To those bitching about transwomen often not having a "completely feminine voice," do you realize how goddamn hard it is to change your entire vocal tone?
Jasmine Tackett I prefer deep voices in women (am one of those myself) because otherwise they tend to become very shrill and piercing when they raise them... which is sooo unpleasant.
So sorry that your mom is so unaccepting of it, the worst thing in the world is feeling like you're disappointing your parents. Its disgusting how some parents don't let their kids be who they are, and I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
+kelsey carreiro I just find people such as yourself disgusting because you're encouraging this behavior. Over 50% of post-operation transgenders commit suicide. That is because putting male hormones in a female body or vice-versa is not how the body is meant to function. Encouraging this is essentially encouraging suicide. You're disgusting and so are all the other people trying to make this normal.
+Phlower you have a lot of nerve to tell me I'M disgusting. Transphobic, gross people like YOU are the reason they commit suicide. Their choice to be the person they are is NOT the reason they choose to end their life, it's awful people such as yourself giving them backlash for it. Don't try to use a backhanded statistic to prove an invalidated point. And no, accepting what and who someone wants to be, because it's literally none of my business, is NOT encouraging suicide.
Kerry Day Oh come on, now! A- MAN-da? That doesn't sound even a little suspicious to you? He coulda choose Cindy or Becky. I think he was trying to avoid a lawsuit but still letting Maya know he knew.
+deviija So, she acknowledged the bouncer was making stupid jokes about EVERYONE's name, but it wasn't okay for him to do it to her? She had a male name on her identification. I'd like to think he realized and didn't want to inform everyone that she was transgender. So, even if it was a small jab, that situation could have played out a completely different way.
no you can tell by her voice that she was born a man it sounds like a female voice mixed with a male voice and I'm not talking about women with deep voices
+Alexcia France I can tell because I look at things like that, however, there are plenty of cis women who also sound the EXACT same, vocal ranges of modes of speech vary quite widely when there are over 7 billion flesh bags flapping their stuff holes.
Saying someone is gorgeous for being transgender is slightly transphobic// meaning someone can actually be beautiful as who is trans. Try not to do it again :)
Um. duh i know you can, but you know, thank you for insulting me for giving out an idea! It would just cut down the process and make it cheaper for everyone to have a name change if their was a better option, including govt savings.
+D0A17599 Yes, you CAN just change it... but only once you're eighteen. And I want you to imagine this: you're going through high school. You're a boy. Your name is Jasmine. Your teacher calls out your name. What the fuck then? Right? Use your brain.
+Jennifer Falls Yes definitely, she is very understanding with me. It was just a particular time I remember her being difficult for reasons I don't understand, she did apologize after though. :)
+Janie PatchouliSkunk The one problem with that is that you never know. I mean, if I were in their shoes, I wouldn't know. If Maya looked trans to me, I don't think I'd know if she were actually a girl or a guy who enjoyed makeup and long, luscious locks. Some guys dig that and enjoy it, but don't identify as a woman.
But you do know if that person IDs as female because they're giving an ashamed and/or embarrassed and/or mortified look... or staring off, or burying their head. Usually, you know.
You're gorgeous! I don't even know how I came across your channel, I'm a beauty TH-camr and just randomly saw your transition video recommended to me.. I do watch a lot of them though haha, I just find it all so interesting and it makes me so happy to see people being able to be their true selves, it's beautiful ❤️ all my love from Australia
Story 5: He called you Amanda. I don't know if this was intentional on his part but I immediately thought not only what you said was true, that he covered for you, but also made a joke in the process. Amanda = A. Man... Duh... That's honestly pretty clever and snarky if intentional. Maybe he'd thought it up beforehand
@Jaycee Barlam it’s a pretty well known joke, at least I’ve heard it before and apparently so have plenty of other people. So if his thing was cracking jokes about people, in all likelihood he didn’t just happen to use Amanda over any other female name.
I have been called A-MAN-duh countless times over the decades (I grew up trans in the 70's & 80's)! At first, I didn't realize what they meant by calling me that (my life-long name is Robin). But it later 'dawned' on me. Aaargh!!
hi maya, i am a 18 year old boy and i came out to my parents yesterday as transgender and i was sooooo afraid on how they would react and was afraid they wouldnt accept it, but they took it better than i espected. my mom is kinda shocked but i think she saw it coming and my dad was rather calm, but now i dont know what the next step would be to do. Do you have any tips what i should do now? because i am rather lost on how to progress.
+beer van de ende Aww! That is so good to hear, I am so proud of you! I know how hard it is to come out to your parents. I would recommend meeting with a doctor or therapist who can refer you to get treatment for HRT if that is the path you wish to follow! Remember to take things slow, so you and everyone around you has time to adjust! Much love
Maya thanks for the quick and nice comment, it was really hard yes and i suspect it will be even harder when i am gonna tell my friends, (i am gonna tell them this week) thanks for the tips and i will be sure to contact my doctor with this, i know i need to go slow so everyone can adjust to the idea of me becoming a girl.
+beer van de ende Dude, update when you tell them c: I really hope everything goes well, and I can't wait for you to be able and love the way you want and deserve. I've been questioning my gender for a bit now, and I'm openly bisexual. I'm not sure about much of anything yet, but hearing about people who know and love themselves makes me so happy 😊
Hm. I agree. But some people thinks it's wrong to be g**, they could be really religious. I'm not against them neither I'm with them. You know it's one of those things.
Yeah it's one of those things that's never gonna be agreed upon by everyone. But we could all at least have more tolerance towards anyone who may be experiencing gender dysphoria. But again, sadly, that's probably never gonna happen.
Alot pretends to be against them or at the least, will ignor them when possible. Until they find alone time and then they switch up and shows interest.
Probably just coming to terms with the change. I would Imagine thinking that your son isn't going to have biological grand children might be hard. But she has sisters so might make that part a little easier, plus probably could still have biological children anyway.
I totally get having to reintroduce yourself, it is so annoying. A year after I started transition and was living full time and had started HRT and bought my new wardrobe, and got everything down my family had a Family reunion at my great uncle's estate. I arrived an hour late because I had to help my friend with something and I walked in and I knew everyone, my family is huge, but everyone is note worthy (if you know what I mean). So I walked in all done up and everyone stared. Not because they were taking the new me in, but because everyone thought I was trespassing on private property. I was asked to leave my own family reunion. I had to explain that I was Eric's daughter (Eric is my dad) and they're all, "No sweetie Eric has a son..." and I'm like "Not anymore...". Long story short my dad had to gather everyone to explain that the strange girl in the red dress was indeed his daughter Alice, not a trespasser... It was SUPER embarrassing. But after that everyone was friendly and asked me about my transition and stuff. A funny story to retell :)
Hey, don't sweat your voice. I have a girlfriend who has had a husky voice her entire life. She sounds the same as you do. When she was born her umbilical cord was wrapped around her throat and she had some scar tissue that caused the deeper tone. You don't need to defend your voice, just let it ride!!!
