transgenderteensurvivalguide:
We get a lot of questions asking how to get short hair, so I’ve gathered some info that may help you in your quest to chop off your long hair and finally be free!
First cut it to just below shoulder length, then after a month or two to chin length.
After a month or two of that, say it’s inconvenient because you can’t tie it back with a hairband because it’s in-between long and short and you’ve been enjoying having less hair to deal with and get a feminine “pixie cut”.
Then just progressively got it cut shorter and shorter each time you go for a haircut.
Reasons and excuses to convince your parents to let you get it cut
Short hair is easier to maintain and take care of
If you’re disabled or mentally ill this is a real bonus to having short hair.
Other ‘girls’ you know have short hair (if you’re closeted).
If any of your friends who are girls (or who your parents think are girls) have short hair, point them out to your parents.
Celebrities who are women/girls have/had short hair.
Find pictures of the celebrities that have short hair in the style that you want and ask your parents to get that haircut.
Such as:
And more!
[via a simple Google search]
It’s hot out in the summer/live in an area with a warm climate and short hair would keep you cool and or/ exercising makes your head/hair gross/sweaty.
You want to try the style for the summer and “grow it back if you don’t like it” (i.e. pretend the summer is a trial run and if you don’t like it you can start growing it back for school).
You want to swim/do sports and short hair would keep it out of your face
If you are a serious swimmer, short hair will make you faster under a swim cap because you won’t have the bun and the weight.
It looks cute/pretty and is fashionable and you want to try a change of hairstyle.
You’re tired of dealing with having long hair as it always gets stuck to things.
You want to keep it out of your face/or stop it from touching your face
If you have sensory issues, you could say it’s related to that.
It’ll make your showers quicker and you’ll use less hair product and it’ll save you time getting ready in the morning (and money— in the long run).
If you have OCD or trich, you could say you want it shorter so you won’t pull at your hair as often or you think it’d help reduce the urge to pull at your hair.
You have gum/glue in your hair.
Stick some gum or glue in your hair, a bit closer to the end than you want the length to be when it’s cut.
Say that it was done by accident (maybe you fell asleep chewing it) and then hopefully you can get it cut or have an excuse to cut it yourself.
You could say you’re experimenting, or it’s just part of being a “Rebellious teenager”.
You think you’d look better with short hair/you think you’d be happier and more comfortable with short hair.
Short hair will help you pass better which can be important for your mental health and physical safety, and if you change your mind you can always let it grow out again.
It doesn’t matter what kind of face you have, anyone can rock short hair.
The majority of cis guys have short hair. So does that mean every single one has the same type of face? Nah! Some of them must have round faces too.
Nobody says anything about having the right shape of face to them, they just get their hair cut short automatically. Sure, some haircuts may be more flattering than others, but short hair can look good on anybody.
Say you’ll pay for the haircut yourself, and you’re [X ] years old now and your body and your hair is your own responsibility, and nobody can make choices on what you want to do with your own body for you.
“I’m growing up and I think I should be able to decide how my hair is cut and styled. I think I can handle the responsibility of making my own decisions about my appearance.”
Say you want to donate your hair to an organization like Wigs for Kids or something, and they prefer longer lengths of hair to make longer hair wigs for the kids, and you’re willing to have your hair cut short for a good cause and you’ve been thinking of trying a new style anyway
Act now and ask for forgiveness later
You could cut your hair sort of short with a pair of scissors, like I did, just a few inches longer than you’d like it to end up. If you watch YouTube tutorials on how to cut hair, it might go better.
Then go to the barber shop or hair salon if it didn’t turn out satisfactory (get a ride from a friend or walk) and say you usually have short hair but you didn’t get it cut for a while so you let a friend cut it on a dare and now it’s messed up so you need a trim to fix it.
You can show the pic of what you want it to look like, and say it usually looks like that. You will need to have money to pay for your haircut, and be confident that your parents will not hurt you when they found out you’ve cut it short.
But once you’ve cut it short, they can’t magically make it long again so if they won’t react dangerously, it’s worth a try if you can’t convince them.
Short Haircuts and the Barber Shop [here]
A website you can look at hairstyles on [here]
Look at people’s hairstyles on [trans selfie blogs] for ideas
Gender neutral hairstyles [here]
Anything with one side shaved like [this] is popular in the community
Get the Perfect Haircut: How to Talk to Your Barber [here]
How to speak hairdresser [here]
Best haircut hairstyle tips [here]
Undercuts are always a great option [here]
