I'm FTM, I often feel like de-transitioning because my life was much easier when I was a woman. Heightism and the Male Experience.

[Crazy Samurai]

I'm a 5'3 ftm transgender man. At first I was happy when I transitioned, but I never knew how bad the male experience would be in society. One example is heightism. When I lived my life as a woman, I wasn't really aware of heightism men face to be honest. When I was a woman, I felt uncomfortable in my own body. Now that I’ve transitioned, it’s society who makes me feel uncomfortable of my body. Sure now they see a man, but in their minds, they see a man who's not a real man. From feeling powerless and smaller compared to others of my gender, to some people wanting to treat me as a punching bag of a friend group. People who I barely just met will make rude comments or jokes about my size, and I know if I respond with a similar comment about their weight (which I would never do anyways because I don't like body shaming of any kind) I know I would be considered an asshole, but yet it's ok for people to make fun of mens height.

 

[MelaninQueen]

I always knew you were a woman.

 

[Crazy Samurai]

Dating was going to be hard for me anyways since I'm a man with no penis, but when I used to be a lesbian I had more dating options, but now that I'm a guy, plenty of women will reject me just for my height alone, before I even get a chance to tell them I'm trans. The worst past is that height body shaming, or the hurdles I have to face for my height just simply isn't taken as seriously, so it feels I'm battling something all alone, when I try to be confident some people hate short guys with confidence for whatever reason. They see it as a person who doesn't know their rightful place.