how can he be my clone? he signed up like 8 months before me.
okay fine, i'll admit it though, im lene321's clone. that was my
first acc, and i typed it anyhow cause i just wanted to ask some
stuff here and that was it. but kinda enjoyed fooling around here,
so i got a more proper name.
anyway, generally FTMs (female to males) are more accepted than
MTFs (male to females), because most people think MTFs are sick
perverts or whatever, and also we're more commonly associated with
prostitutes and all. most successful MTFs are usually quiet about
their past, and FTMs arn't really that common.
for FTMs, its sort of easier to pass (not be found out), because
the basic form of humans is female (all fetus are female at the
start) and that being male is actually a (mutated) form of being
female. so its kinda easier to (mutate) into a male, than to
reverse the mutation back to female, which is why generally its
easier for FTMs (voice, facial/body hair, etc.). unfortunatly some
end up as pretty short guys. that day i was out with 3 trans
friends (2 MTFs, one FTM), and the 3 of us were 1.7 - 1.8m tall,
and he was only 1.6m tall.
for MTFs, your chances of passing decreases as you grow older. but
in my opinion, you should be fine as long as you start
transitioning before your 21, or better yet, before you even hit
puberty. one of my MTF friends has XXY chromosomes, and testerone
doesn't really have much effect on her, so she hardly has any male
traits at all, and damn shes really gorgeous.
however the downside is that the surgery for FTMs isnt as good as
for MTFs. i don't think they're able to experience a proper
errection. MTFs on the other hand, are able to experience orgasms
like any other girl.
i started at 15, about 3 years after i hit puberty...and i kinda
had a higher amount of testerone in me than the normal male, so i
kinda developed more male traits than your average 15 year old
male. but i still pass very well. i mean, hey, i get like tons of
PMs every week from guys asking to add me. 
about your friend, im quite sorry to hear what happened. you have
to be careful who you tell these kind of stuff too. in sec school i
ran a huge risk, because more than 10 of my schoolmates knew about
me. fortunatly they never told anyone, except for one blabbermouth
who told his friend that i was having some problems then. but
fortunatly i was good friends with him too, and i trust them quite
alot.