There’s this myth that every trans guy will magically start passing after six months to a year on T. It’s bullshit. Flat out bullshit.
No one can tell you when you’re going to start passing. I’ve been on T since I was 20 (I’m in my mid-20s now) and I’m still in that gender ambiguous phase. Based on my genetics that’s likely to last until I’m in my mid to late 30s when I will finally look like a college boy.
I’ve mentioned my cousin in comments a few times, but I don’t think I’ve ever posted about him. He’s a year older, gay, flaming, and looks almost exactly like me. He has a Y chromosome (and therefore a penis, the lucky bastard), but other than that we could pass for twins. Often do, actually. Both of us get mistaken for girls on occasion, neither of us can grow facial hair worth anything, and I actually have a deeper voice. We’ve both had our T levels checked (me for dosage, him to see if anything’s wrong) and we’re both easily within the mid range for guys. Men in our family are just really late bloomers.
Point is, T is never going to override your genetic predispositions. If you come from a line of really feminine looking women and late blooming men it’s going to take you longer to pass than a guy with handsome women and burly men in the family. Relax a bit. Go in, check your levels, see how they’re doing. If they’re within male range you’re just going to have to sit and let your body go at its own pace. I know this is a pain in the ass (trust me, I know), but eventually you will start passing. Remember, the effects of T are cumulative. Cis guys don’t go from little boy to grown man overnight. It takes time. That’s not something we always want to hear, but there it is.
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