I Transitioned FTM at 60 Years Old - My Journey

My entire journey from my childhood, to “coming out” in small town Ontario, and then coming out again as trans in Toronto and beginning my FTM transition at 60 years old. It's been quite the trip, but here we are!
I’m sharing this for anyone curious about me or thinking about starting their own journey, especially if you think you’re "too old" for it: 👏IT 👏 IS 👏 NEVER 👏 TOO 👏 LATE 👏 TO 👏 TRANSITION 👏
CAMH - Gender Identity Clinic (Toronto) ➭ bit.ly/camhgenderidentityclinic
Who am I?
I'm a 60-year-old Canadian trans man who embarked on my transition journey in April 2020. Let me tell you right off the bat: the path to transitioning in Ontario, Canada hasn't always been a walk in the park. So, I decided to start a channel, talk about my experience, and share what I've learned with you!
Take my virtual hand and let’s navigate the world of transitioning, politics, and history together.
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Instagram ➭ / dannyboytalks
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Music ➭ “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar

[@magcollis2380]

Hey brother, Danny. I started testosterone the day after my 60th birthday. So nice to hear from someone my age also going through transition. I'm originally from small town Ontario, but moved to Montreal 30 years ago. Thank you for your story. Wishing you all the best. Isn't it just soooo amazing when the mirror starts finally reflecting who you truly are?

[@dannyboytalks]

@magcollis2380 Yes! That feeling of seeing yourself reflected for who you really are is Amazing. So glad you found my video and got something from it. Please keep coming back 😊

[@KadenAmes]

I am 60 year Old Transgender man as well. I live in the United States. I have always felt i was different then every one else. I was bullied and felt very isolated and alone all my life. In 2020 I started to explore to own identity. In 2021 I bought a binder and have worn it everyday since. In April 2024 i started on testosterone. I feel much more confident and sure in myself now. I feel like i finally know where i fit in the world. I have come out to my family. I have 3 adult kids and 2 grand kids and they are all very supportive. My name is Kaden and I am transgender.

[@dannyboytalks]

Hey Kaden… I’m so sorry for the bullying that happened before. I’m soo glad you persevered and listened to your own wisdom and truth 😊💪 The fact that your family is so supportive is friggen awesome! So glad you found my channel! Keep coming back 😍🏳️‍⚧️

[@KadenAmes]

@@dannyboytalks I so will. Love your channel, look forward to your future videos.

[@elspethfougere9683]

Yay for being yourself!! Good luck! ❤🎉

[@Klausknauer3867]

Im was 65 qwhen i came out

[@spencertrusque7966]

I'm in my 30's, and I've been dealing with grief for all the time I missed/wasted before coming out and starting the process. Seeing someone my elder transitioning and living a good life gives me hope. Happy Pride ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@dannyboytalks]

Hey Spencer! So I have experienced this grief. It is the real and valid, but it’s tricky. I struggled with staying in grief vs living in the moment and being grateful that I am Now able to be my true self. I’m planning to do a video on it as I think it is very common. So glad you found my video! Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💪🤗

[@sonnentausnest]

I admire your courage in making this video. I'm so sorry for the shaming you suffered when you were in Kindergarten and for the shame, anxiety and depression that you had to go through in life. "It's never too late" is such a powerful message! I will direct everyone I see who thinks "it's too late for me to transition" to your videos, if that's okay. Thank you for what you do!

[@Klausknauer3867]

I'm very humbled. Please feel free to share my story. It was either live my true self or loss all that dear in my life.

[@sonnentausnest]

@@Klausknauer3867 Thank you, I will do that. I wish you all the happiness and well being in your life as your true self. 🫂

[@Klausknauer3867]

🥰🤗

[@dannyboytalks]

Hey @sonnentausnest I think there might have been some confusion but I actually am the creator of Dannyboytalks. Thank you for your kind words… I really appreciate that.🙏 I hope you keep coming back to check out my channel 🤗

[@Klausknauer3867]

@dannyboytalks I know the feel I went through the same sort of stuff. Mom dressed me in girls winter base layer, clothing. When I got to school and the teach saw I was wearing tights and a warm smile she told me to get dressed again and go to the principals office and my parents were called

[@emmettolson3499]

