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College assignment

I have to write about a profound moment that changed my life but everything like that is directly related to or being solely about my being transgendered.

Any suggestions how I can go about this where I'm not outting myself but still covering the profound moment of self discovery? Possibly a less overlooked phase of transition that's vague enough to work for a cis gendered person, too?

I'm not asking for anyone to do my homework but, gosh, this is going to be hard if I have to take being trans out of it completely!

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College assignment

I have to write about a profound moment that changed my life but everything like that is directly related to or being solely about my being transgendered.

Any suggestions how I can go about this where I'm not outting myself but still covering the profound moment of self discovery? Possibly a less overlooked phase of transition that's vague enough to work for a cis gendered person, too?

I'm not asking for anyone to do my homework but, gosh, this is going to be hard if I have to take being trans out of it completely!

ummmm...

How about a moment when you realized you had a masculine side and did something a male would be expected to do - but unlikely for a female. That this changed the way you think about gender, knowing there is male in every female and female in every male.

That is rather safe, and probably something that happened to you.

Lizzy

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College assignment

I have to write about a profound moment that changed my life but everything like that is directly related to or being solely about my being transgendered.

Any suggestions how I can go about this where I'm not outting myself but still covering the profound moment of self discovery? Possibly a less overlooked phase of transition that's vague enough to work for a cis gendered person, too?

I'm not asking for anyone to do my homework but, gosh, this is going to be hard if I have to take being trans out of it completely!

May I ask why you don't want to be out? I am starting at a new school and decided to be out from the get-go because that way I can work out housing issues, name issues (people calling me the right name in class even though I have my birth name on the attendance) and it's just better to experience college as yourself.

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(Co-oping some of what Lizzy suggested) You could write about how you came to see how profound an effect mass labeling as male or female affects peoples satisfaction with themselves. That having the presumptions attached to the labels, since the labels define using sets of presumptions, can not only be inaccurate describing the person, but how that person might then come to hate the label and all qualities identified as elements used to "justify" the label. (which actually is body parts AND these "characteristics " people use to deny the identity of trans folks like "level of femininity" or "interests")

That essentially IS gender dysphoria without saying its gender dysphoria.

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I'm acutely paranoid and scared of gettiing hurt.

I don't prsent as male but andrognist- or 12 yr old boy mode! Haha!

The teach would be cool but the other students would not be. Prof. is liberal and used the Bible in a discussion of ancient books and beliefs people still ise today and the class practically mauled him!

TOO SCARED AND SINCE i'M NOT PRESENTING FULL BLOWN MALE AFRIAD I WOULD JUST CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS.

sorry bout caps)

I am such a fem guy- I did ju jitsu... I could use that. It's a narrative essay about a profound event that lasted between afew seconds to 2 hours long. How would I fit masculinity from ju jitsu as my many center point. Just thinking out loud.

It's hard to be cowardly... :)

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Tru, true. Siunds like a non-research essay. Thought about that. Prof might start to catch on (hunch) but nobody else would get it. I hate how we have to swap essays with other people in the class. I the teach was the only one who'd see it I'd say hell yeah!

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I thought about profound moments in my life and they are all pretty much centered around my need to be me.

That is a difficult concept for people who think that they are already who they need to be.

Other than that I am on;y deeply moved to any form of profundity by Nature, Seeing the Grand Canyon gives you a sens of perspective and seeing Sequoias makes you realize how short a time we are allotted - something along those lines might work.

Have you ever seen a sight so amazing that it made you feel as if you could almost see the hands of the creator at work?

Love ya,

Sally

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Actually yes, my full revealation of discovering I was trans came in a very surreal, higher power type way.

I can cry looking at the simple beauty of a rain droplet on a flower or leaf petal. I can get deep but this person non fiction profound thing is drving me nuts!

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Looks like I've got some work to do! Thank you guys and ladies for helping me sort through this stuff and gicing me such excellent ideas in the process!

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It's hard to be cowardly... :)
Yes it is.

But there is a difference between "cowardice" and prudent caution. Remember that in life.

It's a narrative essay about a profound event that lasted between afew seconds to 2 hours long.

A) always mention these "little details" (yall have a habit with this..... what the heck is it?!!)<<referring to young ftm guys

Old people will not appreciate giving "irrelevant" advice when the energy could have been spent giving relevant advice.

b )

1. ju jitsu as an activity leads people to assume a certain level of masculinity

2. Ju jitsu , because of its definement as "fighting" expresses masculinity in your opinion.

3. You realized that it was an outlet for masculine typified emotions.

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Just ideas.

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Thanks Evan!

Some students got into trouble for writing down their personal opinions and critiques about other peoples feeling in a pass-around type grading assignment we all had to do. Not the right place to be so care free and open just I guess.

Today the prof suggested I write about a lost or hospice pet we rescued once.

Not quite what I really wanted.

I hope the 4 yr transfer Liberal Arts school is more open! Artsy people would have to be, right?

Will think about ju jitsu- gotta be able to use it for something in here!

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