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Lady Regina
I know that many say that I I’m a coward because I am comfortable living in the closet as a part time female and not expressing my special female side completely. My friends all tell me to go out and have fun and not worry about what people say or think. In spite of that, and because of the prudish... Read full Story
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One night Transtand ;)
One Night Transtand By BalkanMan990 Published on Lush Stories on 05 Oct 2019 I had no idea she was a trans.. I didn't stop kissing or fondling her when I found out. I went out for a drink at one of the many bars at Croatia,where my girlfriend Sabina and I were staying.Sabina and I had been drin... Read full Story
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My first date with a "shemale"
I met a guy whom i worked with and found out he was bisexual,it didn't bother me nor did i care because i know who i was.I realized he was trying to date me without asking me if i was that way.I flat out turned him down and told him i didn't go that way! I was still young and new to this. I was coo... Read full Story
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Sissy Slut and Stepdads
Frank was pumping me hard and his huge cock seemed to have grown and become extra hard. I am so thrilled that way he enjoys fucking my ass with such passion. I would almost think he was in love with me if this relationship wasn't so bizarrey. It’s ironic that as a male I always get total humiliation... Read full Story
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The game show,
One day i was looking through a number of competitions and trying to find a way to make some easy quick money. A number of applications were sent, mostly for junk i didn't need or for competitions I knew I had no chance of winning. For example, the types you get $30,000 for answering the easiest que... Read full Story
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Exposure, Disclosure
The Greatest Liar, Exposure, Disclosure © Alexandra Rios 2019 Author’s Note: This is a continuation of the narrative which commenced with “My Awkward Phase”, which I posted here previously. Readers may wish to read that before continuing, although I have written them to stand alone. Natives s... Read full Story
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Cheating Sissy Wife chapter2
My sweetheart Keith is back from his road trip and we were about to make up for lost time. He didn’t even want me to fix dinner. Instead he said that we would order pizza later. Meanwhile we started making out right there on the couch. We were both horny and anxious to get next to each other. I felt... Read full Story
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Duel With the Devil, Chapter 20 of The Greatest Liar
Duel With The Devil This is a work of fiction. All characters (including the narrator), celebrities, places, residences, neighborhoods, restaurants, legal agreements and proceedings, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any r... Read full Story
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A Night of Lust
I was out at a night club with a few friends, and we were there for for a while before I noticed this sexy, rather short girl across from me at the bar looking over. I could tell, even from this distance that there was something special about her, I wasn’t sure what that was quite yet though. The mo... Read full Story
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Slutty Sissy's 2 Loves
Tonight was young and I was already hot and bothered, my ass-pussy was on fire, and I could hardly wait for Bob and John to come over. I had invited them over to fulfill those erotic dreams I am constantly having about the two of them using me like a tool, and I wanted that so bad. I fantasized abou... Read full Story
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Girl from Uncle
Tonight, I have to tell it all. It’s no secret that my uncle and I had a very special bond he had been eyeing me with those adventurous eyes from the time that I was 14 years old. And frankly I enjoy his ogling. I could feel my nipples get so hard when he looked through me with those alert and spark... Read full Story
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How it started
What got me started off watching shemale porn was actually meeting a very beautiful shemale at a beach party. I already knew she was a guy but she was so beautiful. So at one point I asked her if she wanted to go for a walk and after a few minutes and let her know that I was down. Her response was ... Read full Story
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ACROSS THE STREET AND TWO DOORS DOWN by Spanky de Bautumn
Jamie knew he was different. He didn’t fit in with the other boys, but he didn’t feel like he fit in with the girls either, he just knew he was different. He wasn’t into dolls or balls. He was the smallest boy in his class and more than half the girls outweighed him. But the one thing he had going f... Read full Story
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A Perfect Pandemic: A Transsexual Transition in a Troubled Time
A Perfect Pandemic A Transsexual Transition in a Troubled Time A Novelette by Alexandra Rios Text Copyright Reserved © August, 2021 Dedication Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn occasion. I am offering “A Perfect Pandemic” for free as an antidote to the fear, phobia, discrimination, d... Read full Story
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A Little Girl Forever
Since I was a little girl I dressed in my sister's clothes, she knew it and she kept clothes for me and sometimes she bought clothes thinking about me. She was my accomplice and still is. When I was alone I dressed totally as a woman and I felt totally satisfied and realized as such, this included m... Read full Story
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My Awkward Phase
My Awkward Phase ©Alexandra Rios 2019 The greatest lie is that what happens in high school doesn't matter, because life begins in college. I pretended to agree, although I never believed it, for I was the world's greatest liar. Wannabees I was hanging out with my friends Quinn, Barb and Anne ... Read full Story
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Lady and the Cop continued
The next night Regina got a visit from. Larry the cop who openly declared war on shemales and trannies. He was working a homicide where a trannie friend had been killed in her apartment. Larry was a known shemale hater and he never failed to express his opinions. Tonight he was in her apartment to ... Read full Story
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New Orleans TS dream come true..
