Category : Stories

User-submitted stories from the community.

For years, the commencement ceremony in a number of schools in Cebu has been an unfortunate event for our dear transgender student graduates instead of being one of the most memorable moments of their lives. Feelings of joy and accomplishment are overshadowed by feelings of anxiety, depression, and dysphoria. A vast […]

CDU Approves First Ever Transwoman to March as Authentic Self

23 Apr, 2017 in Articles / News / Stories tagged acceptance / cdu / Cebu / cebu doctors' university / commencement / discrimination / exercises / graduation / human rights / lgbt / love / opinion / Philippines / rites / school / Sexual Orientation / SOGIE / students / teachers / trans / transgender / transgender woman / transphobia / transwoman / university by vandomvincent

To celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility, several trans men and women made a video of themselves about the common misconceptions about trans people, and this is what they have to say. Special thanks to everyone who made this video possible: Punky Oliverio Josie Ouano-Cuizon Magdalena Robinson Maki Gingoyon Honey Saludes Judy […]

I’m Trans and I’m Not

30 Mar, 2017 in Features / Opinions / Share This / Stories / Uncategorized tagged Cebu / discrimination / gay transguy / Gender Identity / lgbt / trans / transgender / transgender network / transgender woman / transman / transmen / transphobia by vandomvincent

Hi! I’d like to share with you a speech I had composed back when I was in high school for our final project of our English class. The topic I wrote about was a bold and brave choice considering that I grew up in an exclusive school for boys where […]

A Speech by a Young and Naive Trans Woman

11 Jul, 2016 in Stories tagged story / trans woman by chase

Transman Voice Change Documentation

2 May, 2016 in Others / Transitioning tagged 9 months on T / gay transguy / health / hormones / HRT / lgbt / Testosterone / trans / transgender / transgender men / transgender network / transition / transman / transmen / voice change by vandomvincent

This is a video update of my changes while I am now on my 8th month on T. Check out my YouTube channel for more updates and videos regarding my transition.

3 Apr, 2016 in Others / Transitioning tagged 8 months on T / eight / f2m / female to male / FTM / gay transguy / HRT / months / PinoyFTM / T / TEAM Cebu / Testosterone / trans / transgender / transgender men / transition / transman / transmen by vandomvincent | Open »

(Language: Tagalog) Uhm hi guys im a transman… My problem is dalawa kase silang magkapatid then yung younger sister ung inaantay ko. Tapos hndi ko nman akalain at ndi ko din nman inaasahan na magkakagusto sakin yung ate nya. Sbi kc ng inaantay ko sakin na hndi nman kami malayo […]

May chance ba?

10 Mar, 2016 in Others tagged pagibig / seeking advice by Tan baden

This is from a trans man’s perspective. If reading about trans sex makes you uncomfortable, you should stop here. If not, read on.

Transgender Men Dating Transgender Women

8 Mar, 2016 in Stories tagged dating / transgender men / transgender women by anonymous

An informative video about gender for those who have questions, are questioning, or just want to broaden their knowledge beyond what most people know.

SOGIE (In A Nutshell)

21 Feb, 2016 in Information / Others tagged Gay / Gender Identity / Lesbian / lgbt / sex / Sexual Orientation / SOGIE / trans / transgender by vandomvincent

Hi self! I know people around you already knew that you’re trans because you can’t stop anyone from telling stories. So what? If they’ll ask something about you and you know that it would help and might be a good start to educate them, then do it. I know their […]

Dear Self,

20 Feb, 2016 in Others tagged love yourself / trans by anonymous

Original Text in Bisaya Kai mag.live in naman me sa akong doctor, ni decide ko nga mangita ug nindot2 nga place where maka luto ko, naay nice nga cr ug nindot nga kwarto para nice ang chungkangan. Haha. Sa pagpangita nako kauban akong friend, nakakakita me ug nindot nga place. […]

APARTMENT

18 Feb, 2016 in Stories tagged discrimination / housing / transgender woman by anonymous

I have read an article that says – Transgender people who take testosterone as part of a transition from female to male can sometimes experience severe acne as a side effect of the treatment. Yes, it is true and it happened to me. During my Pre-T, I had a very […]

Acne – FTM Transition

18 Feb, 2016 in Stories tagged acne / HRT / side effects / transition by anonymous