Jump to content

  • Welcome to the TransPulse Forums!

    We offer a safe, inclusive community for transgender and gender non-conforming folks, as well as their loved ones, to find support and information.  Join today!

My Intro

Guest LauraJen

By Guest LauraJen,
in Introductions Forum

Recommended Posts

Guest LauraJen

Guest LauraJen

Posted
Posted

Hi everyone. Just to make one thing clear, by pure coincidence, my name is also Laura. The Jen bit comes from the name I've taken for a middle name - I played around with the spelling a bit to come up with Jennifa. So that's it. I think Laura was thinking I was an admirer so I thought I had better say that, not that I'm not an admirer as well, I don't know, it's hard to explain.

I found this site because a member of another group I've been a part of for two years now (doesn't time move on?) mentioned it - at first I thought she was referring to something of mine, but no :) . So before I registered, I had a look around on the forum, and what really caught my attention was the No Judgement project in Texas. You guys are amazing! That's exactly the sort of thing I'd want to do - really make a difference to our community as a whole like that. Unfortunately:

1) Look at the flag to the left and you'll see I'm from the UK

2) I've got another year at college to go, then a gap year, then three years at Uni (don't know what the US equivalent of that is).

3) Half of my family lives around that area: about 70 miles southwest, you have Houston, where some of them live, then 200 miles North, you have Oklahoma, where some more of them live. I don't know how they will react when I am out to them. Not very well, I suspect.

Education does kind of worry me, as I've been dreading the possibility of the whole trans thing progressing to the point where I start underperforming. So far, for 12 years, that has not been the case :) but as I've been getting older (18 at the end of August) I've been getting more and more impatient to get out and do things - hence me starting transitioning last week because I thought "That's it. I've had enough of waiting". I do not have my Mum's (Mom's) support with this yet; I was out to her in the February of 2007 and it was an absolute nightmare. The second time she is told, which I don't know when, she'll realise this isn't a phase after all.

So there's my introduction. Feel free to call me Jennifa or Jen if Laura is too confusing. It probably will be. I just like the name too much to change it! It's OK though. It can't be helped having two people with the same name.

See you later

Laura/Jen

Link to comment
  • Root Admin
MaryEllen Gold Member

MaryEllen

Posted
  • Root Admin
Posted

Hello LauraJen,

Welcome to Laura's Playground. Thank you for sharing your story with us. If you have questions, ask away. :)

MaryEllen :)

Link to comment
Guest LauraJen

Guest LauraJen

Posted
Posted

Thanks MaryEllen

Opps, I put southwest instead of southeast. Shows you how good my sense of direction is. I was referring to places I have family in in relation to Bryant Station where No Judgement is happening. :(

Laura/Jen

Link to comment
Guest SharonKJ

Guest SharonKJ

Posted
Posted

Welcome LauraJen!

I just discovered this place a few days ago myself. I'm so sorry to hear that coming out to your family was less than joyous. :(

I'm a 43-year old MTF currently in discovery / research phase of my transition. I have not come out to my wife yet and am trying to figure out the best time and way to do it.

My best thoughts for you in your progress!

Hugs,

Sharon

Thanks MaryEllen

Opps, I put southwest instead of southeast. Shows you how good my sense of direction is. I was referring to places I have family in in relation to Bryant Station where No Judgement is happening. :(

Laura/Jen

Link to comment
Guest LauraJen

Guest LauraJen

Posted
Posted

Thanks everyone. Thank you too for having me in the first place!

I see most of you have taken to Jennifa (my middle name) as opposed to Laura (my first). Probably wise - I can imagine how confusing Laura would be.

Link to comment
Guest LauraJen

Guest LauraJen

Posted
Posted

Something else I should add: (I'd avoid double posting but you don't seem to be able to edit your posts) I've been reading around some more and I think I misunderstood what an "admirer" is in the context it has appeared in elsewhere on this site. PLEASE NOTE THAT I'M NOT THAT KIND OF ADMIRER! What I meant was I admire the kind of work being done by the team behind this site, and the sort of people they all are (not just Laura, but all the rest too).

Jen (Laura)

Link to comment
Guest silverpetals

Guest silverpetals

Posted
Posted

welcome to the forums laura, hope you enjoy it here too. we may have one very prominent laura on the site already, but we must have about a hundred jennifers ^.^

so um, do you mind if i just call you laura? unless you prefer jennifer :)

oh, um....do we know each other from somewhere (online at least)?

well, hi anyway

Link to comment
  • Root Admin
MaryEllen Gold Member

MaryEllen

Posted
  • Root Admin
Posted
I'd avoid double posting but you don't seem to be able to edit your posts

The ability to edit posts had to be removed because several EX members blatently abused the feature. They would make a post that was acceptable and once the post was approved, they would edit it with profanity, outright lies, verbal abuse toward other members and toward the site itself. As you might suspect, these HBS radicals are no longer with us.

