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Guest Amadeus Johannes

Hello! I'm Amadeus Johannes or AJ. I identify myself as male, pre-op ftm, and a crossdresser since.... Well... That's what I am! My friend told me about this site and I thought it'll be great to join since I do need some form of help and sharing my feelings. I have no idea what to say now... D: I'm hoping to find more trans friends and hopefully some near me since I coop better when people live near me (it's a bit odd but whatever)...

Well.... Yeah... That's all I got! Anything else just ask :D

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Guest Donna Jean

Hey, AJ!

Welcome to the Playground!

Wow...it's so nice to meet you!

I think that you'll like it here..lots of good people and lots of good stuff to read...

And, I'll tell ya what...let me get you some hot pizza and a cold drink...how about that?

Now....you can kick off your shoes and sit in this big, comfy chair while we wait for the others to come by and say "Hi"....OK?

Good!

Good to have you, Hon.....

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest ~Brenda~

Hey Amadeus

Welcome :) You are going to find many people who understand you. So don't be shy. Just come right on in and start posting!!!

Welcome my friend :)

Love

Brenda

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Guest Jean Davis

Hi AJ

Welcome to the family :D

I see you have meet Donna Jean and Brenda. More of the family should be swinging by shortly to say Hi. ;)

In the mean time feel free to read some of the topics and articles and don't worry about what to say, you'll find a comment or question you can add in no time. :lol:

Until then just enjoy your pizza and drink and have fun.

LUV

Jean

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Guest Robin Winter

Hiya hun! As a Canadian, I regret to inform you that I live *nowhere* near you. But I'm always lurking about the interwebs, so I'm sure we'll bump into each other now and again :D

Welcome to Laura's!

*Hugs*

Shi

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Hello Amadeus,

It is so good to have you here, I see that Donna Jean has supplied you with the refreshments so I'll just say welcome to the family.

You are among friends and kindred spirits - it is a good place to be.

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest Natalie92

Hi AJ! Welcome to Laura's. This place is great and there's no other place on the web where you'll be offered virtual pizza and cookies in addition to not be judged.

Natalie Alexis

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Hi, Amadeus, and welcome to Laura's!

You'll find that this is a great site full of interesting, helpful and supportive people of all ages and locales.

I know you won't have any problem at all making friends.

After you've posted five times, you will be able to send private messages (PMs) to folks if you have questions or concerns

that you don't want to post publicly.

We keep the site safe for everyone, meaning PG-13, and keep away bad folks.

We're glad you found us. Make yourself at home...because you are!

Carolyn Marie

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Welcome Amadeus,

I know an AJ and he is a very nice guy and one of your brothers.

Welcome my brother,glad to have you be a part of the Playground.

Hugs,

Angie

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Guest Amanda joan

Hello Amadeus,

Welcome to the family. Come in and enjoy being a part of this wonderful place.

We are glad to have you here with us. Please look around at all there is to do here.

