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By
MidwestGenderQueer on
January 7, 2010
Apparently January is the 2nd annual National Drag History Month. A month-long event that “salutes the richness of drag culture and pays tribute to the courageous queens & kings who have fought for equality while inspiring, educating & entertaining us all.” Sounds cool right? But when you click the link you may feel the same [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, General, Politics
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By
jamie on
March 17, 2009
Doubt and Dysphoria
Dysphoria is a constant in my life at the moment, but so is doubt of my trans status.How can these two things coexist, I ask myself a lot. I think it’s because the dysphoria is a horribly uncomfortable physical sensation but I can never quite identify whether it is a discomfort with having these [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, General, Transition Stories, Young People
| Tagged FtM Specific Issues, personal, young
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By
jamie on
February 6, 2009
To all the older transitioners who tell me I’m doing what’s right
When I came out to myself as trans, I thought “okay, this makes it easy now. I’m trans, everything makes sense, I’ll go on testosterone, get top surgery, and then be happy”. I was an idealistic sixteen, and hoped that it was that simple. Nothing [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, Transition Stories, Young People
| Tagged boi, boy, FtM Specific Issues, mental health, older transitioners, struggles, support, trans, transyouth, young
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By
transmanaz on
January 17, 2009
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked “Why (or When) did you decide to become a man?” In the beginning, I felt angry when someone asked this. I’ve since realized that they are asking because they have a need to understand, they are asking for education. Turning my initial anger into seeing [...]
Posted in FtM Specific Issues, General, Transition Stories
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By
transmanaz on
January 14, 2009
For us transmen, the top surgery, I believe, is the most important milestone (after the testosterone). Speaking for myself, I’m a little guy, but I had those darned BIG protrusions sticking out of my chest. When I say big, I mean large DD’s, on a guy only 5′4″ tall.
Binding is probably [...]
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By
transmanaz on
January 13, 2009
Someone asked me yesterday if there was anything they should be aware of during the recovery period after chest reconstruction surgery. Besides following all of the post-op instructions that will be given to you, here is what I found to be the most important instruction of all.
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The most important thing during recovery is to have EVERYTHING [...]
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By
transmanaz on
January 12, 2009
[crossposted from another of my websites)
RE: pain levels
Several people have asked me about the pain I had from my top surgery. I know that everyone is different as far as pain-tolerance levels, but I consider myself somewhat of a “wimp” when it comes to pain.
BUT – I describe my own pain from surgery like this: Think [...]
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By
transmanaz on
January 11, 2009
Laugh all you want, but it’s true, and I have finally figured out WHY after all these years of NOT having this problem.
I first noticed it last year. Imagine my surprise. 46 years old, and I had never had lint in my belly button. Recently it dawned on me that it’s due to one of the [...]
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| Tagged belly button, hair, nose hair, shaving
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By
webmaster on
December 17, 2008
Article from wikiHow
When changing to the gender you want to be, it can someones be hard to keep your own individual style, especially if you are pre-T. Here are a few tips for a female to pass off as a male and still keep their scene/emo style!
Steps
Accept that you will not be able to do [...]
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| Tagged binder, emo, packer, passing, scene
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