Pros:
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kind of a cool synchronicity
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Easy to remember
Cons:
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I don't get to have another "celebration" day
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I'd have to wait a week longer than I really need to
I started two days after my birthday. That's still easy to remember and you can have two celebrations if you want :3
do it a week before your birthday, and henceforth have a week long hrt-day/birthday celebration when the anniversaries come around
really all in how you feel about it. I didn't expect to remember my date i have a poor memory and it was a random day. Turns out i treasure that day more than my birthday and i'm definitely celebrating it when I get to 1 year. (i been celebrating it every month like a squirrelly noob tbh)
If you think it will make your birthday more special do it!!
Another pro is being able to use it as a reason to actually be happy about your birthday when others are celebrating it.
Kinda wished my 6 months from birthday was closer (I think it was like 5-6 weeks away), so I could have made that my HRT day but definitely wasn't gonna wait that long).
I always go by my original start date for trans celebration stuff personally, if this is more important than your OG start date then by all means
My concern was that it would complicate keeping track of results from hormones over time, but I guess I can just separate it out to symbolic start vs. functional start :thonk-trans:
