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Its My Tranniversary and Pride - Trans Megathread for June 1st through June 7, 2026

2 years on HRT now babyyyyyy


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::: spoiler spoiler :::

gaystyleJoker [she/her] - 2mon

HELLO THIS IS THE MEGA SIGN UP POST/LIST POST

if you have a preferred week please tell me

SwitchyandWitchy* (6/8 - 6/14)
Alisu* (6/15 - 6/21)
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Disaster_of_Passion* (6/29 - 7/5)
Eco* (7/6 - 7/12)
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Shaleesh* (7/20 - 7/26)

Busgirl* (8/3 - 8/9)

โ€‹ * after name denotes someone who has posted before and will be skipped by first-time posters

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

My parents love my gf and they haven't even spoken to her (language barrier). They know she's trans and love her still my dad's gonna pray for her same with his church buddies but so she'd can pass her exam she's studying for. Having great parents and an amazing gf really is a blessing, things may not always work out in my career but at least I got love in abundance cat-trans

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

my dad's gonna pray for her same with his church buddies but so she can pass

need this energy

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

I can fake being catholic enough to sneak in a prayer to Jesus on your behalf

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

I will pray to kali ma for you and ask to have your enemies destroyed

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

meow-hug

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segfault11 [she/her, any] - 1mon

at least I got love in abundance

you get what you fucking deserve fuckin-deserve โค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜šmeow-hug

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

what goes around comes around catgirl-heart

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CARCOSA [mirror/your pronouns] - 1mon

This last spring was my 13th year hormonersary. Such an unreal thing to write, even more unreal to be a part of such a vibrant community here. Love you all doggirl-kiss

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Love you too CARCOSA. Hexbear admins have made this place one of the best on the internet. No small feat.

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

13 years niko-wonderous

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

13th year

Holyyyyyyyyyy quagsire-pog

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Well chat, forget what I said the other day about people not being able to see, my fav coworker (knows I'm on hrt tbf) pointed them out and said I'm "blossoming". Talked about me needing to wear a bra. "You've got tits!". Was swimming (also tbf, with a shirt on ofc). She also said I'm glowing so I guess my better mood is visible too :) That I am very visibly doing better. Had a really good talk with her tonight. And I'll see her again on Saturday!

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

cat-trans

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Rahhhhhhh we love a nice coworker!

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

This coworker is the goat

So I guess you're the yak? Or do you prefer to be a llama or a sheep?

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

She really is, I love her and am going to miss talking with her.

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Can you use socials to keep up?

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

I have her number, maybe I should get a facebook or whatever. But from texting with her a bit, she really doesn't seem like much of a texter. I just kinda know the friendship will change a lot, she's very different over text vs in person.

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Better than loosing her contact tho ...

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 1mon

That all sounds wonderful XD I hope you have another really nice talk on Saturday <3

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

I hope so too, not sure if we will or what we'll have to talk about.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

Since a bunch of other people were saying it, I'm 8 months hrt, a little over two years since I accepted I am trans.

I can't really complain about what hrt has done so far but I definitely need my tits to keep growing for a while longer... really glad at the body hair reduction though I got super lucky, shaved like 5 days ago and its still basically nothing. Wish E did more but for what it does I've been doing okay I think. Need more tits.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Congrats eggnog!

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

Thank you cat-trans

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Mtf protoss be like

You must construct additional tits

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Wisconcom [she/her] - 2mon

I have concluded that I am in fact non-binary. I feel happy the way I am (e.g. long hair but wearing formal male clothing) and don't feel the need to transition into being a female. With that being said, I do not feel like a man and do not want to have to live up to toxic masculinity.

Anyways, happy pride month! cat-trans

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Wisconcom [she/her] - 2mon

I've been experimenting with both she/her and they/them pronouns. I think I'm fine with using both.

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 2mon

congrats on figuring yourself out!

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Wisconcom [she/her] - 2mon

Thank you!

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Valarie - 2mon

I hit one year on hrt the 12th

Estrodiol is amazing

Already gone from an a to a b and feel so much happier with myself in general

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Shaleesh [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Congrats!

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

Really weird that I'm trans

I don't have anything to post about my little transgender life though. Started my summer job today and it's very chill. There's also a guy here who might be gay? Has gay vibes.

But it definitely is weird that I'm trans

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Better_with_Gender [pup/pup's, she/her] - 2mon

::: spoiler Medical I had to go to a sexual health clinic for some matter, and ended up having to mention I was trans. And it was perfectly fine!? It was a clinic oriented towards LGBT+ people but Medical places generally make me uncomfortable (recent news doesn't help). They gave me some info for injections and also mentioned that if I ever have lumps developing around my breasts that don't feel normal I should get them checked there. Anyone heard of this/know more about this? :::

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

What recent news, did I miss something or just generally?

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Better_with_Gender [pup/pup's, she/her] - 2mon

::: spoiler Transphobia The EHRC guidance change in the UK that may be implemented.

link from a comment from a news mega about it. :::

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

::: spoiler spoiler Ooh I didn't see this. Hate when stuff gets buried in the news mega.

That's awful, national bathroom ban is something I doom about bad. Can't even exist in peace. :::

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Carcharodonna [she/her] - 2mon

Today is the 2nd anniversary of deciding to transition!! In 2 weeks will be my 2nd HRT anniversary. Thanks to all the DIY suppliers for making it quick and painless to get started.

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Lowleekun [comrade/them, he/him] - 1mon

Congrats on 2 years, celebrating my first month.

Today I got my name and gender entry legally changed. Feels amazing.

Happy Pride to yall

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

made it out to the trans gathering I had been putting off forever. It was scary but mostly in a good way. Iโ€™m a little overwhelmed though.

::: spoiler comparison is the thief of joy I wasnโ€™t comparing myself to that many other women because I hadnโ€™t seen anyone since I began transition (hermit life), but fuck me there were so many gorgeous girls and I feel so hopelessly inadequate. I know everything in its time and everyoneโ€™s transition is different but Jesus Christ I really thought I was doing fine in my own lane at my own pace and this shattered that. It was really nice to be there and meet all these people, see some friends I hadnโ€™t seen in the months since coming out, but I canโ€™t get over how great everyone looked (fine) and how I feel in comparison (bad)

I also used my sorta deadname in introductions and it just confirmed I never want to do that again. I was too scared to use the new one but turns out that was stupid and made me feel worse. :::

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Real. I was just thinking last night as I was falling asleep how that I look like a slightly weird, gross man and then this morning I see someone barely on hrt longer then me who looks and sounds great. Probably passes to most cis people. I don't even get called my name by my queer friends. :::

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

Just think, pretty soon some girl who just started hormones is going to be putting you in the latter category.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Circle of life

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Thank god for the Zionist acquisition of TikTok because the amount of times I would see girlies on that godforsaken platform talk about how sad they were to only get on hormones at 18 made me want to scream frog-no-pretext

Iโ€™m dead serious when I say we got this though. Itโ€™s so early days, weโ€™ve got so much independent life and growth to experience, weโ€™re only measuring our hrt in months! Comparison thieving joy, as always. All in due time, sister

:::

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

On the one hand, I feel for everyone who was forced to go through the wrong puberty. On the other hand, fuck I wish I had started hrt when I was 18.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Exactly!

