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Bathroom etiquette question
[seeking input from people who use female restrooms] ... read full post
[seeking input from people who use female restrooms] ... read full post
I recently decided to cut my crap and admit that I was trans. Since then I've started on the waiting list for gender counselling for which there is a 3 month wait. ... read full post
Hi! Im a transgirl who's very much at the start of her physical transition, and I wanted to ask if people here have some tips for facial makeup, specifically to cover beard and beard shadow. I would love to find maybe one product that just gets the job done as I don't really want to start having an elaborate makeup routine. Is there such a thing?
I have a pan friend who is the only trans ally I know irl. Few months ago I decided to come out to her. However, I don't know where to start.
I was alone with her several times recently, but I just fail to start a conversation every time.
She doesn't seem to have any problem with being out to everyone, so it's harder to have a serious conversation about my struggles. What should I do?
It'll put something on your chest, but it probably isn't hair.
(This is a joke: don't actually eat estradiol gel)
Since the start of puberty I shut myself in my room, mostly only to come out for school/work and for visiting my father every second weekend because my parents are divorced. ... read full post
For some background, I came out as trans to my sister in June and last month I managed to talk about it to my parents. Two weeks ago I bought these clothes and today I wore them outside for the first. It was in a therapy group where I already came out so it wasn’t too scary, but I was still kinda stressed when I got there. Anyways I’m really happy about it
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Content warning: suicide, suicidal thoughts ... read full post
This thought has been bugging me for the past few months. Out of my ~15 partners, only 4 would I describe as "conventionally attractive," and all of those were decidedly fem (1 cis f, 2 tf, 1 sissy), and they were all bottoms. I (32tf) can't and don't want to top. ... read full post
So two years back I made a post in this community because I was honestly completely out of ideas and I just could not wrap my head around the fact that I might be transgender. I was just not ready to accept that this might be a thing. I was also just good at being a man and was decently successful so, just unhappy for the past 20 years-ish (but hey, that's life right?). I was also very cishet and never really encountered any queer culture, so I had no reference at all. The responses to that post were very nice, gentle, and affirming. Most importantly, I also took the advice that many of you gave and started seeking professional help. ... read full post
I did it, I finally was able to start the process of changing my name and gender legally. Now it takes just 3 more months until the change becommes official. It feels so fucking awesome knowing that I just need 3 more months to be able to change my name and gender everywhere and not having to use my deadname anywhere at all. It fills me with so much euphoria.
Just curious to know what other people use for their injection methods! I do subq and recently had to reduce my draw needle gauge to 21 since I kept coring vials accidentally.
Today, a particularly nice afternoon with some tea and a good book made me aware of one of the greatest things about transition for me: Allowing myself to be soft and permitting softness in my life. ... read full post
cw: TERFs and general transphobia ... read full post
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I've been on HRT for 6 months, with 5mg weekly injections for the last 3 of those months.
3 months ago, my E was 22 pg/ml, now it is 333 pg/ml.
Doctor says that is too high and is going to to reduce me to a "maintenance dose". Just wanted to check with other people if this is consistent with their experiences. Thanks!
[Asking MtF people who have had genital surgery, ideally in Chicago] ... read full post
Does anybody have research links for scientists/health experts reviewing the Cass review?
I've recently heard the phrase "anything that can be taken sublingual can be taken rectally". ... read full post
I've been getting more comfortable with the idea of starting hrt. The 2 main reasons I havent yet are the current US politics and also I'm not ready for my parents to know about that yet and as far as I am aware they would know because I'm on their insurance and it would be in the bill. Diy avoids both of those things though. The one thing idk about is actually paying for it. I'm in college rn and while I did make a good amount of money over the summer, spending $20 per month or however much it is doesn't really sound great but because it is something I genuinely need im not sure and I just want to avoid going through my parents and the medical system ... read full post
Tl; dr: Had a discussion with my parents, that resulted in them spitting one hell of a lot of transphobic shit, and I ended up harming myself a bit because of it (nothing serious though, just hurt myself without injuring). ... read full post
An analogy: knowing that I'm transgender and unable to transition due to my career is like water dripping into a cup, there's a few drops in there already, enough to cover the bottom, enough to go "well, there's definitely something in there" but sometimes random waves of dysphoria come and drip more into the cup. The tap is usually dripping, sometimes it doesn't drio, but usually it does. Eventually, that cup fills all the way up, and it starts overflowing, that's when it becomes too much to ignore, and it's sitting right there in front of you demanding you to do something. Sometimes you can dump some water out, sometimes you can nearly empty the cup, but there's always some drops left in it. ... read full post
Hi, I took my first estradiol cypionate injection this Sunday after staring at the bottle for about a month and I've been experiencing some muscle soreness since. I just want to make sure I haven't fucked up something beyond repair, and it would be nice to talk to some humans about this rather than just following directions off the internet. I'll include my process at the bottom but if someone can tell me "no that happens to everyone, you're good" it would really help me. I understand there's a lot more that goes into DIY HRT and I'm working towards that too. ... read full post
