28-12-2014, 10:43 PM
While I'm not actively trying to pass and have never gone out en femme, I have often thought about what I would need to do if my plans were different. I already know that I have a lot of feminine characteristics (just naturally) -- I have almost no body hair at all and very light facial hair. My skin is very light, however, so even the little facial hair I have definitely shows later in the day (5 o'clock shadow). That and a masculine jaw line would probably be the hardest things for me to hide.
I have long noticed that my adam's apple is almost imperceptible. My voice, however, would take a lot of work to pass as female. I don't have a very deep voice but it is unmistakeably male.
I also have fairly broad shoulders (a hold-over from my younger attempts to "masculinize" by over compensating with weight-training). That is starting to change now as I've shed training with heavy weights for over two years now.
So, if I were to be passable, I would think I would have to work on my facial hair (probably electrolysis), my voice (one of the premier MTF voice coaches happens to practice in Denver), and lose additional weight (probably another 30 to 40 pounds). I'm not really overweight as a male (maybe 10 pounds or so right now) but losing 30 to 40 pounds would make my weight about right for a woman of my height. So long as I don't work to keep my shoulders broad with weight lifting I would certainly lose inches across my shoulders.
As far as my jaw line, that would probably require FFS. I do notice some really pretty women with wider jaws but I think that wouldn't work with the shape of my head.
Misty
I have long noticed that my adam's apple is almost imperceptible. My voice, however, would take a lot of work to pass as female. I don't have a very deep voice but it is unmistakeably male.
I also have fairly broad shoulders (a hold-over from my younger attempts to "masculinize" by over compensating with weight-training). That is starting to change now as I've shed training with heavy weights for over two years now.
So, if I were to be passable, I would think I would have to work on my facial hair (probably electrolysis), my voice (one of the premier MTF voice coaches happens to practice in Denver), and lose additional weight (probably another 30 to 40 pounds). I'm not really overweight as a male (maybe 10 pounds or so right now) but losing 30 to 40 pounds would make my weight about right for a woman of my height. So long as I don't work to keep my shoulders broad with weight lifting I would certainly lose inches across my shoulders.
As far as my jaw line, that would probably require FFS. I do notice some really pretty women with wider jaws but I think that wouldn't work with the shape of my head.
Misty