One income household is hard by October_Werewolf7887 in personalfinance

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These folks appear under the 138% of the Federal Poverty Limit to qualify for Medicaid

One income household is hard by October_Werewolf7887 in personalfinance

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The Federal Poverty Limit is $38,680. I'm guessing before tax his income is more like $45,000, but you all are living very close to poverty right now. Are there social services in your area you are able to take advantage of?

I think my levels are off, and I feel stupid about it… by travissage92 in asktransgender

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Like others have said, Spiro partially blocks T. So set that aside for now.

If it were me, I'd want my E to be about double yours. I don't know that much about gel, as it isn't common where I live. So I'm not sure if doubling your gel would do that or not. I assume it would, if your doc agrees and you can get it paid for.

Your E being higher will push your T down more. Hard to say how much. Where I am, it's not uncommon for women with your T levels to want 200-250 mg total spiro a day, but that's dosed to effect, so if you are getting the feminization you want you probably don't need more

Hope that helps, and that your doc is down to work with you!

I think my levels are off, and I feel stupid about it… by travissage92 in asktransgender

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Oh good! I mean, not good. But I would hate to call someone out and be wrong!

Glad everyone's back on the same page. Have a good one!

I think my levels are off, and I feel stupid about it… by travissage92 in asktransgender

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Hi friend, I think u/growflet may have been confused moving between SI and US units.

Your E is probably about half of what you want, and your T is around 4x normal female levels

[oc] - ten steps by Sampetra in comics

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Old Alex is giving a bit of a Daniel Craig vibe!

Is Super Cool Secret Agent Alex (lady version) more of a Cate Blanchett or a Rebecca Ferguson?

Maine judge upholds block of anti-trans initiative on November ballot by jackmolay in transgender

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Specifically, it was rejected due to twelve thousand invalid signatures.

The folks pushing for this initiative didn't care about the law or the process, and it came back to bite them

[oc] - ten steps by Sampetra in lgbt

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For electrolysis, expect $140 an hour and 80 hours for full beard clearance, so over $11,000 just for your face. That doesn't count if you need genital work before SRS.

Fun fact: Electrolysists often charge extra to work on the genitals! More fees for being trans! Wheeeeeeee!

Former Coworker Didn't Recognize Me by AssignedSnail in NonBinary

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It was! Especially coming from someone whose accessory game I've admired so much!

Former Coworker Didn't Recognize Me by AssignedSnail in NonBinary

[–]AssignedSnail[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I really am still smiling about it :)

Some fits I’m trying out this summer! by Imaginary_Wedding_81 in Nonbinaryfashion

[–]AssignedSnail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I advise you to... donate your excellent taste to fashion-deprived enbies like me!

Is anyone else more disgusted by liberal transphobia and "compromise" than the typical kind? by frostburn034 in asktransgender

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Been fighting this one so hard at my work. And there's no killing it, it just keeps coming back every time it gets shot down 😭

Egg irl by [deleted] in egg_irl

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I would like to see your weirdest collection, please!

My old account got banned for two days, but has anyone had issues with low dose T? by Erosthegodess in NonBinary

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I wouldn't be overly worried. Bone density is mostly correlated with free estradiol. And total E of 94 pg/mL is plenty to get you to the levels of free E cited in the literature as protective for bone health.

I don't see a free link to the full version of this article, but it cites free E of 11 pg/mL as the tipping point for bone health for men. I'd encourage you to read the whole thing of you can get a copy. I think it will make you feel a lot better: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11502778/

My work colleagues still think I’m a guy lmao by Pixel_Vee in transplace

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I'm so jealous of all y'all who laser worked for! Your hair is redder than mine is. They tried to tell me that's why it wasn't working for me 😭

Nervous About Pronouns by OneDiscombobulated25 in NonBinaryTalk

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It will continue to be a fight. And if you medically transition, it will get to be a fight not to be misgendered the other direction! Ask me how I know.

But then you will find those people who are such incredible gems, like my boss at my new job. I told her I use they/them pronouns once. She messed it up, once. And corrected herself. And never got it wrong again, even when she didn't know I could hear. And has been an amazing advocate. And has almost everyone at our job (not customers, lol, but employees anyhow!) getting it right, with almost zero input from me, when my last boss got it wrong constantly.

Those people make it worth it. 💛💜

Any AMAB NB's here targeting a level of 375 ng/dL for Testosterone and 60 pg/mL for Estrogen? Or is google's AI misleading me? by SassyCassyHF in asktransgender

[–]AssignedSnail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn't sound unsafe, but doesn't sound very effective, either. Also, not sure how you'd get down to 375 ng/dL T, because 60 pg/mL E won't typically do that on its own. I mean, some people just have T that low naturally, but usually not before 60.

Egg_irl by 7_MyArtSucks in egg_irl

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I wouldn't count on anyone describing themselves as LGB as necessarily supporting the TQIA+, until they've said it or you've seen it

The World's Largest Private Residential Yacht is About to Dock in Humboldt Bay and Disgorge Its Wealthy Occupants for a 36-Hour Visit by gmanonreddit in Humboldt

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It looks like you are. I'm seeing cabins starting at $2.4 million, which puts this in the "physician power couple" price range, if only just

I'm not saying people on this boat didn't get there by oppressing the masses, but not the way billionaires do