+courtneypmbowie There's no such thing as a "stereotypical gay man". There are gays, and people stereotyping everyone and everything around much like yourself. It may not be the high pitched girly kind but it's definitely feminine. A perfectly womanly voice.
I'm so sorry that your voice continues to be an issue for the people around you. I just don't understand why they would even comment on it to you? People are so rude.
I'm a cis gender girl and I've always had quite a low and raspy voice, probably lower than hers, but I don't know the last time I heard my voice, but it's pretty low
+Rebecca Karolina Yeah that was kind of shitty :/ I mean I can understand that sometimes you just slip with pronouns (I do it even with cis people because English is not my first language and in my language we only have one pronoun for everyone) but making it a point to correct her like that is mean. But I hope her mum will learn in time, my mum had some troubles adjusting her beliefs according to my sexuality, but she keeps learning about new things and I keep correcting her every time she says something funny (never anything mean though, she just doesn't know any better).
+Michelle K Oh I said it wrong, obviously we have more than one pronoun, but I meant that we don't have gendered pronouns at all. The language is Finnish, and if you want to say, for example: "She/he went to the grocery store" you just say "Hän meni kauppaan" and you can't tell if it's a man or a woman or something in between.
hi Maya! Don't remember how i ended up watching this video, but i wanna thank you because my exbf kicked me out of his life xD but the shitty part's that i can't sleep and have been having constant problems to go to sleep too. i'm currently living in another country other than my own one so it sucks because it feels really lonely. watching this vid, altough i know those are experiences you haven't enjoyed at all probably... you seem to just had gone over those situations, enough to just being able to face them with humor. i tend to face life problems the same way you do, except for the moment i'm now... because it still sucks and hurts more than anything, but your vid kindda made me feel like i wasn't lonely and u made laugh out of common problems (embarrassing moments for the most part, very sad and dissappointing moments with family members, etc. too). So now i can go to sleep... thnx to you in a weird way....so i wanna thank you, i really enjoyed your video, except where the part when your mom told that to the ticket lady at the fair. can't imagine how you felt.... :( i also watch your transformation video, i loved it and i'm really glad you finally get to be the real you. :) to me those are fairy tales that finally become true. so sorry for my english usage, i haven't written or spoken or practiced in a very long time. but i believe you get the idea... keep being awesome, ;)
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Why do people put so much effort in trying to tell transgenders they are not ''natural'' or ''normal''? What is the point? Do you want to give somebody a bad day and is this maybe, just maybe, YOUR issue and not theirs?? Stop. Ask yourself why you feel the need to say stuff like that and what your intentions are. Ask yourself why you are so offended by somebody doing what they can to be their true selves. Arguments like it's not ''natural'' or ''normal'' are invalid as fuck and in no way going to justify the fact that you're just being very shitty and nothing else. Go outside and pet a puppy or something. Maya, I think you're amazing! :D
+Raygirl50 I'd like to add some of the "not natural" comments are stupid and hurtful to unintended targets as well. I've heard comments like "Can you have a baby? Or a period? Guess your a guy then get over it!". Only to have a genetic female nearby that can't have children nearby burst into tears or uterine cancer victim feel like crap. Personally I'd think someone working very hard to be a gender who admires it a lot would be more welcome than a lazy, stupid, idiot that takes it for granted. But then again the world doesn't always make sense. Oh and I also like the "What are you stupid? You have a penis your a male. You have a vagina your a female, I mean that's how it's defined in the freaking dictionary." You mean the book started by Noah Webster, the priest, in colonial times? I'm sure he was an expert on sex, transfolk, genetic abnormalities, hormonal abnormalities, and knew many dual sexed people. Wait. That's right, he wasn't an expert. In fact, he was talking out of his ass.
Lol at story 8. The only reason why some people at the reunion was avoiding eye contact and acting weird around you was because A) the guys were probably attracted to you knowing you before the transition so they felt weird about it and B) the girls were probably jelly and salty because you were much prettier than they were.
Ok, story number 5 (the bouncer reading IDs) isn't embarrassing, it is charming, kind and inspiring! Even where it's least expected there is awareness, tolerance and even the understanding of the difficulties encountered by trans people. Best Story Ever.
Jay Zarco Well, that story seemed kind of hurtful - due to the mom, but it's awesome that the bouncer understood the significance of what could happen if he "outed" her with her drivers license.
It's a transphobic joke A-man-duh which is pretty shitty thing to do, however in this circumstance was a better thing to do than directly out her. It still doesn't discount the fact that it is a transphobic joke, there are literally a million other names he could have called her.
+Jords Nz Well but with that "boring" comment on it it does sound kinda still like a comment as if he was about to just give her a hint that he got it without others to get it. That's at least how I would perceive it from the way she told the story cause if you would wanna out someone and emberass you would actually pronounce it pretty clear that people would actually get it for real...
It’s difficult to change your way of thinking as a parent. When your born as a boy or girl to change the process of thinking after more than 20 years. But in reality u can change your body parts and some chemistry to transition but in true reality you DNA is what your born with. You can not change that but you can change your appearance to what ever you like. you just need to love who you chose to be. And respect the others too about there thought and feelings about there choices on how to view you. as it’s your choice to chose who u want to be. A parent should not have to change there name for you as most kids names are picked with allot of thought. So parents should call you buy the name they chose and you can introduce your self as who you have become out of respect for both sides I see mya and a woman I followed her as a male to female so for me she is a she but to her parents she is a he and that’s there rights too. Respect should work both ways I see to many trans gender trashing the family for not calling them by there self chosen name. But what about the feeling of the parents they should be consider too… so mine and my wife chose a nick name.for out daughter trying to be trans with out surgery and changing her name way too many times ❤😊
Wow, when did you get so many subscribers?! When I subscribed to you, you only had a couple hundred. You're moving on up! (Your hair looks incredible btw)
Just came across your channel! As a mum of two girls I just wanted to say you come across as a lovely, intelligent young woman and I would be so proud of you if you were my daughter! You're so brave in all you have been through to date! I wish you so much luck on your journey and like you say, things will get easier! Xx
I'm 75 and a year and a half in transition for the second time and I have found it very helpful for me to just laugh away sticky situations, I think it helps folks relax if I laugh.
The bouncer was making the joke as Amanda A MAN DUH. He was trying to be nice but funny with you as well. (I thought I'd explain, I promise I'm not trying to be rude or offense.)
If that was the intended punchline I don't think it was meant insultingly either because of it being an actual female name. Rather than wanting to insult her as "male and unpassable" I think he was covertly joking about her ID having a male name on it, which if true I find to be a pretty ingenious and funny way to handle the situation. :)
You inspire me. Your positive attitude is amazing. Im just a boring straight man, but to hear you describe your situation so calmly really opens my eyes
your mom sounds terrible. hopefully she'll come around. my mom corrects herself if she slips but it's still annoying af. also the door guy in story 5 is awesome.
i love how you wrapped it up at the end. you gotta face these situations because it won’t be the last time you’re faced with an adverse situation. the only way to get over it is to experience them. such a great attitude! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻😘😘😘
Lee Everett Whatever I don't care. My mom is a doctor and she is all for people being trans. She is a girl to me. Don't even respond I can't stand people like you.
