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Trans Day of Visibility
8 years ago
In the spirit of trans vis day here's a bit about my favorite trans person, me :P
If you're unaware, I'm a transwoman. I started my transition last year. First with therapy around March and then in September I started hormone replacement. It's been good in a lot of ways. Understanding where all the years of depression and anxiety stemmed from was a long awaited relief. It's nice having a clearer path and a goal has been liberating. My life has been chaos and without direction for as long as I can remember. Being on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been great but it's soooo slow. Patience is key, as they say. In some ways it has settled the internal noise and allowed me to focus on my art and my life without most of the emotional distraction. It's not all gone but it's better than it was, mostly. It comes with it's own set of hurdles. Most notably, the loss of my job and the consequences that resulted from that. If you've hung around my streams I've mentioned(bitched about) it from time to time. Also some of which are most likely impossible for me. Facial feminization surgery and gender confirmation surgery are probably out my reach, financially. Transitioning socially has been alright. My friends are good people. I was accepted universally. There has been total lack of pronoun usage though. I mostly just get "hey". It's like they're not comfortable with she/her and my name but don't want to offend me. Maybe it'll be easier as I change from hrt. Hopefully. My family doesn't speak to me any longer though. I have 3 brothers, 2 of which I was really close with growing up and not talking to them has been rough. But I'd rather live without them then live a lie for their sake. And here I am now. Early transition and looking to good things in the future.
-Juli-
Here's a bit about TDOV and why we need it!
http://www.transstudent.org/tdov
If you're unaware, I'm a transwoman. I started my transition last year. First with therapy around March and then in September I started hormone replacement. It's been good in a lot of ways. Understanding where all the years of depression and anxiety stemmed from was a long awaited relief. It's nice having a clearer path and a goal has been liberating. My life has been chaos and without direction for as long as I can remember. Being on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been great but it's soooo slow. Patience is key, as they say. In some ways it has settled the internal noise and allowed me to focus on my art and my life without most of the emotional distraction. It's not all gone but it's better than it was, mostly. It comes with it's own set of hurdles. Most notably, the loss of my job and the consequences that resulted from that. If you've hung around my streams I've mentioned(bitched about) it from time to time. Also some of which are most likely impossible for me. Facial feminization surgery and gender confirmation surgery are probably out my reach, financially. Transitioning socially has been alright. My friends are good people. I was accepted universally. There has been total lack of pronoun usage though. I mostly just get "hey". It's like they're not comfortable with she/her and my name but don't want to offend me. Maybe it'll be easier as I change from hrt. Hopefully. My family doesn't speak to me any longer though. I have 3 brothers, 2 of which I was really close with growing up and not talking to them has been rough. But I'd rather live without them then live a lie for their sake. And here I am now. Early transition and looking to good things in the future.
-Juli-
Here's a bit about TDOV and why we need it!
http://www.transstudent.org/tdov
So, now I have to ask you what you would prefer. :)
But I am so happy that your transitioning has been good for the most part! You go, girl!!
She/her and Juli pretty much.
Thanks :)
Yeah it's rough when it come to jobs and family, but give it time and maybe your family will talk to you again.
Glad to see things are looking up for you tho!
I'm not holding out hope. They weren't talking to me much before I came out and after it stopped entirely.