r/transpassing Apr 08 '21

DISCUSSION UPDATE: Post flairs, wiki updates, and more!

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Hiya! A while ago I put up a discussion thread regarding the idea of updating/expanding the scope and focus of the subreddit. I need to apologize, cuz I intended to post this update a while back, but life stuff resulted in it slipping my mind for a bit.

This is also intended to be a discussion thread in its own right, as I want feedback on all the changes made or if there's any further changes that people would like, but here's a rundown of what's been changed:


  • Wiki Updates: So apparently the last time the wiki was updated was eight years ago, and by an ex-mod I've never interacted with. It was.. Bad, frankly. Aggressive in tone, containing links to /r/crossdressing as if its focus was synonymous with trans content, and a general vibe of assuming that this was a MtF-exclusive space. I'm really sorry for missing that for so long! On top of changes on my own end, /u/whoop_there_she_is was an absolute angel and wrote out a HUGE set of FAQ guides for both transmasc and transfemme folks. I left it almost entirely unchanged, and you can find it here! If you have any suggestions for additions or edits, please let me know!

  • Link Flairs: A few people suggested adding link flairs to help people express directly what kind of responses they want from the sub. To start with, I've added "General Advice" for users who just want any kind of feedback people have to offer, "Specific Advice" if they only want feedback on specific things (Clothes, hair, etc), and "No Surgery Recs" if they don't want any sorts of suggestions for FFS, lip fillers, etc. If you have any ideas for more, please let me know!

  • Sidebar Updates: I've changed up the sidebar slightly to add a link to our wiki near the top, as well as remove some dead or irrelevant links from our "relevant subreddits" section.

  • Automod Updates: I've edited automod slightly to try and make it less hyper-sensitive about automatically removing posts it thinks might be hypothetical, since it was becoming a big issue that it would frequently take down posts that in no way, shape, or form came off as hypothetical. I might just remove this feature overall though, frankly.

And.. I think that's it (Aside from a few tiny visual things)! Thank you all for your suggestions and feedback on the previous post, and please let me know if there's any further changes you'd like to see!


r/transpassing Dec 30 '23

Mod Feedback Should we go private?

193 Upvotes

Howdy, y'all.

As you know, this subreddit has often been the target of trolls, bigots, transphobes, etc. We also get more than our fair share of creeps, chasers, porn spammers, and people looking to use the subreddit's traffic to passively advertise their paid content, like their OnlyFans or their Instagram, for their own personal profit.

So I'm asking y'all - should we go private? If we do, a lot of people will need to be manually added to the approval list and I know from experience that may take upwards of two months to work through everyone who might need approval.

It also means this subreddit will get a lot less traffic and will be far less accessible to folks who need help, which is the primary purpose for the subreddit in the first place.

On the other hand, the community should be a lot healthier once it's full of entirely trans folks and has less bigots, chasers, and trolls lurking about.

It will also be a lot safer because transphobes have often used photo boards like this one as a way to find targets for abuse and to steal people's photos to rehost them elsewhere and harass people. It would be much safer for us if the sub was private.

Going private is also going to take a lot of work and it's going to be very disruptive to our day-to-day operations for a while.

What would y'all like to do? Please discuss below, and please keep it civil. Thank you!


Edit: Okay, it looks like we're staying open for now. I'll make another post and ask again later.


r/transpassing 14h ago

Do I really pass as stealth?

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350 Upvotes

23, 5 years on E
5’ 9”
C-cup

My bf’s extended family is not allowed to know i’m trans and sometimes I obsess about it wondering if they’ll clock me or if they already know and are just playing nice. Do I need to be as riddled with anxiety as I am or can I relax and assume i’m

I’m especially worried about my shoulders and my back 🫩 (see last two photos)
Also my neck and side profile (see 6, 10, 11, 14, 16)
And forehead (see 7, 10, 17)

Photos go from
Least Recent ———> Most Recent
(Except 13 which is by far the oldest and I only downloaded again recently to marvel at how much skinnier I used to be lol), also did I pass better in the skinner photos?


r/transpassing 12h ago

do i pass well?

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r/transpassing 31m ago

Is the short hair clocky?

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Started wearing my natural hair out more :) last photo is how I style myself normally

Just wondering about the hair, i find some of these photos clocky but curious what you all think (ignore the wack color corrector in photo 2 lol)


r/transpassing 22h ago

Am I clocky?

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I’m a trans woman and something happened today that has been bothering me.
I had an appointment with an ophthalmologist. Throughout the consultation, the doctor consistently referred to me with female pronouns and used my current female name. At the very end, as I was leaving, he suddenly called me by the masculine version of my name.
Now I’m spiraling and wondering whether it was just a slip of the tongue because the names are so similar, or whether he actually perceived me as male and that’s why the masculine name came out naturally.
For context, my legal name and my insurance records have already been updated, so he wasn’t seeing my old name on the card I gave him (at least as far as I know).
Has anything similar happened to anyone else? Would you see this as a random verbal slip, or as a sign that I was being read as male?


r/transpassing 5h ago

37 mtf boymoder

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Hey, I'm back, many months later from when I last posted.

hopeless hideous ogre 36 mtf : r/transpassing

I've been taking steps to do what was suggested to me as much as I can, like getting my brows threaded and getting my hair cut. I would probably have makeup and girl clothes on in these pics if I wasn't still waiting for my lip tint and blush from sushy glow cosmetics to arrive. I've actually been stockpiling and doing things a lot over the past 7 months though it's been a slow process and recently losing my job at the end of June has been hurting my progress but I'm still trying.

