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It's much
easier to pass if you are (left) a petite 115lbs:
"being only 5'4" really made my transition much easier...".
But if you are actually 6 foot tall and wear size 10
shoes (right), then being both young and on female hormones is
very important if you want to pass consistently - and maybe
even have the look of supermodel. |
The
"Can I Pass?" Quiz
(V1.5 11/5/2007)
I've
seen several quiz's on the Internet about "passing".
Unfortunately they seem to be mostly concerned with transvestites
attempting occasional passing in public, so I thought I would have a
go myself at a quiz for pre-transition, adult (age 18 or older),
transsexual women who are considering going full time. The quiz
is designed to give some indication of their chances of being quickly
"read" if/when they transition, it gives less indication about the chances of
passing long-term when many other factors come in to play.
 This
quiz is primarily intended to be for fun, though perhaps also
to be a little thought provoking.
So,
how confident are you of your ability to pass and not get quickly
'read'? Will you keep a low profile, or will you confidently go
forth? Rate your chance of
'passing' with this quiz. For each attribute award yourself a
score from 0 up to the maximum indicated (or any integer in between,
i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc.). Some guidance to help you decide your score
is given. Add up all your scores and access yourself according
to the levels at the end. If possible, then let someone else
score you to see if you were kidding yourself.
| Attribute |
Max
Score |
Attribute |
Max
Score |
|
Overall Physique |
[67] |
Age and Hormones~
(the quiz isn't valid if under age 18) |
[32] |
| Height
(6ft 1in or over = 0; 6ft 0in = 1; 5ft 11 in = 2; 5ft 10 in
= 4; 5ft 9in = 7; 5ft 8in = 9; 5ft 7in = 12; 5ft 6in = 15;
5ft 5in = 17; 5ft 4in = 18; 5ft 3in or under = 19) |
19 |
Age started hormones (over 39 = 0; 35-39 = 2; 30-34 = 4; 25-29
= 8; 21-24 = 13; 18-20 = 18) |
18 |
|
General build and appearance (0 = tough, heavily built,
rugged; 2 = over-weight, weather beaten; 4 = average
weight and build; 10 = slight/slim, delicate looking) |
10 |
Duration
of hormone therapy prior to transition (0 = none; 1 = under 6
months; 4 = 6-12 months; 6 = over a year; 8 = over 2 years)
|
8 |
| Musculature
(0 = heavily muscled; 2 = normal male musculature (e.g.
biceps); 5 = minimal, female type |
5 |
Age
at [or expected] full time transition (over 39 = 0; 35-39 =
1; 30-34 = 3; 25-29 = 4; 21-24 = 5; 18-20 = 6) |
6 |
| Legs
(0 = scrawny/knobbly/muscled; 7 = shapely, long in
proportion to height) |
7 |
Buxom |
[20] |
| Waist-to-Hips
ratio (0 = over 1.0; 2 = 1.00- 0.91; 4 = 0.90-0.81; 6 =
0.80-0.71; 7 = 0.70 or less) |
7 |
Hormone only developed breasts (0 = none; 5 = AA cup budding and/or poor shape; 10 =
obvious development,
can show off some cleavage; 20 = generous development and shape,
appropriate for body size, good cleavage)
or |
20 |
| Shoe
size (UK) (0 = size 10 or more; 1 = 9; 3 = 8, 5 = 7; 7 = 6;
9 = size 5 or under) |
9 |
Augmented breasts (0 = none; 6 = poor quality implants
with significant give-aways; 10 = good bra filler, but scaring, moderate quality and
inappropriate size; 14 = good implants, would dare to go topless
on the
beach; 16 = high quality, natural appearance and
movement; 18 = excellent, natural feel, little or no
visible scaring)
or |
18 |
| Hands
(0 = large, rough; 5 = medium; 7 = small; 10 = small, long
fingers, soft) |
10 |
Padding/Inserts (0 = none; 5 = poorly placed, unnatural; 10 =
good quality, appropriate size, and well placed) |
