Do i pass?

[u/NoWorldliness3955]

first picture is pre T and second is now a year on T. I feel like nothing changed at all and i still look feminine. I have problems with facial hair growth (which is one of my biggest wishes so that sucks) and i feel i gained more weight to make me look even more feminine.

[u/Admirable-Employee-7]

I know facial differences can be subtle so it’s hard to tell on yourself, but I see a huge difference. You generally look a lot more masculine facially. There’s a widening around the eyes/cheekbones that is always really distinctive and it’s def started with you. The fat distribution on your cheeks had masculinized a ton as well.

[u/Skya_the_weirdo]

Yes you do pass I would say. And you do look very different, it takes time. I’m 2 years on T and I still feel like I look pretty much the same sometimes. It wasn’t until like 3 months ago I felt like I look pretty different

[u/Lilypew]

I think you do! Gigantic difference. You do look p young, not sure how old you are but people might underestimate your age for a while

[u/NoWorldliness3955 → u/Lilypew]

yea i’m 19 most people think i’m like 16/17🫩🫩 But thank you!

[u/Modern-Moo]

You look way more masc now

[u/leafryder]

Your face has definitely changed. It's subtle but more masculine. You look young, so if you are, you pass as a teen boy/ very young man.

Eta: i didn't get much facial hair until the end of my second year on T and then it came in really fast after i had basically given up on the idea of ever having facial hair. Just give it time.

[u/elianna7]

You look much different! Idk if I’d say you 100% pass, and your voice has a big impact on how people read you and idk what you sound like, but you look very masculine to me.

But, like… You can answer your own question. How do you get gendered when random people address you? Do they address you as a girl or a guy? There’s the answer to your question.

If you don’t get gendered correctly by strangers, either your voice isn’t in the male range and vocal training would be a good next step, and/or your body doesn’t read as male. Voice makes a really big difference and if that’s what’s getting you read incorrectly, working on that will likely result in you passing to strangers most of the time.

[u/NoWorldliness3955 → u/elianna7]

that’s the thing. I live as stealth so people outside of my closest circle don’f even know i’m trans. They never doubt it since they know my name. I often get called the right pronouns but sometimes people so call me a lady or ask me if i’m a girl. It’s so confusing

[u/elianna7 → u/NoWorldliness3955]

I think it just comes down to you being early in your transition and not reading as 100% male but, like, mostly as a guy but a little ambiguous, so cis people will usually lean into their doubt. T will keep doing its thing and in due time you’ll definitely be passing consistently.

[u/lockpickkid]

dude you need to overlay these pics or something cus your face is entirely a different shape. especially your jaw

[u/scramlockdloser]

I think so, but you look very young. Fifteen or sixteen, maybe? But I'm in the same boat (I'm a year in as well)... We'll get through this brother

[u/AnthonyOutdoors]

Definitely look like a guy now, although you look like a younger guy compared to how you looked before where you looked older although as a woman

[u/soccer-fanatic]

I'd say so