When I was 15 or 16 I remember being scared of having a big Adam's apple... Fortunately this never happened and I can't tell you people how glad I am because of this. Actually I have a very small one which makes my neck very feminine However, if you do have a noticeable adam's apple, how do you deal with it? does this cause you dysphoria or you couldn't care less?
I'm 15, I have no visible Adam's apple. I'm glad too because it makes me feel more feminine. I'm not trans, but I like being feminine. Just the truth.
It is a cause of dysphoria for me and I'm glad that the transition process in Sweden involves a trachea shave.
"Dude! She's a guy! Check out the Adam's Apple!" "Dude! Look at those hands/feet/whatever totally a man!" Yeeeeaaaaaahhh, this is the s:***:t I heard a lot growing up, it was never fun to hear... I think the "obvious signs" that I was born male were my biggest fears about coming to terms with my gender identity.... Worse when I heard it from people I considered friends... :bang: It's like, every little thing, every slight imperfection is a tell.... And people act like you're the one doing something wrong just by trying to pass, trying to be who you are! :bang: Yeah, I'd say those notions can be a trigger for me.... :tantrum: That said I don't have a pronounced adam's apple but I worried over it a lot as a kid, praying I'd never have one... guess I got lucky...
I wish I had a prominent Adam's apple! Luckily, for being pre-T it's shows slightly already. But gets again, I of course WANT people to say "is that a dude in a dress?" Haha
Yes, it would be interesting to know if somebody here has gender dysphoria for NOT having a prominent adam's apple, too
Let me just say that I would kill to have one. I used to be told, growing up, that I had a "pretty" neck. Luckily for me, I can still coast by on the whole excuse that puberty is late (because, yeah, the puberty I want is a little later than I'd like), but I don't want a pretty neck, damn it! I want a big, masculine adam's apple that perfectly compliments a beard that doesn't look like I just glued back hair on my face.
I understand you, my hands and feet are so big :lol: the only thing I can do is pedicure and wear gloves when I work out so my hands are going to feel like a woman's hands, even if they don't really look like it :smilewave
An Adam's apple is, probably, the least of my worries when it comes to dysphoria. Maybe it plays a role, but it's a minor one. My lack of curves, I feel, as well as a lack of breasts, is what kills it for me. The shape of my face, it isn't as feminine as I'd like, but it isn't the worst either. Still, these have a more prominent role than an Adam's apple, in how I may feel.
For people who have dysphoria, it's different for everyone. Some things set people off more than others. And in what sense are you using dysphoria if you don't mind me asking?
I'm a biological female but my adam's apple has been known to receive comments (long thin neck, everything shows more). I've never really understood why it is so commonly treated as a gender trait, there's plenty of people that don't fit the mould.