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler dysphoria At 18 my voice was already dropped and I was already my full height, I know other things happen after that but the things I care most about were already ruined at like 14.

Obv you still masculinize a lot after so not downplaying it but idk :::

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

Eggnog tell your friends to call you by your name! I presume this is something other than "Eggnog", although that would be an interesting name.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

I have! They just don't. One of them actually said how disappointed she was when I told her about another friend not using my name. Then doesn't use my name herself ๐Ÿ™ƒ

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Also I messed up my months I am at 5 not 7 kitty-cri

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OffSeasonPrincess [she/her] - 2mon

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Bolshechick [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

I'm getting pretty good at makeup! Hrt has been doing work on my body, my wardrobe is getting pretty good too.

I'm so hot trans-heart

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 2mon

I put the demon in pride month

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Moss [they/them] - 1mon

Yes I want a perfect body, yes I want a perfect soul. However I DO care if it hurts. I want it to be easy thank you

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 2mon

It's pretty fucked up that they make trans people pay taxes.

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 2mon

Like not even a joke. No healthcare, no protections, etc. should get to be exempt.

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GayTuckerCarlson [she/her] - 2mon

happy pride

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 2mon

ใƒใƒƒใƒ”ใƒผใƒปใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ‰!!

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nemmybun [she/her, sae/saer] - 2mon

I hear so many trans girls complain about their experiences with providers but I've had mostly good luck with that. My previous provider retired recently so I saw a new one for the first time today. I braced myself a little since it's always hard going in without knowing what to expect, but he turned out to be really good. Some highlights:

  • Approved of me stopping spiro on my own when I switched to injections, said that I didn't need it and spiro is a terrible drug
  • Said to just let him know if I break a vial or whatever and he'd order another, no questions
  • Told me he likes to keep track of overall health because it's sometimes neglected with other trans providers
  • Just seemed to give a shit about trans patients as a whole
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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 2mon

Well that's good news! I hope this becomes more common in the future.

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MusicOwl [comrade/them, sie/hir] - 2mon

down with cis

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 2mon

Down with cis!

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Wisconcom [she/her] - 2mon

Down with cis!

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OffSeasonPrincess [she/her] - 2mon

Happy pride and death to america and england

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 2mon

2 years on HRT

I love that for you, congratulations trans-heart

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

I'm 15 months on the HRT.

I'd already been lastering my body and taking finasteride for a couple of years so my hair was long and phenomenal. I started with pretty wide hips weirdly and I'd lost a lot of weight rowing.

I've been eating so much. So I've got decent breast growth. My breasts would be big on a smaller girl. My butt is coming in nicely. I gained an inches in height from confidence.

Skins been great. I'm losing the puppy fat ageless look but I look way different to before. Clocky but different.

Mentally it really helped.

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kristina [she/her] - 1mon

i remember when you first transitioned! headpat

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meler [she/her, pup/pup's] - 1mon

::: spoiler kink, nsfw Dominant who commands their sub exclusively with Bop It voice lines :::

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Legit would be fun if they had to be separated for a bit

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

Sometimes I forget the writer of the Altered Carbon books is a huge transphobe. Because what a rich setting for trans story telling. The person who gets their egg cracked by renting an opposite body for a night, the schism in the trans community between trans people who use gene-modifying viruses to change their original bodies, versus those who find someone who wants to do a 1:1 swap with them, both thinking the other is less trans then the other, the ultra rich cloning themselves but with doubled x-chromosomes or donor Y chromosomes to be the gender flipped but genetically same version of themselves, etc

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

How good is the virus? I'd probably body swap tbh unless it's very good.

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

Like crispr stuff that rewrites the body to make its own hormones, plus stuff to rapidly distribute weight in months not years etc,

(And saving up for bottom surgery transplants with lab grown sex organs etc).

Body swap would be get to be essentially cis, but not looking anything like the old body and having to adjust to it and everyone around you reacting.

Virus would be like slamming ten years of HRT into 10 weeks and might still needs some interventions

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

As much as I think it would be an act of service to swip swap, I also really dig being tall and my collar bones lol

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

I'd probably do the same

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

Also I know it's the SRY gene and other stuff that does sexual dimorphism, but rich people would 100% be obsessed with having the "correct" chromosomes.

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DerEwigeAtheist [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Hi my lovely trans comrades, I love all of you, haven't posted here for too long. I am doing well on the girl front I think, I get a lot of compliments for my thrift store outfits, and seem to be quite good at girl. Else, electro is a lot harder to organize when working even just a bit. Oh well, at least I am really good at shaving now(the tricks are oil, cleaning the razorblade after each use and regular skin care.)

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rafflesia [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

heaven help this girl flirting with me, she's opening pandora's box by giving me attention doggirl-smug

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 2mon

Oh shit it is pride month. I was so confused ....

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Since my parents live in a super liberal city I'm sure they're being bombarded with pride month stuff and I wonder what it makes them feel like. I especially wonder about my dad who might even have to say some words about pride at work.

Oh I'm sure both my parents can lie through their teeth, but I do get some smug satisfaction that for a whole month they're going to have to taste the rainbow and I didn't even have to lift a finger catgirl-smug

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

It's weird that breast growth was one of the things I was super nervous about liking when I was first figuring out I'm trans and now I just can't wait for them. They're like, noticeable enough for me but like, no one else could enjoy lol.

Why am I like this ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

I warned yall. I said, oh soon enough you'll be begging for them to be bigger. Every time a pre HRT trans girl says "oh but it might not be hideable" I always say youre gonna wish they were bigger before your first year HRT anniversary.

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WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them] - 1mon

For me, I wasn't worried about whether I could hide them at first. I just didn't know if I wanted boobs at all. At first, I assumed I could probably tolerate them as long as they were small but they'd be annoying and I didn't want to deal with SERMs. But I joined the "wished they were bigger" camp after they started growing. Finally just now getting to the point where I don't think I'd be disappointed if they stopped growing (even though I still want them to continue growing) within the last couple weeks (2 year hrt anniversary was a couple months ago).

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

I experienced exactly the same thing lmao

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 1mon

Literally me lmao. I actually got a script for raloxifene because I was so nervous about them showing. Threw 'em out, love me tits, simple as.

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Girlmoded for my uni assignment because I didn't have good quality "boy" clothes (as was requested for the assignment). It's sure to give the lecturerer a surprise.

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Oh would you look at that. I have my shoes on and taking off my clothes will be so annoying. Might as well go out like this catgirl-peace

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Coming up on 7 months on hrt (and 10 months off alcohol), and itโ€™s unbelievable how much better my life is now compared to a year ago. I can work towards a future i couldnโ€™t imagine before. I can exist without feeling fraudulent. And the physical changes have been a blessing, I feel so much more confident, even though not that much has occurred

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GayTuckerCarlson [she/her] - 1mon

Life is so much better when you have a piece of media to obsess over

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SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] - 2mon

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ozmathewitch [she/her, fae/faer] - 1mon

Happy Tranniversary!! My 2 year mark is in two weeks!!

