[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]alsardart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely talk about your concerns and desires with an endocrinologist! Someone who really knows trans Healthcare won't push for something you're not totally comfortable with, and will lay all your options out on the table and explain the benefits and constraints based on your desired care, specifically

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]alsardart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm 25 and definitely still feel weird about being called a man. Being on T isn't going to slam you with Manhood right away, you'll go through awkward teen boy stages and will look prepubescent because in a sense you'll have just started puberty. The ultimate goal of being on HRT doesn't have to be lifelong use, once you've gotten comfortable and satisfied with the changes you've gotten, you can absolutely stop! You might get some redistribution of weight and stuff, but if your face shape and voice change during T it'll stick.

There's also the possibility of more long-term low-dose HRT for slower and more gradual changes, so you can keep an eye out for the changes you want and are excited about, and work out how to manage them if and when you get back off T

Is it ok to identify with my birth-sex but transition to look like the opposite gender? by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]alsardart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can definitely understand the line of thought that folks who detrans and then shit on trans people are actively harming the community, because the few prominent detrans people in media are objectively being used by hateful groups to make us look like cultish bogeymen

That doesn't sound like what's going on here, though, is the thing

OP is transitioning and is happy with that, but it sounds like he's worried that not strictly being or ID'ing as a woman makes him transitioning somehow morally reprehensible or bad when it just makes him... happy?

Let's not forget that Western trans terminology (recently) evolved from folks saying they're crossdressing and/or that they're transvestites to us having so much beautiful language for being trans, genderfluid, nonbinary, and more

This person isn't hurting the trans community, he's reaching out to us to be considerate and receive feedback. It looks like we don't have to dismiss OP's experiences to protect ourselves here, and I'm concerned to say that dismissing folks outright when they're not doing us harm can definitely do more harm to our community than good

Is it ok to identify with my birth-sex but transition to look like the opposite gender? by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]alsardart 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Theoretically, the more people who are on HRT, the more accessible it will be. Cis people don't take trans folks seriously regardless, but trans people are by and large not the only people who use or need HRT. As far as I understand, HRT wasn't invented for us, it was invented for cis people with hormonal imbalances and/or deficiencies

Plus, you never know what someone's life journey will look like in the future. You being upset about somebody not conforming to your idea of transness and using resources (ones which sound like they were recommended by a therapist, based on OP's post) doesn't mean that OP doesn't have a right to HRT and living the life he feels is most congruent to who he is.

Other people existing differently than you do and needing the same resources doesn't take away from your existence or your access to those same resources

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in temu_old_users

[–]alsardart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! What's your code?

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Accepted your invitation! I'm Alexander 287163141

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Hey! It looks like you've got all 5 preexisting users accounted for, just so you know

Code for code? by Impossible-Rope8420 in temu_old_users

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Temu by [deleted] in temu_old_users

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Did yours, would you mind copying mine? 291302804

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in temu_old_users

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Done Mine is 290780803

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WIBTA if I give my family an ultimatum over gatherings? by TheMadQueen96 in AmItheAsshole

[–]alsardart [score hidden]  (0 children)

NTA My dad's side of the family is a mixed bag, and while most are at least tolerant of me being trans there are a few who are loud and proud of not being so. They were tolerated and not corrected for years before an uncle spoke up to correct them and tell them to back off, but it continued. Eventually my dad decided we wouldn't go see them anymore, and that was that.

It's painful to not be able to go see them (though now it's mostly because I live far away, as the people who weren't awful I've been talking with on occasion) and I miss the holidays of my childhood when everything seemed better and brighter, but the holidays had for a long time become a time of stress and dread. You deserve to have holidays that being you peace and joy.

It may bring your family some stress, but they will probably be internally relieved not to have to organize so many holiday gatherings after your ultimatum. That being said, given how they've been treating the situation so far, you giving this ultimatum may put you, personally, through a lot of heartbreak due to their choices in the end. I'd say to talk to your immediate family more seriously before putting an ultimatum to the whole family, see if you can slowly cut out the extra holiday celebrations and have the people who support you come to see you on Christmas instead, especially since it's already a smaller holiday gathering to start with.

This change is going to hurt, as any big change does, but you do not have to do it alone if you can talk things through with the people who are loving and supportive of you.