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People always seem to want to find themselves as a final transformation kind of thing, but I think finding yourself is something done throughout your life in pieces. There's a piece here and there that brings you happiness that you didn't know would, so you continue to find that happiness doing that thing. But I think the things that bring you happiness can change and so can the ways that you find yourself.
I really don't feel like there's enough resources or descriptions of hrt transition for fat trans men. Like yeah, you'll get bottom growth, but if you have extra fatty labia, it won't show much outside of them. You might have difficulty with or be unable to use STP devices. Fat redistribution is nice, but it's not specific enough to eliminate fat right at those small areas. A lot of transitional material doesn't keep us in mind, so here's some empathy for that. I love y'all and y'all are great.
I really appreciate you writing in! You’re right, descriptions of HRT effects and transition in general tend to be HIGHLY specific to certain kinds of bodies (thin, abled, white, etc.) and that’s an issue. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
Omg and the mons area just starts drooping and sagging. I literally had an easier time with my stp when I had more mons, though. I am lucky enough to have had skin removal surgery after losing 80 pounds along with my chest surgery, but I cannot use my ezp to save my life now. It's going to take some time to figure out my new anatomy. But back to the big kid status and transitioning:also, during sex, I couldn't find a toy that would allow me feeling at the same time as my wife. Everything was just in the way and I couldn't get a rub on it.
Didn’t even know people are not allowed to give blood if they are gay
That’s been the thing for years. The HIV scare of the ‘80s prohibited us from donating blood. And they still hold that against us despite the fact that that claim has been debunked over and over again.
the wording on the paperwork is “Are you a man who has had sexual intercourse with a man after 1980” or “Are you a woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man who has had sexual intercourse with another man since 1980” (this was a blood drive at my college where majority of the students werent Alive in 1980.) I donated all the time back when I was a virgin, because o- , but now I’m not allowed to. So a better question for this article is “Why won’t baby boomers let queer people donate blood, even though all the blood gets screened for HIV and aids anyway?” though, theres a lot of room for loopholes in the wording of it
This fucking matters. Bias in medicine is bias that should not exist. Fucking fix it.
This is disgusting
hey trans people can’t give blood either. was banned from a plasma place for having the nerve to show up and be trans. “we don’t serve you people”.
This is one of the reasons why it was painful for a LOT of Queer people after the Pulse shooting. We kept seeing messages calling for blood donations but so many of us can’t donate. We couldn’t even help our own community.
Clarifying that the ban applies only within 12 months of the last “risky event” at red Cross and most blood donation locations. (Defined as man who had sex with man, including trans men; woman who’s had sex with a man who has sex with men; injection of things not prescribed by doctors including hormones).
Some less liberal location ban trans people /only while they are using hormones/ but this isn’t supported by science and it’s not a problem for the red Cross as long as you’re getting your meds professionally.
I’m Sharing this info not because it’s not discrimination (it still is) but because I want to ensure that people don’t accidentally disqualify themselves based on the outdated info above.
I'd like to add that I am trans and give blood ALL the time and I live in Amarillo, Texas of all goddamn places. They have to do a paper form and I have to answer all gender relates questions not just male and not just female and they have to make a note of why I answer all gender questions at the bottom but I have never ever had issue with giving blood except the fact that I know protocol more than the person filling the paperwork out because I do it all the time and they usually have never even filled a paper form out. I'm a lot different than a lot of trans people though in the fact that I do not care what the fuck it says on the paper. Whatever it has to say so I can donate blood, I'm there for it.
Sometimes I am overwhelmed by how much I am supported in my decision to live my life the way I was supposed to. Like, that sounds like it's supposed to be supported but so many people have such bad experiences with their families that I am just...overwhelmed. There's really not another word to use. I am such a lucky person. When I hid inside myself for 9 years letting my secret eat my health away and make my body physically ill, I thought if I ever were to live my truth while my parents and older family members were still alive, I wouldn't get to participate in my family anymore. I prepared myself by making a new family, even. I not only get to participate in my family, but am also respected for who I am. My body is now well. I can run and exercise and love to do so. Literally, the DAY after I released my secret into the world I could run. The pain in my ankle was so severe I could barely walk! I had little energy before and was 100 pounds overweight and after, I have lost 75 pounds of that 100. I would never have found the strength to lose the weight had I not come out. I would have never come out had I not had our child and experienced pregnancy in the worst way possible to know FOR SURE that that body was not mine. I would have never had to become pregnant if my wife didn't have PCOS. I would not be with my wife had her cousin not died in a sudden, unexpected manner, where I felt like I needed to console her. Her cousin wouldn't have died in that wreck if she would have been where she should have been...and on and on. This is why I am overwhelmed. Everything that has happened in the world has led me to this life I lead and I am so grateful. Whether the thanks be to God or Mother Earth or Buddah or whoever, I just want to say thank you. I am growing every day spiritually, emotionally, physically and I recognize that I wouldn't be here without all the events that led to here. I wouldn't be supported without all those events, I wouldn't have my name on my social security card or driver's license and be recognized legally. I wouldn't have what I have. The month of thankfulness is gone, but I am still thankful.
