#trangender issues

[teddybearjay]

I had a super emotional talk with my brother today about my trans identity. Gosh, he said some hurtful stuff... He did it because he’s scared for me. He’s afraid I’ll be unhappy doing this. That transitioning is not going to help me at all.

Especially after I mentioned thinking about taking hormones and getting surgery he seemed very put off. (Yet nothing was or is decided yet, mind you.)

But he listened when I explained to him what dysphoria is and how I experience it. And he listened to me telling him how much happier I am already now that I am trying things out like changing my name and pronouns around friends and family as well as wearing a binder and dressing more ambiguously from time to time.

He apologised for the hurtful things he said. And I think he truly felt sorry and wants to understand me.

I think he is the first transphobic person whose views I’ve managed to change just a little. I think our conversation will stay in his mind and it will open his horizon, even if it’s just a bit.

[inksplatterslikeblood-blog]

When you are trying to find an angle that DOESN’T make you feel dysphoric af.

[imkeepinit]

[mentalillnessmouse]

Gender Identity Chatroom

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[pancake-sexuality]

Tonights episode of TVONE's Fatal Attaction

Is about the murder of a transgender female POC. Wow I wasn't expecting this. This is like the 2nd time I've watch a show do this.

[nothing-human-is-alien-to-me]

Wore my binder for 7.5 hours today. Went to an awesome hockey game in it. My brother (who I went with) didn't notice. I got ma'amed. I confused a straight girl. No one looked twice at me when I used the Women's restroom. But it was just nice to not have boobs for a while. 

Also, can anyone recommend a STP? My binding suit has an opening, but it's pretty difficult to pee in it using the standard afab plumbing. 

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[victorianoir]

We all need to wake up. It's almost 2015. The way our society as a whole treats sexuality and gender is still as skewed as it was 100 years ago. Men AND women still need feminism explained to them. They still need "my body, my choice" explained to them. And there are still way too many people on this planet who don't understand what "transgender" means, and refuse to accept that people know themselves, and know how they want to live their own damn lives. You might think you know a person better than they know themselves, but you'll be wrong 99% of the time, so just stop. Listen. Think.

Rest in peace, Leelah Alcorn.

[catherinetg]

Is 8mg the max for Estrodial for transitioning???

So originally my practitioner set me up with taking 16mg a day of Estrodial and all my transgender friends that that was too high. They said the max was 8mg, less than half of what I'm taking. But now my practitioner is bumping it up to 20mg a day. I'm just a little worried of how that's going to effect my health. I've been on hormones for 1 year and they said everything is fine so far but my estrodial count was low. Can someone please help.