The topic for the March 2008 T-Men meeting was passing. We discussed a number of things. Including that passing can mean different things to different people. For those individuals who wish to pass as male it can mean what has to happen to be perceived as male. For those individuals who identify as genderqueer or androgynous or somehow between genders or without gender it can mean both perception and developing self-defining language. For partners of FtM+ individuals it can relate to how your partners identity reinforces or appears to conflict with ones own identity.
Some resources that relate to passing and may be helpful include:
For those individuals who are aiming to pass as male
FtM Passing Tips
Passing Resources (by Michael who facilitates FORGE)
Andy’s Guide to Passing
Hudson’s FtM Resource Guide
For those individuals who identify as generqueer or as another nontraditionally masculine, other-genered, between or nongendered idenitity (or fill in comfortable language for how you define either yourself or the terms presented)
FORGE – GenderQueer Follow-up
T-Vox Genderqueer information & resources
Gendercrash
Genderqueer Revoluntion
Androgyne Online
For partners of FtM+ identified individuals looking for how to maintain their identities while respecting their partners – regardless of what each idenitity is
FORGE Partners follow-up resources
Trans-Femme Website
The SOFFA Page
Transensual Femme
Yahoo Group -Str8menftmpartners (for straight Identified men with FtM+ partners)
The Boyz club – a Yahoo Group for male partners of FtM+ individuals