+Karla K. well it was subtle, so subtle that one else got the joke, he didn't out her or anything. I think it's funny how clever that was! He not only treated her fairly by still making a joke, he still treated her respectfully by not making a huge deal. why is that rude? how could that have gone better?!
You should own your voice! Emma Stone has a naturally stronger, raspier register in her voice and it's a signature for her. There are some amazing ladies out there with all different types of voices. Yours sounds lovely!
lol about story #5; he must have gotten that from the show friends .. "A.. man.. duh!" x) yeah amanda is not a name you want if you are trans :) most of these are funny to me.. i mean that they dont recognize you and the kid. your mom was a bit rude tho. anyway i will keep watching now lol.
Maybe or maybe not. You don't have to subtly and implicitly reinforce to her that he was going based off of that. Don't know where you're from, but if you're a bouncer in Toronto, chances are you very likely and very often come across trans customers.
My (slightly) embarrassing story: I came out on a whim in a conversation with my friend and her fiance. We were discussing the inclusion of gender identity and sexual diversity as part of the Canadian sex-ed/health curriculum. He was against it and me and my friend (who is a teacher) was for it. He seemed set in his mindset and obviously was ignorant to LGBTQ issues. He said something about how transgender people look, going off on a tangent about guys in dresses and what not (bordering on homophobic, I thought). I was getting a little irritated and said "I'm transgender". He stopped, looked at me and then said "Bullshit." And I thought to myself "why? Because I don't dress like a man?" (I'm agender btw, but am physically female). I hadn't come out to my friend, either, and it was a slip of the tongue, so I just laughed it off. But what I really wanted to say was that he was obviously ignorant on the subject, that you can't tell someone's gender by their appearance, and that he should stop being a bigot. For my friends sake, I kept my mouth shut. I didn't want to make things awkward for her.
You only live once so be happy with who you are. You are incredibly brave and sharing this with others will help them tremendously. So many people don't have the kind of support you obviously have. Kudos to your family and friends.
For almost 10 years I was a camera operator for the local television station in my city, so you sometimes come accross people from your past. I have never been in detention and most definitely have never had an overall bad reputation among teachers (exactly the opposite, actually), but probably because I was part of an identical twin that next to young looking was also a good amount shorter than most other children in that particular high school people remembered us well. In 2019 I made a video report about an education- and workforce presentation that was held in my city and that had all high schools chime in for advice on what education to start in high school to be eligible to enter some of the training programs on display at the venue there, and interviewed the head of the board that took the initiative for the whole presentation. This person was my dean in high school (and he has not changed a lot in his face, so I instantly recognized him) so upon introducing myself and explain what the goal was for the video-interview, I first went "I recognize you from high school, so I know who you are, hi!" and immediately after that he went "Oh oh! One of the two guys called [my last name]!" and saw him thinking for a couple of seconds and was able to remember my brother's name and my old name, and I explained what had happened since. The simple fact though that 15 years after leaving high school he basically instantly was able to remember my last name and after thinking some more made him able to remember my first name felt quite astonishing, even though it was a little weird for the reporter who was with me to encounter (my voice gives me away instantly, but still, that conversation weirded him out).
What the bouncer did for you was actually really considerate in my opinion! Wow Not many people are really used to or comfortable with addressing all things "transgendered". He thought before he spoke when he could've made a really awkward situation for you and ruined your whole night on accident
So, funny story, I'm a trans guy (1 month on T) and I used to run a comic book club. After I graduated, I came back to visit them and see how they were going since the new president of the club is a good friend of mine. This friend's mom was nice enough to drive me home and she asked if I was excited about freshman year of high school... I'm almost 20 lmao
Tyler Ruffino ahaha that's great, some people ask me if I have a job yet, and when I say no they ask why, and I say I'm still in school 😅 so they just walk away, and I'm only a Junior.
When a kid ask you why your voice sounds masculine just tell him/her that that's the way it is, that's your voice. I'm sure the kid will stop questioning.
Maya, although I'm "cisgender" or whatever, I often had my peers ridicule my voice for being "manly" I use to try really hard to have a higher pitch or make it seem more feminine, but a few years ago I met this girl with the same issue I had and she told me she stopped caring what people thought about her voice. she said life is easier when others opinions stop keeping you up at night. you're so beautiful, and your message is powerful, let your voice be heard . much love, Melissa
People can sometimes be rough. It is hard to expect others to understand something so complex that often people who are transgendered do not understand themselves. The best thing to do is just not take it too serious. I have seen some transgendered who get too easily offended. I think it best to just not take it too seriously and to enjoy who you are and hope people will understand, but not expect them to.
I could tell blaire was trans just from her thumbnail before i clicked a vid. she's certainly feminine but i clocked her. it's really weird that no on else sees how obviously trans she looks
Moms are shady.. oh sis mine did the same thing oh how I understand your pain ..lol true story ,,,,these guys was checking me out and my mother knew one of them and introduce me to the gang of guys as him everyone face dropped...lmaooo thanks for sharing love
Heya, just wanted to say that I love your videos! I think you're very articulate and always both entertaining and informative. Oh, and your voice is amazing, so please don't let anyone make you think otherwise.
I just wanted to say I was procrastinating on youtube when I stumbled upon your channel, and girl I'm glad I did! Keep doing what you're doing, you rock and you are beautiful inside and out! Love from Montreal
You seem so chill with your situation, and I think that is fantastic. It makes it so much easier to understand you when you're tolerant and understanding of others.
Maya, it pains me to say this your mother was simply horrible, it wasn't a mistake but she kept saying He. I hope she is better now. You have turned out beautifully, if she doesn't see this then she's not well.
I feel like "Amanda" (a-man-duh) is probably what he said every time that situation occurred... cause I'm sure that in that setting he's had that experience before. lol
+CherryzLove Yup, I have been called A-MAN-duh countless times over the decades (I grew up trans in the 70's & 80's)!! At first, I didn't realize what they meant by calling me that (my life-long name is Robin). But it later 'dawned' on me.
Probably. I went to the casino once amd the guy carded me and kept calling me by my last name. He was super charming about it. Another time a security guard carded me and he looks at me. Back n forth for a minute, you hear a sigh. He was like do you have any other forms of Id? My group is just staring at me. I get that nervous awkward sweats going. I hand him another id. Hmm and he hands it back and walks away shaking his head. Not ideal!
It your assumptions about the bouncer in story #5 are correct, that bouncer is amazing to both not react with any surprise, and be quick witted enough to cover for you. I mean the whole point of looking at the ID is to make sure the person is old enough and that the ID is real, and that it matches the person holding it, so that's a lot to process, plus the surprise, plus the quick made up name. I mean wow.... I mean if he was thinking clearly he needed to look at you, recognize that you were the same person through the makeup and hair and all, as the person in the picture on the ID.....just yeah i don't know how many more ways i can emphasize that is pretty impressive.
