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Originally Posted by TheatreKid
Thanks! I wear it loose enough so that I don't feel it restricts my breathing at all - I'm a singer and an actor, mostly musical theatre, and it doesn't impede my singing, breathing, or acting at all. I used to train in opera and that needs a lot of breath, but I did it while binding without trouble. I don't bind over the stomach area, and apparently my chest looks male enough with loose binding because I pass 100%, people are usually surprised when they find out I'm trans.
As an actor there are often backstage costume changes and such and unfortunately due to binding I don't feel entirely comfortable changing with the guys, usually I change in a separate room, but I auditioned for a theatre school in March and changed with the guys for the first time. They just saw my binder. No one said anything. I want top surgery though, so I can go bare chested.
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That's great that no one is hostile in the changing room! But I know the feeling of wanting to go bare chested. It feels more real than binding, I'd think. I'm an androgyne, and I'd really prefer to have top surgery. But it's so expensive in Indiana, and I don't know if there are any nearby states that have that kind of care. It's like 5,000 dollars to get it done, and I don't think that's even counting check ups and hospital stays.
I really wish trans* healthcare was more accessible

I haven't even been able to ask my doctor about starting T yet.