lol, same
Transtronaut
joined 2 years ago
There's really no substitute for reading the whole thing, but if you just want to know what it's about, it's a semi-autobiographical, semi-hypothetical account of what it looks like to grow up repressing your gender identity, particularly if you happen to be assigned male at birth and like women.
If that has been your experience, it's very likely to resonate. When I was still questioning, it felt so eerily familiar that it led me to frantically scour the internet for more information on the transgender experience until my egg finally cracked about 24 hours later (after many years of periodically peering around without really getting anywhere).
Love this text. Reading this is what started my final, frantic sprint towards hatching.
Is that pronounced like the "ed" in a norse "edda" or like the "ed" in the garden of "Eden" (or some other way)?
Either way, I like it!
Great tips, thanks. I knew about the TransVoiceLessons one, but I hadn't heard of the Seattle one before. I'll check it out!
Perfect, thank you! This is a great starting point.
That all sounds like great advice; I appreciate it!
I like the idea of having a plan. I'm at the very beginning of transition, so just about all of it is ahead of me. For me, starting with HRT is mostly to stop my body from continuing to change in the wrong direction (hair loss in particular), because the changes take a long time so I might as well get started, and because it's already clear to me that I would end up starting eventually anyway. I intend to explore every avenue of transition, but it's definitely too overwhelming to do everything at once, so having a plan to follow would help to avoid spiraling too much and losing momentum that way. And tracking progress like you said seems like a great idea. I tend to get overwhelmed by To Do lists, too, though, so it's a double-edged sword. 😅
I'm tempted to ask if you have any suggestions on which areas would be most impactful to start with, but that's probably going to be different for everyone. And it might make more sense to do things in parallel anyway, since so much of it will take time.
I've experimented a bit with gaffs, but I ran into...ehrmm...logistical problems. Hoping HRT will help with that, actually. 😅
Definitely agree, though - they are well worth exploring more deeply.
Thank you, this is all great. I'm definitely going to be exploring all aspects of transition to find out what sticks. This post was meant more for things that might otherwise catch me by surprise, directly from the hormones.
I really like that idea about tracking statistics and checking levels. Do you know a good resource for understanding what metrics to track in terms of hormones, and what levels I should be looking for and at what times? Suggestions on which specific measurements are best to track the effects on my body over time are also welcome. Hoping to hit a sweet spot where I'm not leaving out anything meaningful, but also not going overboard.
Good tips, thanks!
I especially like that last point you made. Each time I read it, I get excited all over again! ❤️
I mean, if I could shut down my office without getting fired and still get paid, I'd consider it too.