+hzuiel I think the bouncer was actually making a joke, she was with friends who I assume knew she was trans so didn't really need to "cover" for her. Amanda. Get it? A man, duh. That's how it sounds to me anyway.
Daniel Gonzalez There were probably more people standing there than just her friends and the bouncer, that's the covering part, and if he was making a joke, it's still pretty quick witted.
I know you were born male, but to me it doesn't matter because you present yourself as entirely female, so you are female. It is really hard to think that anyone view you as male unless they went out of their to stalk you online, and find out you're trans, to purposely disrespect you. I'm both mad at Fundamentalist, and Tumblr SJWs, which both seem to think that being Trans is a choice, or a trend, which is not true. It's neither a vice or virtue, it is just a fact of life. Can we just live as ourselves?
Don't know if anyone has pointed it out yet, but "Amanda" it's a reference to Friends. Just look it up. Spoilers alert: It sounds like "A man duh". Bad joke ik
The coolest of embarrassing stories was the bouncer at the club door saying, "Amanda, how boring." He was the best! He was very thoughtful. It brought a smile to my face, Maya. Too bad not everyone is as cool and thoughtful.
To those bitching about transwomen often not having a "completely feminine voice," do you realize how goddamn hard it is to change your entire vocal tone?
still doesn't change the fact it sounds like a man trying to speak like a woman
ENZOxDV9 Oh fokof, man. She sounds just fine.
+ENZOxDV9 wah. cry about it. once you master completely changing your voice then come back & complain.
alphabet boy That's like saying schizophrenia is a valid choice and should be encouraged, learn some tolerance.
+apburner1 lol what? being trans has nothing to do with that nor do choices. i have no idea what youre talking about.
she is pretty, very pretty actually
I was thinking the exact same thing
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Her voice sounds very feminine to me. Women have deep voices too.
she got self esteem issues. whatever you say positive she will doubt
Jasmine Tackett I prefer deep voices in women (am one of those myself) because otherwise they tend to become very shrill and piercing when they raise them... which is sooo unpleasant.
it sound gayish
My best friend has a pretty deep voice that's prone to breaking, she's a female
HIS voice sounds masculine dipshit
This might sound weird & I don't know if anybody has ever told you this but I love the tone of your voice Maya, it's really soothing and calming.
So sorry that your mom is so unaccepting of it, the worst thing in the world is feeling like you're disappointing your parents. Its disgusting how some parents don't let their kids be who they are, and I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
"I demand that you take me seriously! Call me batman mom! I dress up like batman so I am batman! Why can't you accept me mom!"
+Phlower seriously? You're comparing natural human being attribute to a children's character? That's the argument you're going with?
+kelsey carreiro I just find people such as yourself disgusting because you're encouraging this behavior. Over 50% of post-operation transgenders commit suicide. That is because putting male hormones in a female body or vice-versa is not how the body is meant to function.
Encouraging this is essentially encouraging suicide. You're disgusting and so are all the other people trying to make this normal.
+Phlower you have a lot of nerve to tell me I'M disgusting. Transphobic, gross people like YOU are the reason they commit suicide. Their choice to be the person they are is NOT the reason they choose to end their life, it's awful people such as yourself giving them backlash for it. Don't try to use a backhanded statistic to prove an invalidated point. And no, accepting what and who someone wants to be, because it's literally none of my business, is NOT encouraging suicide.
accidentally calls her biological son for 20 years a boy, is transphobic. get right.
A -MAN-DA? No, I think that was a subtle jab.
+beige wyng the beauty in his jokes
+beige wyng a really, really subtle jab. REALLY subtle. Much more subtle than the overt hard time he gave everyone else.
Kerry Day Oh come on, now! A- MAN-da? That doesn't sound even a little suspicious to you? He coulda choose Cindy or Becky. I think he was trying to avoid a lawsuit but still letting Maya know he knew.
+beige wyng Yeah, I cringed hard at it. "A Man. DUH." That's how it translates. Not cool at all. Invalidating someone's gender identity is shitty.
+deviija So, she acknowledged the bouncer was making stupid jokes about EVERYONE's name, but it wasn't okay for him to do it to her? She had a male name on her identification. I'd like to think he realized and didn't want to inform everyone that she was transgender. So, even if it was a small jab, that situation could have played out a completely different way.
Am I the only one who thinks her voice isn't all manly like that? õ.ō
+700rwhp waat
no, it really isn't
+soulsmusic15 yep, my voice is kinda similar and I'm a cis woman, not all woman have high pitched voices, I agree with you
no you can tell by her voice that she was born a man it sounds like a female voice mixed with a male voice and I'm not talking about women with deep voices
she sounds like Alex from OITNB. I love it
+Alexcia France I can tell because I look at things like that, however, there are plenty of cis women who also sound the EXACT same, vocal ranges of modes of speech vary quite widely when there are over 7 billion flesh bags flapping their stuff holes.
Am I the only person who actually likes her voice
Tbh I love it
Nope
U aren’t the only one :3
Felix Quach no, I love it.
Your not.,😊
no, you're ok
I think that GIGIGORGEOUS was the most beautiful transgender in the game, but you DAMN GAL. SUCH A BEAUTY
Misha A. When I said it was a competition?
True!!
transgender is an adjective not a noun
+liza christopher it's actually a noun
Saying someone is gorgeous for being transgender is slightly transphobic// meaning someone can actually be beautiful as who is trans. Try not to do it again :)
if i ever have a kid ill give them a gender neutral name
+AnpanMan The govt should allow for placeholder names, and when the child gets to a certain age they can either keep the name or change it.
+Isabelle Renfield Stupidest shit ever heard. You can just change your name whenever the fuck you want. Imbecile
Um. duh i know you can, but you know, thank you for insulting me for giving out an idea! It would just cut down the process and make it cheaper for everyone to have a name change if their was a better option, including govt savings.
+AnpanMan yes like anpanwoman
+D0A17599 Yes, you CAN just change it... but only once you're eighteen. And I want you to imagine this: you're going through high school. You're a boy. Your name is Jasmine. Your teacher calls out your name. What the fuck then? Right? Use your brain.
I did enjoy your stories a lot, did you confronted your Mom after?
+Jennifer Falls Yes definitely, she is very understanding with me. It was just a particular time I remember her being difficult for reasons I don't understand, she did apologize after though. :)
+awesome boy It's your mom
+Maya my mom used to do that stuff too! lol
+Janie PatchouliSkunk The one problem with that is that you never know. I mean, if I were in their shoes, I wouldn't know. If Maya looked trans to me, I don't think I'd know if she were actually a girl or a guy who enjoyed makeup and long, luscious locks. Some guys dig that and enjoy it, but don't identify as a woman.
But you do know if that person IDs as female because they're giving an ashamed and/or embarrassed and/or mortified look... or staring off, or burying their head. Usually, you know.
Amanda=a man, duh. That was the bouncer's joke for you.
lmfaoo I was scrolling to see if anyone else caught that😂😂😂
+Yaa Serwa haha me to!!
it took a second but i got it eventually.
