NCC-21166 (she/her)

My uh, friend, would like to see the “Steal this look” infographic. Please. Please!

Yeah Wednesday sisters!

Negative; I am the willow tree you sit beneath for shade and comfort. I have always been here, and I will always be here. This is an enchanted forest, after all. What is a forest without it’s trees?

Now why did you have to go and post this? I guess I need to figure out what “submissive” and “rope bunny” mean now.

Marathon runner and century cyclist here. You have no idea what tights do for the bulked legs. I go from quadzilla to thick thighs saving lives and it’s glorious.

I wear them partly because they help me express the (locally, socially constructed) femininity that I feel. I also wear them partly because I have serious trouble tucking, and a flowy skirt is less of a problem than tights. Which is a shame, because my legs look fine in tights.

Oh, I’ve been in the closet for 11 years. I’ve had a LONG time to do my research. The problem is that the clinic I’m seeing is being overly cautious, and I don’t want to end-run them to DIY because I need them for lots of other things, some related and some not. They put me on 50mg spironolactone, which I guess did the job. Almost. T is at 70ng/dl. Since I’m in the US, cypro isn’t an option and the clinic is paranoid and told me they won’t prescribe anything with a side effect of “death” listed, even though you and I both know that’s infinitesimally small a chance and bigger for cis-women than us. So that means no bicalutamide.

I’m also unfortunately on 4mg oral estradiol tablets. They don’t want to make ANY changes until the 3 month mark, so my E2 is sitting at 70pg/ml. The clinic seems happy with this. I’m beside myself at how low it is. I have asked to move to intramuscular estradiol valerate at monotherapy dosages, but they keep pushing back. My age likely doesn’t help, though. I’m over the hill. And fairly lean, since I run marathons and cycle centuries. So there isn’t a lot of fat to redistribute, but I should still feel the pain and sensitivity. It’s frustrating.

I’m 7 weeks in to HRT and have no changes yet. How? How do you already have this feeling? I’m glad you’re euphoric. I’m just jealous.

Transfemme here, and I just wanted to say that anyone who refuses to accept you in a queer space would be a hypocrite. You’re valid being you, whatever you happen to be feeling that day! A good friend of mine has an afab child who realized they were non-binary in early high school. They’re in college now and doing just fine, though still exploring what that means to them. Just like we never stop learning our whole lives, I don’t think we ever stop discovering things about our own selves, either. I didn’t come out until I was 40, and there’s a long road ahead of me to find out just how far down the femme road I need to go to feel right, too. Just hang in there and be the you that feels right! That’s valid and should always be accepted!

I go for my first HRT consult tomorrow. This hit me right in the feels. Hopefully those start working again after I get new meds

Thank you immensely for doing what you do, and for persevering through the difficult parts while doing it. You’re exactly the kind of hero we need more of. I’m sorry there are still so many terrible people.