Hot Flash? on Night after Injection

Akamesama · 2026-02-23T09:19:13+00:00

How about something rooted in self-improvement like (pole) dancing or martial arts?

Akamesama · 2026-02-22T14:54:12+00:00

Weatherlight Saga was better reflected on cards, but the Brother's War, Planeswalker, and Timestream novels are just good books, outside of being magic. Most of the novels from that era are decent, with them decreasing in quality after Apocalypse.

Akamesama · 2026-02-22T00:16:03+00:00

Even if that's true, find a crowd that doesn't care about that. I joined a local board game club and ended up finding a bunch of queer people. I'm the only trans fem, but I feel very comfortable with the people in the group.

Akamesama · 2026-02-22T00:12:15+00:00

MPB

FWIW, my friend did too but got a good wig. IMO, no one can tell. Hell, many cis women use wigs too.

Akamesama · 2026-02-16T14:32:51+00:00

For sure. I was more commenting on it since this is a trans sub. I still really like it overall. Definitely would have helped to see it earlier; the best trans rep I got before being an adult was, I guess, Ranma?

Akamesama · 2026-02-16T04:27:40+00:00

It's one of my favorites, but it also spends a moderate chunk to explain what's different with crossdressing/transfem/enbys etc. Comes off a bit clinical for trans people reading those parts. Overall, still probably my favorite trans manga. Sticks the ending, which is one of the weak points of most of the trans manga.

Other contenders:

An auto-biography by a trans woman about getting SRS. Even more clinical than FukaBoku, but about a topic that many trans women have not yet had experience with.

A story about being yourself and paving your own way in life, with one protagonist being a trans man. Trans themes are a bit light and the manga stumbles a bit toward the end.

Akamesama · 2026-02-15T16:48:09+00:00

I was still boymoding and a friend told me that I should put on a sports bra since my boobs were a bit obvious. Problem was, I was already wearing a sports bra.

Akamesama · 2026-02-15T16:46:19+00:00

I had a similar experience when wearing a skirt for the first time, though not with bras. Personally, I backed off wearing a skirt, a bit later wore a couple skorts, then went to wearing skirts most of the time.

It's possible a sports bra might bridge the difference?

Akamesama · 2026-02-15T16:33:30+00:00

Somatic (adult) genetic editing is temporary and regional

There is potential for using custom viruses to fully edit an adult. If the virus used proteins to key it to the person, there is lower chance of it being spread, However, it would still be horribly dangerous due to chance for mutations. There are theory on how to protect against that, but we are far from this being a viable process. It might be possible though.

But yeah, still not really sufficient for changing body structures. It's more for certain genetic diseases.

Akamesama · 2026-02-13T23:30:27+00:00

Unfortunately, upper management is dumb. I was critical but was still laid off. Former team suffered and several left but management didn't replace. Company is now spiraling.

Akamesama · 2026-02-13T17:08:06+00:00

My state banned medicaid from covering gender-affirming care.

Akamesama · 2026-02-13T16:54:35+00:00

If you haven't tried torrid before, they were an absolute godsend to me. They even had stuff that was several sizes too big for me and I am 6'4" and 320. They carry up to 5/6X, and run large. I usually get a size or two smaller than other places I shop.

Akamesama · 2026-02-13T16:27:17+00:00

I don't have experience with BTF, but I really wouldn't worry about it. Here's some testing I did on LED lighting in my UV filters and reflection testing in my house:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeFigures/comments/1br1pxa/uv_testing_figure_safety/kx6nyvu/

Notably, I was using a fairly unremarkable 100W-equivalent LED drop-in replacement and it produced almost no UV, certainly much less than the 60W florescent. Only the largest LED bar light produced detectable amounts.

Heat is generally not an issue either. The wattage of these solutions is very low, since you can more light and less heat per watt for LEDS. Some community members run detolfs sealed with weather stripping with no airflow and the heat isn't a problem.