Omg that's exactly what I thought.
Omg I didn’t notice that!
That blonde hair looks fab on you!
she's just a beautiful Bunny
To me you don't sound like a boy, rather just a mature woman.
Cher her voice is also deeper than most womans. She looks great and i bet she's amazing to hang out with 😊
+Corianne Stout Maybe just a smoker.
I agree, she does just sound mature
I agree! I think her voice is sexy!
reminds me of laura prepon's (alex vause's) voice
You're gorgeous! I don't even know how I came across your channel, I'm a beauty TH-camr and just randomly saw your transition video recommended to me.. I do watch a lot of them though haha, I just find it all so interesting and it makes me so happy to see people being able to be their true selves, it's beautiful ❤️ all my love from Australia
Story 5: He called you Amanda. I don't know if this was intentional on his part but I immediately thought not only what you said was true, that he covered for you, but also made a joke in the process. Amanda = A. Man... Duh... That's honestly pretty clever and snarky if intentional. Maybe he'd thought it up beforehand
I agree. that's what he did I think
Yeah. Brilliant.
Wow I didn't think of it that way at all but I think your totally right
He said Amanda boring .not only Amanda
@Jaycee Barlam it’s a pretty well known joke, at least I’ve heard it before and apparently so have plenty of other people. So if his thing was cracking jokes about people, in all likelihood he didn’t just happen to use Amanda over any other female name.
You're so beautiful!!!! Oh my gosh!
She is 👍🏻👍🏻
+Jonathan Shepherd that's rather presumptuous of you
+m hendi he*
+m hendi he
She* ^
I have been called A-MAN-duh countless times over the decades (I grew up trans in the 70's & 80's)!
At first, I didn't realize what they meant by calling me that (my life-long name is Robin). But it later 'dawned' on me. Aaargh!!
Ok, her voice sounds a lot more feminine then I thought it would.
his***
+orestes samolis Ok, sorry. Probably shouldnt have assumed. Could have asked for pronouns first
Her** She's a girl💅
+kiah kavanagh it's her, actually. you were using the right pronoun!
Jacelyn Ng his
hi maya, i am a 18 year old boy and i came out to my parents yesterday as transgender and i was sooooo afraid on how they would react and was afraid they wouldnt accept it, but they took it better than i espected. my mom is kinda shocked but i think she saw it coming and my dad was rather calm, but now i dont know what the next step would be to do. Do you have any tips what i should do now? because i am rather lost on how to progress.
+beer van de ende Aww! That is so good to hear, I am so proud of you! I know how hard it is to come out to your parents. I would recommend meeting with a doctor or therapist who can refer you to get treatment for HRT if that is the path you wish to follow! Remember to take things slow, so you and everyone around you has time to adjust! Much love
Maya thanks for the quick and nice comment, it was really hard yes and i suspect it will be even harder when i am gonna tell my friends, (i am gonna tell them this week) thanks for the tips and i will be sure to contact my doctor with this, i know i need to go slow so everyone can adjust to the idea of me becoming a girl.
+beer van de ende Dude, update when you tell them c: I really hope everything goes well, and I can't wait for you to be able and love the way you want and deserve. I've been questioning my gender for a bit now, and I'm openly bisexual. I'm not sure about much of anything yet, but hearing about people who know and love themselves makes me so happy 😊
+beer van de ende Wishing you the best of luck for your future! :) x
+beer van de ende wil je verkering?
Your voice is great, I don't see why anyone would comment on it?
Bc it's deeper?
+Bree War Some girls have pretty deep voices naturally, especially older women in their late 20s or so.
+GrayTimber Don't wanna speak for Maya, but in my experience, I've had to retrain my voice to sound more feminine, and sometimes it slips.
+GrayTimber Didn't you just comment on it?
I can't believe your mom did that... pretty insensitive
His mom is narcissistic and chronic liar. Because he lies a lot so he obviously learned it from his mother.
I don't understand why people are so against trans people. They're not weird. They're human beings just like the rest of us. Treat them like so.
Hm. I agree. But some people thinks it's wrong to be g**, they could be really religious. I'm not against them neither I'm with them. You know it's one of those things.
Yeah it's one of those things that's never gonna be agreed upon by everyone. But we could all at least have more tolerance towards anyone who may be experiencing gender dysphoria. But again, sadly, that's probably never gonna happen.
Levi Collins
Speak for yourself, earthling
@@emilylin9813 did you mean gay ? Transpeople are normally not gay. I am not . we simply feel different and are also physically different.
Alot pretends to be against them or at the least, will ignor them when possible. Until they find alone time and then they switch up and shows interest.
Your mom does not sound like a nice person.
Probably just coming to terms with the change. I would Imagine thinking that your son isn't going to have biological grand children might be hard. But she has sisters so might make that part a little easier, plus probably could still have biological children anyway.
Right?! So cruel I gasped!!! How can you be like that to your own kids
@@sarahdun1785 Of course ! Gross insensitivity ! It happens , but worse , when it's your own mother !
@@sarahdun1785 it was so painful omg. I felt so bad for her :(
I totally get having to reintroduce yourself, it is so annoying. A year after I started transition and was living full time and had started HRT and bought my new wardrobe, and got everything down my family had a Family reunion at my great uncle's estate. I arrived an hour late because I had to help my friend with something and I walked in and I knew everyone, my family is huge, but everyone is note worthy (if you know what I mean). So I walked in all done up and everyone stared. Not because they were taking the new me in, but because everyone thought I was trespassing on private property. I was asked to leave my own family reunion. I had to explain that I was Eric's daughter (Eric is my dad) and they're all, "No sweetie Eric has a son..." and I'm like "Not anymore...". Long story short my dad had to gather everyone to explain that the strange girl in the red dress was indeed his daughter Alice, not a trespasser... It was SUPER embarrassing. But after that everyone was friendly and asked me about my transition and stuff. A funny story to retell :)
Great. Maybe I can introduce to my girlfriend as well.
Oh my god! Poor you!
why would ur mom do that
.....?
Your voice sounds a lot like Alex Vause from 'OITNB'. Plus, you're very cute :D
I was thinking the same thing
+Red Ramirez omg yees
+ButtsiNumber1 Not really, lol sounds more like a gay guy I knew from high school, lol.
Hey, don't sweat your voice. I have a girlfriend who has had a husky voice her entire life. She sounds the same as you do. When she was born her umbilical cord was wrapped around her throat and she had some scar tissue that caused the deeper tone. You don't need to defend your voice, just let it ride!!!
Okay dude.😓 sharing info....
i think your voice suits you, and no, it doesnt sound masculine...
+George Ricardo There are women with deeper voices. :P It's all inflection anyway.
+courtneypmbowie she*
+courtneypmbowie There's no such thing as a "stereotypical gay man". There are gays, and people stereotyping everyone and everything around much like yourself. It may not be the high pitched girly kind but it's definitely feminine. A perfectly womanly voice.
+Rikunius999 Yes, me.