I’m 22 years old and have been living outwardly as a boy/man for 7 years. I’m 14 months on testosterone. Approaching my twenties has made me question whether or not I’d ever live a full life. After seeing this, I know it’s possible. Thank you for uploading this. It’s so hard to navigate or plan for a life of being trans when it’s so hard to find any experiences of trans men past the age of 40. I hope to live my life as long as you have

[@dannyboytalks]

😊

[@dannyboytalks]

I’m really grateful that this speaks to you and gives you hope… that is a big reason why I’m doing this. There is joy and hope for us and we have every right to take our place in the world ❤️

[@MR-xc3sw]

I see a nice girl at McDonald's thats transitioning. It's so sad to see this happen to her. She looks ridiculous but nobody not even her family tells her. If she was a boy her mom or dad would have told her to shave . But to her the peach fuzz on her face is masculine. Peach fuzz it's not masculine. You can't pick your gender. Somebody should be telling you the truth. Danny is not normal and nobody sane would see her as a man.

[@MR-xc3sw]

@@dannyboytalks Danny you look like you were about to cry throughout this entire video. I feel bad for you and hope you find inner peace. Life is a struggle , I do understand that much.

[@earthsongmassage1]

Thank You for sharing your journey. I just happened on your video today. I am a 68 year old transman from Edmonton, Alberta. I started my transition with testosterone at age 62, top surgery age 64, changed my gender and name legally age 66. I appreciate your story, mine is fairly similar, coming from a small farming community in Southern Manitoba at the time. I didn't have a name or understanding about the feelings of dysphoria, about feeling different as a child. Unlike some trans people, as a child, I couldn't have said "I am a boy". I was just a person and couldn't relate to the very binary genders at all. I saw they existed, there were boys and girls, women and men, but somehow, I didn't clue in to what I was feeling. I learned to be two different persons. Alone, as a child, I was myself, related to the boy characters I saw on TV, and with people, had to look and behave as a girl. It wasn't until age 52 that I started to understand my feelings, and then research transgender, had counselling, and finally transitioned10 years later. I appreciate your saying that it is never too late to transition.

[@dannyboytalks]

I’m so glad you found your path. That takes so much strength I think it’s fair to say that our generation had a trickier road to travel when it comes to transitioning. But nonetheless, here we are 💪🤗. Also Go Oilers Go! 🏒

[@nickjones8596]

I’m a 39 year old trans man, I’m just about to start testosterone. And I’ve been waiting to feel this all my life! Thanks for the video!

[@dannyboytalks]

@nickjones8596 Hey Nick, that’s awesome! Very exciting 🤩 Just fyi, the changes usually take longer than we all want lol. But they happen and it’s so affirming. So glad you found this video. Keep coming back 😊

[@user-jc8cc4ch6w]

Congratulations on your transitioning process I have a good friend also from Canada he has been on his journey now around 5 yrs I think also FTM lots of love from myself and Stacey

[@dannyboytalks]

Thank you 😊

[@DJarry394]

I came out as gender fluid in my 60s People I knew weren’t surprised. I had contemplated transitioning. But I’m very ambivalent. You are a tough man, hats off to you

[@dannyboytalks]

@Djarry394 Thank you! I believe that wherever each of us lands on this gender continuum, it takes courage to express it,so Hats off to you as well my friend! 😊 I hope you keep checking out my channel. My next video is about Anita Bryant! Boo Scary 😱 😂

[@luisasoares6961]

It’s awful to see so many transphobic comments. I’m very happy for your transition, I wish you the best!

[@dannyboytalks]

Thank you!😊

[@immersiveexperiences4799]

thank you!

[@Topboxicle]

I'm really glad I found this video, and I'm really happy for you and I genuinely hope you're able to continue your transition with the same joy you've expressed. I'm in my early-twenties and have been out as non-binary since I was sixteen, and this the first time I've seen someone older then about 40 or 50 speak about being trans and talk about it in a candid but supportive way, thank you for that.

[@dannyboytalks]

Thank you. Come on back 😊

[@Topboxicle]

@@Batmandabomb That clearly didn't work for him, and being purposely hurtful doesn't change that. If he was comfortable living as a gay woman, then he wouldn't of transitioned. How did you miss the entire point of this video?

[@Topboxicle]

@@Batmandabomb In order to get hormone replacement therapy at least two psychologists need to be involved, the studies show that trans people regret their surgeries less then the average person regrets knee replacement surgery. And you're using the same 'just be straight' argument that I'm sure you've heard a million times, and you're just as shitty for doing so. The fact is transgender people are happier and more fulfilled when able to transition. I don't know why you hate trans people so much, is it just because the idea hurts your feelings? You're clearly very emotional about this topic, seeming as you've felt the need to reply to every comment in this section. Being hateful isn't going to stop people from living as themselves, and maybe you need to do some introspection and figure out why this makes you so upset.

