The middle was a bit slow for me but I couldn't put it down once I hit the second part.
The whatevers got a bit old but otherwise I loved the writing style.
It was good enough I don't want to lend out my copy until I read it again. Which is rare for me.
I also learned a lot about myself from reading it. And picked up a few tips on shaving and passing (using eye makeup to draw attention away from facial hair and my Adam's apple).
Movies and fiction would be good. I'm drowning in theory at the moment with Butler's stuff.
Lol well I guess I finished Nevada and Orange book!
Thanks. I'll try a deeper angle.
I switched sites from my stomach to my thighs last time and that was a bit better.
I don't have a lot of body fat so finding good spots is still a work in progress.
Subcutaneous injections are kinda itchy, like a deep mosquito bite.
Should I worry or talk to my Dr about switching formulations? My progress has been great so a mosquito bite isn't a big deal. But I worry about having a worse reaction if my immune system isn't liking the shots.
Finished Nevada yesterday.
Returned the Hannah Arendt book for Who's Afraid of Gender. Which was what I actually wanted but it was under women's studies, instead of philosophy with Judith's other books. This time I asked the attendant if they had it.
Orange book is next on my list.
Do we have a trans media recommendation thread btw? I read the gender accelerationist manifesto, fucking trans women, watched I saw the TV glow, and now Nevada.
I just finished Nevada. Orange book is on my radar. Want to finish Who's Afraid of Gender first.
Breathe/Be/Being by Psychic TV (the band that followed Throbbing Gristle) helped crack my egg.
I was 44. The same age as Genesis when they recorded that album and came out publicly.
I also loved Walk On the Wild Side. And a lot of Lou's other songs.
Worked in many kitchens. Decreased sensitivity to burning is definitely a thing.
Ish
One of my good male friends from highschool had a crush on me. He came out as bi about a year ago.
I came out as trans about a year later.
Now our relationship is one of deep mutual love. We live in different states and both are in relationships with women (him with a trans woman, me with a cis woman). So the love is platonic rather than romantic.
So he crushed on me and that helped me realize I'm happier as a woman. And he realized he was bi.
I missed it but here's some hugs!
12 more days comrades...
Zelda but we get to be Zelda.
Love you Link but you're more like my cute boyfriend and protector these days.
I'm doing subcutaneous injections without an antiandrogen.
Within a week my ejaculation was clear.
Seven weeks in my testicles are back to pre-puberty size. This may have happened sooner but I noticed just last week.
Libido is much less frustrating. Aggression in check. Boobs growing.
I haven't had my levels checked but so far the results are way better than I expected.
Other people's timelines will of course be differet. But if you can handle injections it might be another option rather than bumping or switching antiandrogens.
A lady I know was having issues and so she had her testicles removed. That helped her a lot too.
I'm skeptical about it and likely won't finish it tbh. But it was on my reading list over covid and saw it near Butler in the philosophy section.
I guess it was an impulse buy. Maybe I can take it back.
Subcutaneous without an androgen blocker has been good to me.
I am on week 7 I believe. Already showing some boobage. Testicles are way smaller. Sex drive is way different. Much less reactive and defensive (i.e. more likely to cry than get mad). Skin softer. Face more feminine (a laser session helped).
I am having some sensitivity around injection sites. Going to try my thighs instead of my stomach next time. Inject more slow and gentle, see if that helps.
Overall really happy and surprised by the progress. Feeling so glad I started on it.
Gay trans space communists someday
I know right! They end up with a lot of large sizes too. At least the ones around here.
It took a few weeks of scoping it out, a lot of them actually were too big for me.
First pair of docs I have owned since I was a teenager, and that pair was gifted by my big brother.
I hope it goes well!
Saved!
Thanks.