+George Ricardo your hearing must be pretty bad mate
I'm so sorry that your voice continues to be an issue for the people around you. I just don't understand why they would even comment on it to you? People are so rude.
I'm a cis gender girl and I've always had quite a low and raspy voice, probably lower than hers, but I don't know the last time I heard my voice, but it's pretty low
don't excuse your mom.. That wasn't okay..
+Rebecca Karolina Yeah that was kind of shitty :/ I mean I can understand that sometimes you just slip with pronouns (I do it even with cis people because English is not my first language and in my language we only have one pronoun for everyone) but making it a point to correct her like that is mean.
But I hope her mum will learn in time, my mum had some troubles adjusting her beliefs according to my sexuality, but she keeps learning about new things and I keep correcting her every time she says something funny (never anything mean though, she just doesn't know any better).
redshirtsyndrome What is this language with only one pronoun?
+Michelle K Oh I said it wrong, obviously we have more than one pronoun, but I meant that we don't have gendered pronouns at all. The language is Finnish, and if you want to say, for example: "She/he went to the grocery store" you just say "Hän meni kauppaan" and you can't tell if it's a man or a woman or something in between.
+Michelle K Chinese, maybe. They only have one pronoun: Ta. It means him and her/he and she.
Oh i am extremely stupid, i didn't see the other person had already replied!
hi Maya! Don't remember how i ended up watching this video, but i wanna thank you because my exbf kicked me out of his life xD but the shitty part's that i can't sleep and have been having constant problems to go to sleep too.
i'm currently living in another country other than my own one so it sucks because it feels really lonely. watching this vid, altough i know those are experiences you haven't enjoyed at all probably... you seem to just had gone over those situations, enough to just being able to face them with humor. i tend to face life problems the same way you do, except for the moment i'm now... because it still sucks and hurts more than anything, but your vid kindda made me feel like i wasn't lonely and u made laugh out of common problems (embarrassing moments for the most part, very sad and dissappointing moments with family members, etc. too).
So now i can go to sleep... thnx to you in a weird way....so i wanna thank you, i really enjoyed your video, except where the part when your mom told that to the ticket lady at the fair. can't imagine how you felt.... :(
i also watch your transformation video, i loved it and i'm really glad you finally get to be the real you. :) to me those are fairy tales that finally become true.
so sorry for my english usage, i haven't written or spoken or practiced in a very long time. but i believe you get the idea... keep being awesome, ;)
+Andy t Aw thank you! I'm glad my stories brought you comfort. I hope you can find a happier place soon! :)
+Maya tem como legendar por favor no português? ♡
Gravedigging here... but I thought the exact same thing. He should do stand up if hes that quick on his feet, even though the joke was kinda off
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Why do people put so much effort in trying to tell transgenders they are not ''natural'' or ''normal''? What is the point? Do you want to give somebody a bad day and is this maybe, just maybe, YOUR issue and not theirs??
Stop. Ask yourself why you feel the need to say stuff like that and what your intentions are. Ask yourself why you are so offended by somebody doing what they can to be their true selves. Arguments like it's not ''natural'' or ''normal'' are invalid as fuck and in no way going to justify the fact that you're just being very shitty and nothing else. Go outside and pet a puppy or something.
Maya, I think you're amazing! :D
Because it's insane. It's like walking around calling your german shepherd a cat, it is just too ridiculous to ignore.
''I think this is weird so I'm going to be a dick about it''. Is this the logic you live by?
Phlower
my point still stands.
A mental disease is another excuse to treat people like shit?
+Raygirl50 I'd like to add some of the "not natural" comments are stupid and hurtful to unintended targets as well. I've heard comments like "Can you have a baby? Or a period? Guess your a guy then get over it!". Only to have a genetic female nearby that can't have children nearby burst into tears or uterine cancer victim feel like crap. Personally I'd think someone working very hard to be a gender who admires it a lot would be more welcome than a lazy, stupid, idiot that takes it for granted. But then again the world doesn't always make sense. Oh and I also like the "What are you stupid? You have a penis your a male. You have a vagina your a female, I mean that's how it's defined in the freaking dictionary." You mean the book started by Noah Webster, the priest, in colonial times? I'm sure he was an expert on sex, transfolk, genetic abnormalities, hormonal abnormalities, and knew many dual sexed people. Wait. That's right, he wasn't an expert. In fact, he was talking out of his ass.
+Raygirl50 Well said, agreed! What is "normal" anyway? ;)
A-MAN-DUH! That was the joke!!! Not a name the bouncer gave you.
+XSnowBoarder16 It was a joke but it was also very considerate of the bouncer not to make a situation of it.
+XSnowBoarder16 Hahaha it's Rachel's joke! "Oh I get it ... Ah-man-duuuuh!"
Lol at story 8. The only reason why some people at the reunion was avoiding eye contact and acting weird around you was because A) the guys were probably attracted to you knowing you before the transition so they felt weird about it and B) the girls were probably jelly and salty because you were much prettier than they were.
Ok, story number 5 (the bouncer reading IDs) isn't embarrassing, it is charming, kind and inspiring! Even where it's least expected there is awareness, tolerance and even the understanding of the difficulties encountered by trans people. Best Story Ever.
Jay Zarco Well, that story seemed kind of hurtful - due to the mom, but it's awesome that the bouncer understood the significance of what could happen if he "outed" her with her drivers license.
That bouncer did a nice thing by doing that Amanda cover for you! :)
It's a transphobic joke A-man-duh which is pretty shitty thing to do, however in this circumstance was a better thing to do than directly out her. It still doesn't discount the fact that it is a transphobic joke, there are literally a million other names he could have called her.
+Jords Nz I get that now.
+Jords Nz In a way, it's better than directly outting her.
Bailey C. Yeah, that is true :)
+Jords Nz Well but with that "boring" comment on it it does sound kinda still like a comment as if he was about to just give her a hint that he got it without others to get it. That's at least how I would perceive it from the way she told the story cause if you would wanna out someone and emberass you would actually pronounce it pretty clear that people would actually get it for real...
You are so beautiful! Your hair is gorgeous, makes me wanna go blonde! 😘
Sorry, just lurking comments lol but judging by your pic are you not already blonde?
Unless this is a joke I'm missing.....
+Brianna Hanover I just haven't updated my picture in a while I'm no longer blonde! Sorry for confusion 😁
+Chloe Be careful. I fucking fried my hair making it blonde.:(
You look like the blonde girl from Icarly
You mean Sam? And yeah she does
That's very true
Sam . YAZZ
+Penguin Republic oh my gosh I just realised that
+Creamy Memey Jenette McCurdy! She's a beautiful funny young woman, check out her vines ^^
How could your mother do that and good for you that your able to repeat these horrible stories with dignity and confidence
da Fuck you mean?