MaryEllen

Link to comment
Guest LauraJen

Guest LauraJen

Posted
Posted
welcome to the forums laura, hope you enjoy it here too. we may have one very prominent laura on the site already, but we must have about a hundred jennifers ^.^

so um, do you mind if i just call you laura? unless you prefer jennifer :)

oh, um....do we know each other from somewhere (online at least)?

well, hi anyway

I don't mind - just Jennifa (excuse the weird spelling :) ) is a second favourite with me which is why I'm using it as a middle name. People can call me that if they think they'll confuse me with Laura Amato. I'll respond to either :). They shouldn't really, as we are two very different kinds of member!

As for knowing me already, there is a Yahoo group that I'm a member of (have read the rules from start to finish, but still not sure if I can say its name - typical newbie :( )

Link to comment
Guest LauraJen

Guest LauraJen

Posted
Posted
welcome to the forums laura, hope you enjoy it here too. we may have one very prominent laura on the site already, but we must have about a hundred jennifers ^.^

so um, do you mind if i just call you laura? unless you prefer jennifer :)

oh, um....do we know each other from somewhere (online at least)?

well, hi anyway

silverpetals,

I sent you a PM but it doesn't appear in my Sent folder. Yes, I'm the Laura you know already. How's things?

(Sorry about this, just that the PM doesn't seem to have worked)

Laura

Link to comment
  • Root Admin
MaryEllen Gold Member

MaryEllen

Posted
  • Root Admin
Posted
I sent you a PM but it doesn't appear in my Sent folder.

Did you tick the box that says "Add a copy of this message to my sent items folder"?

Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go to topic listing

  • Who's Online   3 Members, 0 Anonymous, 75 Guests (See full list)

    • Birdie
    • Heather Shay
    • Petra Jane

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      80.8k
    • Total Posts
      770.2k

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      12,101
    • Most Online
      8,356
    Vikki
    Newest Member
    Vikki
    Joined

  • Today's Birthdays

    1. Ale975
      Ale975
      (27 years old)
    2. BillieB
      BillieB
      (65 years old)
    3. BrokenDays
      BrokenDays
      (34 years old)
    4. Bryson
      Bryson
      (25 years old)
    5. Jolie
      Jolie
    View all

  • Posts

    • Heather Shay
      A Reintroduction

      By Heather Shay · Posted

      Welcome back. I'm almost 4 years in so I didn't have the chance to make your acquaintance before. Glad you came back. Helping others is fantastic, needed and wonderful. Hugs, Heather
    • Heather Shay
      Daily word or phrase of encouragement

      By Heather Shay · Posted

    • Heather Shay
      NEW DAILY REQUEST THREAD: Plant a good seed of hope for others

      By Heather Shay · Posted

    • Heather Shay
      Thought of the day

      By Heather Shay · Posted

    • MirandaB
      Good morning All. Coffees on.

      By MirandaB · Posted

      Good morning!   Finally got my ears pierced, so up even earlier worrying about how I slept on them last night. 
    • Susan R
      Hello (Introduction of sorts)

      By Susan R · Posted

      Hello @The Lake, Welcome to our forum. I’m intrigued by your introduction and would enjoy reading more about your backstory. We all have very unique journeys and yours is not one I have come across often. As you become more comfortable with our community, maybe you could share more aout how your gender identity evolved, what difficulties you confronted and endured and what some of your successes were along the way. Also, do you see yourself involved in a future transition of roles, presentation, social, physical, or something else entirely? There is never any pressure to share a thing here. So feel free to share as little or as much as you like. We are a very open-minded nonjudgmental group who enjoy learning new things from our members.   Warmest Regards, Susan R🌷
    • Susan R
      hi there - introducing giz !!

