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The Internet and how it has helped our community your views
i came across a site the other day dedicated to teenage transexuals and it covers aspects of benefits of tranistioning younger et, it mentioned how these days there are a much greater number of teens seeking help and transitioning and it beieves that a key aspect is the internet
tODAYS TEENS ARE ABLE TO SAY WELL THIS IS HOW I FEEL I CAN GOOGLE RESEARCH AND FIND OUTTHINGS WITHOUT FEAR OF OTHERS KNOWING.
What are peoples viewss on this .As for me i will readily admit when i accepted my true self at the late age of 38 I first googled and researched and beeing able to stufdy helped me understand self realise so many others like me and i was not alone sites like TgR helped me just through forums like this and maybe I am biased but beleive it to be the best site for resources meeting others and geting support thanks to the obvus thought Amanda put into it when she first set it updo you think had like i do the internet and sites like this been arounf (this is for oldies like me who didnt have internet as a teen etc) you may have been able to face lifew ith more confidence maybe transition younger etc . I beleive i WOULD HAVE and I am grateful not only for myself but for young teens dealing with gender issues that sites like this are on the internet
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Yes, I agree.
The internet has been beneficial in so many ways.
For me, my knowledge and understanding of the diversity of transgenders has increased exponentially. The impact of squashing of many ill founded truths and misconceptions I had about gender stuff has been profound.
Many years ago in the ’70s I read a book about Marshall McLuhan’s ideas the medium is the message and the global village etc. and I never really fully understood what he was on about. And now I’m part of it.
Fiona xx
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Yes I agree too.
I have always felt different to others and did not understand it. I have always been me but the internet helped my find more about my self and who I am.
I never knew gender issues existed and was always told that you are just a boy deal with it. If I knew more when I was younger I would have faced it and done something about it way before now. I feel that I have wasted so much of my life trying to fit in then I could have just been me.
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Kelly
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I feelFemm but they Thats my my wife & the Doc don’t unstand it being a nice person I don’t get into trouble with any one I just on my way & leave it alone it being CD/TG its hard when you get older I’am 63years old & My Wife is 65 years old so just roll along try a few dress on & Slips & pantys but will I don’t want up set theapple cart if you get what I mean love to all from sue_mary xxxx -
If the internet had been around in the later 60’s I would not be what I am today. I already knew back then what I wanted but had no resources and knowledge to do anything or even if it were possible to do anything. Also isolated in a rural area [now surburbia] and friends were far and being a only child did not help.
Had I been in this more informed age I would have transisitioned before puperity sets in. Then there would be only one thing to do after.
I was also wondering if there was anyone else out there like me.The more of us that are out there on the net or public the more exposure and hence more acceptance of gender issues and the easier it will become for all to be more accepted socially. It will be slow and painfull but it will happen.
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Hi Everyone, I also agree that the internet has helped me.
I felt completely alone for most of my life because I didn’t know anyone else who did what I did and couldn’t tell anyone about it. For over 40 years I sneaked around dressing when I could in whatever I could and it was horrible.
In 2003 I told my (future) SO and discovered Trannyradio. What a wonderful feeling to know that there are so many others who share the desire to dress! I am so very grateful to Judy, Amanda and Wendy and all you girls here for just being there and letting me know I am not alone. I now have my own wardrobe and a loving partner who accepts me (and me!) for who I am.
I have also found many other sites from many different countries that show me we are everywhere!
Vive L’internet!!!
Love, peace and joy to you all
Mel :flower:
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I whole heartedly agree with this thread.
Without the Internet then we would still be relying on the print and A/V media and we know how unbiased they have been in the past with a subjects like ours. The only way that we could get any real information has been until recently, word of mouth. In a way it still is. It’s just that now a shout in the wilderness can be heard by a lot more people. We now have access to a lot more information, than just your local library and news papers.
If I had had the access to the information now at my fingertips in the 1970’s, My life would have been a whole lot different, I would have worked out who I was a lot sooner for a start.
What if can be a fun game to play as long as you remember that it is a game. I didn’t have access to the Internet in the Seventies even though it did exist then, we know what the military are like with their toys. I didn’t reach my ” F*&K IT” moment until I was in my 40’s. So what, I reached it eventually. Now I just enjoy it and once I get my confidence back, look out .
Yes the Internet is what has given the ability to unite and give each other the support that we all need to become who we believe, we should be. Without it a lot of us would still be lost in the dark
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Malla
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I don’t think there can be any doubt that the internet has allowed us to feel
” connected ” and for a lot of us older girls it has meant we no longer feel we are the only one doing this. Dressing up in the 1960’s and 70’s there was no Internet and there was so much fear and isolation, even the 1980’s no Internet, and if you didn’t know others who dressed up, then you felt isolated, and alone. For a lot of people, dressing up meant shame and embarrassment and always secretive stuff, [and that still applies to some girls] but the Internet has opened a window and given us girls a freedom that has enriched our lives.
Being able to talk about this stuff on the internet, and share experiences is a beautiful thing.
There was no Internet available until the 1990’s but by then I had been doing this for 30 years, dressing up happens with the person, but to be able to share it and connect with others is a gift from the Internet.
Somehow I doubt anyone is going to say too many bad things about the internet, but I will argue with them if they do. -
I really agree with what has been said here. If society can help all young people who have sexual identity issues deal with them at an early age then they will be happier for the rest of their lives – well thats the way I see it .This is with the provsio that they get expert help at an early age of course .We all ( seem to ) know of so many cases where coming to accept a crossdressing compulsion or the conviction that they have thj wrong body has been dealt with far too late in life and while many have led happier lives afetr such a point it still means that many many people havent had much more joy in their earlier times .Am I being too simplistic here ? I think not … however
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SUzz -
I know the Internet has helped me, before I had access to the Internet all I had, to try and find information, about what was going on with me, was the library and TV, Both of which did not help me much, it wasn’t until I had access to the Internet that I was able to start piecing things together, and with sites like TgR
and yahoo groups, I also found I wasn’t alone in this world, and by reading other peoples experiences and also sharing mine, which has helped me to come to terms with what I am. 
and I would like to believe that I have helped others as wellHugs
Sharon
