Hey guys a­nd Gals,
i've been ­with with ­my girlfri­end now fo­r 3 nearly­ 4 years ,­ about a y­ear ago i ­try a pair­ of her sh­oes ( obv ­my feet di­dn't fit l­ol) but th­ey looked ­good. a fe­w weeks la­ter i sugg­ested wear­ing shoes ­ina sorter­ joky way ­but she kn­ows me bet­ter than t­hat and kn­ew i wasn'­t joking.t­he next da­y we got m­y first pa­ir. over a­ period of­ months i ­progressed­ slowly fr­om leggins­ then a to­p ( i wasn­'t sure on­ the react­ion i woul­d get so i­ did it bi­t at a tim­e .i then ­tried make­ up a few ­weeks ago ­with the h­elp of my ­gf obv cou­rse and i ­looked fem­inine . we­ then plan­ned a nigh­t out as s­taying in ­was a bit ­of a waste­ .although­ my confid­ence is no­ good so w­e travelle­d 100 mile­s from hom­e to do so­.we had fo­od and dri­nks at the­ hotel (in­ reg cloth­es) then w­ent up to ­the room t­o transfor­m . i look­ed quite c­onvincing ­and we lef­t to go to­ were goog­le maps to­ld me the ­clubs woul­d be frien­dly to thi­s kind of ­thing. the­ walk ther­e was ok a­t first no­-one notic­ed and i f­elt more c­onfident a­s i didn't­ want to s­tand out ,­ as we got­ to the pl­ace it was­ a quiet s­trip of gr­otty pubs ­(not were ­i wanted t­o be) half­ way up th­e street i­ hear a bl­oke shout ­sexy (obv ­i ignore) ­he repeats­ oi sexy i­n the blac­k wig ,ins­tantly i f­elt like s­h#t , this­ made me f­eel i wasn­t convinci­ng as i th­ought .so ­we carried­ on walkin­g and we s­till coudn­'t find th­e place ,a­t that poi­nt we were­ freezing ­and my con­fidence wa­s on a all­ time low ­so we got ­a taxi bac­k to the h­otel room ­.so my fir­st experie­nce went w­rong .
i've now b­een lookin­g to go aw­ay again i­n a couple­ of months­ but to a ­place whic­h is frien­dly ,i've ­looked at ­pink punte­rs and oth­ers but re­views are ­mixed will­ need some­ help??
i will upl­oad a phot­o when i c­an (a few ­days) ,mak­e up is ha­rd to remo­ve and wit­h a close ­family the­ risk of b­eing caugh­t is to mu­ch . when ­i dress up­ i dont ta­ke on anot­her person­a i'm stil­l me i mig­ht seem st­range but ­i just lik­e it.
sorry if a­ny terms o­ffend anyo­ne in anyw­ay as i'm ­new and un­familiar w­ith this .­

Well I think you did a brilliant job going out hun and as for the guy shouting just ignore em I tend to think they are only jealous as they cant go out like us. As for the make-up try the make-up wipes they will take it off straight away.

Hi,

Yes well done for going out. There are three things you need to remember about makeup: 1) practice!! Cis women have been building up their skills for years; 2) Get advice from a professional. The women in Boots on the No. 7 counter are always really helpful I find. 3) Preparation is essential - cleanse, tone and moisturise before putting on foundation. Check the colour for this on the inside of your lower arm - as it's closest to your face colour. Te right shade is when you rub it in and you can't see the colour. Also get some makeup remover and pads to take it off. Moisturise afterwards. A good wig isn't cheap. Go to a proper wig shop and they will help you choose one that has a colour that matches your skin tones and works with the shape of your face and also help with trimming it to your individual shape. When you're out try to look confident even when you aren't and smile - it feminises your face in an instant.

Good luck and best wishes,

Nell

Yes, well done for going out dressed!. I’ve just done the same for the first time, but it took me a lot longer to finally get out there..decades!
I always thought that going out in the daylight in the middle of the day with lots of people around would be a lot safer & less likely to have any confrontations.
Night time in a city/town centres I always find a bit intimidating even when dressed in guy mode.

My first time out last weekend was in daytime in a busy town centre with,lots of shoppers around. Had Debbie T & Davina G for support, but I felt ok & safe.
Aside from a couple of minor mumbled comments from behind as people passed by, on the whole may as well have been invisible
Not worried about going out solo in the daytime. Can’t be soon enough!

Ah the mumblers. They've got to have their say but daren't do it to your face. Good on you Emily for taking such a massive step.

Best wishes,

Nell xxx

Well done for all the progress you have made. It takes a lot of courage to go out John; unfortunately there will always be idiots who make "funny comments".
When I was out recently with Beckie in Canal Street (Manchester) as we were on our way to meet some friends we heard the shout "what a minger"...obviously meant me as Beckie is stunning. We just laughed and kept walking. You just have to take it as part of the territory of being a Tgirl; people will make comments..so just smile and move on. But most people are OK anddont even notice us special girls wlaking about.
Don't stop now that you have reached the stage where you are prepared to go to Punters or other places which are definitely TG friendly. Think about going to Sparkle next July, or a weekend in Manchester.
I wish you and your girlfriend lots of good wishes, and hope you enjoy the time you spend "en femme", and as you can see from the comments so far there are lots of positives from other girls.

hugs and kisses

Pauline xxxx

Hi. I've been trying to pluck up courage to try and "pass" and venture out in public. It seems to be a big step but, if you pick the right place and are with the right people and have the right attitude then it should be a breeze. Its still a big step but the comments should pass and be overwhelmed by the fun you will be having.
There is some great advice here and, I know I have'nt done it yet, but words are just words and, lets face it, is that any worse than the pain that most of us have by not venturing out?
Its only my view and there many more experienced girls here, its just my view.
Good luck when you do, I'm sure you will have a blast :-)
Stella xxx

Hi. If you're looking for a friendly night out you could try the Leeds First Friday event. As the name suggests it's in Leeds on the First Friday of every month! There's between 100 and 200 girls out on any night and starts at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Most girls then move onto some of the very trans friendly bars and clubs nearby. The Cosmo does a special rate for First Friday girls if booked two weeks before the event. There's a real mix of girls and partners who attend and we always find the event really friendly.
Good luck and maybe see you around in Leeds.
Jo x

I'm going to the February one, it'll be my first outing somewhere so public and busy. I'm looking forward to it.

That's brilliant! If you want to say hello I'll be there with the Glamour & Sparkle jewellery stand. Always great to meet new girls out and about.

Manchester concord meeting is perfect for confidence building everyone there is the same as you and i ,Mary the girl that runs the night is so nice and will make you feel so welcome honestly you will love it its my favorite place ever it runs every wed Heres a link www.Manchesterconcord.org xxx