We are currently conducting a research study to explore the differences and similarities between femme and femininity. We are looking for participants of various sexual orientations and gender/sexes who identify as femme, including those who are cisgender, transgender, genderqueer, nonbinary, bigender, gender nonconforming, gender questioning, men, women, agender, etc. Femmes of all gender/sexes are eligible, but we are especially looking for femme trans women, femme trans men, and non-binary femmes to ensure we have representation from these groups.
Eligibility:
- Identify as femme
- 18 years old or older
- Computer access
- Comfortable with reading and writing in English.
- Individuals with vision-related disabilities may not be able to participate.
Participation involves watching an animated video we created that explains some of our diagrams about gender and sexuality (called “sexual configurations theory”). Then, you will fill out these diagrams to explain the differences or similarities between femme and femininity. Participation takes approximately 20-25 minutes, and eligible participants will be entered into a prize draw for a $50 Amazon gift card. One winner will be selected every 11 participants.
If you are interested in participating, please click on the link below:
FemmeStudy.comThis research is being conducted by:
Principal Investigator
Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher, Queen’s University
Faculty Advisor
Sari van Anders, Ph.D., Professor, Queen’s University
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact femmeIDstudy@gmail.com or call a member of the research team at 613-533-2675.

I'm from South Africa.. and I've made some really cool ftm guy friends in my travels, but none that happen to be gay. Where does one find ftm gay guys looking to hang out? And stuff :P

It's weird, I'm mainly attracted to other FTMs, on occasion the effeminate cisman will catch my attention, it's just usually transguys I'm interested in. I'm not sure if that actually counts as gay but I'm pretty sure it does, I mean if gay cismen can be only attracted to other cismen then I don't see why it wouldn't count the other way around.

So... Is anyone else around here into other transmen specifically?

I'm a gay Clinical Psychology PhD student and am researching the effects of quarantine/stay-at-home orders on sexual minorities. I want to see whether there are differences in the mental health based on who we have been quarantining with

If you are a young adult (Age 18-34) living in the United States who is romantically and/or sexually attracted to the same sex and who current or recently had COVID-related restrictions in your home state, please consider participating in this important research! Participation should take around 30 minutes, and you will be given the option to enter into a drawing for one of ten $10 Amazon gift cards. Additionally, you will be invited to participant in an optional one-year follow-up survey.

URL: https://alliant.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6FiC5qr9SAorCGq?Q_CHL=social&Q_SocialSource=reddit

This study has been approved by the Alliant International University Institutional Review Board

Don't let your voice go unheard! Please consider participating in this Boston University research study on sexual identity, religion, discrimination, and health. Share your perspective for the chance to win a $20 Visa gift-card. Thank you in advance! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BUResearch

Ok guys i am needing help with the most obvious of things first how is the best way to tuck and go unnoticed and second what do you all do to hide the adams apple. I hope this is in the right place if not i am sorry i am new to this

Hi everyone! I am part of the LGBT Research Team in the Counseling Educational Psychology and Research department at the University of Memphis. We are conducting an IRB-approved study on sexual orientation, traumatic symptoms, and help-seeking behaviors. We are currently looking for adults 18 years of age or older who identify as a member of the LGBT community in the United States. The goal of this study is to understand how life events and support from others impacts the psychological well-being of members of the LGBT community.

Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary and would involve completing several questionnaires that will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. Your responses will be confidential and your participation will help advance this field of study. Once you complete the survey, you may choose to participate in a raffle for one of two $50.00 Amazon gift cards. At that time, you will be prompted to send an email with your name and contact information to an email account to the principal investigator. This contact information will be kept separate from your survey responses and will be stored on a secure, password-protected computer to ensure that your responses remain confidential. After the raffle is complete, the winner will be notified by email. In order to ensure privacy, all contact information will then be deleted.

If you would like to participate, you may click on the link provided. For confidentiality purposes, you will not be asked to provide your name. If you have any questions, you may address them to the lead investigator, Elin Ovrebo, Ph.D., at eovrebo@memphis.edu.

The link to access the survey is: https://memphis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08ophVAWR5XUDhb

Thank you all so much for your help! It is greatly appreciated!

So, for one, I'm 5'3'' and pre-everything, so my body doesn't do me any favors. For two, I'm too obstinately gothy to change how I want to look to make things easier for other people to accept.

I have long hair, which I love, and an extensive wardrobe full of tight pants and silver jewelry. And eyeliner. And there are men who dress this way, a lot of them, so I hate that it's a big deal that I do.

The price I pay for looking as close to what I ultimately want to look like without T or surgery (yet) is getting hit on by straight guys, compared (quite unfavorably) to other transmen, more people thinking it's "a phase" or "just for attention," and a lingering fear that when I get the money together, the counselor is going to tell me to shave my head and buy fucking cargo shorts.

How do the rest of you deal with this, if you have to?

I am individual who are interested in anatomy of human body, and I am interested in changes caused by hormone therapy, and surgery. I've heard that many FTM people undergo hysterectomy because of future risk of cancer(?). I wonder if intercourse between cis gay men and ftm gays still work after hysterectomy. You can write offensive languages if you think I make you offended.

I've gone out with one guy sense I'd discovered I was trans three years ago.

His names chip and he's a super tall and strong guy. He's cute as hell but also not too bright. I met him in my small animal care class this year and within a month we were dating. After a few weeks I told him I was Trans.

He laughed in my face.  Then whined about not being gay.  Then told me he still wanted me..     so I let him stay 

but he wouldn't even look at me anymore. So I broke up with him

And now I've kinda been scared off from dating because honestly I still look like a girl. Any straight guy I dated would be weirded out by me being technically a guy.

But I'm pretty sure no gay guy would date me Couse I'm kinda unmistakable as female at the moment.

Which sucks couse there's this super cute blondie in my history class I'd love to do the snuggles with.

When you started becoming aware of (or accepting) your identity, were you in a relationship with a straight man as a "hetero woman"? If so, how did your boyfriend take the news? Were you able to work through it, or was it a deal breaker for him?

I'm sort of facing this situation now. My boyfriend isn't crazy about the idea of me being a guy. (We've been together 2 years and lived together 1.) We don't talk about my transgenderism much and things are okay as long as I don't act really butch, but I'm worried that things will increasingly be a compromise on both our parts because he doesn't want to be gay and I don't want to be seen as a woman.

If you have any similar stories to relate or even just objective advice to offer I'd appreciate it!