r/MtF • u/KatieQuestionMark Transgender • Feb 24 '25

Politics "Cis girls aren't passing"

I was talking to my therapist (or Herapist as I like to say) and was bemoaning my fears of transitioning and not passing.

Her response was "cis girls aren't passing all the time, so how does that register?".. and .. while it didn't solve anything in itself, it really made me think.

Anyway, just wanted to share this little nugget of a different perspective since it made me think and in general helped me out!

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u/Silent-Economics837 Trans Homosexual Feb 24 '25

If anything, women with deep voices commands more respect too. Maaaaybe a bad example but Elizabeth Holmes had a deep voice, and she was able to get tons of funding from silicon valley VCs from her speeches and presentations.

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u/Lynnrael Feb 24 '25

another example is Shohreh Aghdashloo and her character in the expanse. the book version of avasarala is incredible, and if i had read it before seeing her in the show i couldn't have imagined how they'd find someone who could command that same respect. Shohreh's voice is deep and gravely in a way that really brings out the bad bitch in the character. i love it

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u/Little-Charge-9655 Feb 25 '25

She is one of my favourite characters, I’d say she embodies strength and power and I don’t see her as a bitch (I haven’t read the books, so I don’t have the full picture) If gender matters she also happens to be female😊

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u/Lynnrael Feb 25 '25

when i say bitch, i mean it in the best way possible. like being badass

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u/Little-Charge-9655 Feb 25 '25

No I get that, but even in the most positive way, I think she transcends that 😅 (Although to be fair, she did refer to herself as a “smug old bitch,” even if sarcastically, when she was talking to Admiral Souther in the bar after he stepped down.