Is there any “Introduction to Endocrinology for Trans-Feminine People”?

I wanna learn more about hormones and how it all fits together. Sex hormones & HRT are so important for us trans people. I don't wanna have to rely on my endo alone!

i spent decades not liking what i saw in the mirror, and i didn't even realise it.

i make zero apologies for enjoying the view now.

#trans #transfeminine #transwoman #SelfLove #Euphoria

I'm in a touristy area, and yes, it's very annoying that the stall sellers are calling you over.

But damn, being called "madam" never gets old for making a part of me smile.

me: “OK I'll try reading _Welcome to Dorley Hall_, the presmise is pretty silly, but hey, let's see”

me: *reads a few chapters*

me: “OK this is hitting me in places and running around my head”

Good news: I'm now in a happy relationship with two #transwomen . My #polyamorous #lesbian partners are wonderful so far. We're going it slow and casual to see if this ends up long-term, but if it doesn't, I'm confident there will be no hard feelings. Life happens.

But over 14 months of #HRT for me, as well.

The bad news? I think I'm coming down sick and am THIS close to calling a doctor about it.

Been a hot minute since I've been here.

Legal name and gender change case got rescheduled to Monday morning. It was going to be yesterday, but I left my wallet (which had both forms of ID) in a bag at my house.

BMV visit yesterday was more successful. Had to renew the learner's permit for the drive hours to be a thing at the place I'm seeing. The test is in the system, but once I told the lady on the desk the court predicament, they were like "You can save time and money by swinging by Monday after the case, show us some documentation, and then we'll print the permit to read "Adrienne" and "F"." So I'll technically have my first bit of ID changed like that.

But let's make no bones about it. I am TERRIFIED for the foreseeable future of this country as a #transwoman . Which is exactly why I ordered a stockpile of backup #HRT. Unfortunately, they didn't send me a tracking link and the order's taken so long to get here that I'm starting to wonder if it's been seized by customs at this point.

At the very least, moving to a sanctuary state does look to be in my future. But (for various reasons), that won't be happening until the summer. And I gotta have backups to hold stuff out until then.

Nobody adores womanhood like a trans woman and nobody will fight as hard for it. We're the best possible allies you could have against the patriarchy.

Today we talk about what Labour have done to Trans right since being in power for the last few months
Tories might shout about it, and conservative types are blaming pregnancy deaths on trans people in the Telegraph.
But Labour are the evil ones enacting this on the sly ​

Labour transphobia enacted but not included in its manifesto;

- Puberty blocker ban,
- Transphobic prosecution guidelines,
- Asking transphobes to produce NHS exclusion guidelines
- Misleading, dishonest & dangerous child safeguarding “guidance”
- Forced outing of trans kids by schools to parents
- Exclusion of trans people from Levy “inquiry”
- Revision of Equality Act guidance
- Reappointed Falkner to the transphobic EHRC
- Updated, deeply dangerous transphobic prison housing 'guidelines'
- Changed the CPS guidance to be able to catch trans people dating https://skywriter.blue/.../jessothomso.../post/3ldjew4fsas2t

This is why we have a 4 year plan, because we are being targeted relentlessly under the radar.

#LGBT #queer #LGBTQ #pride #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NonBinary #Portsmouth #bisexual #lesbian #lesbianpride #gayman #TransDay #transfeminine #transfemme #transwomenarewomen #transpride #transpride #transmasc #transman #TransgenderHealthcare #transgenderawareness #transgenderlivesmatter #transgenderrights #transgender #transition #trans #transproud #transprideflag #notofascism #nonbinary

feeling pretty today!

Just managed to secure a backup supply of #HRT in case Indiana bans HRT for adults. It is enough of a supply to last myself until my family can potentially move to a blue state in the summer.

Due to my extreme reluctance to use any form of bitcoin, any backup supply would have to be pills. It is just not feasible to order vials without using bitcoin.

Now I just have to hope that blue states won't throw us under the bus if HRT ends up banned on a federal level.

In lighter news, the loving #dog that is curled up with me right now? Her biopsy results came back in and she is cancer-free!

Blood draw results for #HRT came back. My T levels are in range. But the kicker is that my #estradiol levels are about double what they should be since starting injections.

Okay, so I switched to a new primary care provider yesterday. He'll also be prescribing me my #HRT . I've heard nothing but amazing things from him from my local #transfemme pals. and the first meeting yesterday was promising. He'll also be conducting a blood draw tomorrow before I go to work.

Me and my family are also talking about moving to a blue state. But not until my sister graduates from Uni with a VERY good degree in May. I have two refuge places recommended by friends (Utica, NY and Carbondale, IL) that'll be worth looking into.

If it weren't for that accelerated timeframe, this doc straight-up told me he would've put me on the fast-track to get an #orchi . But that'll have to wait until I'm resituated.

Today, I went to the county clerk and got the ball rolling on legal name and gender change. Court case on the matter is set for January 24th.

Things I'm doing before Trump takes office:
* Building up a small stockpile of #DIYHRT so that I will not be going without #HRT should the worst come to pass.
* Fast-tracking the process for a legal name and gender change.
* Family is looking at moving towards a blue state. However, my sister is graduating from college locally in May. Therefore, I will have to tough it out to the best of my ability until then. Luckily, I do live in a relatively-blue pocket in my red state.
* I've been consciously putting on a fem voice more often lately. Only time I don't is to yell commands at work--I do find 'masc' voice projects more.

As a #trans #lesbian , this day in America is giving me the feeling of the tension just before the Battle of Helm's Deep.

I may have my scruples with #KamalaHarris (especially in regards to #palestine ), but I tell myself this in supporting her over #DonaldTrump : "I can't fight for causes I believe in if I'm dead." Because that's what #Project2025 aims to do to #transgender people like myself.

Do I wish the US were more progressive than it is? Absolutely. But that ain't happening for a while, sadly.

So my vote was for #Kamala and blue all-the-way-down, but it (like many leftists) was a begrudging one. And it's a vote for my own survival, it feels like. Fuck Nazis and the alt-right.

All I know is that it's going to be a looooong night waiting for the results to come in.

Officially am in talks with a new primary care provider that is a firm ally to the local #trans community in my city. Odds are that he'll end up being the person to write the letter to approve an #orchiectomy within the next year.

I also have a #transfemme pal willing to let me stay at her place in Oakland, CA in the future to recover from #vaginoplasty when the time comes for that. In which case, it'll be a case of getting insurance to cover it and of paying for the flights. But that'll be a few years down the road.

I also did research for a new therapist.

I'm wanting to put the gears in place for surgery and for insurance (Medicaid) to cover it.

At the same time as all of this, I'm feeling isolated in the midwest town I'm in. And feel like there's no way out of here and that I don't have the resources to get out, let alone thrive somewhere else.