10 |
| Facial
Features |
[31] |
Head and Body Hair |
[30] |
| Complexion
and skin quality (0 = marked, wrinkled, rough; 6 = clear,
smooth, soft) |
6 |
Real scalp hair (0 = sparse, receding, bald patch; 10 =
generous, thick, full bodied)
or |
10 |
| Forehead
(0 = narrow, low, sloping, 3 = wide, high, vertical,
rounded) |
3 |
Wig (0 = obvious; 8 = high quality, very hard to spot) |
8 |
| Browridges
(0 = prominent; 3 = none) |
3 |
Hair length (0 = short male; 2 = medium; 4 = long; 4 = the
rarely possible short but feminine) |
4 |
| Eyebrows
(0 = low, bushy; 2 = high, plucked and well shaped) |
2 |
Beard (0* = obvious even after a close shave; 2 = can feel
stubble after a few hours; 5 = no beard, e.g. electrolysis
completed; 8 = no beard, growth never started) |
8 |
| Nose
(0 = large, long, wide; 3 = small, short, narrow, pointed) |
3 |
Trunk and limb body hair (0 = heavy, masculine pattern; 2 =
acceptable but requires regular depilatory; 4 =
none/invisible, e.g. laser treatment or electrolysis; 5 =
none, only slight (legs) to negligible (arms/chest) natural
growth, feminine pattern pubic hair) |
5 |
| Neck
and Adam's Apple (0 = thick neck, prominent apple, 3 = long slim neck,
none) |
3 |
Hair colour (0 = Greying, mmmm... ; 3 = Blond/distinctive) |
3 |
| Chin
(0 = large, square, craggy; 4 = small, rounded, delicate) |
4 |
Voice |
[20] |
| Back
of jaw (0= flared, sharply angled; 3 = gently angled) |
3 |
Voice (0* = deep, masculine; 7 = female type husky; 15 = feminine,
consistently pass in person; 20 = always recognised as a woman
on the phone) |
20 |
| Teeth
(0 = bad; 4 small, good appearance) |
4 |
Max
score |
200 |
| *Unfortunately
it is nearly impossible to consistently "pass"
successfully with a very masculine voice or a visible beard,
regardless of other scores . Other common but
significant physical give-aways for transsexual women that
are difficult to reflect appropriately in the scoring are
height, Adams' Apple, large hands and feet, and thinning
scalp hair with a receding hair line.
~The
effects of hormones are also implied in many scores. |
Score
and Passing Rating
| 150
and above |
Lucky
you, go for it girl! |
| 125-149 |
Most
of the people most of the time |
| 100-124 |
Some
of the people some of the time |
| 70-99 |
It's
always best to be realistic |
| 69
or under |
It's
going to be tough |
Feedback
I have had a lot of feedback to the quiz, particularly in relation to the "Age"
questions.
A typical (generic) email response is:
"I'm age 54 and 6' 1" tall, according
to your quiz I have no realistic chance of passing. However I
transitioned last year and I know for a fact that I pass convincingly
as an attractive woman. Your quiz is
clearly wrong."
I have tweaked the scores and with some reluctance have significantly
reduced the weighting of 'Age and Hormones'. In the current
version I have also deleted some difficult to self-assess items such
as make up, dress and posture).
But I admit that a 6'1" tall, 54 year old with size 10 feet who's
considering hormones and transitioning is still very unlikely to get a
"lucky you" rating - brutal, but after much thought I do think that is
realistic as in recent years people have started to subconsciously
look for transsexual indicators which has made passing harder than
ever.
I welcome constructive feedback
and suggestions that will help me refine it further
(Above) A montage of fifteen wonderful transsexual women from their
20s to their 60's. I have avoided giving examples of "it's going
to be tough" as that would be unfair - even devastating -for the
individuals concerned.
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