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 2mon

congratulations on your tranniversary, tucker carlson. i hope you got a good stat boost.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

Congrats on two years :cat-trans:

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

I guess we doin life updates now

Tomorrow is 500 days on HRT, about 6.5 months on injections and 2.5 months on prog. I should probably be happier about how things are going but I still find ways to fret. Mainly just wrapped up in feeling terminally undesirable and like the stench of maleness is never gonna go away. But probably like 20% a real problem 80% in my own head

I have decided to do a new name though. below is the list of interesting ones I'm working off of. Let me know if you find any of them particularly nice (or bad ig)

Riley

  • Con: "Primarily male" :/

Rory

  • Con: Means "red king", too Gilmore Girls

Rosalind/Rosa/Rose

  • Pro: repping Rosalinde Franklin, plus my old Fallen London character

  • Con: Too common?

Runeille? (Made up for a DnD character, pronounced Roo-NAIL)

  • Pro: Unique, good story behind it

  • Con: Completely made up

Ruby (Latin, gemstone)

  • Pro: Classic

  • Con: Ruby isn't my birthstone, Ruby Tuesday's

Riona? (Irish Gaelic, pronounced Ree-nah or Ree-oh-na)

  • Pro: Irish, funny story

  • Con: Kinda weird

Ria

Remy (Remy Hadley/Thirteen from House!)

Rhea (Rhea Seehorn my goat)

Runa (swedish, "secret moon")

Rowen/Rowan ("Scottish/Irish, "little redhead)

Red

  • Pro: Videogame name

  • Con: Videogame name

Robina (like Robina the Hood)

Aurora (can be shortened to Rora or Rory)

  • Pros: Nice origin

  • Neutral: Doesn't start with R

  • Cons: Fairly popular

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Ceres [she/her] - 1mon

Have to put in my obligatory vote for Rhea (also a cool moon of Saturn)

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

I don't think Rosalind is too common of a name. I like it, but if we consult the records, it's never been in the top hundred girl names, and it han't been in the top thousand in almost fifty years. That makes it sound old fashioned in my opinion (not a value judgement).

I think for the less common names you should consider how much it'll bother you if you frequently have to tell people how to spell your name.

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 1mon

I have an uncommon name that I have to spell all the time and it doesn't bother me. It's only four letters, though, so

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

I have a common name that I have to spell all the time somehow. It is a very common name. And yet.

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

If I picked it I would likely go by Ros or Rose for short which would be a lot more common?

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

Oh yeah those are more common. Perhaps you'd consider shortening it more, to "Ra"? Note: this works better if you are Egyptian.

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Making my name CURSE OF RA ๐“€€ ๐“€ ๐“€‚ ๐“€ƒ ๐“€„ ๐“€… ๐“€† ๐“€‡ ๐“€ˆ ๐“€‰ ๐“€Š ๐“€‹ ๐“€Œ ๐“€ ๐“€Ž ๐“€ ๐“€ ๐“€‘ ๐“€’ ๐“€“ ๐“€” ๐“€• ๐“€– ๐“€— ๐“€˜ ๐“€™ ๐“€š ๐“€› ๐“€œ ๐“€ ๐“€ž ๐“€Ÿ ๐“€  ๐“€ก ๐“€ข ๐“€ฃ ๐“€ค ๐“€ฅ ๐“€ฆ ๐“€ง ๐“€จ ๐“€ฉ ๐“€ช ๐“€ซ ๐“€ฌ ๐“€ญ ๐“€ฎ ๐“€ฏ ๐“€ฐ ๐“€ฑ ๐“€ฒ ๐“€ณ ๐“€ด ๐“€ต ๐“€ถ ๐“€ท ๐“€ธ ๐“€น ๐“€บ ๐“€ป ๐“€ผ ๐“€ฝ ๐“€พ ๐“€ฟ ๐“€ ๐“ ๐“‚ ๐“ƒ ๐“„ ๐“… ๐“† ๐“‡ ๐“ˆ ๐“‰ ๐“Š ๐“‹ ๐“Œ ๐“ ๐“Ž ๐“ ๐“ ๐“‘ ๐“€„ ๐“€… ๐“€†

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

Still having trouble accepting aging. I'm in the late stage era of being considered young, so I'm really trying to use the time I have to make peace with the future ._.

Between transition shifting life milestones around and not being interested in things like starting a f*mily, I feel pretty out of sync with life.

Best I can do now is keep a good skincare routine and brace for the future. Aging will happen whether I'm ready or not. Maybe I'll look back in a decade and think how silly my worries were.

absolutely-safe-capsule

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userse31 [it/its, he/him] - 1mon

I hate death. Freaks me the hell out.

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

That's fair. I've been indifferent to death for a while now, but aging is that one thing that really gets to me. catgirl-huh

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

When I turned 30 it was a bigger deal to everyone else than it was to me, and my first grey hair was a WAY bigger deal to my mom than it was to me. I like ageing, Im excited to be in my Liza Minelli Joan Rivers style era to be honest.

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

I envy your attitude towards aging! Hopefully I can find some joy in it too.

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 1mon

I want my hair to go gray so bad. It'll make dying it easier

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GayTuckerCarlson [she/her] - 1mon

Good night gay people and happy pride

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RION [she/her] - 2mon

Was helping my sister move yesterday (went from 11am to 10:30pm, I'm a walking corpse today) and when my dad and I were at her new place to unload we met the neighbors, straight couple and their 2 kids. My dad introduced himself as my sister's dad of course, and then the mom looked and me and went "are you [sister]?" before thinking the better of it after a second and saying "no, you're not [sister]".

Wasn't wearing makeup or anything flattering so maybe we take that as a partial dub?

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Thatโ€™s an unequivocal dub

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RION [she/her] - 2mon

I was a little put out by how quick she was to dismiss the idea of me being my sister... But beggars can't be choosers I guess

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Thatโ€™s totally fair actually. I just thought the unexpectedness was nice as well

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler reflection on comparison Oops it wasnโ€™t hotness or โ€œpassabilityโ€ I was envious of, it was the self confidence to be out in public. And I know Iโ€™m working on the same thing (I was there wasnโ€™t I!?), so even if I was a bit butch, itโ€™s all part of the process and not worth being ashamed of. Just need to shake off the fear of being perceived/embrace it as a fact of trans

I am tired of the half closeted state Iโ€™m still in, need to rip the bandaid off :::

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lilypad [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler

Its hard, so hard sometimes. Comparison is the thief of joy, but it can also show us things that we would like to work towards. It seems like you've identified that, and from there come goals, and from goals come actions that have purpose.

I'm glad you went to the event thingy, and even if it was difficult, it seems like it was a good-for-you difficult. One of my favorite phrases is 'ah fuck, a personal growth opportunity' because personal growth is wonderful and so worth it but goddamn does it hurt sometimes.