It’s difficult to change your way of thinking as a parent. When your born as a boy or girl to change the process of thinking after more than 20 years. But in reality u can change your body parts and some chemistry to transition but in true reality you DNA is what your born with. You can not change that but you can change your appearance to what ever you like. you just need to love who you chose to be. And respect the others too about there thought and feelings about there choices on how to view you. as it’s your choice to chose who u want to be. A parent should not have to change there name for you as most kids names are picked with allot of thought. So parents should call you buy the name they chose and you can introduce your self as who you have become out of respect for both sides I see mya and a woman I followed her as a male to female so for me she is a she but to her parents she is a he and that’s there rights too. Respect should work both ways I see to many trans gender trashing the family for not calling them by there self chosen name. But what about the feeling of the parents they should be consider too… so mine and my wife chose a nick name.for out daughter trying to be trans with out surgery and changing her name way too many times ❤😊
I just found this channel, but she seems like such a cool person.
Me Too!
Me to lol agreed 😹👌🏻
+Dian Taylor same
Wow, when did you get so many subscribers?! When I subscribed to you, you only had a couple hundred. You're moving on up! (Your hair looks incredible btw)
Just came across your channel! As a mum of two girls I just wanted to say you come across as a lovely, intelligent young woman and I would be so proud of you if you were my daughter! You're so brave in all you have been through to date! I wish you so much luck on your journey and like you say, things will get easier! Xx
I'm 75 and a year and a half in transition for the second time and I have found it very helpful for me to just laugh away sticky situations, I think it helps folks relax if I laugh.
The bouncer was making the joke as Amanda
A MAN DUH.
He was trying to be nice but funny with you as well.
(I thought I'd explain, I promise I'm not trying to be rude or offense.)
If that was the intended punchline I don't think it was meant insultingly either because of it being an actual female name.
Rather than wanting to insult her as "male and unpassable" I think he was covertly joking about her ID having a male name on it,
which if true I find to be a pretty ingenious and funny way to handle the situation. :)
lol its not a fake name. Amanda is "A-MAN-DUH"
XD XD XD XD 😂 😂 😂 😂
Amanda chronicles ahgahhavs
+Destani M We call that the secret rekking
omfg savage 😂😂😂
+Hanna Warner omfg gtg
Story 4 was more sad than embarrassing
You inspire me. Your positive attitude is amazing. Im just a boring straight man, but to hear you describe your situation so calmly really opens my eyes
your mom sounds terrible. hopefully she'll come around. my mom corrects herself if she slips but it's still annoying af. also the door guy in story 5 is awesome.
You probably hear this a lot but you are so beautifull omg
i love how you wrapped it up at the end. you gotta face these situations because it won’t be the last time you’re faced with an adverse situation. the only way to get over it is to experience them. such a great attitude! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻😘😘😘
The bouncer meant A-man-duh
+unfound pearl She's a girl.
+Abby Dilly she's a man dumbass
Lee Everett She was born a man but is now a woman and was always inside you are the dumb one here.
+Abby Dilly no you're stupid scientists and doctors have said that it is biologically impossible to change your sex/gender
Lee Everett Whatever I don't care. My mom is a doctor and she is all for people being trans. She is a girl to me. Don't even respond I can't stand people like you.
aMANda. thats genius actually. that's such a cool thing for him to do and it's hilarious.
I think that its rude
+Karla K. well it was subtle, so subtle that one else got the joke, he didn't out her or anything. I think it's funny how clever that was! He not only treated her fairly by still making a joke, he still treated her respectfully by not making a huge deal. why is that rude? how could that have gone better?!
the Amanda isn't a fake name randomly. it's a joke from Friends. a - man - duh.
God,you have been through so so much .
I am glad i went back to listen to your early videos. ..so much courage
You should own your voice! Emma Stone has a naturally stronger, raspier register in her voice and it's a signature for her. There are some amazing ladies out there with all different types of voices. Yours sounds lovely!
lol about story #5; he must have gotten that from the show friends .. "A.. man.. duh!" x) yeah amanda is not a name you want if you are trans :)
most of these are funny to me.. i mean that they dont recognize you and the kid. your mom was a bit rude tho. anyway i will keep watching now lol.
Freyja F thats the first thing that came to mind also lol
mr J Aw, I thought he was being nice but he was being weird lol
Maybe or maybe not. You don't have to subtly and implicitly reinforce to her that he was going based off of that. Don't know where you're from, but if you're a bouncer in Toronto, chances are you very likely and very often come across trans customers.
For number five he said "A man duh" get it.
I just wanted to say that you're really pretty, the shape of your face is perfect and I love how you do your makeup!
honestly. before you opened your mouth i would have never guessed at first glance that you were born into a male body. you have such pretty features.
My (slightly) embarrassing story: I came out on a whim in a conversation with my friend and her fiance. We were discussing the inclusion of gender identity and sexual diversity as part of the Canadian sex-ed/health curriculum. He was against it and me and my friend (who is a teacher) was for it. He seemed set in his mindset and obviously was ignorant to LGBTQ issues. He said something about how transgender people look, going off on a tangent about guys in dresses and what not (bordering on homophobic, I thought). I was getting a little irritated and said "I'm transgender". He stopped, looked at me and then said "Bullshit." And I thought to myself "why? Because I don't dress like a man?" (I'm agender btw, but am physically female). I hadn't come out to my friend, either, and it was a slip of the tongue, so I just laughed it off. But what I really wanted to say was that he was obviously ignorant on the subject, that you can't tell someone's gender by their appearance, and that he should stop being a bigot. For my friends sake, I kept my mouth shut. I didn't want to make things awkward for her.
Makeup on point!! ❤️ you look amazing.
You only live once so be happy with who you are. You are incredibly brave and sharing this with others will help them tremendously. So many people don't have the kind of support you obviously have. Kudos to your family and friends.
Yaas boo you look so good and you are honestly a queen!!
+Gabrielle Diana
That bouncer was so sweet haha
A man duh
+Stevie Tyree oh my god, what is my life?
He could have been ruder
YOUR EYELINER OMFG WHAT KIND OF SPELLS DO YOU USE TO GET THAT FLEEKISHNESS
For almost 10 years I was a camera operator for the local television station in my city, so you sometimes come accross people from your past.
I have never been in detention and most definitely have never had an overall bad reputation among teachers (exactly the opposite, actually), but probably because I was part of an identical twin that next to young looking was also a good amount shorter than most other children in that particular high school people remembered us well.
In 2019 I made a video report about an education- and workforce presentation that was held in my city and that had all high schools chime in for advice on what education to start in high school to be eligible to enter some of the training programs on display at the venue there, and interviewed the head of the board that took the initiative for the whole presentation.
This person was my dean in high school (and he has not changed a lot in his face, so I instantly recognized him) so upon introducing myself and explain what the goal was for the video-interview, I first went "I recognize you from high school, so I know who you are, hi!" and immediately after that he went "Oh oh! One of the two guys called [my last name]!" and saw him thinking for a couple of seconds and was able to remember my brother's name and my old name, and I explained what had happened since.
The simple fact though that 15 years after leaving high school he basically instantly was able to remember my last name and after thinking some more made him able to remember my first name felt quite astonishing, even though it was a little weird for the reporter who was with me to encounter (my voice gives me away instantly, but still, that conversation weirded him out).
