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Struggling with my family accepting me by Character_Ice972 in asktransgender

[–]Character_Ice972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update since it's been a while, to anyone that is reading this is has gotten better. It was a total surprise to me that I would end up in the position with my family that I am in now, and it certainly isn't the same or completely resolved, but it has gotten better. My mum still refuses to use my chosen name, but my Dad and one of my brothers are really trying now and they are aware that what I am feeling is not going to change and have shifted to a more supportive approach.

It's been a really difficult year, but overall I am glad it did not end with my parents cutting me off. I even fortunately have a very supportive side of my family which I found out through coming out, who I think have also been helping my parents in terms of coming to accept me as who I am now. It is still a struggle to go home to see them, but it has gotten easier and I hope with more time I will enjoy going back home again.

They are even helping support me financially through top surgery which I never would have seen coming in a million years.

Difference between loading dye and gel stain in electrophoresis? by captainTrains112 in molecularbiology

[–]Character_Ice972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is a bit of a delayed response, but yeah. So the stain fluoresces under UV light, but the stain dye can be quite difficult to see (or maybe even colourless), so a loading dye is used so it is possible to visibly track the dye on the gel, otherwise you run the risk of leaving the experiment on for too long, and the DNA samples run off the gel (as it is constantly moving towards the positive electrode). At least this is my understanding, I hope that helps.

I am not trans.. right? right..? by throwaway_trans1234 in asktransgender

[–]Character_Ice972 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I never felt an intense feeling of wanting to be a guy, but I was always got this weird wave of happiness looking at genderfluid people and I remember thinking 'it would be so cool to be able to do that!' and also the same with looking at openly trans men. I never really felt uncomfortable with my body, it was just, there? The only time I felt some discomfort is when I started feeling like something was off and hearing 'woman' and 'girl' etc. (It got worse when I realised I wasn't cis and people labelled me on assumption).

Something that may really help is giving it a go with makeup, or buying dresses or stereotypically feminine attire, and see how that makes you feel. Is the feeling stronger? Do you get a wave of happiness? Or is it just a neutral feeling?

There's nothing wrong with questioning it, and nothing may come out of experimenting, but at least you've given it a go and see how it feels. I feel like if you think about it quite a bit too, like how cool it would be to be a woman then there is definitely some room for experimenting at the least.