Good news today in my corner of the world, I told my dad I was trans and his reaction basically boiled down to "okay, anyway let's look at computers." Pfft.
I don't know which trans folks need to read / hear this today, but you do NOT need to:
• Have started or want to start HRT.
• Have had or want to have any gender-affirming surgeries.
• Be or want to be cis-passing.
• Have or want to have a normative gender-expression.
& you aren't any less valid for being less further along in your own transition than others.
Alas, my CrankyBod, the impending hot weather, the uptick in local COVID cases, and the mobility access challenges all convinced me not to stress myself out trying to attend my city's Pride fest today, so I'm showing my pride at home (as I always do anyway).
If anyone could help me just survive this awful life (I am sole care-taker of my disabled mum, all bills are on me; not even dreaming about transitioning anymore, would like to have at least one night of peaceful sleep tho), I'd mean the world to me. A boost or a coffee, either very valuable:
ko-fi.com/blackwood
For any #transmasc folks out there who wanna learn more about testosterone and its effects, on your own terms, from other trans people, this is a good place to start:
Fighting off the loneliness blues tonight - could use some cheering up. This single disabled introvert queerdo has trouble building friendship networks at the best of times, but it feels like ALL the friends I thought I'd made since I moved to this town a decade ago have either moved away, gotten sick, decided to live in blissfully willful COVID ignorance, or become full-on fake-news zombies. It's hard not to feel abandoned. (fixed typos)
I just started working in a new department at work and I finally felt brave enough to change my pronouns to he/they!! I've been they/them for so long and I was nervous about changing it but I'm really glad I took the leap. I talked to my team and I changed my email signature. People have been pretty supportive so far :) #transjoy#transmasc#transgender
👋🏼 im mo and new here. So far so good with a little bit of help from a friend 💛 I’m a queer, nonbinary, trans-masc person hoping to meet new people. I live with my family in va and I love anything outdoors, at the beach 🏝️, or in the gym 🧗🏼 I’m really into tech, video games, mma/bjj, honestly, anything active. I am excited to meet new folks and expand community. so say hello (or don’t)! #queer#transmasc#newhere#hi#hello#whatsup#millennial#pride#queerparenting#girldad#twomoms
Still more existential blues on my Mental Soundtrack today, once again courtesy of Steely Dan, from their wonderful comeback album Two Against Nature (which IMO totally deserved its GRAMMY wins).
My name is Eli. I'm a graduate student finishing up a master's degree. My subject area is lunar science!
I'm transmasc nonbinary and I've been on testosterone for a year and a half.
I'm into a lot of different fandoms, see my profile for the full list. Currently I'm mostly into Trigun, The Expanse, DS9 and Star Trek in general, Zelda (recently Tears of the Kingdom), and Dragon Age!
I like to talk a lot about transmasc issues from an Intersectional Justice and Feminism perspective. Also, I am converting to Judaism .
Steely Dan is a great band to be a fan of when your brain needs some appropriate Mental Soundtrack for feelings of existential fear-and-loathing. (Which it has needed every day for some time now.)
Mental Soundtrack: This song happened to come to mind earlier this evening ... and then I imagined doing it up as drag king karaoke, in Randy's original pitch, and now my brain can't stop giggling. 😎
general #transmasc appreciation post, for absolutely no reason other than that you are awesome and don't you fucking believe anyone that tries to tell you otherwise
Marshall is a little under halfway complete, and could use all the help you can give. They are struggling to keep their head above water while trying to raise the money to move out of #florida They could anything you give them.
A few of us #trans folks, currently mostly trans fems, share the progress we've been making with voice training / therapy on Fridays using #TransVoiceFriday.
I try to always share mine too under #TransVoice, so that there's an everyday hashtag for celebrating & exploring trans voices.
It'd be cool if more trans folks shared their voices & how they change over time :PleadingFace:
I think I am gonna go to sleep now. Good night, my lovely #NewFriends and cherished #OldFriends of #Fediverse. Sleep well and dream a little dream of sugarplums and ... well, I don't know what you are going to dream, but I for one will dream of my amazing trans brothers this night - their beauty and their love and their loveliness.
#transmasc#transmasculine#nonbinary
Story time.
My husband used to call me his bride before I came out as bigender, and when I did that I asked him to call me something less feminine. Bride + groom turned into "broom" and I thought it was hilarious so we kept it.
When I started dating my gf, she wanted to call me her mistress and I disagreed for the same reason. So now, man + mistress turned into "mattress". So I am now my husband's broom and my gf's mattress.
@IzzyCanyon#izzycanyon#transmasc
Putting my gender feelings onto Izzy, one day at a time
Changing his email signature took months. Three little words that no one but him would notice or care about.
Izzy Hands (he/him/his)
But what if they do notice? What if they don't? Will someone ask? Should he tell his boss first? HR?