In was on New Orleans running water for the victims of Katrina in 2005. I went down to Bourbon St several times an one night I walked into adult fetish store and as I was looking around there was what appeared to be a very beautiful black woman bending over with a very short skirt on. I was admirin... Read full Story
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TG Girlfriend moves in
Monday morning 6:00 am and I am just awakening, and I realize a naked body beside me has her arm around me, we are both naked. My wife Lydia is out of town to a seminar, and this adorable brunette perky tits and lovely eyebrows, beautiful lips slightly pink, sleeping beside me. Joanne and I had spen... Read full Story
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Police House Call
My heart was beating a mile a minute when I heard the knock on my door. I was hoping that it might be Beau, or Larry, or if I’m lucky it would be Tom Cobb. He asked me to call him Tommy. I had been thinking about him recently. Bo and I had banged the night before, but I was as horny as ever. Larry w... Read full Story
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Sissy Slut Reunion
Rob had moved back to town and called me. He had just moved into his new place and he wanted me to come by and talk. I knew what he really wanted from the tone of his voice, because I wanted it too. He said he had been thinking and dreamed about me the whole time he was away. My spirits lifted and ... Read full Story
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mein erstes mal
Nur ein paar Häuser weiter wohnte Bernhard, 56 Jahre alt, hatte einen kleinen Bauch, sonst aber sehr gepflegt. Seit 3 Jahren war er geschieden und lebte nun alleine. Schon seit einiger Zeit besuchte ich ihn regelmäßig, um in seinem Pool zu schwimmen, um ihm manchmal im Garten auszuhelfen oder einfac... Read full Story
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Trannies in Space
There was no spaceport on Jansen's Planet. There had been, but whatever calamity had befallen the world generations ago had also destroyed its port. It was one of so many planets out in the Barrens that had fallen on hard times. So Dekker set down the Barnabas in a clearing in the forest, a remna... Read full Story
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Sissy Slut and Stepdads part 2
My mother kicked Frankie out and swore that he was the last loser she would ever date. She believed that we were still having sex, and she was right. Pure raw animal lust drove us, and It was even better when we sneaked and got. That nervous adrenaline mixed with my passion and made me super horny a... Read full Story
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Christy's Fantasy Come True Chapter 6
The alarm went off and Christy rolled over and hit the off button. The clock face was starting back at her flashing 8:00. Since it was Friday she had slept in a bit. Jim had gotten up early and left for work after spending the night. They had gotten into a minor argument last night but came to a... Read full Story
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The Farm
“See you Sunday, baby,” said Marcus Jenkins to his wife, Tasha. “Alright! Have a good day at work,” the wireless phone company retail store manager smiled. “Love you, Kobe! Love you, Tiara,” the wastewater plant operator said to his offspring. “Love you, too, daddy,” the youngsters rang out in un... Read full Story
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lust of a sex-agenarian nana-pops
Frenzied lust of a sex-agenarian nana-pops; between dream and reality I had never fantasized of a manly man, even after offering my virginity; to a fabulous sissy. Before my new Era, my fantasy preferences were always with glabrous he-she’s, same about my relationships after… BUT BUT BUT… My last t... Read full Story
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Latex succubus
The lights of the city obscured the supposedly brilliant starlight in the night sky, leaving only dim and scattered scattered stars adorning the gloomy night sky half-covered by dark clouds, and the crescent-like crescent moon guarding it in the distance makes the night seem less empty Lonely. Mayb... Read full Story
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Santa Likes Shemales Femboys
Did you know Santa Clause is real....and he likes shemales femboys??!I It happened last Christmas Eve. I fell asleep watching the snow fall just outside my window. I was comfy under my layers of warm blankets I clutched tightly, in the black lace panties and red lingerie night dress or nighty I wear... Read full Story
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Erotic Dreams come true.
