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My name is Madsen. At this point in my life I am a 25 year old trans identified male human being. This means that I was born in a female body, but identify in my life as a male person. On September 11, 2008 I had reconstructive chest surgery, which has sparked me to compile this website. When I began researching transgender identity 5 years ago, there were several personal websites that I found beautifully helpful in my own personal journey, and I would hope someone would also stumble upon this one while trying to figure out their own shit. I hope that someone can learn from my experiences, or just see something else that is real, or like them. The information contained in the following pages, is of "adult nature," i.e. – kinda gruesome, so fyi – you will see photographs containing nudity and surgery.

As I am not currently on testosterone, you won't find any personal experiences dealing with T here, but may get occasional insight on how I feel about it through journal entries.

While this is in fact a website designed solely to express and share insight and information regarding trans related issues, my trans experience is only a very small part of what makes me (or anyone else for that matter) tick.

I am an artist I guess. I like to make films, write music and think about stuff. I am also a co-organizer and curator of a short film/video series call Threat Level Queer Shorts, write and perform with the band Actor Slash Model, work for a fabulous nonprofit organization called Beyondmedia Education, am currently directing with aS/m a feature length documentary film, and am politically active in my community. I have a beautiful support system in my life including chosen and biological family, that has come with as much/little hardship as everything else. Everyday I'm learning a little more about how to make egg salad from my eggs, or something like that...

That's me in a nutshell, now onto my trans experience.