::: spoiler fear of being perceived Also that fear of being perceived is so real. It sucks. The worst is when I hurt from perceiving myself. Dysphoria sucks.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Thank you for this; it helps me make sense of all this much easier. Youโ€™re absolutely right, it was a personal growth opportunity and Iโ€™m glad to be taking advantage rather than internalizing โ€œauuuuogh everyoneโ€™s better at transition than me.โ€ It was difficult and confusing, but I have a much clearer path. Iโ€™m even using my actual name now which is a good step in the right direction
:::

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lilypad [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler

Iโ€™m even using my actual name now which is a good step in the right direction

Yaaayyyy!!!!! Thats such a big step!! It took me a while to use my name (and over a year to.come up with it). Congrats and also proudsss of ya! Its hard and you deserve to be referred to in ways that are comfy for you

auuuuogh everyoneโ€™s better at transition than me

I still fall into this sometimes... Its hard. Ive been at medical transition for over 3 years. And its gotten better. But still sometimes shows up. I guess I'm trying to.say that its an understandable thought process, even if its an unhelpful one.

Big hugs, and prouds of ya

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Thank you! For the reality check too, a little self awareness now doesnโ€™t mean that the thought process is gone, just that I can recognize it when it shows up.

Itโ€™s truly wild how much better I feel being referred to by my new name. I coped about my old one being neutral/ a kind of chosen name but it was really just a life raft so I didnโ€™t have to use my real deadname. going out confirmed I need a clean break and itโ€™s really cute and exciting and Iโ€™m so happy about it lol :::

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lilypad [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler

Yayyy I'm glad your new name feels so good! Having a cute name is so wonderful, and the excitement just makes it cuter

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler

Iโ€™m even using my actual name now which is a good step in the right direction

You got your identity down so you're getting there and making big steps! You can do it and go all the way. You got it.

:::

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Thank you friend, I appreciate it greatly. Sometimes I look at a specific tree for too long and miss the forest around it

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Trees are hypnotic things. It happens to all of us

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler

Oh wow ok that makes a lot of sense. You've cleared my head up.

:::

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Yeah I was confused because I assumed it was the first time explanation, but there were girls there who gave way less of a shit about passing than me, and that made me feel worse, superficial and selfish, for feeling the discomfort in the first place. This otoh makes a lot more sense internally and has stuff I can work on, so much more fulfilling than I initially felt :::

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 1mon

It's a shame that it's so hard to recognize transition for the beautiful process that it is when we're going through it, but this is one of the reasons I love hearing these experiences and seeing the process from the outside. I remember going through exactly this. The first transfem social event I went to in person was so intimidating. I felt jealous and inadequate, and so much pressure to make a good first impression. It was such an important experience though, and when I reflected on it when I got home, I realized how wonderful it was and how much I was looking forward to the next one.

This metamorphosis isn't just a physical one, it's psychological probably even more so.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Psychological metamorphosisโ€ฆ I like that. I gotta get some more experiences under my belt but the first time was always going to be the most difficult

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Moss [they/them] - 1mon

I got Vinted and I love how the algorithm has no clue what gender I'm supposed to be. Boygirlthing? You want skirts? You want hoodies? You want latex gloves? You want boots? They do not know

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Moss [they/them] - 1mon

Also for some reason so many of the people selling are French? Idk what that's about. But I'm gonna buy some cool distressed fingerless gloves

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imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

they have different regions and one of them is ireland and france i think

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Moss [they/them] - 1mon

Huh, kinda random but the French seem to have a much bigger market for alt clothes so I'll take it.

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imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

i guess there's just more of them than us lol I've never used the app but had heard it's a nice upside

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Vogos vinted?

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Moss [they/them] - 1mon

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

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Disaster_of_Passion [kit/kit's, she/her] - 1mon

I struggle with being able to be proud a lot, in like the community sense but also in just taking pride in myself... but I try to remember that it's good to take pride in small things, and when things are difficult there's even pride to be taken in just surviving and making it to the next day.

even if it's something I struggle in being kind to myself about, but

I'm proud of all of you, every time you make it to tomorrow

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meler [she/her, pup/pup's] - 2mon

Gay month!!!!!!!!

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Got tacos for taco Tuesday and I'm so fat and happy

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GenderIsOpSec [she/her, kit/kit's] - 1mon

::: spoiler cw: transphobia, depression, suicidal ideation probably more

so i'm apparently too depressed to get surgeries that i need according to the trans clinic. ive been suicidal already due to...well, many things, and this certainly wont help.

im very tired :::

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The_Dawn [fae/faer, des/pair] - 1mon

Have never felt very connected to "pride" stuff but I'm also struggling w feeling disconnected from my community + I could go for kissing some strangers. Hmph what to do ๐Ÿฅฑ

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

So f'n bored.

Talking with a guy who might take one of my snakes. That'd leave me with one. It'd be good to not have to worry about her, I've struggled taking care of her. But I do love her. I don't know what to do. I also don't know how much to trust this guy.

Crying now. I wish I wasn't so terribly mentally ill. I wish I did normal stuff. That not everything was a struggle.

I that same vien finally de tangled my hair today. Took forever. Cried.

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KrupskayaPraxis - 2mon

::: spoiler seeing someone I've kissed the same guy in the same bar two saturdays in a row and we've exchanged our instagram. He's also really fun to talk to and has a good sense of humor. We were talking about hooking up together but we both still live with our parents. We made a deal that if one of us is home alone for a day, that we can ask the other over. But we're both pretty reserved people, and even more so when we're not drunk so it's hard to say if we could find the courage to. I'm frustrated we haven't slept together yet. :::

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SerialExperimentsGay [she/her, she/her] - 1mon

Trans mega has always been good for recommendations, so i'm gonna ask you folks for yuri suggestions. Wholesome preferred, but good toxic yuri is ok, too. No doomed yuri pls, especially not the kind of bs where a girl ends up with a guy in the end (gross). Ideally i want stuff that's openly and proudly lesbian, but if it's really really good i can live with the yuri being strongly implied.

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

The lesbianic event turned out pretty well! I even danced for the first time ever and it actually turns out nobody tried to best me to death with hammers okay-okay I was a little disappointed that I didn't get hit on, I thought my outfit was okay... although I was joined at the hip with my friend most of the time so maybe people just assumed

Was also taking with them about relationships while waiting for the bus and they asked if I had a type... And I was like isn't it obvious? I have the constitution of a prey animal dude

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Stayed up way too late being a horny bitch and am now paying for it

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GenderIsOpSec [she/her, kit/kit's] - 1mon

new vegas modders coming through

morrowind not to be outdone

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NuanceUnderstander [she/her] - 2mon

Itโ€™s one and a half years since I started hrt now. My tits continue to fill in, I have an actual cute butt thats way better than the Hank hill man ass I had, my face looks so much softer and more feminine. Iโ€™m so excited for the changes to keep coming. HRT is amazing.

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Dating is too hard I can't do it

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Real and unfortunate

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Didn't you already find a girl to hook up with

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Well, first week was okay. I found 1 girl I like but she's sorta not in the mood for anything anymore. Doesn't wanna hook up for now because of mental health stuff, or so she says. After that, only 1 person wanted to go out and I had to cancel because of my own mental health. I probably already found all the cool people in this app and there is no one interesting anymore

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Damn, mental health struggles wrecking our beautiful sapphics dating opportunities ๐Ÿ˜”

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Unless you're app has like 100 single people on it max there's probably more you can find.

