Apicnic

joined 1 year ago
[–] Apicnic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Obviously everyone else is right when they say that clearly this isn't your fault, and add the most of the visual feminization comes from fat distribution, so it's going to need to be there anyway.

I also want to mention that changes only really happen once your hormone levels get to where they should be. For some people, it takes a while to work with their doctor to get T suppressed and E elevated enough to start seeing changes. Just keep up with your labs and don't be afraid to talk with your doctor about hormone levels that aren't where you think they should be.

[–] Apicnic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fun part of transitioning is that you'll get both traditional misogyny and new, unique flavors!

Seriously though, joining a group of people that you aren't used to being in will always feel weird, but luckily that goes away with familiarity. I feel like my advice is always the same though, which is to find a therapist informed on gender issues if you can afford one.

[–] Apicnic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

It's a bit delayed to be responding to this comment, but I wanted to in case op is still hanging around this thread.

  1. He doesn't necessarily need to be worried about 'looking different'. A lot of trans people, and trans men in particular, completely pass. Testosterone is strong as hell. People just always stick with their 'we can always tell' talking points, because when they see passing trans people, they don't assume they're trans.

  2. The phrasing behind your second point is kind just of a rehash of a common anti lgbtq sentiment. The problem is, at least anecdotally for myself, that the people who would harass you consider that to be anything showing you're in some form queer or showing any pride in who you are. It's essentially a demand that people entirely hide part of them if they want to to be treated with respect.

[–] Apicnic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe this is the rumored aero stall when drs is on? It seems like there's still some massive aero efficiency differences when the flap opens.

[–] Apicnic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I met up with a friend group I haven't seen in a while, and a lot of people made an effort to lump me into 'the girls'.

Plus electrolysis is showing good results, even if that hour a week is slowly killing my soul with pain.

[–] Apicnic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How hot is it where you're at? I have some overwintered peppers that are still full of fruit that set earlier in the season, but pretty much every flower has fallen off for a while now. High heat doesn't reduce flowering much, but it does dramatically stop fruit production.

If you're in the US, I'm in a hardiness zone of 8b/9a though. We have a very long growing season so I know I'll get a fall harvest as well out of both new and old plants.

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