scan from 'Transsexual Engineers Monthly', vol 3, 1979
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scan from 'Transsexual Engineers Monthly', vol 3, 1979
scan from 'Transsexual Engineers Monthly' vol 1, 1975
take a break and get back out there
"i'm too old to transition now"
the time will pass anyway
"if i went back to school now i'd graduate in my 30s/40s/etc!"
the time will pass anyway
"if i start lifting i won't see gains for months"
the time will pass anyway
"the waiting list for srs is so long"
do you hear yourself? the time will pass anyway. now register for classes and schedule the goddamn hrt consult.
nobody can ever take away your worth as a person, not even you.
testosterone is ruining my life. i smell like a man, i have too much energy, sex is better, every meal tastes like the first thing i've eaten in days, i'm a dozen times more confident, i build muscle without trying, and on top of it all my hairline is receding. does the suffering ever end.
sure, it's nice to have exactly the tools you need exactly when you need them, but that's all luck. improvisation is a better show of skill. show me you can bend your body and your environment to your will, and show me how your tenacity transcends whatever shitty tools you're given. i don't care how ugly it is. does it run? are you happier? do you feel more like yourself?