[@nerd4ever1000]

Thanks for sharing your whole experience. Im a 26 year old trans man and can really resonate with what you explained. Looking forward to your next upload!

[@dannyboytalks]

I’m so glad this resonates with you 😊

[@Gatsu_Gambino]

You will both regret it soon. If you had bottom surgery.

[@boggo7831]

He looks healthy so doing something right.

[@user-ei9sz3iy9j]

In 2020 I started my journey my ex didn’t know at the time and I never really had the chance to tell her. That I was bi curious at the time. Then a few years later in 2023 I came out as gay to my parents. And in January of 2024 I came out as non binary. To my friends and they supported me for who I am

[@dannyboytalks]

Awesome!👏 So glad you have support 🙏

[@RandomLifeProductions]

Here is the thing I was always playing with boys toys, convinced I was a boy, but as I grew i realised I was female, and didn’t want to be a boy. I’m fin with people being trans but this experiment plays itself out for tomboys who end up being femle

[@dannyboytalks]

💯 Everyone’s experience of gender is valid. Full stop 😊

[@elspethfougere9683]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ so great to see! Thank you so much for braving the internet I'd like to ask you about starting medical transition after menopause. It seems like some of the concern with the medicine of transitioning is to do with child bearing functions of an afab body, and id like to know any advice you were given, any research you might know of, or how you managed the physical changes after going through menopause? I know this is a big leap to ask about this online, but these are my genuine questions I'd like to learn peer to peer, so if you feel safe or can figure out a way to share any of it you feel comfortable with, I'd appreciate it so so much

[@dannyboytalks]

My experience with menopause was fairly brief, uneventful and had ran its course by the time I started transitioning at 56. So unfortunately I don’t have a lot to offer in terms of insight. I would Always recommend talking with your Doctor about any concerns. I’m not sure where you are but, if you don’t have a Doctor do a google search for trans services. Even if you discover an agency that doesn’t specifically have the info you’re looking for, they can direct you to one that does. Hope that helps. Thanks for checking me out and please come back 😊

[@tavonfenwick-yb5xv]

Nice video!!! You're a beautiful human!

[@dannyboytalks]

Thank you! So glad you like it. 😊

[@aceyanagida6310]

I’m so excited for your next video!

[@dannyboytalks]

Awesome! I’m so glad to hear that 😊

[@markrussell3428]

Fascinating stuff. You really hit on something that has stuck. Several points actually. When you were a child you experienced a traumatizing "non-affirming" teacher. That experience really seemed to impact you. I wonder how you feel about todays environment where it is the opposite. Children are encouraged to explore gender and celebrate being different. The celebration goes to the point that if a child choses a non-confirming pronoun it is celebrated and the child is made to feel special. When other children see what it takes to feel special and seeming please their teacher do you think the extreme affirmation can have the opposite effects to what you experienced as a child? I remember the old gender clinic at CAMH under Dr Zucker. He didn't affirm, but rather took a wait and see approach with children given if you affirm (reinforce) non-conforming we shouldn't be surprised to see it become adopted; the problem becomes where the social transition can lead. In other words is this becoming more of a form of indoctrination,.

[@Klausknauer3867]

Dear Danny first its nice to hee from another canuck 😀 Im a transwoman who came out last year after a life time of hiding. I have never felt so free and alive. Its nice hear the story from another older but goody😉 I live in the Barrie area. Havnt figured out how to chage my youtube name My name is actully Chloe 🥰🤗

[@sonnentausnest]

Hey Chloe! To change your youtube name on the computer: 1. Click on your profile picture on the upper right corner, then on "view channel". 2. Click on "customize channel", then choose the tab "general information". 3. Change "Name". On a mobile app: 1. Click on "My KZbin". That takes you to your channel. 2. There's a pencil icon on the right side. Click on that. 3. There's a pencil icon on the right side of your name. Click on that, then you can change your name. Hope that helps. Have a nice day!

[@dannyboytalks]

So glad you found your way out 🤗

[@dannyboytalks]

Glad you found a way to be your true self 🤗

[@alexkelsey5161]

Who else doesn't think he looks 60?

