You ever just look in the mirror and laugh because no seriously what the fuck must have happened to make this possible? Like reality broke, right? It's the only possible explanation. #TransJoy#TheSelfiesMustFlow
Woohoo! My first #progesterone Rx arrived this morning. I imagine tonight might be interesting. First time in almost 13 years of GAHT that I'll have prog.
Debating oral vs anal (boofing) administration. I've seen the anecdata indicating boofing is much more effective. And I really would like to see some movement toward Tanner stage 4. After all this time, I'm still in Tanner 3. 🤷♀️
Like I know intellectually that most of my life is unchanged from two or three years ago but it all feels completely different and new.
Things in my life used to matter but now they MATTER. There were things I liked but now I love them. What used to trigger a hollow, abstract aesthetic appreciation (the best my heart could do then) now gets this glorious full-body joy.
Went for a wee walk with @dana earlier to see the sunset. Got some nice photos. There wasn't actually that much wind but this skirt seems to dance like there is anyway...
Wore a bra the first time yesterday (and the night). It just feels awesome :heart_trans: And it has some cute lamas on it too :3 #trans#mtf#transjoy#lama
Fun adventures in parenting a fantastic trans kid.
My son started T right before leaving for Korea. The T has really done well with their body and their voice has DROPPED.
Now they're home again, and I keep hearing a "man voice" in my house and panic for just half a sec. It's not the voice I remember from them and I'm still getting used to it, so it's like AAAAHH, oh right. Boy voice now.
He is ecstatic - his voice was a big source of dysphoria and now it's BASS
On the way to a meetup with wonderful trans women yesterday, my mom called with a #TransJoy story that I had to share.
Her good friend’s daughter B. has a 4-year-old. On the way to school last week B. noticed they were looking extremely sad, asked what was wrong, and her kid said “I just wish I had a magic wand that could make me a girl.”
Right away, B. simply answered “You don’t need a magic wand. If you want to be a girl, you can just be a girl.”
She told the teachers when they arrived, everyone was immediately supportive, and now B’s daughter is out as a girl and filled with joy that she can be herself. Quick as that, no ridicule, no gatekeeping, no hesitation.
I am using Bepanthen Scar for my top surgery scars and it surprised me. Just one use and my scars got so much softer that it is hard for me not to keep touching them. It is like a nice claming stim...
It feels so beautiful to be able to touch my chest like this. <3
If you have had top surgery a nonth ago or longer, I really recommend these scar gels. They make a huge difference in the healing process. :D
Hey #Nashville friends! The Mapping Trans Joy team will be in town soon! Come share a meal with us and let’s dream big about #joy, #art, and #community
A year ago, tonight, a girl who’d never seen her own reflection was sitting with her Eldest child for bedtime. And after Eldest fell asleep, she came across a post suggesting that wishing that she was the other gender was not a very cis thing to do.
It only took a few days to conclude that she wanted to transition so she could show her children what it meant to live authentically. She didn’t want her example to them to be living in the closet.