I’m trans in the US. After insurance I pay about $300 to $400 every 3 months for blood tests and a follow up. My meds cost me an additional $90 for 3 months as well. They are my hormones and another medication unrelated to me being trans. I get my meds at a local independent pharmacy, so they are relatively cheap. I used to get them at a large chain pharmacy and they were about twice as much there.

I also used to work as a cashier at a pharmacy. I once had to ring someone up who was paying over $3,000 for some cancer medication. It also wasn’t uncommon to see people paying around $500 for medications that they need to be alive.

Yeah kind of. I still hyper focus on a few parts of my face that give me dysphoria, but overall I am a lot happier with my appearance than I used to be.

I do think their muscle would still be significantly reduced by the hormones, but the older someone is the more their body is “set in place.” This means any changes will take longer to occur and they may not happen to the degree that they would have if they started younger. So someone starting mid 20s - 30s likely won’t have skeletal changes, since that part of their body has already finished growing. (Someone starting as a young teen definitely will have skeletal changes though.)

Same. I’ve never felt like dating until I was a few months on e. I just felt like it was wrong to date someone when I wasn’t feeling like myself.

Even now though, I’m still not dating even though I want to because I live in a rural area and there’s very few other queer people where I am.

I also get very lonely and crave intimacy, and I honestly don’t know how to deal with it. I’ve tried dating apps, but everyone is so far away, and it ends up just not working out.

Another misconception people have is that trans women are inherently stronger than cis women, which isn’t true. I know from anecdotal evidence, that it is extremely difficult for me to open jars now that I’ve been on estrogen and t blockers for over a year. My t is actually under the normal range for cis women, and usually I have to get my cis sister to open jars because she’s stronger than me now.

Also newer studies have shown trans women don’t actually have the competitive advantage conservatives say they have.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/olympic-trans-women-ioc-study-rcna148437

Yeah I’ve heard a lot of people are having trouble with it rn so I don’t feel too bad about myself. I’ve been making a bunch of projects to put on my portfolio so hopefully that will help.

I’m thinking the reason why is that a lot of tech companies have been laying off a bunch of people recently. This means it’s going to be difficult to find an internship until those companies start experiencing loses from having skeleton crews, and then they’ll start hiring a bunch of people back on (which they will layoff again eventually). The tech industry just tends to be annoying like that.

I know I’m a bit late to this post but I’ve been doing really well transition wise. Last month I got to 1 year on HRT so that was very hype. Also started prog about 2 months back and its sedative effects have been very useful, as I usually have a hard time falling asleep.

Personally though, I’ve been very stressed out with college and I haven’t had any luck finding a comp sci internship, but I’m still hopeful I will get something eventually. 😅

Also the feeling of finally loving yourself and caring about the body you’re in is amazing. HRT is a wonder drug

That must mean they fartin’ on that thang.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa45LRERH1I

(Sorry)

We’re trans. Sadly people hate us just for existing. The person who said that you look like a hag and the people who liked it are just transphobic trolls. Don’t give any value to the words that they say.

The people who mind don’t matter and the people who matter don’t mind.

(I first heard that quote from Eric Andre, I’m not sure who the original author is, but I find it very useful.)

I don’t think you look like a hag, although I understand that thought because sometimes I think I look like a hag too. Facial dysphoria is a bitch.

If you want some tips for makeup, I recommend starting with mascara because it’s really easy to get the hang of. All you have to do is hold it by your eyelash and blink, and maybe wiggle it a tiny bit to get it on better. Eyeliner is trickier to put on so don’t feel bad if it takes you a while to get the hang of it.

… I probably won’t pass until I get FFS I might as well say I am a femboy in the meantime, this way I can pretend to be a man and still wear what I want?

I bet you look way more feminine than you think you do considering they think you are a femboy despite your current masc presentation.

Also, do your friends think femboys are cool? They might be more accepting than you think. It’s entirely up to you if you want to come out to them, but like that other commenter said, you could temporarily identify as a femboy to ease into coming out as a trans woman.

Oh… I’m not very good at determining if people are, so I tend to treat everyone like they are asking in good faith. Maybe at least someone else will see my comment and find it useful I hope.

It’s not specifically of dead trans people, they meant of all trans people. The term deadname typically refers to the birth name of a trans person that they no longer use.

Not necessarily, I did that as a kid in the late 2000s. My friend’s parents had an old mac in their basement that we would play flash games and watch stupid youtube videos on.

Mine is the Pachycephalosaurus. I love it so much I use it as my profile picture. I got attached to it because cranidos is my favorite pokemon.

That reminds me of this tag I saw at a thrift store:

(Tag says hug me and fill me)

Congratulations, That’s awesome 🎉! Starting estrogen is an amazing feeling. I hope you can get them soon.

Yeah, I’m trans and I have an aunt with schizophrenia. After I came out she started behaving very strangely whenever I am around. For example, she doesn’t call me by my name or my deadname, and instead makes up strange nonsense words that she calls me. Then she gets angry when someone tries to correct her. I only see her at holidays and I always dread going whenever she has been invited because she makes me very uncomfortable.

I was expecting Minnesota’s to be a juicy lucy. The walleye is still kinda accurate, but it’s not a Minnesota exclusive and the juicy lucy is a lot more iconic. From the other comments here it seems like the guy who made this really didn’t know what they were doing.

Thanks :3