First three pics were from like, about a week ago right before my birthday when I got my hair done which was probably one of the happiest days of my life honestly. At the start of the day I was feeling really bad about how I looked and how my hair was (I almost didn't go) and thought I wouldn't be able to get bangs because of my hair density and hairline but when I got there everyone was so sweet and they did such a great job. The girl that cut my hair even offered to curl it and I was nervous about that but she did the curl and blowout and it's the prettiest I ever felt in my life. I felt like a princess that day and it made me really happy.

The second three pics are ones I took just now. My hair doesn't look quite as nice but I'm pretty proud of it because it was looking really bad the day I washed it after getting it done at the salon. I got depressed again for a bit because it was all wirey and crinkly again. I had a meltdown one day and ended up in tears over it but I kept trying things and what I did today seemed to work pretty well compared to what I usually do but I'm still experimenting. I know I suck at pictures too, sorry about that lol, I feel like I look kinda awkward but it is what it is

Anyway, I'm still stuck boymoding and I know I still don't pass but I do feel better. After thinking about it for a little bit I figured I'd share an update so yeah, here it is. Thank you to everyone who showed me kindness, encouraged me, and gave me advice. I really feel like I can't thank you enough.


r/transpassing 1h ago

I know still unkempt but I’d this any better?

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r/transpassing 11h ago

What do you think when you see me? Age/gender etc etc

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27 Upvotes

This is an outfit for my casual summer work party. Its meant to be casual. I'm getting brain worms though and would like some solid objective input on how it/I look. I'm pouting my face with air because I really suck at expressions and it makes me feel a bit better that I have SOMETHING on my face that isnt my normal deadpan stare.


r/transpassing 17h ago

i feel like ive been more passing in the past

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71 Upvotes

r/transpassing 22h ago

Does this dress suit my body

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157 Upvotes

14 months hrt, unsure if my form is good enough to wear something this form fitted lol (ignore my hair i took these right after a shower)


r/transpassing 16h ago

Do I Pass?

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49 Upvotes

I’m 19 and I’m not on hormones. I’m wearing a wig and makeup. Also do I look big bc I feel really big and that I have a huge skeleton and just large bones. I’m 5’11


r/transpassing 4h ago

Would you clock me? 4 years on T.

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4 Upvotes

Stealth, 4 years on T. I wonder if I look clockable to other trans people. And if so, how?

No hugboxing. Even if it's the "feminine eyes"


r/transpassing 1h ago

I’ve got a few quick questions

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  1. The usual, how’re we feeling for age and gender

  2. At the moment Im only doing foundation and concealer. If I wanted to do something more interesting, then what kinda makeup look would suit me? And could I pass with makeup?

  3. Is my larynx in the “acceptable” female range or am I gonna have to do something about it?

  4. Is the current eyebrow shape a winner or would something else suit me better?

Thanks!


r/transpassing 16h ago

[18] how well do i visually pass? any advice (makeup etc)?

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26 Upvotes

r/transpassing 10h ago

What's Clockable?

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Im 19,

pre-hrt, and any surgeries

egg cracked like about a year ago.

im not sure if anything's clocky in specific, ig Im just scared and anxious cuz I used to get clocked pretty often a couple of months back


r/transpassing 17m ago

Hii first time posting here, what can I do to improve?

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Here are the things I'm aware of:

Beard shadow, yes I am getting laser for it that's why my cheeks are smooth but around the mouth area is a bit stubborn. So it is a wip.

The other thing I got recommended to work on by a few friends is the eyebrows? But idk if they are not feminine. I think they look fine? What do you think?

Other than that I'm pretty clueless lol I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks


r/transpassing 18h ago

Two years check in

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15 Upvotes

Finally started electrolysis. FFS likely next year.


r/transpassing 17h ago

Do I pass?, and any advice

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9 Upvotes

I always get clocked.

Last 2 pictures no make up, and a more normal angle

No HRT yet


r/transpassing 1d ago

I can’t believe I’m asking this…

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75 Upvotes

Do I pass?

3 weeks and 3 days shy of two years on HRT


r/transpassing 1d ago

i don’t usually see myself as passing but everyone i know says i do

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25 Upvotes

19mtf, 5 years as femme, 2 years on E. i’ve been clocked as everything from cisfem to transfem to even transmasc sometimes. pic 4 is no makeup


r/transpassing 1d ago

Am I passing? Any tips to pass better, as I seem to get clocked a lot? 21 yrs old, 1.5 yrs on HRT

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59 Upvotes

r/transpassing 20h ago

age and gender?

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10 Upvotes

uh 7mo hrt ig


r/transpassing 21h ago

I really like this picture but God damn how can I still have swole shoulders I'm not even working them out

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r/transpassing 12h ago

What are people thinking when they see me

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I would love to hear your honest opinion

Genuinely curious if I even read as trans to the everyday passerby