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Feb 19

Best Parts of Being a Man (FTM) – The Good Men Project

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mr. Baker my beard yo whats up you guys00:10welcome back to my channel my name is00:11Sam and Im female-to-male transgender00:13for years on testosterone in three years00:15post-op post-op top surgery today Im00:18going to be talking about the best parts00:19of being a moon did a video a couple00:22weeks ago about the worst parts of being00:23a man my least favorite parts and people00:26seem to really like it so I was like00:28well what better then to contrast it00:30with the direct opposite like that video00:33though Im just gonna be doing the00:35light-hearted version obviously you00:37there are way more intense deeper more00:39complicated bigger issues to be focusing00:42on of like the best parts of being a man00:44where a lot of it boils down to00:45privilege I want you guys to know that00:47half of these things that Im gonna list00:49off are just from now having privilege00:52and I recognize that and I cant wait00:56til were at a point where its just we00:58have equality and men wont only have01:01this privilege and these positive things01:02happen to them okay lets get into it01:04now01:05first thing is being shirtless being01:10shirtless freaking rocks I love it01:13I go to sleep shirtless I go and run01:16shirtless I walk around my house01:17shirtless go to be shirtless01:19surprisingly anything and anytime I can01:21take off my shirt it will be off Im01:23gonna like a little beach boy so I just01:26think its like the most freeing feeling01:27Ive run really hot because of01:29testosterone spikes your body01:30temperature up so its just like a nice01:33feeling to just be shirtless and free01:36and its especially after being a female01:38and wanting that for so long very01:40specifically I will take off my shirt at01:43any point in time and be happy the next01:45thing is facial hair again this is01:49another thing of like I wanted it so bad01:51when I was young and I would like take01:53selfies on snapchat this is before01:56Instagram and draw on a beard and then01:59send it to someone and be like oh my02:00gosh look and then do that again again02:02for hours I would like the way it looked02:04I knew Id feel more myself and02:07I have it on my face now from02:10testosterone good ol pal testosterone02:12and I like the way it looks I dont know02:14its just great I like I like beards02:16okay next thing is no line at the02:19bathrooms okay I know I just said that02:22bathrooms were the worst like it was in02:24my worst parts of being a guy video but02:28if no ones in a stall you can just go02:31up and then leave like think of concerts02:34the girls lines wrap around and they02:36take forever02:37I remember them Ive been there I dont02:39wish that on anyone I dont miss them so02:41its pretty sweet that you can just like02:43walk in go to the bathroom and walk out02:45I do love that aspect of the guys02:47bathrooms everything else you can go02:49away its gross the next thing I love is02:51being called mr. Baker mr. Baker I dont02:54know what it is but being called mr.02:57Baker because thats my actual last name02:59so its its just like my fun to03:00entertain your name but for some reason03:02like it never gets old you know Ive03:03gotten used to hearing him pronouns and03:06my name and thats awesome I love that03:09but for some reason I never get used to03:11hearing mr. Baker its just another way03:14of just constantly like affirming that03:16you are a guy now and its just03:17internally just exciting and then also I03:20heard my dad being called mr. Baker my03:23entire childhood in my entire life03:25so to now be able to be the next mr.03:28Baker because I dont have any brothers03:29theres something like cool about having03:31that little connection between me and my03:33dad cuz I love my dad and respect the03:35crap out of him it just makes me smile03:37every time Im like woo03:38tell me more the next thing that I think03:41is hilarious and makes me giggle all the03:44time is how much dudes say dude bro03:47brother03:48its like constant its in casual03:51conversation DMS text doesnt matter03:54comments it doesnt matter where it is03:56its hilarious guys will be like so bro03:58yeah I saw you do that the other day04:00dude you are you rock man or how to see04:01your brother and youre like every other04:03word is some sort of like cute little04:05endearment it gets overwhelming at some04:08points Im like okay we can take a chill04:09pill oh Im like saying like dude bro04:11sup dawg but I think if theres04:14something so like sweet about it its04:17like its like a weird dude thing of04:19showing affection so thats one of my04:21favorite things because it makes me04:23giggle and its also just adorable04:24another thing that is definitely like04:26more of a silver lining on a very04:28unfortunate situation but that would be04:31because I was born a female I dont have04:34the proper equipment downstairs thats04:36the unfortunate situation but the silver04:38lining on that is I really dont have to04:41worry about getting people pregnant I04:42dont have that stress I dont even have04:44that thought in my head and the person04:46Im with also doesnt have that stress04:49or worry what does suck now is like if I04:51wanted to get someone pregnant I cant04:53but thats for like the future and Ill04:56figure that out thats a more04:57unfortunate situation the next thing is04:59people assuming Im strong I know this05:02is something where like people shouldnt05:03just assume Im strong because Im a boy05:05like theres plenty of my girlfriends05:08that are just as strong if not stronger05:10than me05:10however I do love that people assume05:13that Im strong because I go to the gym05:15a lot and I work out hard and I work out05:17a lot so that Im fit healthy and strong05:20so the fact that that assumption is05:21placed on me and people that ask me for05:23help Im like why yes I can05:25its just like something to express and05:28support like something Ive worked05:30really hard in achieving is my strength05:32I dont like the assumption you know05:33that girls arent strong but I do love05:35the assumption that I am strong because05:37I work hard for it and I love that the05:39next thing is being a gentleman05:41it is horrifically surprising how many05:44people are not gentlemen05:45and again this boils down to like just a05:47kind consider a human being type of05:49thing but now that Im a guy theres05:51like this expectation of oh youre gonna05:53be a gentleman05:54and I love that because I like opening05:58up doors for people or holding the door05:59as theyre walking through or you know06:01helping someone up and walking down06:03stairs or giving up my seat so that they06:06can sit down I dont know I guess that06:08just boils down to me as a human I just06:11like to make peoples day a little bit06:13brighter if I can but I also like being06:15called a gentleman because theres06:18something like elegant that goes with06:19that and I enjoy fulfilling that06:21expectation because its something I06:23genuinely want to do as a best part of06:25being a guy aspect being called a06:28gentleman and being a gentleman is06:30awesome I love it all right so thats it06:33thats the best parts of being a man in06:35my opinion from what Ive experienced06:36Im being on testosterone for four years06:38of course once again theres a lot of it06:41comes from privilege that we need to06:42keep working on so that is a privilege06:44amongst all humans and everyone and06:46everything but with that being said I06:48hope you guys enjoyed this video I hope06:50you could relate to some of it you have06:51any other favorite parts of you being a06:54man now or something you look forward to06:56in your transition comment um down below06:57Id love to read them and see what you06:59guys have to say Ill be back next week07:01with another video I hope you guys are07:02enjoying your holiday season and having07:04a fun time shopping and celebrating07:06whatever you celebrate I love you guys07:08thanks so much for watching07:09adios love you guys bye

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