Yesterday I posted that I was approaching 40 years on HRT. I was mistaken. I'm approaching 41 years on HRT. My first injection of estrogen was on July 2, 1980.
I got it from a sketchy doctor in Baltimore known to our "community," for being willing to inject us. 1/7

That was me, in about 1986. By then, I'd transitioned and somehow managed to keep teaching in the Baltimore public schools. Long story. If I ever get my memoir published, I'll let you know. 2/7

I never looked back. It was the end of the Carter Era, the hostages were still in Iran, and hardly anybody gave a damn about helping trans folk. We were a punchline for late-night hosts to use in their monologues. It was easy to get a laugh with the phrase "sex-change." 3/7

No states were bothering to make new laws to keep us down. Not yet. The laws against "cross-dressing" were enough, they thought. 4/7

We were rare and, like the Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster, sightings of us were hard to confirm. The Stonewall Riots were seen as a gay male thing, though we know otherwise. 5/7

Anyway, I'm over 40 years into this estrogen thing and doctors still have no idea what effect this regimen is having on me. A few studies have begun, but much more needs to be done. 6/7

Here I am, doctors. Do you want a specimen to examine? I know others who have been on HRT for many years. Where are the studies?
The next generation of trans women need this info.
Thanks for reading my rambling thoughts.
Love you all.
Teresa 7/7