Do you ever notice yourself getting bad again…like, you know you’re not doing work that needs to be done, you know you’re not cleaning, you know you’re not taking care of yourself…you know all the things you need to do to start trying to feel better. But you just can’t. And you’re left feeling like shit bc you thought you were getting better but here we are
Did I ever tell you guys the story of how I got a letter from President Obama on my 13th birthday?
No, please share
Okay, so when Jewish boys/girls turn thirteen, they have a ceremony called a bar/bat mitzvah. It’s a way to symbolize that we have become a young man/young woman, and it’s a big rite of passage for us.
At the time of my bat mitzvah, my uncle, who serves in the navy, had a job at the white house (one time he gave me and my family a tour, but that’s a story for another day). So, he worked at the white house, and it’s not like he was hanging out with the president all the time or anything spectacular, but he did know my uncle by his first name, so that was cool and important.
Anyways, a little while after my bat mitzvah and my 13th birthday, I received this in the mail:
At first I was already like, “whaaa??” My parents didn’t seem to know what it was about either. So I opened it, and, lo and behold:
along with:
So…yeah. My uncle was able to get the former president of the united states to send me a letter congratulating me on my bat mitzvah when I turned 13. Hope you enjoyed my story!
This is officially the Lucky Obama Birthday post, reblog and you’ll get a special present on your next birthday
While you might not be super interested for the next 3 years, you can write to the white house for important events and get a letter back in return. things like special birthdays, weddings, graduations, religious milestones and other life events will usually get a reply. File this knowledge away, or maybe use the power of tradition against 45 and force him to send you a letter congratulating you on your gay marriage. details here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/11-ways-to-get-a-letter-from-the-white-house
I am about to change my name and gender marker legally. I want to see if he will congratulate me on that after trying to ban trans folks from the military
It's very difficult to love yourself sometimes when people that don't even know you want you dead just because they don't understand you.
there are too many versions of me in the universe! the girl i bumped into but didn’t stop to say sorry to has a version of me in her mind. the guy i let borrow my homework has another version of me in his. even my friends, my family, and everyone i’ve ever met in my life has their own version of me in their minds that i’m not even aware of
you put it into words
Interesting
So it's like, the only person who knows the full version of you is you. Everyone else has a version but it's like a limited expander pack version. You don't get the idea of the game unless you have the full version. We need to understand this when meeting others and know that people aren't just what we see them as.
Best 2 years of my life! This post is just for those that want to keep up with my transition. I love my life! I am in the best shape of my adult life and am so proud of the man I have become and of the man I am becoming. Looking forward to more of the journey! Pre-testosterone voice https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B22kozDGjedZLWw3eUVHZkpfOVk/view 6 months on testosterone voice https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B22kozDGjedZU2JHVE1xVjB3Xzg/view 1 year on testosterone voice https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B22kozDGjedZQVJFcDY0LVA1bGM/view 2 years on testosterone voice https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B22kozDGjedZVTBWZWhHemhuVEE/view?usp=drivesdk Top left is pre-testosterone, bottom left is 6 months on testosterone, top right is 1 year on testosterone, bottom right is 2 years on testosterone.
I love this pic my brother in transition took of me this summer. I am pre top surgery and it does my heart some good sometimes to just see that I can be manly looking without the top surgery just because I can't afford it right now and it makes for some terrible dysphoria.
Synonyms For Very
This masterlist is a masterlist of words that you may use alongside the word very, very being one of the most common words that are used when writing. I hope this helps you as much as it helps me in our writing seem more sophisticated and unique.
