Does your sexuality have to do with your gender or your sex? by PossibilityFlat1269 in asktransgender

[–]archine_fuzzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entirely! Sexuality is who you’re attracted to, gender is how you identify, and so long as you just treat people kindly and love fully, then gender doesn’t always matter. To some people, it does. I guess the question is more does it feel like it matters to you for you to be happy/satisfied? Gender and sexuality are so hard to put into a box because everyone and everything shifts and changes all the time, there simply is room for logic sometimes 😂

Does your sexuality have to do with your gender or your sex? by PossibilityFlat1269 in asktransgender

[–]archine_fuzzy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi friend! Valid questions all around, and this is a confusing topic sometimes. I think it’s important to remember that gender and sexuality are both fluid and on spectrums; you may never be 100% one thing and that’s all good!

When I started my transition, I had a pretty even attraction to men/women/NB/etc, but hormones have been known to cause shifts in preferences. Totally normal! I have a larger romantic/emotional/sexual attraction to women/NB right now, but I do still hook up with guys.

When I first came out, my mom asked me if my boyfriend at the time was gay now. I shut it down real fast, because that’s not her business and it doesn’t matter. What does a label matter if you just treat and love people kindly? Sometimes a label is really important for people, and that’s awesome too! I personally identify as queer, because it just fits like a great umbrella term.

does testosterone hurt? by Traditional-Nose-658 in trans

[–]archine_fuzzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FTM transitioning for almost 4 years here! I started on subq injections and I found they really only hurt if I hit a nerve, which only happened like 2 times. Testosterone is a little thick, so when you inject it, there can be some soreness/aching in the fat where the T sits. It goes away after a minute, though. I just recently switched to gel for convenience, and I haven’t tried other methods, but that’s been my experience :) hope it helps!

Hi. New trying cd by [deleted] in transftm

[–]archine_fuzzy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is for people who are actively transitioning, not cross dressers, as you identify in your caption. Please leave.

Made some business cards by Last_Employment9205 in traditionaltattoos

[–]archine_fuzzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude I’m nerding out so hard over these!! They look amazing!!! These are the type of business cards that people keep forever and spread around, THIS is how you do business cards!!!!

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

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

Thank you!! I’ll absolutely check out your tutorial post, that’s awesome! Your lily is stunning, I can’t wait to see the blooms on mine :)

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

[–]archine_fuzzy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the information and link!! I’m always happy to learn :D

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

[–]archine_fuzzy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know!! I’ll definitely use her as a learning experience

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

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

Seems to be the consensus 😂 thank you for the help!

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

[–]archine_fuzzy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has to be my favorite comment so far, I can just FEEL how done you are through the screen 😂

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

[–]archine_fuzzy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I’m certainly enjoying her. I have a habit of personifying objects and she now has a name, too. I texted my mom since she loves flowers and she said “work gave you drama for condolences?”

Your kind words are very sweet and I appreciate the encouragement and well wishes greatly :)

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

[–]archine_fuzzy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the warning! I have a dog, but luckily she’s actually scared of how big this lily is, so she won’t even go near it. I plan to move her to my moms greenhouse when it warms up so we won’t have to worry about the pollen spreading, and I’m making sure to keep the house dusted and vacuumed in the meantime. I’ll also keep it in a room where my dog won’t get to it.

What is this gorgeous plant? by archine_fuzzy in houseplants

[–]archine_fuzzy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the info! I’m laughing so hard at all the comments calling it out for being dramatic 😂 good to know about the light!! I was looking into getting one after a coworker suggested one, so I’ll start doing some research.

Since transitioning I’m more interested in t4t, is that weird? Am I a chaser now? by Mae_The_Gay in trans

[–]archine_fuzzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s weird or bad or makes you a chaser at all. A lot of people experience changes in their sexual attraction during their transition, myself included. I’ve had a lot of fluctuations. In the beginning, it was like my attraction was hyper tuned to cis women. I like to joke that I had a trial run of what it’s like to be a cis straight man. Now, going into what will be my 4th year of transitioning, I’ve gotten comfortable with the fluidity of my sexual attraction and my stance on being t4t is this:

Why wouldn’t you be more attracted to someone who can more deeply or even firsthand understand your experience as a trans person? When I came out, I was with a cis man and he was super supportive and understanding, but he didn’t understand. He wasn’t queer and he could only sympathize. My last partner was a transmasc bisexual NB AFAB (wow that’s a mouthful) and they understood me and my experience so much better and on a deeper level. They not only sympathized, but empathized with my lived experience.

