All This Talk I Have Read

[shelleybear.livejournal.com]

about early onset and late onset G.I.D.
Perhaps I'm being simplistic but I think the whole thing is not a case of different types of dysphoria, but the ability of the individual to cope with his or her own situation.
When the need to be who they are surpasses the insistence of society that they cannot.

Volunteering Disclosure

[espreite.livejournal.com]

I'm planning to volunteer at a local historical society this summer, and I'd really like to present as male while doing so. The application for volunteering has both a spot for legal name and name preferred for name-tags and records, but my preferred name is not obviously male. Should I disclose my trans status at the time of applying, or wait to see how they react to my application first? Or is this a bad idea and I should just present as female? I pass iffily - people believe me if I'm explicitly introduced as male, but they tend not to peg me as such otherwise, though I suspect that will get better after I get a haircut. Any thoughts/suggestions/advice would be wonderful.