A:
Very accurate - exact Very afraid - fearful Very angry - furious Very annoying - exasperating
B:
Very bad - atrocious Very beautiful - exquisite Very big - immense Very boring - dull Very bright - luminous Very busy - swamped
C:
Very calm - serene Very careful - cautious Very cheap - stingy Very clean - spotless Very clear - obvious Very clever - intelligent Very cold - freezing Very colourful - vibrant Very competitive - cutthroat Very complete - comprehensive Very confused - perplexed Very conventional - conservative Very creative - innovative Very crowded - bustling Very cute - adorable
D:
Very dangerous - perilous Very dear - cherished Very deep - profound Very depressed - despondent Very detailed - meticulous Very different - disparate Very difficult - arduous Very dirty - filthy Very dry - arid Very dull - tedious
E:
Very eager - keen Very easy - effortless Very empty - desolate Very excited - thrilled Very exciting - exhilarating Very expensive - costly
F:
Very fancy - lavish Very fast - swift Very fat - obese Very friendly - amiable Very frightened - alarmed Very frightening - terrifying Very funny - hilarious
G:
Very glad - overjoyed Very good - excellent Very great - terrific
H:
Very happy - ecstatic Very hard - difficult Very hard-to-find - rare Very heavy - leaden Very high - soaring Very hot - sweltering Very huge - colossal Very hungry - ravenous Very hurt - battered
I:
Very important - crucial Very intelligent - brilliant Very interesting - captivating
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L:
Very large - huge Very lazy - indolent Very little - tiny Very lively - vivacious Very long - extensive Very long-term - enduring Very loose - slack Very loud - thunderous Very loved - adored
M:
Very mean - cruel Very messy - slovenly
N:
Very neat - immaculate Very necessary - essential Very nervous - apprehensive Very nice - kind Very noisy - deafening
O:
Very often - frequently Very old - ancient Very old-fashioned - archaic Very open - transparent
P:
Very painful - excruciating Very pale - ashen Very perfect - flawless Very poor - destitute Very powerful - compelling Very pretty - beautiful
Q:
Very quick - rapid Very quiet - hushed
R:
Very rainy - pouring Very rich - wealthy
S:
Very sad - sorrowful Very scared - petrified Very scary - chilling Very serious - grave Very sharp - keen Very shiny - gleaming Very short - brief Very shy - timid Very simple - basic Very skinny - skeletal Very slow - sluggish Very small - petite Very smart - intelligent Very smelly - pungent Very smooth - sleek Very soft - downy Very sorry - apologetic Very special - exceptional Very strong - forceful Very stupid - idiotic Very sure - certain Very sweet - thoughtful
T:
Very talented - gifted Very tall - towering Very tasty - delicious Very thirsty - parched Very tight - constricting Very tiny - minuscule Very tired - exhausted
U:
Very ugly - hideous Very unhappy - miserable Very upset - distraught
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W:
Very warm - hot Very weak - frail Very well-to-do - wealthy Very wet - soaked Very wide - expansive Very willing - eager Very windy - blustery Very wise - sage Very worried - distressed
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A/N: If you know of anymore words I can add please message me.
This is very important ;)
Reblog to save a writer’s life.
This* submission
This chair right here is what started my life as I know it today. I am sitting here in the waiting area of my counselor and seeing this chair makes memories flood back into my head of how scared I was that people who knew me were going to see my car outside of this meeting place for trans people and know that I am indeed trans. How nervous I was to meet actual other trans folks in the flesh. How unsure I was of my future as a person let alone a trans person. That fear hardly ever enters my mind anymore because I am comfortable and everyone I know either knows I'm trans or doesn't need to know. That meeting changed my life. I saw trans folks that just looked like other folks. Like people instead of fictional beings on the internet. To know that I, too could just be a person and not a trans person was something that changed everything about what I thought. I never wanted hormones because I was scared about what other people would think. I was coming up with bullshit reasons to cut my boobs off so it would be acceptable. Those folks that day gave me courage to be me and I will never forget it. That is why I am visible to who it is safe to be visible to. Because maybe one day I can help someone like they did me. Anyway, it was kind of cool to be taken back to the beginning and remember how far I've come and how I'd never be here if it wasn't for that chair.(And loads of other things:))
I love testosterone so much! You can't really even tell I'm not wearing a binder to swim. I was a D prior to testosterone so it's practically a miracle. I am really hoping for surgery next summer. I cannot even with my dysphoria lately. This was a rare moment that I was ok.
1 year and 7 months on T and 7 months on T and 60 lbs down difference in my face. When you see yourself every day it's hard to see the changes but my god that is amazing to me. My facial hair growth has kinda sped up lately. Testosterone is the best decision of my life.
I've been having a real hard time loving myself lately. This pic makes me feel like a man.
