense, I can't directly point you to ...
So confused6/20/2008Mike Hernandez
  Q: I'm 15 years old, and I'm not exactly sure where I am on the gender spectrum at times. I'm female, ...
  A: Fantasy is just that -- fantasy. You should enjoy it and not be ashamed. You don't have to be all ...
i'm a freak6/6/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: this is how I feel, FREAK, FREAK, FREAK, FREAK! okay, I am male, yet have wanted to be female, since ...
  A: Let me start off by saying that you are part of the great diversity of the human race and there is ...
Penis?5/2/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: What are the differences from a penis on someone who has been a male since birth and a penis of a ...
  A: Kristen! Quite a few questions, and I will answer them in the order they were written. First ...
Who am i5/2/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: im a girl but not to sure! i feel like im a guy stuck in a girls body! I want to be with girls! i ...
  A: Lexi! First of all, take a breath and relax. You are far from the only one who feels this way, both ...
transsexuals5/1/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: Mostly the girls that still have there penis. I was wondering if this makes me gay or that I just ...
  A: I first of all must apologise since I am sure I had replied to your message a lot earlier but anyway ...
FTM appearance help4/15/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I have always felt uncomfortable as a girl, but not truly a guy either. I don't think I truly ...
  A: Julius! One of the best places you can look for hints to look like a guy is actually drag sites. A ...
Coming out4/13/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: Okay. Um...geez I hope this doesn't sound stupid. Well, I'm in my early teen years, and a bio girl. ...
  A: Kirk! First thing's first: I can assure you that it doesn't sound stupid. In fact, if it helps you ...
Attraction4/5/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: Follow up question to "Does a Transgender that takes hormones emit pheromones of the new gender?": ...
  A: Christine! This is not a matter of pheromones so much as a general 'attraction' to something more ...
Pheromones4/1/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: Does a Transgender that takes hormones emit pheromones of the new gender?
  A: Christine! This is something that hasn't been studied very much. Human pheromones are a very ...
crosdressing/want to be a women3/28/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: My name is Adrian and i been wearing women's clothes since i was 10 and now I'm 17 and what got me ...
  A: It is believed that at the very lowest estimates, 1 in 10 males have some form of gender variance ...
Telling a Friend3/8/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I'm a 16years old guy and I love to crossdress be a girl ect. all in private, and I also have a ...
  A: Kyle! For this one, the best thing you can do is to find a place to talk to her in private. Whether ...
Confusing situation.3/1/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: I'm a 20 year old guy. I've been a crossdresser my entire life, and only developed transgendered ...
  A: Your story is actually quite representative of many Tv and TS people's journeys. Some decide that a ...
birth certificate2/26/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: i was born in the state of ohio and i have not been able to change my birth certificate. they wont ...
  A: Todd! I don't know for certain, since the birth certificate was issued in Ohio. However, in other ...
birth certificate2/26/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: i was born in the state of ohio and i have not been able to change my birth certificate. they wont ...
  A: Todd! I wish I could make it an easy road for you. However, the fact of the matter is that this ...
I am getting myself very confused2/25/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: About 10 years ago, I was exposed to sexual issues with my headmaster. I was very concerned because ...
  A: Bill You have been abused as a child and you should report this abuse immediately to the ...
testosterone2/24/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I am an FTM thinking about T, but I would like to know if it will affect my singing ability. I know ...
  A: Erik! Baritone sounds about right. Or on the low end of tenor. Impossible to tell until the changes ...
testosterone2/24/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I am an FTM thinking about T, but I would like to know if it will affect my singing ability. I know ...
  A: Erik! I wish I could be the bearer of good news instead of bad, but the fact is that your singing ...
transsexual2/13/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: Do you really fell that transsexuals have the brain of the opposite sex. I am a non-transgender male ...
  A: Micko! The question's not offensive at all. :) In fact, it was very well-asked about an extremely ...
am i a transexual?2/1/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I'm 16 and I've been crisscrossing since i was about 6 i would play games where i was in a dress and ...
  A: Please forgive the delay on this answer! I just recently adjusted my email, and the settings were ...
Who to tell2/1/2008Vaughn Gardner
  Q: Im a 16y/o cross dresser or maybe even a transexual ive been cross dressing sence i was about 4. And ...
  A: I've been mulling over your question for the last 24 hours and decided that to begin I need to ask ...
Passing as a women2/1/2008Natasha Wallis
  Q: I cant seem to pass as a women i thin my main problem is my face and getting a realilistic chest. So ...
  A: You say very little about where you are at in the process whether you are a pre or post op ...
am i a transexual?1/31/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I'm 16 and I've been crisscrossing since i was about 6 i would play games where i was in a dress and ...
  A: Ema! Gender therapists, believe it or not, are actually quite skilled in the big 'how to drop the ...
How do you know1/30/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: However when I lived with my parents my 13 yr old brother started stealing my clothes and we also ...
  A: Cat! Unfortunately, there is no way to be sure without actually seeing it yourself. You can ask him ...
Telling the family1/28/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: but I'm unsure how I should approach telling my mom and sister. I'm petrified by the thought of them ...
  A: Tessa! Religion is one of the hardest blocks for people to get around, both for their own religion ...
I need my wife to know I am female inside...1/26/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: I am 32 male on outside female inside.Ihave a wife and 3 kids.My wife thinks I am just in touch with ...
  A: Rikki! I'm not sure how far you've explained to your wife, so I can't really give much in the way ...
I need help1/21/2008Trey McGowan
  Q: My name is Nathan and I am 17 years old, since i was little maybe about 6 years i have always felt ...
  A: Nathan! Two main questions, and two questions that can be easily answered: First off, is it ...

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