[@dannyboytalks]

TY ☺️👍

[@alexkelsey5161]

YW 🤗 ​@@dannyboytalks

[@SigMaQuint]

Good that you can do it now. Then kids do not need to have urgency.

[@gretylgrimm]

My nephew is transitioning (ftm). I am so glad I found your channel. I know I'm closer to your age than his but I like the idea of learning what he is experiencing from a peer. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

[@dannyboytalks]

Awesome 😊 Great HMT reference 👏

[@user-ei9sz3iy9j]

I was 20 when I came out as non binary this man proved that it’s not to late

[@tungstenanderson5991]

I was 47 coming out as non bipedal. It's never too late. I walked right up to my parents and told them so and rode my bike home. Yes, he is man.

[@dannyboytalks]

💯 it’s Never too late! 🤗

[@marcielynn4886]

Why wait till your life is nearly over?

[@vivianvitae]

Marcie, what kind of sideways comment is this to make? Check yourself

[@marcielynn4886]

@@vivianvitae truth hurts?

[@SUPERCHIFORIMPULA]

Damn, the music is so annoying 😂

[@donovanwilliams5424]

😢

[@humannotanalien8675]

What a sad life you must live to put out this energy Donovan.

[@tonycrayford3893]

Let me correct you, you didn't transition from female to male because those terms relate to biology which cannot be changed. What you did was transition from woman to man.

[@justmanbunisfine]

But he didn't change his gender, he was already a man. He did changed his body though. Biological sex is determined by a combination of factors, some of which you can change.

[@tonycrayford3893]

@@justmanbunisfine does it have a y chromosome as that is the determining factor as to whether you are a man or not. I won't debate this and nobody can change my mind.

[@hirampriggott1689]

@@tonycrayford3893 Chromosomes determine what sex at birth. It doesn't determine gender. Only Siths think in absolutes.

[@justmanbunisfine]

@@tonycrayford3893 except that's just not how biologists define it. But clearly you don't care about science since you said no one could change your mind.

[@dallasbarron3276]

you shouldn't debate about subjects you know nothing about! if you don't even understand the complexities of biology, you're not gonna understand gender, and that's ok! just don't be an ass.

[@cookingforme4711]

Why can't people just be themselves and not be so concerned and needy of how others see them? Why do you care? This all seems like an internal inferiority issue demanding others see you a certain way. You can't control other people, the way they think or the attention they pay you. Youd be better off concentrating on you, what you want out of life, being a good human being and striving for a comfortable future.

[@dallasbarron3276]

believe it or not, not everyone is trapped in a cycle of conformity. you can't be shocked when people like to do things that make them happy.

[@Topboxicle]

Shocking but trans people people transition for themselves. It's the entire point.

[@VeronGabriel]

Transitioning is about aleviating mental distress, not about trying to deceive people or wanting attention. If Danny here did nothing and just demanded people call him and see him as a man then that would be wrong and arrogant but instead he put in effort (= transitioned) to present as a man so people don't feel confused. He's not demanding attention, not hurting anyone. He's focusing on living his life as best as he can while you here write nonsense.

[@elspethfougere9683]

Are you concentrating on being a good person? I'm confused by why your posting here if your someone who is apparently so happy with themselves why would you come on the internet, seek out an information video of someone sharing stories for a small subculture of people that clearly have nothing to do with you, why judge? Is it you with inferiority issues, trying to be superior? Trans folks are just being themselves. People share their stories for other LGBTQ people and their families and friends, so understanding grows, and people know they are not alone with their natural feelings. If your not here to learn, what are you doing with your life? Go do something that makes you happy, and let other people be getting on with their own lives.

[@MR-xc3sw]

Wow. This is messed up.

[@raed3240]

Yet you clicked and watched.

[@hirampriggott1689]

That's life!

[@MR-xc3sw]

@@raed3240 like a train wreck. You know it's going to be bad but you still look. These people need honesty in their lives not false promises. You can't pick your gender. This is insanity .

[@luisasoares6961]

Dude, If you think that way just don’t watch the video. Bye

[@MR-xc3sw]

@@luisasoares6961 it's a free country and my curiosity sometimes gets the best of me. I will watch whatever I like. But be honest . You see a 60 year old woman with peach fuzz on her chin. It shouldnt be difficult to be honest, this lady isn't fooling anyone. You can't pick your gender. It's a lie that is making matters worse.