My name is Avery Matthew John Porch (aj). I am 19 years old . I have lived in Seattle WA since I was 2yrs old I have identified as Female to Male Transsexual Since December of 2000. I started hormones on August 2, 2001. I am going to have chest surgery in March of 2002 with Dr Bubak. I with my evil twin decided to start YSFTM because I felt that there was no space that was safe for young female bodied male/masculine identified people in Seattle. I would go to meetings and hear you should not transition at a young age. I felt that I did not belong here even though it is suppose to be a space for all FTMs (not just the ones that are older). I believe that gender identity is figured out that something is right or different at a young age so I feel that the guys that transition at a young age know what they are doing . The gray space that the older FTMs would speak about saying that you needed to embrace it and enjoy figuring it out was killing me. YSFTM might not work out, but I will be able to say that i tried to get something going for young transguys.

My name is Avery Jasper Powell (a.j.) I am 20 years old I reside in Seattle ,WA I am also FTM.
I started transition October 2000,I began hormones August 8th of 2001 and will be receiving
chest surgery with Dr. Bubak in February 2002. I am currently married to a wonderful woman
who has supported my every move without questioning my decision. I decided along with my partner in crime to start YSFTM because my needs weren't being met as a young transguy. There aren't many recourses for young female bodied male/masculine identified people in this city and no matter how many online groups I joined it just wasn't enough I needed to connect with other guys around my age to find the support that I needed. I would go to meetings that I could find and I would feel alienated even though I was sitting in a room with people whos experiences were similar to mine, the difference between me and these other guys was age ,and though many people say that age is just a number in this case age was the problem.
I want to stay visible to my community and other guys my age, and though I may fail miserably with this group all I can do is try again ,I feel its important enough for me to do this.