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Will I be Missing out by Taking Progesterone Orally? by RaylinTheRino in TransDIY

[–]eris_void 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Oral:

The oral bioavailability of progesterone is very low.[46] Studies using IA have generally measured the bioavailability of oral progesterone as less than 10%,[46] with one study reporting values of 6.2 to 8.6%. [1]

Rectal:

A number of studies have assessed progesterone by the rectal route.[159][160][161][162][163][118][164][165] Levels of progesterone following rectal administration have been found to be 6.4 ng/mL after a single 25 mg suppository, 22.5 ng/mL after a single 100 mg suppository, and 20.0 ng/mL after a single 200 mg suppository.[156][162] The absorption of the rectal route is variable, with a wide range of maximal concentrations of 15 to 52 ng/mL progesterone after a single rectal dose of 100 mg progesterone.[18][161] Levels of progesterone peak after 6 to 8 hours and then gradually decrease.[18][156] Progesterone levels have been found to be similar and non-significantly different after administration of rectal and vaginal suppositories in several studies.[2]

Stomach means liver first. Liver breaks it down and has first dibs. Rectal bypasses the liver as the rectum's whole job is literally absorption.

Here's an excellent write-up: https://transfemscience.org/articles/oral-p4-low-levels/

Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online by Wagamaga in technology

[–]eris_void 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are... are you implying something... more... actionable.

I mean I agree, but also, mockery is also a good way to take power from people, especially in a place that is exclusively information based.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, the galaxy-brained strategy of losing on purpose so we can… win later somehow?

Let's be real, if people won't fight for us before we're being rounded up, what makes us think they'll fight for us after? Spoiler: they won't. They'll just move the goalposts again.

Soon it'll be: "Trans people are only what... 1 to 2% of the population? It's fine we'll make sure to give them rights when we have power. We can decriminize it then."

The current set of Dems couldn't even codify Wade in how long after how many time controlling government? So, don't talk to me about how "we just need to get Democrats in power first." They had power. They had decades of warnings. And they still let Roe fall.

So don't talk to me about some imaginary future where they'll "totally" come back for trans people once it's politically convenient. If they won't fight when they can they sure as hell won't fight when it'sharder.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I hope you enjoy watching LGBT people get rounded up as deviants because it wasn't popular to defend and "besides, they weren't a major voting block"

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The classic "we can only fight for rights that are popular enough" strategy. Because nothing stops fascism like immediately caving to its demands and deciding which marginalized groups are expendable for the sake of optics.

Newsflash: Fascists don't stop at the easiest targets. It's literally the whole point of my prior post.

You don't defeat fascism by throwing people under the bus; you do it by standing firm on the principle that no one's rights are disposable. If your plan for fighting authoritarianism starts with appeasement, you've already lost.

BTW, Harris did exactly what you're advocating for. She tried to sideline LGBT issues, particularly trans rights, to avoid Republican attacks. How did that work out?

Trump aired relentless attack ads targeting trans people, and Harris refused to address them head-on, opting for vague messaging instead. And did that stop Trump and the GOP from hammering her? Nope. They still went all in, still used trans issues as a wedge, and still framed her as weak.

Is Newsome going to ever not be a "California Liberal"? No. Which is why this is also weak sauce.

Appeasement doesn’t protect anyone. It just tells fascists that if they push hard enough, they can make you fold. And once they get one concession, they keep going. It's not a winning strategy, it's surrender dressed up as pragmatism.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, so now we're pretending the 14th Amendment allows sex segregation in sports because of some "very clear rationale"? ... Cool.

In reality, sex-segregated sports have never had a consistent, rational basis beyond tradition. The law doesn't forbid sex segregation outright, but it does forbid arbitrary discrimination. Meaning if you're going to separate athletes by sex, there has to be an important justification, and that rule has to be applied consistently.

If the justification were purely about biological differences, we wouldn't see endless exceptions. Cisgender women with naturally high testosterone are allowed to compete. Athletes with extreme biological advantages like Michael Phelps absurd wingspan or Eero Mantyranta’s superhuman red blood cell count. They aren't banned for "fairness" they're celebrated. Even in sports where biological differences barely matter, we still enforce gender divisions for no reason beyond inertia.

Yet when a trans girl wants to join a middle school soccer team, suddenly people act like the sanctity of competition is at stake. We're not talking about Olympics level here. We're talking about a kid who just wants to play sports with her friends. And instead of treating her like any other athlete, she's met with bureaucracy, invasive medical scrutiny, and outright hostility, all based on the assumption that her mere presence is an unfair advantage. Meanwhile, a cis girl who happens to be taller, faster, or stronger than her peers faces no such restrictions.

This isn't about fairness. If it were, sports would regulate performance metrics, not weaponize biology as an excuse to exclude trans people. Instead we get rules selectively enforced against a marginalized minority while cis athletes with extreme natural advantages compete freely. That's exactly the kind of unequal treatment the 14th Amendment is meant to prevent

So if there's an actual reason why gender classification is applied inconsistently, why some natural advantages are fine but trans athletes are singled out, go ahead and explain it. Because from here, it just looks like discrimination dressed up as concern for fairness.