What the bouncer did for you was actually really considerate in my opinion! Wow
Not many people are really used to or comfortable with addressing all things "transgendered". He thought before he spoke when he could've made a really awkward situation for you and ruined your whole night on accident
So, funny story, I'm a trans guy (1 month on T) and I used to run a comic book club. After I graduated, I came back to visit them and see how they were going since the new president of the club is a good friend of mine. This friend's mom was nice enough to drive me home and she asked if I was excited about freshman year of high school... I'm almost 20 lmao
Tyler Ruffino ahaha that's great, some people ask me if I have a job yet, and when I say no they ask why, and I say I'm still in school 😅 so they just walk away, and I'm only a Junior.
When a kid ask you why your voice sounds masculine just tell him/her that that's the way it is, that's your voice. I'm sure the kid will stop questioning.
Maya, although I'm "cisgender" or whatever, I often had my peers ridicule my voice for being "manly" I use to try really hard to have a higher pitch or make it seem more feminine, but a few years ago I met this girl with the same issue I had and she told me she stopped caring what people thought about her voice. she said life is easier when others opinions stop keeping you up at night. you're so beautiful, and your message is powerful, let your voice be heard .
much love,
Melissa
I like the sound of your voice. It's beautiful.
People can sometimes be rough. It is hard to expect others to understand something so complex that often people who are transgendered do not understand themselves. The best thing to do is just not take it too serious. I have seen some transgendered who get too easily offended. I think it best to just not take it too seriously and to enjoy who you are and hope people will understand, but not expect them to.
you are the most feminine trans girl I've ever seen. you are bLESSED
Stef Sanjati
Also search for Brooklyn Beauty x
Bailey Sadie What about Blaire White
I could tell blaire was trans just from her thumbnail before i clicked a vid. she's certainly feminine but i clocked her. it's really weird that no on else sees how obviously trans she looks
Your voice is honestly really nice and soothing.
Moms are shady.. oh sis mine did the same thing oh how I understand your pain ..lol true story ,,,,these guys was checking me out and my mother knew one of them and introduce me to the gang of guys as him everyone face dropped...lmaooo thanks for sharing love
I actually think your voice sounds smoky in a very sultry way. I think you should own it, girl!
I'm sorry your mom did that to you :(
Heya, just wanted to say that I love your videos! I think you're very articulate and always both entertaining and informative. Oh, and your voice is amazing, so please don't let anyone make you think otherwise.
She's so pretty and seems like a lovely person.
story #4 broke my heart story #5 warmed my heart
Same af
Greem Girl That bouncer is the shizzle!
I don't know about the rest of the world, but here in France I've met many women with deep voices. To me, your voice sounds normal.
I just wanted to say I was procrastinating on youtube when I stumbled upon your channel, and girl I'm glad I did! Keep doing what you're doing, you rock and you are beautiful inside and out!
Love from Montreal
in another video you mentioned you had a supportive family, does that include your mother? does she still act that way?
You look so comfortable in your skin. I hope you continue to flourish into the woman you deserve to be xxx
I love the bouncer story, he probably noticed you were nervous, and was cool about it.
You seem so chill with your situation, and I think that is fantastic. It makes it so much easier to understand you when you're tolerant and understanding of others.
Maya, it pains me to say this your mother was simply horrible, it wasn't a mistake but she kept saying He. I hope she is better now. You have turned out beautifully, if she doesn't see this then she's not well.
The mom was right
You're so pretty omg!!! Wish I looked like you tbh
I feel like "Amanda" (a-man-duh) is probably what he said every time that situation occurred... cause I'm sure that in that setting he's had that experience before. lol
+CherryzLove Yup, I have been called A-MAN-duh countless times over the decades (I grew up trans in the 70's & 80's)!!
At first, I didn't realize what they meant by calling me that (my life-long name is Robin). But it later 'dawned' on me.
Probably. I went to the casino once amd the guy carded me and kept calling me by my last name. He was super charming about it. Another time a security guard carded me and he looks at me. Back n forth for a minute, you hear a sigh. He was like do you have any other forms of Id? My group is just staring at me. I get that nervous awkward sweats going. I hand him another id. Hmm and he hands it back and walks away shaking his head. Not ideal!
Yes, are are very beautiful. How did you get ur hair to look that good?
Ugh, I don't want to say this. But the Amanda thing was supposed to be for "A..Man..Duh" I'm so sorry. Awesome video!
It your assumptions about the bouncer in story #5 are correct, that bouncer is amazing to both not react with any surprise, and be quick witted enough to cover for you. I mean the whole point of looking at the ID is to make sure the person is old enough and that the ID is real, and that it matches the person holding it, so that's a lot to process, plus the surprise, plus the quick made up name. I mean wow.... I mean if he was thinking clearly he needed to look at you, recognize that you were the same person through the makeup and hair and all, as the person in the picture on the ID.....just yeah i don't know how many more ways i can emphasize that is pretty impressive.
+hzuiel I think the bouncer was actually making a joke, she was with friends who I assume knew she was trans so didn't really need to "cover" for her. Amanda. Get it? A man, duh. That's how it sounds to me anyway.
Daniel Gonzalez There were probably more people standing there than just her friends and the bouncer, that's the covering part, and if he was making a joke, it's still pretty quick witted.
That's true. I agree, definitely quick witted of him. I just wondered if I was the only one who clocked the "Amanda" thing haha.
I know you were born male, but to me it doesn't matter because you present yourself as entirely female, so you are female. It is really hard to think that anyone view you as male unless they went out of their to stalk you online, and find out you're trans, to purposely disrespect you. I'm both mad at Fundamentalist, and Tumblr SJWs, which both seem to think that being Trans is a choice, or a trend, which is not true. It's neither a vice or virtue, it is just a fact of life. Can we just live as ourselves?
You're so beautiful! I just watched your transformation video, and thought I was great. BTW I love how you do your makeup!
Ugh girlll you're perfect!!!
that bouncer was incredibly sweet and thoughtful
uhhm... no the bouncer called her A MAN DUHHH!! not amanda .. am i the only one who caught tha??
Ellie Lopez apparently
Ellie Lopez he could have done WAY worse - he was being kind by just saying "AMANDA - borrringg" as in not making a huge deal of her status as trans.
Oh for sure he could have... and its good that he didnt... but still the fact that said that is still disrespectful
Don't know if anyone has pointed it out yet, but "Amanda" it's a reference to Friends. Just look it up. Spoilers alert: It sounds like "A man duh". Bad joke ik
that's what I said. some people said it was transphobic, but I don't think that was the intention. it's an old joke.
The coolest of embarrassing stories was the bouncer at the club door saying, "Amanda, how boring." He was the best! He was very thoughtful. It brought a smile to my face, Maya. Too bad not everyone is as cool and thoughtful.
Go bouncer dude for not being transphobic
You don't get it he was joking as in
A-Man-Duh
+Diana Gutierrez no I got it , but I like to believe in the best in people.
+Rachel Rodriguez oh okay I understand
I found that kinda fucking adorable.