To Seth Moulton, trans kids were a liability the Democratic Party needed to abandon. But to Massachusetts voters, the only liabilities are Democrats like him.

https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/anti-trans-dem-seth-moulton-loses

So, about two months ago, my boss and I switched computers because his was being repaired and I was going on vacation. What I didn’t realize was my notes app was connected to my laptop, so he opened it to take some notes on the work he was doing, and saw a note I had written about my transition. I’ve been on HRT for 6 months.

So about two weeks ago, he told me that he knew. “Look. I want you to know that you are safe” were the exact words he said to me. And he actually kept it secret (aside from his wife) for weeks. His wife has also been super cool about it and they’ve both been really supportive. She even texted me “just wanted to tell you your skin has been glowing XO” like, they’re genuine allies.

But today. Today, he told the head boss my secret, because “I’ve been making it super obvious.” Like bro, I JUST told my parents last week, and my best friends didn’t know until two nights ago when
I changed all of my Xbox information. It was not obvious.

And now, one of my biggest secrets, and one that I was hoping to roll out on my own terms, has been taken from me. By someone who promised I was safe with them.

I was desperate to come out. I was sick of keeping secrets and living a double life. So I’m glad I’ve told the people I chose to tell. Just be careful who you trust. And don’t connect your notes app to your work computer, ffs 🤦‍♀️ goddamn APPLE

I was offended at first but didn't say anything I thought they were criticizing/gatekeeping my transness not criticizing my tastes, but then as it just sat w me I started laughing at how ridiculous it sounded. Is there a secret list of music you can't listen to and be trans? What did they mean by that? But then it popped in my head again this morning and like I don't feel any of their songs are problematic? I don't follow any of the members on social media, are they outspoken transphobes on social media? Things don't usually stay rent free in my head people have said far worse straightforward things to me that roll off my back idk why this is sticking w me 😭

To preface this, I am a lesbian.

Don’t get me wrong they’re absolutely still some of the same issues like compatibility or people who can’t maintain a conversation. But overall, my dating experience has been extremely positive.

As a man on dating apps, that shit used to be bone dry I was literally swiping right on everyone and hoping someone matched me. Even then, the women I matched with were usually very hesitant to open up even after weeks of talking, which led to very few dates.

Now as a trans woman, the dating apps I use are bumping I feel like I have the opportunity to be picky and not have to swipe right on every single person. I went from maybe getting a match once every week to two weeks as a man to getting multiple matches every day as a trans woman.

Not just the matching, but the conversations tend to be better. It feels like the women I match with are more open/honest with me about their goals, feelings, and expectations with dating. The craziest part in my mind was that planning a date went from something that might happen after a week to something that could happen within a few hours of matching/talking and I have actually been going out on dates more often.

The only issue is that sometimes some women do not fully read my profile and see that I am trans so I always make sure I send them a message stating that I am trans and making sure they are OK with that before planning a date. Other than that, I’ve been having a wonderful experience. Also having a beautiful woman flirt with you is fucking awesome. I have never blushed this much in my life.

...the woman working the Walgreens pharmacy drive-thru in blue scrubs knows what progesterone is? 😂

Sitting here waiting for mine and I suddenly can't stop thinking about that meme:

“Nobody’s gonna know.”
“They’re gonna know.”
“How would they know?”
“They’re gonna know.”
“How would they know?!”

Because now my brain is going:

She knows.
She absolutely knows.
...but how would she know?! 😂

And the much funnier question:

Does she give even the faintest shit why I’m picking it up?

EDIT: Oh dear God.

The woman disappeared and the male pharmacist in the white lab coat with a voice approximately three octaves below sea level came over to the intercom:

“Do you have any questions about your prescription?”

Sir.

I have several, but absolutely none of them are about the progesterone. 💀

At this point the meme has become documentary footage:

“They’re gonna know.”
“How would they know?”
THE PHARMACIST HAS ENTERED THE CHAT.

So I got body contouring yesterday. Surgery seems like it went off without a hitch, and I have hips and a great butt now. I know it’s too early to tell what the final results will be but I’m really happy with the outcome.

I started bleeding from one of the back incisions, but the surgery team assured me that was normal. However, when I got up off my stomach to go to bed, I noticed one of the front drain sites was soaked through, and there was a big bubble of blood under the adhesive.

