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Small Victories

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Kasey, Dec 11, 2014.

  1. RavenTheRat

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    I got my first binder! I feel so much more... confident now. It's amazing :icon_bigg
     
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    I GOT A BINDER!!!! Goodbye DDs everytime I look in the mirror (I shall see you only sometimes). Putting it in for the first time was fun to say the least but yay!
     
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    Even though I still have to shave, I'm amazed at the confidence boost laser gave me! I'm really happy right now.
     
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    I apparently can paint pretty well...
     
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    Found a gender-neutral variation of my first name I feel comfortable going by. Gave me a huge wave of relief, since I'm feeling especially dysphoric at the moment
     
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    looking at possibilities of hair relacement, regrowth......

    drugs,

    Platlet rich blood therapy,

    transplant.....


    maybe all 3.
     
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    I've been approved for hormones. Ready to start as soon as my sperm banking is sorted :grin:
     
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    Aha, and another girl is off to the races..... (*hug*)

    that makes 3 of us all starting around the same time.

    (&&&)
     
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    Well... something strange happened. I was in a crowded post office (already used up all my spoons being in such a large crowd) and someone accidentally bumped into me, and said "sorry young man". It's lucky I was speechless or it would have given everything away (I sound like Bernadette from The Big Bang Theory). I never thought I would want to be referred to as male, but it's so much better than being read as female, and I really liked it.
     
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    Exciting times! We can make a club :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: #FebruaryGirls
     
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    I immediately started rewriting Katy Perry's "California Girls* in my head.
     
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    You yungins
     
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    I hope to start hrt this month but next month is more likely.
     
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    I fully support this! Shall we change our signatures?

    I actually don't expect to get anything tomorrow. I'll probably need to go back in a couple of weeks after the labs come in...
     
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    I got a promotion at work. Not trans related, but I call that a victory and a half.
     
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    I've been passing really well in general for at least a month so that isn't really news. But today while doing laundry, I feel like I hit a new milestone. There's this gas station right across the street from the laundromat that I go to to get change and an energy drink most weeks before I do laundry. I see the same cashier almost every time. I haven't seen him in a while before today, and he called me "brother" twice. Before I always got "hon" or "sweetheart". I've seen this guy a bunch of times. I don't know if he didn't recognize me or what. My voice drop has helped me pass considerably, but this guy called me "brother" on sight alone, and I know he used to call me "sweetheart" before I even opened my mouth before. My appearance has changed very subtly since starting T to the point where I can't put my finger on what it is at all but I'm passing almost 100% now even though I dress exactly the same as before and have the same haircut and everything. A few things have changed, but they're such small changes like thicker neck, fuller eyebrows (they were very full before too though), greasier skin with larger pores, and I do have a hint of stubble after a couple of days with no shaving, but I wouldn't think that would really be visible from across a counter. Also supposedly my face has thinned out a bit even though I've put on over ten pounds, but I can't really tell personally. All I know is that I suddenly look in the mirror and see a dude and so does everyone else, at least strangers.

    After that confidence boost, I used the men's restroom later for the first time. It was a busy chain store too with multiple stalls so I could've very well seen another dude in there, but I didn't. I just washed my hands actually, but hey, it's a start. My heart was sure racing after, but it wasn't a big deal. I really feel like I belong there now. I would probably freak people out in the ladies room. Before today I hadn't used a public restroom at all in over a month. I rarely need to really, but it'd be nice to be able to at the gym at least. Though, the gym is the one place I'm NOT terribly confident about passing. I look so small next to most of the dudes there and my workout clothes don't provide nearly as much camouflage as my regular winter clothes.
     
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    Awww thanks hun.....:roflmao:
     
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    Great, now that's in my head :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

    If we all get there before March we totally should :grin:

    I actually had a bit of a setback today :frowning2: Was supposed to get my bloods done this morning but the nurse called in sick, so now I gotta wait until next Thursday :frowning2:
     
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    Well we aren't exclusionary here. Any victory is welcome.
     
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    Seen some dude. A small fellow with a pretty high voice and some other signs. Probably a few months on T. He saw me too and we knew what we were. He heard me speaking and looked at me as if he wanted to say: "Dafuq how can you have such a deep voice?".