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Yeah there are lots of people. But now, lesbians that are my type and would date me, now that list starts shrinking. It's been weeks since I got a match and when I get one, we don't talk, barely talk, or even if we do, no dates, so kinda pointless.

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Fuckin bit my tongue I type this and get like 3 matches. Still probably won't be messaged by anyone

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

The following are the lineup of university assignments I have right now:

  1. Teach a machine how to think
  2. Investigate the secrets of glass by multiplying 2 light beams together
  3. Pretend to interview a classmate for a trucking job.
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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Since everyone is sharing, I'm at 5 months HRT, not that much has changed physically, I got a couple kilos, my thighs are thicker, my butt is a little bigger, I have smol tits now, I want them to grow, but I'm just waiting for now, I have to be patient. I think the biggest thing for me is that I actually enjoy being me. I feel comfortable in my skin, somewhat, there are still problems, but I'm actually able to look in the mirror, my hair loss basically stopped, comparing to before it feels like nothing and this was a big confidence boost. I'm excited for what's next too, I've been wanting to start a new graduation (pharmaceutical science) motivated by all the curiosity I've got from this process too, I want to research trans healthcare and be an advocate for our rights in the fields of medical science.

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lilypad [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

Does anyone know a good, and hopefully not super expensive, soldering iron/station? I'm trying to make things and need to solder a lot of small things. I think I can get jlcpcb to put the maim IC on the board for not too much, but so many components require repositioning things so if I do them all it gets expensive fast. So I'll be soldering on everything from big thru holes to the tiniest SMDs (and possibly removing or re-soldering them too)

What I want: changeable tips, ability to specify temperature, and if there's a hot air gun included in it that would be nice but not needed.

I have no idea how to evaluate soldering irons/stations, and everyone just wants to sell you things or shovel llm slopsites into you, so I dont really trust the comparisons between the products I find. I dont need perfect, just good enough. I've been looking at yihua, their general stations. I can find them online for sub 100 USD (specifically the 8786, though there's an 862BD+ on sale for sub $100 right now) and they seem solid. But I have no idea what's what anymore with online shopping.

Its been a long time since I soldered anything, and even back then I was doing component to component and not working with boards, just tiny wires. It will be fun to start again tho, and i would love to be able to make electronics projects again.

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 1mon

I have a Yihua 862BD+! So far no complaints. I've had it for a few years now but only used it for light duty work. It gets pulled out here and there when I need it, which is usually when I do to do smd stuff or I need more precise temperature control than what my cheap little barely temperature controlled iron can do. Though I've also found a few other nice uses for the hot air unrelated to soldering. For example, I use it to heat up these cheap little disposable polyethylene pipette droppers so that I can stretch them out to give them an ultra fine tip. Super useful for dispensing instant CA glue for model building and stuff.

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lilypad [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

Noted! I would love one with integrated heater in the tip but those are pretty expensive. I'm debating whether I need the hot air. On the one hand, it would be useful. On the other, it would probably be fine without it? Like, I found how to get the hardest stuff soldered on by jlcpcb (namely the IC) for not too spendy... So I could probs get by with just a fine tip. But also hot air fun and then just solder paste+flux and go.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Think I'm going to try taping my tits, they're actually not that small and I'm getting paranoid again

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

I keep opening reddit up like there's anything good there and I really need to log off, been sliding into TTTT shit and I don't need those brainworms in my life. I got jrpgs to obsess over, fanfics to write and shit to read but the damn muscle memory of opening up a reddit tab is powerful negative

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 2mon

crashed out hard in my trans group's discord at the weekend and i'm so ashamed. may the bourgeoisie perish in minecraft.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Not me crying reading each of the mass extinctions because all life could have ended (spoiler it didn't)

I've gone soft :doggirl-cry:

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OffSeasonPrincess [she/her] - 2mon

Wow Manhunt is heavy, not complaining since thats why we wanted to read it in the first place but like all the descriptions of transphobia/transmisogyny cut so much deeper than the basic violence and SA we expect from this kinda book anyway (weve read worse on that front, frankly, but this one still hits harder than those did)

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 2mon

Its really hard to recommend, but I do genuinely like it and Im glad I read it. Theres parts I still cry about when I think about it. I lent my copy to my mom and told her that particular explicit and shocking SA part happens like once and if she wanted she could skip it and it wouldnt impact the story.

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 2mon

Up with trans!!!

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Better_with_Gender [pup/pup's, she/her] - 2mon

Up With Trans!!!!

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Shaleesh [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Up with trans!

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

We have a responsibility to be as gay and annoying as possible

Listening to the latest Dan and Phil podcast ep and I really felt that. Hell yeah ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

Being gayer and more annoying ma'am rosa-salute

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

catgirl-salute

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler gross gastrointestinal stuff

I really gotta sort out this whole "regularly painful, bloody bowel movements thing" cause it's gotten quite old. Especially given my growing interest in recreational activities in that area...

I have a bunch of chia seeds I haven't broken into. Might try to make some chia fresca? Or start adding them in some overnight oats

:::

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HunterBrandon [none/use name] - 1mon

::: spoiler vent, regret, seeking advice I didn't transition until my late 20s. How do I come to peace with this? I'm agonized thinking about how differently my life would be right now. I'm in a much healthier place, but I'm not happy with the current state of how I live, and all I think about these days is how differently things would have gone for me if made things happen sooner :::

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Feeling dysphoric and told my cis friend I wanted to headbutt a belt sander. Forgot that sounds more concerning to someone who doesn't get it

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Ok fine you can have a little life update as a treat.

I'm still going out wearing my ripped jacket, broken shoes and ill-fitting bras. Not only does it save money, it also saves time. I'm pretty sure like 50% of my clothes are torn in some way. We call this frugality.

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 1mon

i don't mean to promote mindless consumerism but clothes are unfortunately kind of consumables and sometimes you do just have to replace them

have you done the trans rite of passage going round charity shops (second-hand / thrift stores) yet? it's a very cheap way to replace your wardrobe and figure out your style. and tbh charity shops are just good anyway. or maybe try vinted (if they have it in your country) if you don't have the confidence to go fem shopping in person yet

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

I've checked out a few. Usually kinda hard to get what I'm looking for.

Maybe my standards are too high but I want clothes that

  1. Will last
  2. Are cheap
  3. Suitable for the weather
  4. Don't look dumb
  5. Compliment my existing wardrobe
  6. Don't make me look too girly while still being girly (yeah this one I should go for more girly)
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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

1 and 2 are gonna be very difficult to fulfill, see the Vimes theory of boots. You can find good quality stuff but you gotta hunt secondhand stores or secondhand online. 3 and 4 are standard for everyone, no more or less difficult than anyone else~ Dont let 1 and 2 be a reason you dont shop for clothes you like wearing, youre only making yourself miserable and hey if its not gonna last... at least you'll have some time to feel happier and also look for better stuff :p

5, do you want to compliment your pre existing boy clothes? Did I read that right? I mean, fill your boots, but its also nice to buy stuff you like rather than stuff that matches by sheer momentum and a transition is like the prime time to pick stuff you like :p

6, you dont have to be super femme if you dont want to be~ but if youre hesitating about presenting femme because of what others think, get at least a couple super femme things even if they're just for you around the house. If you dont want to because its just not who you are, thats fine!

