TRANS FRIENDS:
Would you be willing to let me share pictures of your transition timeline on my blog?
There are so many of us that feel like it will be impossible to ever be ourselves. I want to show what social transition, HRT, and/or gender-affirming surgeries are capable of doing for us because I know that would have made a difference for me once upon a time.
If you can reply or send me a direct message with your timeline or before/after images, and let me know whether you want your name/masto handle on it or if you would prefer to have no name/handle on it, I would really appreciate it! The piece in question will discuss a little bit of complicated history of the before/after transition images but then focus on the power of seeing how dynamic our bodies are and how much is possible through different kinds of transition. If you change your mind after sharing, I can always remove your images.
Been offered your surgery date but not sure what happens next? If it's transition related surgery you're having, TransActual are here to help. Check out 'What Do I Need to Know About Surgery?' at https://tinyurl.com/TransActualSurgery
TransActual are celebrating #TransDayOfVisibility this year with the launch of a new resource for UK based trans people.
What Do I Need To Know About Surgery? is your guide to (almost) all things transition related surgery. Thanks to everyone who contributed their ideas to our community survey and for sharing your top surgery recovery tips.
You'll find this brand new resource at tinyurl.com/TransActualSurgery
On March 23, 2024, the Moon is in Virgo with a Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse on the 25th. Mars enters […]. Readings: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalms 22:17-20,8-9,23-24; Mark 15:1-39; Philippians 2:6-11.
Heut ist der Kostenbescheid der Landesjustizkasse für mein Namens- und Personenstandsänderungsverfahren nach §§ 1, 8 TSG per Post gekommen. Kostenpunkt: € 1.200
Good morning, here's a video of a wind turbine with what I think are pretty good aesthetics. If they work on the ground that's cool, but I bet they could be nice up on the top of tall buildings along the walls. https://airiva.com/
If the stars align for you than even in the USA you can switch to an EV for under ten grand!
As explained in The Denver Post, these incentive programs can facilitate the purchase of an electric vehicle for as little as $5,500. Two Teslas and two Chevrolets qualify for the three incentive programs that were introduced Jan. 1, each with its own set of complexities.
Sodalite, a crystal of insight and intuition, promotes harmony and aids in communication. Known for enhancing self-trust and mental clarity, it's beneficial during periods of transition or uncertainty. Carry or place near workspaces.
Four months since I was finally honest with myself and came out as trans. I think you can see that I am pretty happy about my life now, when compared to before.
Today’s Moon in Cancer reflects nurturing. Major transit: First Quarter Moon; no retrogrades. Readings resonate with transitions & promises: 2 Samuel 4:12-14, 7:16, Matthew 1:18-21, Romans 4:13,16-18.
Content warning: Reference to conversion practices.
More than a quarter of Black trans people have been subjected to conversion practices. It's time to ban conversion practices and that ban must include trans people.
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“Gardening is great self care: nurturing, planting, growing. Being able to get my hands in the soil grounds me. It feels calming, like nature rewards me in return.”
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Embracing March 2024: A Journey of Wisdom, Trust, and Transition - Let the path of insight guide us through the forests of life, toward the glowing dawn of divine guidance and understanding.
Read the full reading at https://www.patreon.com/posts/99443315
Mental health support for trans people: what's available & how to access it
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:00 - 20:30
It’s a free online workshop for UK based trans women and femmes.
Here's something interesting for all of those trans fems out there that are worried about testosterone levels or that have been invalidated by family members and friends telling them that they only think they're trans because they "have low testosterone"
The red cross on that graph is my pre transition testosterone level vs the average values in cis men, by age.
As you can see, my T levels were HIGH! And yet here I am :)
Research Request!
Today we have a research request from Keiran Wilson at Birkbeck, University of London.
If you would like to take part, email kwilso12@student.bbk.ac.uk
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On February 18, 2024, bridge transitions and spiritual renewal with St. Columba. Amidst Gemini's communicative flux and Cancer's emotional nurture, he guides clarity in expression and inner peace. Pray for eloquence and resilience.
Mental health support for trans people: what's available & how to access it
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:00 - 20:30
It’s a free online workshop for UK based trans women and femmes.
Early #transition is a procession of profoundly uncomfortable experiences. Every step, no matter how small, feels laden with terrible consequence.
The first times I went out in public presenting as myself I had to fight a nearly overwhelming urge to run home and hide. My imagination was on overdrive conjuring up nightmare scenarios. It was terrifying.
But we power through. We find reserves of strength we didn’t know we had, and it gets better.
The trans community is as diverse as any other community. Everybody’s transition is different, everybody’s relationship with their identity is different and our opinions are often different. Something that unites us is a desire to be treated fairly and equally.
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If we live in a "solutionist age" (remember: E. Morozov), why are technological solutions to the climate issue ( #geoengineering e.g. direct air capture) so unpopular (meaning: at least in Germany, I don't see any significant public support)?