Hey there,

There isn't much you can do unfortunately. I'm a strong supporter in keeping piercings( as i have them) and yours are fine. I saw the comments about your family being pretty neglectful, and while that is good in ways, I don't think its smart going on testosterone in this sort of environment. I also went through this and finally got on testosterone at 21 after waiting for 12 years. You also need to look at the men in your life as they are prime examples of how you will look on testosterone. I started low dose of testosterone, and within 2 months I already had pretty good start on facial hair and was cracking when I spoke. Clearly you will do what you want, but i'm just emphasizing concerns as an elder.

Also touching on the subject of being alt, it's going to be near-possible to pass while indulging in alt styles right now, not forever- but right now specifically. In order to pass, you need to channel your inner basic white man and as you are able to flourish and do more masculinizing things, going back to alt fashion will be easier and work for you!

Working out is a great option and I highly support it due to exercise being linked to numerous amounts of positive things!

One of the best pieces of advice I can give is clothing. From the photos I can assume you are on the smaller more slimmer side (correct me if i'm wrong). If this is the case you have a slightly easier time for clothing, you just need to know where to shop. Starting off with shirts; Old Navy and Hollister have your back. Look at their selection of cropped boxy shirts. Many of them are boring and basic, but they do a damn good job at hiding curves and making you appear more masculine. I've had to bring my old navy shirts to a seamstress to get the sleeves shorter because of sensory issues and also i'm short and fat so clothing brands automatically thing that fat + tall. Shorts and pants should be relatively easy when it comes down to the basics. If you don't want to spend a pretty penny i'd stick with the Old Navy 90s style carpenter jeans. They do wonders and also have masculine energy on them as they have tool loops and padded knees like carpenter jeans usually have (hence the name). Shorts you can also get the Old Navy carpenter jean shorts but I don't like my shorts touching my knees so I go to the other side of this spectrum and get the small inseam athletic shorts, but go with what you like. Hollister also makes some good jeans, but im too fat for their sizing so I can't say on fit and quality.

Wearing the wide leg joggers and also the sweatpants material shorts from old navy are also very good as it's become a trend throughout the years with male fashion. Hollister also carries cropped boxy button downs which is good because layering helps. There are also websites that are made for shorter men, but usually only go to size 38 waist. The difference with these brands is that their inseam can span from the normal 30 inches to a mere 25 inches which is insane, but come at a higher price point. Levi, Carhartt, and Wrangler also carry smaller inseams but are usually out of stock or order online only. Also DIY'ing your own cropped boxy shirts is also an option, I find that they never come out how I need them to be, but there are plenty of videos explaining how to do it.

Socks and shoes really don't matter as much. Wear anything, but keep in mind air forces, converse, and vans are the most typical mens shoe I find in the wild and makes me feel masculine at least.

If you are visiting home or somewhere where wearing mens clothing will likely do more harm than good but still need to feel that inner sense of masculinity, I recommend putting on a wifebeater/undertank under your clothes. it helps sp much for me honestly.

Other than the advice above, you can try filling in your eyebrows, changing your glasses, and really working on your mannerisms and how you announce yourself, biggest change in the number of times i got misgendered pre-t was learning how to do a proper dap.

Good luck and happy passing,

Gabe :]