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

do you want to compliment your pre existing boy clothes? Did I read that right?

Ok look. My boy clothes won't disappear just cause I buy girl clothes, and I gotta build up my wardrobe and transition it smoothly. And what needs to match are things like colors.

get at least a couple super femme things even if they're just for you around the house.

I'll give it a try.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

In my experience, โ€œboyโ€ clothes can be masc lesbian coded with the right accessories/accents of femininity

Doesnโ€™t mean I donโ€™t also want to destroy most of my old closet but itโ€™s here for now and I can look kickass and gay

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Arahnya [fae/faer, he/him] - 1mon

i love ripped clothes aesthetic

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

My fae brethren ...

Having ripped underwear is not an aesthetic, it's a cry for help.

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SerialExperimentsGay [she/her, she/her] - 1mon

In my case it's usually a cry for underpants money

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler medical Guys I think I'm getting gyno?? Has hrt done this to any of you?? Bit worried about the side effects. ::: spoiler spoiler this is a joke sorry :::

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler medical Yeah I hear the way to prevent it is to take progesterone rectally and eat more :::

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Thank you! I will try both of those as soon as possible, hope this clears up soon. :::

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

There will come a day where I will out down ritisha as my new name not because it's meaningful to me but because I didn't think of anything else.

We call this descision making by laziness.

Or in machine learning terms a "greedy algorithm" (aka take the best you have right now without waiting to compare with future data)

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mrosswind [she/her] - 1mon

I thought it would be a bad idea to use the first name I thought of, so I spent a week trying to find something else to replace it. When no other names could dislodge it from the top spot in my mind, I decided it must be more special to me than I realized, and Iโ€™ve been happy with it since.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

That's pretty much how I decided my name. No special meaning to me, just had been stuck in my head for a while and I like it. I don't think there's anything wrong with that

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Well, the alternative way was your parents name you which is an even easier greedier algorithm lol

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starkillerfish [she/her] - 2mon

my friend (afab) is questioning their gender and asked me for any resources to share. does anyone have cool recommendations? or just like queer / gender theory 101? i also made a post asking the question https://hexbear.net/post/8654119

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starkillerfish [she/her] - 2mon

yeah i have that link bookmarked, but was thinking its a bit too intense for newbies. it leans a lot on jargon

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 2mon

that was a really good read. thanks for sharing it

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

Not what you're looking for, but I think exploring if you'd like to be on hrt is a more important question, and if you do look at the effects and it's for you I feel like that tells you a lot about your gender. In the beginning I was so dysphoric and everything was so new, I couldn't sus out if I was NB or a woman or what but I knew I wanted E, didn't want to age on T, and I think that helped me more then endlessly pondering if I was NB/agender/binary. And obviously if you do want hrt, the earlier the better. But that's just me.

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Dispossessed [none/use name] - 1mon

I like the gender dysphoria bible https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en/. Helped me finally get over the imposter syndrome and just admit I'm trans.

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starkillerfish [she/her] - 1mon

This is the kind of thing I was looking for. Thank you :)

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Dispossessed [none/use name] - 1mon

No problem. It helped me quite a lot.

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Weekend yap again because Iโ€™m vain. This shit feels like a turning point for me. On Saturday I got a bunch of fundamental clothing (shorts, shirts, skirts, dress (catgirl-happy) and on Sunday I went to a queer trans event in someoneโ€™s backyard in a fem fit for the first time publicly. Displacing my old wardrobe feels good, being somewhere where Iโ€™m taken at face value rather than interrogated and put under a microscope feels better. Itโ€™s kinda solidifying my thoughts of coming out at work, at least Iโ€™ll be able to make my coworkers embarassed when they call me sir by having prominent tits rather than rocking a hoodie or long sleeve when itโ€™s 90 degrees out

I also got a tattoo and was bitten by the bug, now I want to fill up a lot more space on the canvas :)

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Arahnya [fae/faer, he/him] - 1mon

its kinda cool finally realizing the social implications of being genderfluid, like, yes... I do multiple roles, that's kind of my thing. I tend to gravitate towards the inbetween or the fluctuating roles.

Makes sense as to why I can never seem to "pick a side" in terms of identity / modes of being, which is evident in the way that I play games. Yes I do have multiple archetypes I like to play, also I will play anything.

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Shaleesh [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

I texted one of my friends about how I was a happy little lizard when I was basking on a rock in the sun after my run.

I feel bad about it because I dont think that message was remotely possible to make a reply to.

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

Was watching some enby fashion advice, they were going for a more masc look and settled on jorts kril-at-sea getting a shock form middle school being reminded those exist

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

More Jnco Jorts I guess the term is idk feel very nu metal

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 2mon

HAPPY TRANNIVERSARY!!!!

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Ugh I just feel terrible today and want to leave. Can't wait to be done with this awful place.

If working full time somewhere is worse then this I actually won't know what to do anymore.

Also fuck society

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Signed up to stay longer award

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XiaCobolt [she/her] - 1mon

They're calling her the Napoleon of Trans

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Well ok it turns out crying dramatically on the floor is insufficient to summon the inventor of python to do my machine learning homework for me, so I gotta do this myself.

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 1mon

I hit 1.5 years of HRT a little over a week ago! My tits are small but mighty and my ass looms ever larger. I'm so happy I figured my shit out. I've never been happier!

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 2mon

Peanutbuttercupola

I will not be throwing my hole digging contractor down the hole. It's rude.

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 2mon

Just dig the hole, hole digger

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 2mon

What comes out of the hole, must go back in the hole. It's hole science.

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queermunist she/her - 1mon

::: spoiler (TW: work, self harm, anxiety posting) I beat myself bloody today and the shift leader saw.

It was the first dangerously hot+humid day of the year in the factory and I spaced out on drinking my ice water for the first hour because of my ADHD (I've been trying to get meds for a while, but my panic attacks make them reluctant to prescribe stimulants even though my ADHD is what often triggers my panic attacks), and when I went to get a drink I realized I accidentally left it on an empty bin and it was taken away by the forklift material handler.

Okay. Deep breaths. Just ask for help.

So I call him back to my welding cell and ask if he could look where he took the used bin. He agrees, drives off, but he's taking a long time and I'm starting to get really anxious. On top of that the heat symptoms are starting - lips tingling, legs cramping/lethargic, rapid heart rate, very sweaty, flushed complexion, and confusion. Meanwhile, I'm continuing to run my welding cell (lots of running back and forth, bending+lifting+twisting, and focus on inspecting parts) and the confusion has me running around my cell even more because I'm trying to find where my water might be (just in case I missed it the first six times, I swear I did pushups 4 times looking under my station and bins).

He comes back fifteen minutes later, can't find it. Of course. So, uh, I punch myself as hard as I can in the face four or five times. I don't know why I do this shit. Am I trying to punish myself? It's humiliating. Anyway, then I get back to work.

I call my team lead to tell him I don't have water and I don't feel good, and he mentions the blood. I thought I wiped it all off. Shit. Okay, I'll wipe it off more and get back to work. He and a few other people look around for my water, eventually the shift lead comes by with an empty water bottle to fill and I'm excused to get some water.

