Transition pictorial

This is a pictorial history of my transition from male to female.

Picture of Andi in 1983 This is what I looked like waaaaay back in 1983. My fraternity picture (Phi Kappa Psi). Facial hair? What facial hair? I like to scare my electrologists with this picture.

Picture of Andi in 1998 May of 1998. First day of work at The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA. Balding, moustached, over weight. Just a typical engineer.

Picture of Andi in 1999 October of 1999. Picture was taken while I was on a trip to Hawaii. First time in a very long time that I didn't have a moustache - you can see some major hair loss, a nasty looking amount of facial hair and that I was seriously overweight. I came out to my wife about 3 days after this picture was taken. Not a happy time of my life.

Picture of Andi in 2001 August of 2001. Losing weight and on hormones. Hair is coming back. Moustache is gone for good. People at work are starting to wonder what the heck is going on.

Picture of Andi in 2002 This is what I looked like in April of 2002. Clear progress. Facial hair is much lighter. Hair transplants growing out nicely. I went full-time a couple of weeks after this picture was taken. Everyone knows what I'm doing at this point.

Picture of Andi in 2003 Me in August of 2003. (caught me in the middle of blinking, so my eyes look funny) 6 months post-op. Hair is getting longer. Almost no facial hair. All the major stuff is over, people are getting used to the new me. I'm just living life.

Picture of Andrea at Colorado Gold Rush4 At Colorado Gold Rush, February 2004. First time wearing a gown! Very fun time.

Picture of Andrea after FFS, March 20th, 2004 March 20th, 2004. First day out of the hospital after Facial Feminization Surgery! Clearly it was a big ordeal! (I know it looks pretty nasty - it didn't feel so wonderful either!) I'm a little over a year post-op from SRS. Have been living and working as a woman for almost two years now. FFS was just a finishing touch.

Picture of Andrea after FFS, October 29th, 2005 October 2nd, 2004. Final dinner at the Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta. A reasonably flattering picture - though I think it does make me look fat. Over all - FFS has done wonders for my self confidence! Thank you Dr. Ousterhout!

Picture of Andrea at a Halloween Party, October 2nd, 2004 October 29th, 2005. Picture of me at the TGEA Halloween party.


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