      By Susan R · Posted

      Welcome @gizgizgizzie, It’s nice to have you in the fold. We are a very diverse group so you’ll fit in just fine. Right now, society at large is getting bombarded with misinformation, bait and switch tactics, propaganda and lies so it’s no wonder no one can get it right. I don’t come out and explain things about my gender identity as much these days but when I do it’s amazing how little these people know about our transgender community in 2024.   Thanks for sharing a little about yourself. I hope to learn more about you as you become more acclimated and active within our forum.   Warmest Regards, Susan R🌷    
    • Susan R
      Being Bi-gender causes such issues with mirrors

      By Susan R · Posted

      Speaking of hair days…for me, hair has always been the part of my presentation that had the most impact on my overall view of myself. It was much worse for me earlier in my transition. I enjoy experimenting with new hair styles so once in a while, I’ll end up completely redoing my hair because it somehow reminded me of my old self. Self image is a strange yet powerful thing and it take a lot of time and effort to change it.
    • Susan R
      Open Invitation to TGP Members for Zoom Meet-Ups

      By Susan R · Posted

      Trans Group Zoom Meeting Tomorrow!!   Coming up tomorrow is another Zoom meet-up with those in our community. This is an open invitation for members here to get together with others from our community. These Zoom meetings last sometimes 4 hours or longer so come join us when you can and leave whenever you like. Share your story or maybe just something interesting that happened during the week. It’s a fun time to chat, meet others, and just be yourself.😁   Trans Groups Zoom Meeting Times: May 18, 2024 6:00 PM Pacific Time May 18, 2024 8:00 PM Central Time May 19, 2024 11:00 AM Australia/Melbourne   If you’re a member of our community, 18 or over and need a Zoom Link, Message me as soon as possible. I will try to get you a link ASAP.   Susan R🌷
    • Desert Fox
      Transfeminine singing voice

      By Desert Fox · Posted

      I am working on a solo music project and I decided a few years ago I wanted to do female lead vocals. I’ve played instrumental music most of my life and sung as a male, mostly backup and harmony though, but very little lead. I never liked my male voice. People always clocked me as female on the phone so I’ve always had a more feminine voice. A little over two years ago I started training my female voice to sing and it has been a lot of fun, though I’m still not where I want to be. Consistency is my biggest challenge.    I try to make practice fun or I don’t stick with it. So I do a lot of singing along with my favorite cover songs…I use a vocal fader, and practice with a microphone, and often just record the blend with my phone to evaluate where I’m at and see what I need to work on. If possible I find karaoke mixes on YouTube where the lead vocal is removed and sing along to that.   I’m not sure I can offer much advice, I just do a lot of listening back and adjusting my technique and practicing until I like how I sound. Just a lot of practice. It will probably take longer than you hope to get where you want to be :) High notes will be challenging but every singer has to build up the muscles and technique and breath support and stretch the vocal chords and then their range will expand. My higher notes are in tune, but often sound strained, probably because they are. Some of that is tensing up in anticipation which I need to train myself out of doing.    I think “trans voice lessons” on YouTube is one of the best channels for tips and theory. Once you’ve found your singing voice and have that relatively consistent, pretty much it’s just working on technique, styling, articulation, range, like any singer would. 
    • Desert Fox
      Being Bi-gender causes such issues with mirrors

      By Desert Fox · Posted

      I sometimes look too critically when I look in mirrors. If I’m presenting as male, I think I look too feminine. If I am presenting female then I think I look too masculine. It’s very irritating! Sometimes I think I get it down right. I guess everybody has their good and bad hair days and such, though. 
    • Carolyn Marie
      Trans Woman Murdered In Washington State

      By Carolyn Marie · Posted

      https://www.hrc.org/news/reyna-hernandez-latina-trans-woman-salon-owner-and-vibrant-spirit-killed-in-washington-state   This case is unusual, in that the victim was murdered in the U.S. and her body driven all the way to Mexico, presumably to hide evidence and confuse the authorities.    May Reyna rest in peace, and her vicious killer convicted and sentenced to a very long term behind bars.   Carolyn Marie
    • KymmieL
      Good morning All. Coffees on.

      By KymmieL · Posted

      We are forecast to be nice all weekend. Finally, getting a fair weather weekend.   Kymmie
    • KayC
      A Reintroduction

      By KayC · Posted

      Hi @JenniferB - Welcome back! and nice to meet you! I applaud your desire to rejoin this wonderful Forum to share and help others.  Looking forward to hearing more from you.
    • KayC
      What's for dinner?

      By KayC · Posted

      I cooked a breaded bone-in pork chop (seared in iron skillet then into the oven) an artichoke (w/mayo) and a frozen mac n' cheese that claimed it was "The Best Mac n' Cheese" ... and it was actually pretty good.

  • Upcoming Events

Contact TransPulse

TransPulse can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: Click Here.

To report an error on this page.

Legal

Your use of this site is subject to the following rules and policies, whether you have read them or not.

Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
DMCA Policy
Community Rules

Hosting

Upstream hosting for TransPulse provided by QnEZ.

Sponsorship

Special consideration for TransPulse is kindly provided by The Breast Form Store.
×
×
  • Create New...