April 2025

Owing to ongoing 'revelations' regarding 'trans' people I would just like to add my own thoughts. Whilst I consider myself to be a transgendered male there isn't any way I would try and pass myself off as a 'real' woman or compete with any 'real' woman in any sporting event. I have played rugby in the past, and football as well as volleyball and partaken in weight training and could probably beat anyone going.

I don't expect everyone to agree with these feelings or opinions, we are all different. I am fortunate to have friends, both male and female that accept the way I am and can understand I am 'different' to them and that I can understand things differently to them, but I can never totally accept the way a woman feels about anything, nor can I totally understand the way a man feels about anything, it's just the way I am, I suppose.

What does upset me, in a way, is the feeling that 'other' people seem to think that they can understand how someone like me and other transgendered people feel when they have no idea whatsoever what it is all about or what the difference between us all is? I am not going to get involved in it either, because it is too wide a world to try and define - suffice to say that if you think you are a transgendered male like me and think you should be accepted as a real woman and be allowed to compete with real women in sports and live as a real woman, then that's down to you! I am quite happy to just be me, and accept myself as the way I am. If you have 're-assignment' surgery - that's a different matter!

April 2024

It would seem that few people bother reading this, but it will save both of us time and hassle if you try and add me as a contact, or even just try to 'follow' me. Judging by the people who are actually trying to 'follow' me these days, it would seem they are just waiting to see how long it takes me to delete them, rather than see if I actually do?

Firstly, please feel free to add my pictures as 'faves' if you like them, they are marked as 'copyright' to try and dissuade anybody from trying to pass them off as their OWN pictures - BUT - please do not 'follow' me or 'fav' any of my pictures if you have no pictures or details of your own, pictures showing male genitalia, or your own photo stream contains other peoples photos as you will just be blocked. I also block people who just 'follow' me on here without ever contacting me, what's the point in that, particularly when we appear to have nothing in common?

Quite surprised at the number of people who were following me despite having no photos of their own, no 'faves' and no groups whatsoever - obviously also now 'blocked'.

I have now blocked over 1400 people, including most of the people trying to follow me, and this is ongoing - sorry but if you try to follow me and have nothing to share then it's just one way traffic? This figure has reduced from over 1800 now that I have also deleted almost 400 profiles which no longer exist.

I will also block you if you have an excessive number of 'faves' or groups, sorry but I don't see how anyone can actually have over 2000 'faves' and over 200 groups and be genuinely interested in anything on here?

If you are still here, please read on....

Every time I visit Flickr it seems I am blocking more and more people, I just don't understand, what people seem to think is 'acceptable' means these days? I am becoming very disillusioned and bored with Flickr, and all the photoshop and face enhancement pictures, particularly those people stating 'what you see is what you get' when it obviously isn't?

Not sure if it's just me or not, my age, or 'a change' I am going through, but I am also becoming very repulsed by a lot of the images I am seeing on here these days, and I would hate to think I am any kind of a 'prudish' person in any way, I believe in 'live and let live', but there is a big difference between getting on with your own life and flaunting it in front of others who may not understand or are not able to try and cope with it? I seem to spend more and more time on here just blocking people? I used to enjoy my visits here, but they are becoming more tedious by the day? I don't want to see male genitalia stuck out in front of your pictures or your 'faves' ?

I have always tried to be true to myself, but not at the expense of hurting others, and I understand that probably does not entirely sit right with some other people's feelings. I believe that if I expect somebody to try and understand my innermost feelings, then I should at least be prepared to accept theirs, particularly if they cannot understand how my 'outward' masculinity can 'hide' such 'inward' femininity. Only time can (possibly) change how people can react towards each other, and appearances can be very deceptive, which is why I feel so strongly about people who use AI and photoshop type programs to totally distort and change what they look like in order to try and 'fool' people into thinking they are something or somebody they are not. Even the surroundings in the 'pictures' are places they have never been to and never likely to either? One or two people I thought were close friends have gone down this route, and seem happy, it's not for me, I am who I am and won't try to fool others into thinking I am 'something or somebody' else.

I have friends on here who do occasionally contact me or at least comment on my pictures, they are very welcome, and if I add you as 'friends or family' you may see more, at least before others, but then if you don't contact me that's not likely to happen?

I am finally down from over 49 pages of so called 'followers' to just 7 and still blocking. I don't think it's a coincidence that doing this has also deleted 99% of the spam I used to receive, so if you have the same sort of problem it might be worth checking who's 'following' you too? I have been totally amazed at just who has 'followed' me, and would strongly advise you to check on just who is following you! Possibly they are just looking through your contacts list?

I am also beginning to curtail my online activities as I don't see a lot of point in trying to please or appeal to others who don't seem to bother doing much in return. I will be deleting my PRO status when the time comes, no point in paying to post multitudes of pictures for people who don't appreciate them. I do at least post my own photos taken of or by myself, in real surroundings, and the only alterations to the photos may be a case of cropping out unwanted background or slightly changing the ambient lighting if required.

I don't think it will be long before I totally delete my presence on here, it seems to be becoming a total one way, waste of time and effort. I am happy with my own life but it seems that one or two people who I thought were friends are either no longer around or no longer wish to correspond any more. I have enough personal problems in my life to deal with.

I'm an older (68+) transgendered male looking for understanding and accepting friends, especially ladies and other TV/TG's.

I like feminine things, especially uniforms and nylon overalls and rainwear, and I am also into the bdsm scene, but I don't expect others to be.

I really love 'sensible' underwear including basques, long line bras and girdles, and nice feminine slips and petticoats too.

I have been 'out' on a number of occasions in the past, but not as passable these days and don't get so many opportunities.

I have time for anybody who is sincere, genuine, and open minded (subject to the above disclaimers!) If you want a genuine friend look no further, I don't suffer fools though....