My husband went to help me change it and put fresh gauze on it, but when we peeled the bandage off, blood started squirting out fast in an arc. We got pressure on it right away, but then noticed my other drain site was oozing blood. I was losing a lot of blood. Husband called 911, meanwhile I was shaking, dizzy and nauseous, going cold but drenched in sweat, mouth went dry, vision started going black. Felt like I was this close 👌 from losing consciousness.

Ambulance got there really fast. Paramedics took over, got me on a gurney and loaded in the ambulance, managed to stop the bleeding but I was doing bad. Got rushed to the hospital where they did a great job getting me stable. They’re gonna keep me here another day now.

I had to ride in an ambulance right after I got home from bottom surgery too, in so much pain I passed out. So, I’m 0 for 2 on not needing emergency services after surgery.

I feel like hell, but I still don’t regret getting this surgery. I have hips now, that’s so worth it for me. But, damn was I ever scared for a while.

Edit:

Okay everyone, followup, just got discharged. I did not in fact almost die, despite a cup of blood colored fluid shooting from my abdomen in a jet followed by dizziness and vision going dark. Apparently there is a fluid that the surgical team puts inside you to do the liposuction, not all of which ends up getting removed, and which works its way out of you slowly. Or, in some cases, quickly! I weighed myself just now, and I’m actually 5lbs heavier, so there’s a lot of fluid still in me! What I experienced was that fluid bursting out through a drain site, followed by a vasovagal response due to a sudden drop in blood pressure. It felt like I was dying, the paramedics were extremely concerned, the ER staff were concerned, it took the plastic surgery team coming in to actually explain what was going on. So, good news overall! Bad news: this might happen again lol.

CONTEXT/FIRST POST HERE!!

Sooooooooo :) first off, I appreciate all the cute stories in the replies and the sweet ones being supportive💘 y’all helped me be more confident with this situation :) thank you all!

but ANYWAYS the date went well.. i think VERY well. He took me to this steak house place :) it was very nice and cozy in there tbh. I wore the cutest outfit I could find, Dark red dress and some heels. He was honestly soooooo handsome like he reminded me of Tom Welling back in the 2000s 🥹 I complimented him and he was flustered :) ssooooooo adorable omg!!! Well fast forward to what happened. We talked about a bunch of stuff, memories, college, or work. I was going to bring up the yk elephant in the room (elephant being the fact that I like him so much) I was ready tbh, I even practiced back home lol. But then, he brought it up. Not the fact that I like him but the fact that he likes me. So me being awkward, I probably look weird like I didn’t know what to do but stare😭 like this is literally the moment I’ve been waiting for but I got mental blocked🥲 however me on the inside was freaking out. He got scared and apologized, saying he should’ve not said that but ofc I had to stop him from that, I told him that I liked him too :) like for a looooooong time now (well I didn’t say that part but ykwim) We both have like laughter like an awkward one but hey at least me and him both know that now🥹💘 Fast forward again, we got done and he drove me home and kissed me on the cheek hehe :)

maybe he did ask to stay the night… and maybe I said yes… and maybe he’s snuggled up next to me as i’m typing this… just maybe who knows ☝️🤓

Anyways :) I wanna keep updating you all so I’ll do my best to update asap <33

Yeah no I'm prolly trans, there were so many women I saw that I would just love to look like. God I need to transition

Trans people’s right to legal gender recognition is much older than we realize—older than abortion rights, Alaska’s statehood, and the Civil Rights Act. That history just became common knowledge.

Write-up (with extra info): https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/trans-peoples-identities-have-been

Full timeline: https://timeline.transiticsnews.com/

I've always been 5'8". I got that measurement when I was 17 and got my license, I've measured myself many times since then, and when I started transitioning at 39, that was still my height. When I was still identifying as a guy, it was... Ok. I was a little below average but not in short king territory. It would have been nice to be a little taller, maybe, for dating apps, but whatever.

When I started transitioning, it was also ok. I was a little taller than average for a woman but I have cis girl friends who are taller so I didn't really stand out. I could live with that!

I just had my first annual physical since before I started transitioning (... And also since I had a pediatrician don't judge me, I'm only 41 that wasn't that long ago...) And... I'm 5'7". Officially, I'm 1.702 meters, which is actually just a hair under 5'7"!

