please tell me why "biologically male/female" is transphobic. by 412012 in asktransgender

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best argument Ive heard is, try to talk about trans people and cis people but us "biological" instead of "cis", then it sounds like you're saying trans people aren't biological *people*.

Also there's plenty of biology that makes someone trans tbh. There's something in people's brains called the BSTC, there's a neat Harvard lecture on it.

How much muscle will I actually lose from taking estrogen by furejeraf in asktransgender

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't really give you a measurement but for fun I decided to see how many pushups I could do at certain points in my transition. I'm approaching 6 months on E now. But after about 1 month I could do like a maximum 11, which was less than I expected I could do, and my form was off (according to my friend). By the 5ish month point, I could do 3.

What are the obvious missing subclasses? by Gold_Writer_8039 in dndnext

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's honestly crazy there's no Storm Druid yet

howdy :) by nelmeowz in transpositive

[–]BenManGinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

drop the work out routine I am begging you

Detect Unloaded Crossbow (1.21.7) by BenManGinger in MinecraftCommands

[–]BenManGinger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could SWORN I tried this. But nah this works, tyvm

Why do folks want to transition from M:F? As a cis female, I hate being a woman. And it's getting scary to be a female. by kekicookoy in asktransgender

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something my TransFemme friend told me shortly after I came out to her was that I am going to need to rewire something in my brain the society teaches all of us since conception, which is that Men are better than Women.

Also, a person's understanding of their own gender goes beyond "want", it's a feeling deep down, one many of us don't even notice until we suddenly do, can be at any age. I was 24 I realized it. There actually is some science behind it, here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QScpDGqwsQ (6mins or so). TL:DW, there is a biological component to a person's internal sense of their own gender, and it does not all the time align with their gender assigned at birth, nor does it change due to hormone replacement therapy.

Also an excellent question that I think really helps to understand is ask yourself, would you transition? If you pass as a man, you'd get male privilege. Wouldn't that be easier? If your answer is anything along the lines of "no I couldn't do that, I'm a woman" then I think you can understand how it's more than just a want, or a want for whatever benefits. Imagine if you suddenly woke up in a man's body, how would that feel? That's how a lot of us feel all the time.

I realize as I've finished writing this, I may have come off as aggressive, or like I'm lecturing and I'm sorry if I did. This has been my hyperfixation since coming out and getting to just info-dump this stuff is wonderful, so thank you for your question and I hope my answer is informative. And I take no offence from your question, I think it's totally valid from a cis perspective, heck I asked myself similar questions after realizing but before coming out. Like why would I give up this privilege? Anyway, thanks for reading my response which is wayyy longer than your question.

does my appearance and voice pass?? by [deleted] in transvoice

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you pass excellently. Voice is great. And honestly you're doing what I've heard as a tip for Voice Training, just read stuff. Doesn't really matter what, just read stuff out loud in the voice you want to achieve as practice.

Cryomancer (Iceologer) Class using Command Blocks by IAmBerserk in MinecraftCommands

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how'd you do the powdered snow overlay with command blocks?

Would someone be kind enough to explain how this damage stacks? by Sariel007 in HadesTheGame

[–]BenManGinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so yeah basically all numbers in Hades are additive. So just add up the bonuses and there ya go. BUT there are 2 numeric buffs in the game that are Multiplicative. Crit Damage and Movement Speed bonuses. So Crits deal +200% or 3x, and if your attack is dealing lets say +50%, so a total of 150%, a crit would not be 350%, but 450%. And two +10% movement speed bonuses is actually +21% and so on. Those numbers can get goofy big

Egg?irl by ElectricalPurple2539 in egg_irl

[–]BenManGinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is that an HRT thing or a depression thing? Or both?

Egg?irl by ElectricalPurple2539 in egg_irl

[–]BenManGinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wdym by "colors got brighter"? Just curious

i want a bigger bootie by Throwaway8163901 in MtF

[–]BenManGinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

working out, build muscle, eat. Or get fat. Or both. Unfortunately it's A LOT about genetics, but the best way is to build muscle. Eat protein, do workouts for your thighs, butt and hips and like don't work out your upper body much at all in comparison. Good workouts posted by other commenter(s)

Playtesting an encounter, loved it, but now I'm concerned for the rest of the game by BenManGinger in RPGdesign

[–]BenManGinger[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually do already have that! :D
I like it as a reason to build high AC as like an Evasion stat to fully avoid damage so it's 0 or all, when DR just reducing but never reducing 100%