Peace & Love Amanda

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      I read this thread with great interest…thank you, Sally for sharing your life in this detail. As I too identify as bigender, I suppose I am also looking for validation of my experience because I don’t know many transgender individuals that stay in a long-term part-time situation. For most, bigender seems to be a temporary step to fill-time transition or it is more of something someone puts on, as in cross dressing or drag. I have always struggled to explain how someone could legitimately have two identities sharing one body, yet that’s basically how it has been for me for my whole life, all the way back to early childhood.    You and I are roughly in the same era, and growing up with gender variance was different than it is nowadays. Some of our experiences were similar, but generally your life went quite differently than mine.   Back in the day, a part-time person was called a transvestite and a full-timer was called a transsexual (often committing to bottom surgery as well), but I’ve really come to dislike the cross dresser/transvestite label because it tends to be associated with those who are fine with being cis, but like to dress in drag for fun or fetish. And that doesn’t describe all part-timers. I would say that I’m actually a transsexual who chose never to transition, and presenting female part-time is how I have coped with lifelong gender dysphoria. I don’t like myself being male, and never did, I simply accept that I am and have lived most of my life that way and just don’t care to put in the effort and money to transition.  I’m naturally a pretty girly male but I have to add hair, makeup and clothing to present female and I also try to “tone down” my girliness in male form. True androgyny never worked for me; I always switched between male and female looks, but at least that allowed me to use public bathrooms without issue.     I’m very curious - did you have a set of people, ie friends, family, coworkers, who only knew you as “male” and another set who knew you as Sally, with only a few (like your wife) knowing both sides? Such was more or less the case with me. 
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    • Sally Stone
      Post 12   “First Kiss”   It was October 29th, 2003.  My dear friend Willa had purchased tickets for the two of us to attend “Red Hot Halloween,” a public Halloween party held at the Sanctuary in downtown Pittsburgh.  The event was a fund raiser benefitting the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force.  It was a great cause but it was also the perfect opportunity to let the adventurous side of my feminine persona have a little fun.    My first question to Willa was: “What should I wear?”    “Are you kidding?” She responded.  “This is your opportunity to be the Sally of your dreams.  I suggest you dress to impress.”   My first thought was to dress naughty.  It was Halloween, so it could be the perfect venue for something with an erotic edge to it.  I thought about going as a dominatrix or a naughty French maid.  After we talked about it, and weighed the pros and cons, Willa and I decided against naughty, and instead, chose to wear the fanciest evening gowns we could find.  Willa bought an expensive, silver sequined gown, and matching high-heels just for the event.  Me, on the other hand, I couldn’t justify spending big bucks on an evening gown for a single event, so I took a less expensive route.  It is amazing what you can find on the sale racks at big department stores when you look hard enough.  For a mere 30-dollars, I found a black, sleeveless column gown with matching bolero jacket.  The dress had a slit up the right leg, and it went all the way to my upper thigh, very sexy.  Being a column dress, it was form-fitting, and hugged my curves like a glove.  To complement my dress, I wore black patent high-heel pumps, a long blonde wig, and a set of long red fingernails.  As I recall, it took me three-hours just to do my makeup.  The end result, though, was worth the effort, because I felt like a million bucks.  It’s so obvious, why girls love dressing up – it’s an unbelievable high!   Inside the club it was a sea of bodies and the costumes were amazing.  At one point, I was standing on a balcony that overlooked the dance floor.  I was nursing a cocktail and watching the crowd.  Suddenly, there was a gentleman standing next to me; I didn’t notice his approach.  He told me I looked fabulous and he offered to buy me another drink.  I declined his drink offer, but we struck up a conversation.  Being a little slow, it took me a while to realize he was hitting on me. I never imagined anyone would ever actually be attracted to Sally, which I think contributed to my cluelessness.  So, I was shocked, and initially, a little creeped out as well.  After all, I wasn't into guys, and this was new to me.  As we continued talking, and he kept throwing accolades my way, I went from being uncomfortable to actually being flattered.    The event, being an AIDS fund raiser, had me assuming this guy was hitting on me because he was gay, and he thought I was, as well.  I wanted to set the record straight, so I casually mentioned that I wasn’t gay.  To my amazement, he responded by saying: “neither am I.”  Okay, now what was I supposed to do?  I didn’t want to be rude, but I didn’t want to send the wrong message either.  While I was trying to decide how to tell him I wasn’t interested, he asked if he could kiss me.  Not sure what I was thinking at that moment, I said “okay.”  He kissed me, and as strange as it was, I gave into it, not pulling away or disengaging.  It wasn’t a super passionate kiss, but it was more than a friendly peck on the lips, and I actually enjoyed it.  When we separated; however, I got the sense his passion had cooled.  I could only assume that my response to his kiss sent some kind of message that I wasn’t interested.    Whatever it was he picked up on, it let me off the hook, and I didn’t have to rebuff any further advances.  For this I was grateful, but at the same time, I was actually a little disappointed.  Clearly, I wasn’t going to lead him on, but it was so gratifying to know I had sparked his interest.  Despite his diminished passion, and his obvious realization I wasn’t going to be his girl, he remained the perfect gentleman.  We chatted for a few minutes more, then he gave me the nicest smile.  Again, he commented on how terrific I looked.  Then he added, “maybe I’ll see you later.”    It was hard for me to reconcile how I could have garnered the attention of a man.  In my mind’s eye, I knew my feminine presentation didn’t completely mask my birth sex, so why would a self-proclaimed straight guy actually be interested in me?  Had it been the only time something like this would happen, I would have chalked it up to random chance.  But it wouldn’t be the last time a man would hit on me.  It doesn’t happen often, but it still occurs more than I would have guessed, and I'm always surprised.    I have never asked, but I have always been curious to know my would-be suitor’s motivations.  Were they hitting on me simply because they happened to be fond of trans women, or was their attraction triggered by connecting with my inner woman?  And, however unlikely, did they mistake me for a cis woman?  I guess it really doesn’t matter much one way or the other, because ultimately, I’m not looking for any kind of a relationship.  However, I’d be fibbing if I said I wasn’t at least a little interested in another opportunity to get kissed.   Hugs,   Sally
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    • Vidanjali
      Hello & welcome, Blake! It is indeed cool to be here. I've found support and a lots of genuine, good folks here. I hope you enjoy. Look forward to hearing more from you.
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      Welcome Blake
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      Welcome to the Forums Blake!! 
    • blakethetiredracc00n
      Hi Im Blake, Im ftm and use he/they pronouns. I like Homestuck, Music and Gaming. Ive been out for about a year lol seems cool to be here! 
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