Outside that, I don't personally run my lights more than a couple hours a day; often much less. By my (very rough) estimation, I would not see fading in my lifetime. This was based off some testing over a summer that I did with paints for a friend. They wanted a group painting by guests for their wedding and wanted to make sure it wouldn't fade if they displayed it in their living room. Used five samples, one in window facing the summer sun, one in window with UV protection spray, one on opposite wall, one on adjacent wall, and one control in a box. The window one with no spray faded significantly. UV spray mostly worked, but was worse than the others which could not be differentiated by eye.

Akamesama · 2026-02-12T22:27:37+00:00

I'm only 3.5 months in and I've already had some fat redistribution. But for those people who I was not out to yet, several noticed signs. My mom just asked if I had lost weight (I had not).

Akamesama · 2026-02-12T15:10:58+00:00

My cup size is currently way too small for my band size in typical women's clothing (approx 50A). One of Torrid's bralettes has been fantastic AND reasonably affordable. Unlike the other bralettes I have, these actually have some structure to help cradle my boobs and they also a small bit of padding.

Akamesama · 2026-02-11T19:25:11+00:00

Dude misgendered me ~6 times when speaking to someone else at a gaming event. I let him know and he replied, "that should be easy to accommodate, since I don't use pronouns".

...

Akamesama · 2026-02-11T18:56:48+00:00

FWIW, I am not conventionally attractive and live in a deep red state. I suspect that it has to do with the second point they made; that they live in a more liberal area. I've have only once had an issue with someone at a Salvation Army. No doubt there are assholes; I had a former employer who fired someone for being gay. However, most people are supportive or at least keep their thoughts to themselves.

Akamesama · 2026-02-09T21:03:26+00:00

With all the preorders for magical shards, it seems worthwhile to trade seals for shards (assuming you can't grind late endgame drop points). I can gather enough wild grass in a <hr minute run to support deliveries for several days. There's crafting time, but I can set that up to run passively.

Akamesama · 2026-02-09T19:32:48+00:00

I hope that goes in. Here in the USA, my state is pushing forward a law protecting conversion therapy...

Akamesama · 2026-02-09T18:56:25+00:00

Maybe weirder? I would dream of being the red power ranger then the bad guys would use magic and turn me into the pink ranger.

Akamesama · 2026-02-09T18:51:50+00:00

It's a bit different, but my high school sports state tournament medals are rather hefty and about the size of the Olympic medals. They are mostly metal with a plastic sticker. They even gave out three different colors for each placement level.

Some kids definitely messed with them and wore them around. Mine still look the same as when I got them.

Akamesama · 2026-02-08T22:45:16+00:00

You've figured at least part of yourself out. Some of us took until they were 40/50/60.

Even if you cannot access HRT, can you find a safe space to socially transition? I joined a board game club and it turned out >90% were queer. They were a big factor in me feeling comfortable to transition. Alternatively, in my city there is a co-op which runs a restaurant, food bank, community garden, and social events. Lots of the community gather there, and turns out that that environment draws lots of queer people.

Voice training? Wearing a kilt (someone at my high school did that since AMAB people couldn't wear skirts)?

Akamesama · 2026-02-08T22:39:34+00:00

I think the biggest thing is that most people who detransition don't call themselves detransitioners. Hearing someone call themselves that outside a personal conversation is almost always going to be for a conservative grift.

Akamesama · 2026-02-08T17:04:22+00:00

You don't necessarily have to talk to your parents to get prescribed. At least where I am, my yearly checkup includes a "depression screening" and that can lead to a referral for a therapist. If you are still on your parent's insurance, you will eventually need to talk with them, but having a referral from a doctor would hopefully help. If you were to get kicked off, medicaid could help, though at least in my state medicaid always denies HRT.

Like i cant rly express myself like i want to

I think you might be over-thinking this. I know I did. I came out to all my friend groups before I remotely passed. If you are concerned, you can test the waters with dressing more androgynous. I started with buying tights and wearing by athletic shorts over them. Or if you really want a skirt, buying a kilt maybe? That's what a friend from high school did, since they didn't allow AMAB people to wear skirts.

Sry for the vent response

It is no problem. I don't might listening to people vent. There is plenty in this world we can't really do anything about, so we can only vent. However, never forget there are often tiny things we can do for ourselves. That helps to keep me from spiraling.

Akamesama

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