1. Have you ever felt that you weren't "trans-enough" or that other people are "more trans" than you are?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
99.7%298
  No
0.3%1
Total Respondents  299
(skipped this question)  1
2. Do you currently experience feelings that you are not "trans-enough" or that other people are "more trans" than you?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Yes
62.8%187
  No
37.2%111
Total Respondents  298
(skipped this question)  2
3. Have you ever known someone (not including yourself) who has expressed that they do not feel "trans-enough"?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  No
35.8%106
  Yes
64.2%190
Total Respondents  296
(skipped this question)  4
4. What do you think might contribute to your feeling not "trans-enough" or that other people are "more trans" than you are, or may have contributed to your feeling this way in the past?
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Not being on hormones
64.1%191
 Not having had top surgery
55.4%165
 Not having had bottom surgery
40.3%120
 Not wanting to go on hormones
33.2%99
 Not wanting to have top surgery
25.8%77
 Not wanting to have bottom surgery
43%128
 Being told by other people in the community that you are not trans
28.9%86
 Being told by other people in the community that they are more trans than you
23.2%69
 Being told by a counselor or medical professional that you are not trans
15.4%46
 Being told by a counselor or medical professional that you do not meet the requirements for hormones or surgery
10.1%30
 Being told that you will never pass
26.8%80
 Being told that you do not pass now
41.9%125
 Being told by your family that you are not really trans
37.9%113
 Comparing yourself to other people in the trans community
81.2%242
 Comparing yourself to trans stories in books, magazines, etc
45.6%136
 Comparing yourself to trans people on television
24.5%73
 Comparing yourself to your trans friends or partner(s)
42.6%127
 Not feeling confident in your gender identity
48.7%145
 Not feeling confident in your choice of gender identity labels
41.6%124
 Not feeling confident in your hormonal choices
15.4%46
 Not feeling confident in your surgery choices
13.1%39
 Pressure from the trans community to undergo surgery
20.8%62
 Pressure from the trans community to go on hormones
20.8%62
 Pressure from one person or a few people to undergo surgery
7.4%22
 Pressure from one person or a few people to go on hormones
10.1%30
 Pressure from one or a few people to transition
15.4%46
 Pressure from one of a few people to try pass / pass more
21.1%63
 Pressure from your family not to transition
33.9%101
 History of medical issues, mental health issues or abuse
18.5%55
 Other (please specify)
23.2%69
Total Respondents  298
(skipped this question)  2
5. If you once experienced feeling not "trans-enough" or that others were "more trans" than you, but you no longer feel this way, what in your life did you change or what do you think impacted your change in feelings?
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Going on hormones
29.3%54
 Having top surgery
7.6%14
 Having bottom surgery
2.2%4
 Changing the people you associated with / dated
31.5%58
 Changing location
14.1%26
 Changing counselors or medical professionals
15.2%28
 Changing various aspects of your physical appearance (non-surgical or hormonal)
35.3%65
 Revising how you label your identity
48.4%89
 Re-evaluating your hormonal or surgery choices
12.5%23
 Seeking out new resources
24.5%45
 Seeking out a new community for support
38%70
 Leaving your support network
8.7%16
 Lessening or eliminating contact with your family
17.9%33
 Seeking out Counseling
19%35
 Other (please specify)
27.7%51
Total Respondents  184
(skipped this question)  116
6. What do you think that you personally, or other people in the community could do to lessen not "trans-enough" feelings?
 Total Respondents  
196
(skipped this question)  104
7. How do you identify gender-wise?
 Response PercentResponse Total
 Trans
44.3%125
 Transgender
46.8%132
 Transsexual
22.7%64
 Pre-op Transsexual
19.1%54
 Post-op Transsexual
4.3%12
 Non-op Transsexual
3.5%10
 Transmasculine
8.9%25
 Transfeminine
3.5%10
 Cross-dresser
10.3%29
 Genderqueer
40.4%114
 Intersex
4.6%13
 FTM
37.2%105
 MTF
17.7%50
 MTM
1.1%3
 FTF
0.7%2
 Other (please specify)
26.6%75
Total Respondents  282
(skipped this question)  18
8. What sex were assigned at birth?
 Response PercentResponse Total
  Female
67.1%190
  Male
31.1%88
  Intersex
0.7%2
  Other (please specify)
1.1%3
Total Respondents  283
(skipped this question)  17
9. What is your birthyear?
 Total Respondents  
282
(skipped this question)  18
10. Other comments:
 Total Respondents  
74
(skipped this question)  226