You start having intense erotic dreams — and the faces you see is one you don’t recognize but that feels familiar. Mandy was that girl that Chad had been dreaming of, the kind where to see her made a rush go through you like a hot flash. Chad had just broken off a relationship, and his sister war... Read full Story
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Sweet Encore
I was alone tonight and feeling just a bit paranoid as I listened to the soft music. The soothing sounds put me in a seductive mood, but It seemed that all my lovers were too busy for me, or they had other plans. Uncle Barney and my detective were probably home being dutiful husbands. Bo was under h... Read full Story
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Seattle Weekend Part 2
I awakened to the smell of coffee and this beautiful silhouette of a girl standing at the window watching sunrise. I could see through her lingerie the beautiful breast and nipples, and the silhouette of her TG butt which was so sexy looking I was getting hard. I joined Gwen at the window wrapping m... Read full Story
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Bikini contest
I was at this beach bar in Mt Pleasant SC. There was a bikini contest that day. As I attended, the contest started. I was 23yrs old and the thought never crossed my mind about a tranny. However this was supposed to be all girls. Nobody, including me suspected this girl that won the contest was a tr... Read full Story
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the orgiastic fever of a trans-milf
Simulating a woman, or the orgiastic fever of a trans-milf It's been two months since I moved to the megapolis, where I've discovered several places where the third gender goes. One of my first explorations was a huge lingerie shop in a MALL; I wanted to buy some sexy stuff without being noticed ... Read full Story
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Freak House Superstar Come Fest
Kiki and Ty Blaze were doing their thing. They were living on their love and passion, literally. The couple had taken their love, passion and desire to please one another and turned it into their livelihood. They had become stars in the world of underground porn. Their production studio, Nasty Nigga... Read full Story
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Samantha sissy TGTF
Theme and genre of the story: The genre is about gender bender, futanari, gay, physical transformations of the body, magic and biology, the kink in particular that must excite in the story is the perversion of the transformation of the body and mind through a magical element that manipulates biol... Read full Story
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Panty Town
Chapter One -- Jamie Jamie Sanders did not think he was a sissy. Growing up, he played with trucks and showed his innate male aggression though soldiers games with the other boys. He climbed trees and watched baseball with his Dad and brother. Unfortunately, by the time he was in eighth grad... Read full Story
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La pistola NEGRA del Tío, entre Las Bragas de Mi Tía LA PUTONA
Aaayyy.. Yo sabía que la Tía había sido Flor de PUTONA.. pero, jamás me imaginé que me iba a tocar a mí 'hacerme cargo de sus cosas'.. su 'herencia'.. la casa ya vieja, por reordenar destinar y.. LAS COSAS que una descubre ya con los años! Todo estaba igual, pero HORRIBLEMENTE ARRUINADO.. más, e... Read full Story
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A Slut Awakens
The day began like any other; I woke up, showered, wrapped my towel around myself and sat down to begin applying my makeup. I stared at myself shocked at the transformations I had undergone the past few weeks, my beautiful feminine body so smooth and curvy it could put even the most finely molded ho... Read full Story
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HOW MY AUNT AND SISSY NEPHEW CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER! (fictional
It was the very first night of my month long North Carolina July summer vacation stay when my Aunt Meg suddenly entered the bedroom that I was temporarily sharing with my younger cousin Rudy. Being so openly effeminine in his body language,voice and looks, I had already planted such dirty thoughts ... Read full Story
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Fem Firm 2 -The Weathergirl
PART 1: A COURTESY CLIENT BLOWJOB Three weeks into my gig at Coxon & Dicster had been a blast. At first, a few of the girls had some reservations about me working there because I wasn't transgendered myself but I guess I won them over with my naturally cheerful personality. At least,... Read full Story
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My Parisian escapades,