And I was still bleeding, and he saw the blood, and he told me to clean myself. He knows I have a problem with self harm at work, and I've been warned about it before multiple times, and I'm certain I'm going to have to talk to HR on Monday and I'm going to get fired. I have so much fucking debt I can't lose this job, fuck fuck fuck. I ruin every opportunity I have and squander all of my second and third chances. They've talked to me about this so many times, why can't I just be fucking normal?

Before my transition, my panic attacks manifested as yelling and hitting things (in addition to the other more normal panic stuff) but now it's all self directed. I'm only yelling at myself and I'm only hitting myself, because... why? My mom self harmed, my dad was violent, am I just reenacting their behaviors? Did I simply transition from my violent dad to my self destructive mom? Am I just trying to punish myself? Do I hate myself for being a woman? For being like my mom?

And I'm fucked. I'll know for sure on Monday, but I'm already pretty sure. I won't find another job that pays as well unless maybe I get 2 jobs, and fuck me, I already live in filth and my garden still isn't fully planted and there's so many backlog projects I need to get to around the house and fuck fuck I've ruined everything like I always do. I'm going to lose my trailer, lose my car, lose my health insurance and access to hrt, I'll never be able to go back to school, I'm a fucking 34 year old kiss-less handhold-less virgin and everything gets worse forever. I have so little and now I'm going to lose what little I have - I always ruin everything.

And now I have this hanging over my head for the whole weekend. I guess I'll spend another weekend miserable, doing nothing.

I have no clue what I'll do if (when) I lose this job. I'm not finding another one this good, not in this economy. This is it.

I don't want to die. :::

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GenderIsOpSec [she/her, kit/kit's] - 2mon

congrats on two years catgirl-heart

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Let me complain about my hair being tangled again (windy outside) to my mother, this will be nice

You know what would fix that? Short hair again.

wow, that was great, great advice, great bonding experience. Glad I said something.

I hate long hair though. Too much work. But its not like I can get rid of it.

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Busgirl [she/her] - 1mon

Can you braid your hair and put in a ponytail?

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

I do like my mom though, idk I just genuinely shouldn't have complained about it to her.

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DerEwigeAtheist [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

What type of hair do you have(curly/straight, fine/thick, etc)? I often wear a cap outside(light sensitive), and that also helps. Also, it can look really nice with the right outfit, and frame your face nicely. else a tight ponytail would prevent the worst, at least in the back.

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Disaster_of_Passion [kit/kit's, she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler horny horrible exhausting day at work but it broke my brain in such a way that for some reason i can't stop thinking about how great my boobs and nipples are and all the fun things that lesbians need to do to them so i guess it's not all bad :::

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nemmybun [she/her, sae/saer] - 1mon

Fantastic thrift haul. I picked up red fitted button up shirt, like vivid crimson red. It's not my usual style and I'm not sure when I'd wear it but it looked sooo fucking good on me I had to take it home. I tried pairing it with a black pencil skirt and it was just awooga though I also just kinda looked like a unreleased Helltaker character.

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Just feeling kinda blue today... I'm supposed to go out to some lesbianic event with a friend tonight though. Hopefully that'll lift my spirits. Or it could make me feel like complete dogwater. Who knows!

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

My new job is cool af. These are some WILD heart pathophysiologies

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

::: spoiler health

I don't know if this nausea is the symptom of exhaustion or what but I'm so fucking nauseous I can barely focus or think. I constantly feel like vomiting but there's nothing coming out.

:::

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 1mon

new hazing ritual:

PATCH TEST & CONSULTATION: Please arrive for your patch test with full hair growth to all treatment area(s). This is to monitor your hair-loss journey. We will shave a small area to carry out the patch test on the day.

the last place never did this to me. how awful.

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

Weird, I didn't have to do this. I just took before pictures so I could tell if it's working (it is).

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 1mon

Glad it's working! Tbh I've never heard of it before but I guess I'll just wear a face mask with my hair down

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

I don't see why it would be necessary for them to see exactly how much facial hair you started with; maybe you should call and see if they're serious about it?

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 1mon

Thank you. Yes, I probably should do that but I'm not sure if my discomfort at making a phone call is greater or lesser than that of wearing a face mask. Ooh but email exists so maybe

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 2mon

Congratulations gay Tucker Carlson! Woohoooooooo (and also I guess itโ€™s pride or whatever)

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GayTuckerCarlson [she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler cw body, weight So is weight cycling real? :::

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler There is no evidence, it makes some intuitive sense, but it's a bad idea. What I would recommend to do is exercise and keep a good diet, makes you burn fat and get some from food, do not purposefully try some unhealthy thing that could give you an eating disorder. :::

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler It is a real bad idea, does that count? :::

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Non

::: spoiler spoiler from what I've heard fat migration happens gradually as old fat cells die off and new ones are created in more feminine places. Weight cycling would just be taking it in and out of the same cells repeatedly :::

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Moss [they/them] - 1mon

I love how every Miku song is like: "I'll sing for you! Enjoy my music! Believe in yourself!"

And every Teto song is like: "my life is collapsing I don't know who I am or what I'm supposed to do

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Bolshechick [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Does ass take longer then tits to grow? I'm like 3 years in hrt; my tits are pretty big and nice. Lots of other great changes. I'm very happy with it, and honestly love my body. My ass hasn't really changed though, still pretty flat. Any hope for that?

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 1mon

Genetics play a big part. Other than that, eat more and do butt embiggening exercises

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Trends for whats considered a beautiful body type come and go. Not long ago, a flat butt was considered peak (dunno why but whatever). Anyway, you can get a bigger butt wirh squats and romanian dead lifts etc (working your hamstrings can help give your booty a shelf effect)

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

I don't think being constantly nauseous, with a headache and sleepy is a sign of good health. Shit's lasted for more than a week now. Maybe it's caffeine withdrawals? I hope it's that and not something I have to take seriously.

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Are you on any meds? My anti-depressants had this effect on me

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Haven't taken the anti-depressants in a while

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

How long? Could be side-effects from stopping if it's less than 2 weeks

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

It's a bit more 2 weeks now

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Ah it's probably not that then

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 1mon

Depending on the half life of what you take it could be related. Especially if you stopped without weening off first. But it could be caffeine withdrawal or something else instead. Hard for me to say.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

What's your sleep schedule

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

This week 6-9 hours

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Wait no I didn't mean to make a 69 joke I've actually been sleeping in that range oooaaaaaaauhhh

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Given your previous rough sleep schedule and overall stress, it doesnt sound off. Caffeine withdrawals tend to stop after 48-96 hours but maybe youre still withdrawing if you had a looooong established habit.

Or, to be honest, what I swear happens is people used to intense stress have constant cortisol and anti-inflammatory going on. It keeps you up and operating, and then as soon as you start having a relaxing or less stressed time - bam, instantly sick. But they were already sick (like a flu or whatever) just pushing through with constant adrenaline and cortisol. I dunno, nausea, fatigue, headache is pretty wide constellation. If its really getting to you in a few days, maybe try a doc. Otherwise, keep eating well, hydrate (HYDRATE), take some advil and keep up your sleep schedule change.

