Lattice

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Lattice 160 - Memorial

This goal is ultimately what led to me making/posting Lattice. I don't have the ability to do much else, but I can make art and share my experience so people don't feel so alone in theirs.

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Lattice 159 - Lore

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Lattice 158 - Low-Key

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Lattice 157 - Opportunity

It is so frustrating that I'm getting into a Pride arc right after the month ends! The comic happens by chance to line up with so much other IRL stuff, why is it never this?! 😅

But hey, this update marks Lattice's third anniversary! It's been amazing to make this comic and talk with all of you about our shared experiences! Here's to many more years to come! 😁

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Lattice 156 - Side Effects

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Lattice 155 - Return

A spaghetti and meatball dinner has continued to be my little anniversary celebration every June 3rd! 😄 (It frustrates me how close this arc was to being temporally aligned, but just missed the mark.)

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Lattice 154 - Recovery

I normally drink about 4 liters of water every day, so going without really was the worst part of surgery for me. 😅

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Lattice 153 - Operation

I know it's a little anticlimactic, but this was how I actually experienced the surgery; which is to say that I didn't. 😂

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Lattice 152 - Today

The time has come! (And I'll bet a lot of people forgot it's a wig! 😁)

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Lattice 151 - Coverup

Ah, the eternal debate of who to tell what and why...

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Lattice 150 - Scheduled

For the few of you out there trying to keep track of my timeline, I actually got my first wig pretty soon after this and before the surgery itself.

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Lattice 149 - Recommendation

I considered including a copy of my actual Letter of Recommendation with this update, but realized that could probably cause some professional or legal problems. 😅

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for circumventing a broken institution like US healthcare, but I don't want to cause any issues for Flourish or Rebirth.

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Lattice 148 - Recollections, Part 3

Serious kudos to anyone who recognizes that episode of TNG from just these adapted screenshots! It was my first significant exposure to the idea of conversion therapy, and it definitely lengthened my time in the closet.

And yeah, of course I've had that dream. 😅

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Lattice 147 - Recollections, Part 2

She really did mean well. 😅 I ended up being friends with the guy all the way through high school.

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Lattice 146 - Recollections, Part 1

And now instead of just talking about it with the therapist, we actually get to see some of my 'trans' memories from growing up.

I don't know why I did this to myself, I have such difficulty in drawing child proportions. 😅 But hopefully, the fully inverted panel surround will be better for denoting these peeks into my deeper past.

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Lattice 145 - Groundwork

I know, I skipped over that story I keep alluding to; it's not quite time yet to share it.

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Lattice 144 - Therapist

Flourish Therapy, for anyone wondering. 😉