Blog 17: Interview Four Questions

1. What gender expression is most important in female-to-male transgender people?
2. What was the process like for you to decide to transition?
3. Was there anyone you particularly confided in before actually coming out? How did that go?
4. What were some important resources for you before you decided to transition?
5. How did you "come out"?
6. How important is it for an FTM to come out?
7. What changes have you noticed in yourself since coming out?
8. What was the process to pick a name to go by?
9. How did you get people to accept the change in pronouns, if you've done so? If not, what's stopping you?
10. How important do you think pronouns are to an FTM?
11. How did your family react?
12. How did your friends react?
13. How has transitioning affected your dating life?
14. What kind of treatment do you get at school/work?
15. Where did you get the most support?
16. What plans do you have to further your transition?
17. Do you think there's a prescribed list of what to do when transitioning? Why or why not?
18. What has been the most important step for your transition so far?
19. If you could go back and do anything differently, would you? What would it be?
20. If there was any resource you could give to kids who are trying to figure out if they want to transition, what would it be?