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today i start hrt!!! i& #39;m ecstatic, & yes, if u didn& #39;t know, i& #39;m trans!! :) i& #39;ve come out to a few close friends, some family, and some really kind trans people here. i& #39;m keeping my name sam, & my pronouns here are she/her & they/them (love both) (1/10)
today i start hrt!!! i& #39;m ecstatic, & yes, if u didn& #39;t know, i& #39;m trans!! :) i& #39;ve come out to a few close friends, some family, and some really kind trans people here. i& #39;m keeping my name sam, & my pronouns here are she/her & they/them (love both) (1/10)
i& #39;m over the moon to start this next step in my transition :D tbh i& #39;ve had wildly positive internal changes since accepting and exploring my transness!! my sense of who i am + how i see my place in the world has gotten so much more anchored, authentic, & brave (2/10)
experiencing a lil gender euphoria for the 1st time made me realize just how much dysphoria was in the background of my everyday life. i& #39;m so indebted to the trans women and the enbies that helped me have language to feel safe describing the power of what i was feeling <3 (3/10)
i& #39;ve disliked seeing me in pics for so long & now i can& #39;t get enough! physical changes are hardly underway, but i already see how i glow diff in pics lately!!! even seein these photos with the snapchat filter i& #39;m like omg who is she i love her cant wait to be her lol :) (4/10)
i& #39;m rly used to thinking in terms of risk. transitioning invites risk (physical,social,economic,etc) into your life every single day. the world is a transphobic mess on fucking fire in 2020, and still, i know this is gonna be one of the best things to ever happen to me. (5/10)
i& #39;m ofc privileged to be in a mostly safeish place in my life for this. & it& #39;s only possible bc of ENORMOUS sacrifice made by trans ancestors n elders before me. i also have supportive ride or die friends in the know in my corner. y& #39;all mean the world to me. thank you <3 (6/10)
becoming disabled in 2017 brought into focus how much privilege i have and how deeply cruel and inhumane our systems of medical care and social/economic support are, it& #39;s been the same for transitioning. but trans rights are human rights - we deserve them unconditionally. (7/10)
regardless of economic status or ability, everyone deserves dignity & security. i hope my actions help make the world safer for and support my disabled, undocumented, incarcerated, and poor trans siblings. you deserve so much more than this world is giving you. (8/10)
this is absolutely an invitation to feel safe calling me out 2 if i& #39;m doing wrong or w/ folks who are! 100s of hours of research & i still feel like i have no idea what i& #39;m doing. i expect to fuck up; you& #39;re not the problem if you call me out on it when i do in any forum. (9/10)
anyway, this thread is already way too long. looking forward to all the trauma that is to come being trans in a transphobic society!!!! but for now just savoring this joy and so grateful to everyone that helped me have the courage and freedom to get here today <3 (10/10)