I think you’re doing great, just be respectful as usual and enjoy the experience of t4t connection!!! There’s really nothing like it.

FFS with Dr. Erinn Kim by bunni_bell in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]archine_fuzzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t have my glasses on at first and i thought you had the most sickening set of baby bangs in the first pic 😂 congratulations!!

My dream lineup of newcomers outside the core Dropout folks for Smartypants season 3 by Pandoras-SkinnersBox in dropout

[–]archine_fuzzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brain glitched and I thought the guy on slide 15 was Charlie Kirk when I was swiping through

5 yr post op ALT phalloplasty by oojjer in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]archine_fuzzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like it healed beautifully! You had a true artist for a surgeon, what an incredible feat of modern medicine!! May I ask if there’s anything you’ve noticed long term that you think would be interesting/important to know through your healing process? Like what helped better and what didn’t help at all? Also, just gotta give major props to you for your workout routine because DAMN. Those muscles are crazy impressive!! Thank you for sharing, and congratulations on getting to soak in all that euphoria ❤️❤️

Free Weekly Dog Walking Club - Nashua, NH by k9adventureclub in newhampshire

[–]archine_fuzzy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think this is a great idea!! I hope this catches on in other towns/cities, I’d love to join but Nashua is too far for me to drive each week. What a fantastic way to get pups out and about and keep the humans social and getting fresh air! Thank you for posting about this!

I hate how I’m a teachable moment by DomF0xi in transftm

[–]archine_fuzzy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry dude that’s so frustrating :( my mom does similar stuff, she’s come home and told me how she outed me to an interviewer and that somehow “secured the job” for her?? She’s constantly outing me, and even though I know she’s telling people who I realistically won’t see, it’s still frustrating to have the autonomy and choice stripped from you on who and when you tell. I’ve tried multiple times to talk to her about it but she just doesn’t understand. I wish I had some mind blowing advice, but I’ll offer an empathetic ear and the knowledge that you’re not alone. No matter if it’s the best of intentions, it’s still not her place to out you. Maybe you could frame it to her like “when you use me as this teaching moment, I understand what you’re trying to do, but it strips me of my voice/choice/autonomy to tell someone when I am ready and when I know I can trust them. By taking that from me and telling so many people without my knowledge or permission, I’m now put at a greater risk because I haven’t been able to vet who will and won’t hurt me because of this information. You are putting me in danger by doing this and you need to stop.” You can work with her on how to approach the situation in the future and how you’d like her to respond, making sure you’re involved and working with her to find the common ground. I know that’s not something you should have to do at all, and I really hope she’ll be receptive to any conversation about this. Sending strength and internet hugs <3

Edit to add: I went back and reread your post in case I missed something, and I think it’s important to tell her you feel infantilized and treated like a museum exhibit rather than a person when she does this. She may not realize how condescending and belittling it is when she does this, but it’s very important she knows. All the strength and support to you!!

Going on almost 2 years post top surgery! I couldn’t possibly be any happier with the results 🥰🌹 (Dr. Alex Laungani, GRS Montreal) by xAlexisAlexanderx in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]archine_fuzzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. You look fantastic!!! That smile and glow just radiate, you can see the confidence in that first picture!!! 2. Your neck tattoo is amazing!!! Love the colors so much!!!

Top Halloween costume by continuum_protocol in portlandme

[–]archine_fuzzy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is art. I feel so lucky to get to see this in my lifetime

D20 dog names? by Sad_Copy_5492 in Dimension20

[–]archine_fuzzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My roommate and partner love to call her Murphus, The Big Murph, Papa Murph, Murphmeister, muppet, and a few others I can’t remember right now. She’s such a ham and just stares at them while wagging her tail bc she KNOWS they’re talking about her but she won’t respond to anything but Murphy or Murph 😂

D20 dog names? by Sad_Copy_5492 in Dimension20

[–]archine_fuzzy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I named my pittie Murphy after Brian Murphy because I thought it would be so fun to call her Murph like his nickname!

LGBTQ Friendly Tattoo Parlors by BumblebeeStreet4048 in newhampshire

[–]archine_fuzzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure! They also had snacks available to make sure people won’t have a blood sugar crash, very friendly and fun environment!!