Help Make Miles' Life Easier Forever!
Hello, I'm Miles. I am an FTM (female-to-male transsexual) and I am hella sick of having boobs. I have had them for 12 years and I want them GONE. They were kinda cool, I guess, but now that I'm older they cause me pain both physically and mentally that affects my daily life.
I've been binding almost every day for three years. The binder looks like a tank top, but it's more expensive and unbelievably tight. As a result, my posture is irreparable, and as Wii Fit or a yoga guru will tell you, it causes many other ailments such as but not limited to trouble falling asleep and trouble looking attractive.
"But Miles," you may ask, "why would you bind if it's messing you up sideways?" Well, possible rich benefactor, it's because it makes me feel good. And look good. More importantly, it makes me look male. The dangers that come with a transgendered person failing to "pass" are moderate to severe, and include harassment, low self esteem, thoughts of or attempts at suicide, assault, or even murder. I don't mean to sound dramatic, but it isn't drama, it's real life. This simple surgery could in fact not only improve my quality of life, but save it. It's more than cosmetic.
It's much more than wearing a binder, it's a commitment every day just to put it on (imagine what it feels like to to crawl into a shirt made entirely of rubber bands, and it's kind of like that) and leave it on. Leaving it on cuts my air flow by almost half. Because it covers my stomach, I have to eat smaller meals or I could throw up from the pressure of the thing. I've given up wearing tank tops because it shows through. I can't wear it in the water so I can't swim, and it's too tight to move in to work out. It shows through tight shirts. It doesn't breathe. When it loses its elasticity, I have to shell out another sixty bucks, and they last maybe four months at best. Not to mention it HURTS. It feels like a boa constrictor made of kevlar!
If I get this procedure done, I'll be a new man. I'll be able to swim again, rejoin a gym, go to the beach and show off my hot bod, fearlessly use a locker room or bathroom, run faster, jump higher, sleep better, pound my chest like a gorilla, get dressed faster, do jumping jacks without looking silly, eat a triple-patty cheeseburger in one sitting, and maybe even look at myself in the mirror every morning and tell myself I look beautiful.
And isn't that priceless? :)