My Parisian escapades, During my many business trips to Paris, I never miss going to see my friend. Sabrina is a Cuban transsexual that I have known for several months. With her, I can let go with complete confidence and live my fantasies. I am one of his friends and lovers who give him the ... Read full Story
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The Greatest Lie Part 6
In my rare moments of leisure in the weeks following my close encounter with death, I had had little opportunity to talk about it. Of course, the police had asked perfunctory questions, and I had testified at the coroner’s inquest, but until my next appointment with Dr. Erika Wright, I had not... Read full Story
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Nylon teasers
They came into the video store where I worked as a clerk. Almost every day. Teasers. Both of them. What made it both great and terrible for me was that it fed my deepest fetish -- stockings -- as it denied me any fulfillment other than frequent and frantic "self-gratification."... Read full Story
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I Give Up
The following story is the first of four parts of a tale that explores the theme of transformation. It is thematically similar others that I have submitted but has a larger narrative arc. I hope you enjoy reading the first portion, Act One & Two. I continue to work on better editing and someone h... Read full Story
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The story of how I became what I am now...
I was on a trip to Germany with some of my friends. I was 16 when this happened. We went to a club one night and I got really drunk. They challenged me to approach a cute girl and ask her for a drink with me. I was drunk so I didn't really care so I went there and bought her a drink. We talked and I... Read full Story
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Meeting Amanda
I’m a happily married man. My wife Tess and I have been together since we were teenagers. We were each other’s first real lovers and being in our mid-thirties by now, we still madly in love with each other. Tess and I always are very honest and open to each other. Both in normal life and sexual... Read full Story
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A very special lady
I knocked at the door, unsure of what to expect. Living in a big city for the last year, where I didn't really know anybody, had certainly put a crimp in my sex life. Where I used to live, in a much smaller town, during my high school years, I'd been able to get my dick into many tight, warm and wil... Read full Story
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Shemale Prostate Orgasmic Bliss!!!!
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Marcia Goes Back to School
Marcia was painfully nervous. She hadn't been able to eat very much in days. The upside was she was even skinnier which would make Mistress and her husband very happy. She'd always been thin and on the diet Mistress Carol had her on she was already thinner than she dreamed possible. Her anxious stom... Read full Story
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Family Frolic
FRIDAY My sister and her husband wanted to take a few weeks off in the sun and asked me to look after their kids for a while. I'd move out of my tiny apartment and into their house for the duration. As I was still living off my severance and they had a nice spread with an indoor pool and a h... Read full Story
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Late Night Snack (Touch me in the morning)
I was awakened abruptly by someone banging on my door at 1am. At first, I thought it might be Harry, the man who replaced Mr. Cobb in my bed a few nights ago. He had been persistent and horny constantly. I think it was because fucking trans women like me was new to him and he hadn’t got enough of th... Read full Story
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Man Is Humiliated By Escort
I am a very adventurous, open minded married guy. I am 6'2", 150lbs and I have a 5" cock. My wife (Mary) is great but she is very straight laced and doesn't like to have sex but twice a year so I decided to look elsewhere to fulfill a few fantasies. I am sure my size and stamina have a lot... Read full Story
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The Conference
It had been a long day at the conference. During my evening meal in the hotel restaurant with some colleagues I noticed a stunning looking woman across the room. We met eyes on several occasions and acknowledged each other with a warm smile. She stood up to leave the restaurant and I was able ... Read full Story
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