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Or, to be honest, what I swear happens is people used to intense stress have constant cortisol and anti-inflammatory going on.

This is a different thing I think. When I wake up I am often with a sore throat or cough. It goes away after breakfast. I don't know what sickness would cause my current symptoms

Otherwise, keep eating well, hydrate (HYDRATE)

I have been doing this well. I've been drinking water obsessively. Excluding water from I've been drinking through at least 2 liters a day.

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Waking up with a sore throat or cough can be a sign of gastric reflux, cause youre lying down for a while it might back up there whereas you usually have gravity to hold it back. Especially with constant nausea. Although you said this all is only like a week rather than loooooong. Depending on where you live, might be allergy season too.

TBH, if you got nausea, fatigue, feeling bleh, sore throat (?only in AM) I would sooner guess like the flu or whatever. Just keep track, if its not getting better go see a doctor for proper advice. If its suddenly worse, go to ER. Just keep up healthy habits while youre waiting to see which way it goes.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Too horny for how (not) hot I am. Bitterly disappointing.

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moh [it/its] - 1mon

got a very gender affirming haircut for me and my readimask worked great. the seal on those are amazing and it was so nice for the barber to not have to work around the earloops of my other masks. and i saw lots of flowers too. i was all stressed about this haircut all week but it just ended up being a banger day.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Whoever is playing the frozen ost at work should be shot and I don't care if that's the 15 year old.

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 2mon

I am extremely bored at work, but can't think of anything to post.

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lilypad [she/her, it/its] - 1mon

Happy tranniversarry!!!!! cat-trans

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SickSemper [she/her, comrade/them] - 1mon

Swear to god I keep reading the mega titled as removedversary

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 2mon

I'm really going crazy atp.

::: spoiler spoiler

  1. Chronic headaches that last for days (multiple)
  2. Talk to imaginary figures in my head
  3. Constantly repeat the same phrases in my head about content warning and "it's my fault". These phrases take over my brain.
  4. Genuinely have a mini-breakdown every time I see a girl
  5. I really really really don't want help or medical attention or even to help myself anymore. I'm sick of it all.
  6. Genuinely loosing ability to be functional or responsible. It's a huge problem.

:::

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 2mon

trying to book some more laser over email. the clinic replied asking for my email address (?) and then again to ask if i'm an employee of their company because apparently me using theircompanyname@mydomain.tld to interact with them is extremely confusing

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KurdishLuxemburg [she/her] - 1mon

Congratssss

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Since giving life updates will only reveal pathetic information I will try to post a meme instead.

Look at her. Is she not cute? Any shape can be cute! Why rhe fuck do you think youre not cute? Huh?

I really disagree with you when you say you're not cute! I'm going to fight you on it.

With punches!

winds up punch and launches it

(Idk what game that's from)

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nemmybun [she/her, sae/saer] - 1mon

(Idk what game that's from)

Look Outside

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Danke!

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

Looks vaguely earthbound inspired, but I dont recognize it from any mother gane

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GayTuckerCarlson [she/her] - 2mon

The area code for your phone number is 612

You are now doxxed

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 2mon

Close! My area code also has three digits.

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soyaEnjoyer [they/them, she/her] - 1mon

Got my hair done just in time for alternative pride (free, non-corpo, very nice politics) this weekend but my friend is sick. So I might maybe go alone. It'll probably be fine, right?

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler cw: sexual stuff, hook-ups I'm still trying to get this girl to go out and touch grass my ass, but she's depressed and doesn't leave her house, how do I do that? :::

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

Step 1: navigate to house and find her window

Step 2: present ass like John Cusack with the boombox in Say Anything

Need I say more

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TerminalEncounter [she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler Didn't you say you had to drop a date for your own mental health? Same kind of reason? What would work on you? :::

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

::: spoiler spoiler I needed a little space and a couple of days.

She's been like that for a month :( :::

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The_Dawn [fae/faer, des/pair] - 1mon

Movie date at yours or hers? Otherwise, when someone is in a different place in their "ability to leave the house" journey, sometimes you just gotta accept it isn't gonna work. Been the death of many of my budding t4t relationships considering I'm an older woman who likes younger women.

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Alisu [she/her, they/them] - 1mon

Not sure if she wants to, but it's worth a shot

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peanutbuttercupola [she/her] - 1mon

What if I did a trans lit megathread? That could be cool. I'd need to brush up on a few things beforehand.

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

Me, working on literature review in da library without eating lunch

Random girl, goes around distributing home-made banana bread because why not

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

catgirl-cry I just realised there's still more work to do for today.

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Disaster_of_Passion [kit/kit's, she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler dysphoria going from feeling great about my boobs to like cripplingly dysphoric about them. it feels like some kind of joke. :::

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

I got some straws to do those Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract excercises. Plastic, cause that's the only kinds they had at the store :/ hoping this'll help me keep up with voice training even when I can't deal with hearing myself speak

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RION [she/her] - 1mon

::: spoiler gross gastro cont'd Yeah a toilet bowl with contents the color of pink lemonade probably isn't good huh. Maybe I should go to the doctor :::

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vanDerVaartBlackenedRanch [none/use name] - 1mon

cognitohazard alert:

::: spoiler spoiler dbzero added two /tttt/ adjacent comms and I started to see them on the "all" sort :::

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BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her] - 1mon

Annoyed with both jobs now, which sucks because I could probably quit one and pick up the hours at the other but I can't do that with both.

Good news is though, got tomorrow off and going to go hangout with my lesbian friend! Going to be a long ass day but it'll be fun.

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SwitchyandWitchy [she/her] - 1mon

Ah shit I forgot it's my week to do this. Hang on a minute I'll have a new mega up

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sodium_nitride [she/her, any] - 1mon

I get horny+yearning only when I'm in bed which is also precisely the one time in my life I'm definitely not able to do anything about it.

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Wmill [they/them, fae/faer] - 1mon

Seeing old 3d sonic levels recreated in P-06 is nice but seeing the same enemies from 06 over and over again is getting tiring. Saw one recently recreating sky troops from shadow the hedgehog and it look ok but suddenly it goes off to do a bit of heroes before going back to shadow. Idk I'm missing older enemies more than just what 06 had to offer

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

It's still hard to believe that it might finally be time for Atlus to talk about Persona 6. It's all I'll be thinking about until the Xbox showcase on Sunday.

In the time between P5's original release and now I've transitioned, moved out, had my cat for seven years, just so many things. Life has changed a lot since I first played P3, which was essential to getting through an era of my life where I couldn't transition yet. It's nice to know I still feel just as excited for a new release as I did back then.

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inTheShadowOf [she/her] - 1mon

Also I realise I'm autisming a bit too hard about a Persona lately, so I promise to go on cooldown for a bit. silly-liberator

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WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them] - 1mon

I'm happy to see it regardless. I've never played a Persona game, but I remember a childhood friend bringing over P3 one time. Seemed cool and I asked for P4 for christmas and mom said no because she thought it promoted suicide or something.

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BattleshipPokemon [none/use name] - 1mon

vaush is actually quite attractive ngl

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SuperZutsuki [they/them] - 1mon

delete this

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