It's not a huge difference, but it brings me into the average range for women and I'm so happy!

Been under the influence for a decade and never had this happen before. Went to the pharmacy to refill my script for 3 months worth of E like i've done a thousand times before, but this time the girlie who gave me my prescription told me to throw it out within 28 days of initial use and that was also written in sharpie on the bag for my script. Same script and same E i've been on for a decade so absolutely ignoring it, but anyone else had this happen recently?

I was not having a good day today, just minor things irritating me throughout. I was very irritable in general lol. I’m a bit under two weeks on HRT.

I was at a sandwich shop and they were completely swamped so my order took a while, this didn’t bother me like at all because I work in food service too and damn. Anyways I was the last one to get my sandwich. I wasn’t the last to order but the tickets got all shuffled and the lady behind the counter knew this and said “thank you for your patience, want another sandwich for free?”. Y’all I almost cried 😭. I’ve only cried once since I was like 15 (20 now). I had to hold it together lol that’s like the nicest thing that’s ever happened 🥹

I'm probably dwelling too much on comparison and imposter feelings, but I didn't have any conscious dysphoria pre-crack, and now I mostly have an issue with extra body hair and lack of head hair. I wanted to say that as a preface for my question, because I am a late bloomer and my story doesn't seem to share much with other trans women.

Does anyone else not have bottom dysphoria? I don't seemq to have any at the moment, and don't have a problem with topping my wife. (I hope I'm correctly using that term.)

I've heard people say most trans women don't even want people to bother with their equipment for sex.

I guess, I'm just worried about not being trans enough.

Edit: fixed some typos

I’m gonna finally be getting hrt soon and I smoke a decent amount of weed and also use edibles for sleeping so was hoping to get some advice on it, cause I heard that smoking can cause hrt to be less effective?
Any advice helps :)

Hello there! I am 1 month into my hormone journey (I am injecting Estradiol Undecylate) and early on I started feeling like my uni classes were dragging way more than usual, in a kind of irritable way between breaks. Took me a while to connect it, but turns out there's a real mechanism behind it, estrogen upregulates CYP2A6, the liver enzyme responsible for breaking nicotine down into cotinine. Higher estrogen = faster nicotine clearance = your levels drop quicker than before, even if you're vaping/smoking the exact same amount as pre-HRT.

This is apparently well established outside of trans health research, it's the same reason pregnant people and people on hormonal birth control often report needing to smoke more often or have a harder time quitting.

I searched years of nicotine-related posts on here and it's almost entirely about the clotting/VTE risk (which is real and important, please still take that seriously, I am just not in a good enough position rn to quit) but nobody's really talking about this metabolism angle, even though it's the thing you actually feel day to day. Wanted to put it out there in case anyone else has been confused about why their nicotine habits feel different since starting E.

Not a doctor, just found this in the pharmacology literature and wanted to connect the dots for anyone else experiencing it. (source: PMID 17646279, Higashi et al. 2007, Drug Metab Dispos)

Idk what’s been going on today. I started HRT a bit over a week ago and while dysphoria has come and gone today feels different. Today for me has been a higher-than-normal dysphoria day but i’ve just been like extremely irritable. Every little thing that happens makes me want to scream. Is this a thing? When thinking about it I realized it sounds like a very male thing to be doing which honestly has made it worse. Am I losing my mind? I’m usually very level-headed and spacey and this is like the polar opposite.

Tomorrow im setting up an appointment with planned parenthood to get started on E and t blockers i live in a place where I don't need a therapist to give the green light to start. I've been putting it off for a while now but I feel its time

I've been looking everywhere, but it doesn't matter, my back/ribcage is huge... It's not like I have a lot of body fat getting in the way of my measurements... I am not left with a lot of body fat that I can scoop and put into the bra... I hate these proportions, and I am hoping losing weight will bring down the circumstance at the very least to around 40', but I am not that hopeful, I also haven't started HRT, so maybe there is some room.. but I am built like an endomorph, and I don't know what I will do, I don't want to be some big back freak when I lose my weight.

Good evening all. Been on HRT for over 5 years. Anyone shocked the differences in how the brain works now after being on it so long? I process information so differently now and have all the other feelings.

I have been shocked to see how different I am now compared to before. Loving the changes.

For my young girls, remember, this journey is a marathon not a sprint. Give the meds time to work.