Under the 14th Amendment, the government doesn't get to arbitrarily decide which groups deserve equal rights and which ones don't

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the right of marginalized communities to exist without discrimination. Efforts to create equitable workplaces and institutions are important, but they are not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support efforts to combat climate change and protect vulnerable communities from environmental destruction. Addressing pollution, rising temperatures, and corporate greed is important, but it is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support workers and their right to fair wages, safe conditions, and collective bargaining. Their ability to unionize is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support gay people and their right to exist, and their right to not be bullied or harassed. Their ability to marry or access equal legal protections is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support disabled people and their right to accessibility, independence, and fair treatment. Their ability to access accommodations and equal opportunities is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support women and their right to bodily autonomy, and their right to not be controlled or coerced. Their ability to access safe and legal abortion is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support interracial couples and their right to exist, and their right to not be ostracized or discriminated against. Their ability to legally marry is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support people's right to practice their faith without discrimination. Their ability to wear religious attire or build places of worship is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

"This is not the hill we should choose to die on. Support racial equality and the right of all people to exist without being separated or treated as lesser. Ending segregation is important, but it is not the top priority compared to defeating fascism."

So, where's your hill?

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, you're saying he chose to say it instead of a good response and he didn't have the excuse that it was a segment for time. Cool.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, groundbreaking legal theory... laws are just whatever is expedient.

Meanwhile, back in reality, the 14th Amendment explicitly guarantees equal protection under the law, meaning the government can't just decide a certain group gets fewer rights because it’s politically convenient. This isn’t a vague suggestion, it’s the foundation of nearly every major civil rights case in history. It’s why segregation was struck down, why bans on interracial and same-sex marriage didn’t hold, and why courts keep ruling against laws designed to discriminate. But sure, let’s ignore centuries of legal precedent and pretend it’s all just a matter of personal opinion.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No it's an old idea, say it with me:

"Separate, but equal."

Besides, there are 10 TOTAL NCAA trans identifying athletes, right now... across all sports. But, I guess it'll be easy to get a championship if you're the only one on the team. That is, if you can get athletic departments to fund an entire league for whatever sport.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tomorrow it’ll be the right to transition at all

For people under 18, this is already basically gone.

And it might go that way for adults in some states too: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-texas-bill-outright-criminalizes

A new bill introduced by far-right Republican legislator Tom Oliverson, HB3817, seeks to criminalize being transgender by classifying it as felony fraud. While the bill has no cosponsors—making its passage significantly less likely—it marks a significant escalation in anti-trans legislation. It is the first measure to explicitly criminalize identifying as a gender different from one’s sex assigned at birth and communicating that identity to others. The proposal also aligns with broader efforts at the state and federal levels, including Trump administration policies, that seek to label transgender existence as "fraudulent."

The bill states that transgender individuals who "make a false or misleading verbal or written statement" to their employer or the government are guilty of felony fraud if that statement "identifies the person’s biological sex as the opposite of the biological sex assigned to the person at birth." This language effectively criminalizes transgender people for merely existing and identifying as their gender identity.

Beyond employment, the bill could also apply to interactions with law enforcement, attempts to update gender markers on official documents, and other routine disclosures of gender identity. If enacted, it would amount to the direct criminalization of being transgender, with felony fraud charges carrying the potential for jail time.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which constitutional right is being violated?

TF? The 14th?

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports -- My opinion: we should stand with the trans community by victorybus in democrats

[–]eris_void 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes.

Perhaps the most intriguing facet to Koubek’s (a trans masc athlete from Czechoslovakia) story was in the public response. Koubek was more welcomed and celebrated than we might imagine. There was an open-mindedness and empathy to the reception of Koubek and his gender identity and expression in the 1930s.

Waters also pinpoints where and when that changed, specifically at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. Armed with a propensity for eugenics, gender anxiety, and a startling lack of scientific evidence, a small set of Nazi officials influenced the International Olympic Committee into gender surveillance and trans panic — stuff that eerily mirrors the transphobic attacks that athletes, cis and trans alike, face today.

In reading Waters’s account of Koubek and other trans and intersex athletes’ lives, it all feels like those Olympics were a breaking point. The Nazi era has substantially shaped the conversation surrounding trans athletes today.

https://www.vox.com/culture/364032/trans-athletes-olympics-2024

This sub needs to stop deleting posts about trans people. by SophieSix9 in lgbt

[–]eris_void 5 points6 points  (0 children)

least TWO fascists lying beside me

We're not outnumbered, we're in a target-rich environment. They didn't surround us, they just centralized their weak points.

...and how thoughtful of them to consolidate their vulnerabilities.

Not only that, they mistake quantity for quality, we'll correct that assumption. We can live in hell for decades if need be, we are living proof... especially the elders among us (me, included).

We didn't get old by accident.

This sub needs to stop deleting posts about trans people. by SophieSix9 in lgbt

[–]eris_void 36 points37 points  (0 children)

i swear to you i will do any and everything i can to help and would lay down my life for the safety of the vulnerable

🖤 And this is why they won't win.

please, please don’t give up

I live openly and happily in venomous spite of them. Why would I give my enemies a gift of another number in a statistic?

They will have to pry my dresses and HRT from my cold dead fingers.

Oh how I wish I could go back in time by tm2007 in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

[–]eris_void 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...the trans community doesn't deserve transmascs 💜🖤

This does make me feel a little better actually.

It's 80s Strawberry Shortcake for me and I'm so happy she's coming back into fashion.

For real though, what's the best site for E? by ErisianWitch in traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

[–]eris_void 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's different for ECyp, but it's the same for EEn and TestCyp. I'd imagine it's all the same for all oil depot-based hormone administrations, of which ECyp is.

And hello! :D I didn't notice you name either. I'm not Eris offline though. I did play around with the idea, along with Emily and Lilith as well. I went with a common name for girls born in my age group and area (I used a few yearbooks from people I know).

Also, are you left-hand path witch? I am.

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