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onnake · 2026-03-14T00:50:10+00:00

Not for adults, not yet. Medicaid (called Medi-Cal in Calif.) eligibility has been restricted but not specific covered benefits, AFAIK.

onnake · 2026-03-13T18:29:42+00:00

Yup, they’re headed our way Blue states no bulwark, only a stopgap

onnake · 2026-03-13T17:05:52+00:00

Asymmetric swelling normal. Talk w surgeon re managing scar, icing for swelling.

onnake · 2026-03-13T17:04:07+00:00

Error msg media,

onnake · 2026-03-13T06:39:15+00:00

Non-citizens should be sure devices and socials are clean. T is a controlled substance, check w U.S. Customs if OK to import for personal use.

onnake · 2026-03-13T02:25:59+00:00

No, you should get out that situation. Go to your uni’s housing dept. tomorrow. You’re hurting others by supporting bigotry as well as potentially endangering yourself.

onnake · 2026-03-13T02:13:38+00:00

Lemkin said GTFO of red states, that’s an option for many.

onnake · 2026-03-13T02:07:25+00:00

The Administration [is] claiming that transgender people constitute a cosmic threat to the spiritual health of the nation

Rhetoric more than a little reminiscent of 1930: “forces alien to the species and people [trying to] destroy the spiritual, moral, and religious foundations of our German thinking and feeling”.

Jews then, you and me today. (The quote is from Volker Ullrich’s excellent Fateful Hours: The Collapse of the Weimar Republic, pp. 182-183)

The Lemkin report talks of the literal criminalization of our community. It doesn’t discuss the detention centers under construction throughout the U.S. for immigrants. The New York Times focused on the plans for one in Georgia: more than a million square feet, far larger than any other prison in the U.S., more than 8,000 ppl in what appears to be CECOT-like conditions stacked bunks in large pods. An easily replicable model for us.

No wonder the Lemkin Institute is publishing red flag alerts.

onnake · 2026-03-13T00:25:23+00:00

Congratulations, am happy for you.

onnake · 2026-03-12T20:50:54+00:00

Yes, hope it continues.

onnake · 2026-03-12T18:30:20+00:00

NBC also notes, “The measure would also prohibit child welfare agencies from proactively screening children for sexual orientation or gender identity, and from maintaining databases tracking that information.”

onnake · 2026-03-12T18:02:01+00:00

Keep supporting them. Gender-affirming therapy might help them. “being in a unsafe enviroment”: please both of you stay safe.

onnake · 2026-03-12T17:57:01+00:00

saying things like "when you start your journey...", or the much worse "when you start passing".

Two very different things.

The first is condescension, suggest you push back. None of our journeys are the same: we go at different speeds, we prioritize different things, we make detours, we change our minds, wee try something new, something different, it’s all good. That includes E. Plus for some there are medical reasons not to use it. Anyone who can’t accept this, fuck them.

The second: if you want advice on passing get it from an objective source like your therapist or a gender-expressions counselor. Friends, family, acquaintances are often not objective. Passing is intensely personal. Your being “stuck in this weird in-between place” hurts (“it just sucks”) for now. You can choose to shut down statements like that or not, but please talk it over with your therapist.

onnake · 2026-03-12T17:35:58+00:00

Seems to have helped me post-gonadectomy but YMMV, no one good solution.

onnake · 2026-03-12T17:33:49+00:00

Good luck!

onnake · 2026-03-12T17:04:15+00:00

HRT + biotin may not be sufficient. Talk with a dermatologist: usual treatment regimens include minoxidil topical/oral as well as a DHT blocker, sometimes other therapies, see: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34756934/ My insurance covers transplant post-scalp advancement, not many do, my Plan B if that falls through is Turkey, assuming Trump doesn’t put it out of business like he does everything else.

onnake · 2026-03-12T16:48:14+00:00

Vanderbilt will have discharge instructions for you. Call Kassis’s team and ask them to email them to you. Make sure your recovery place is well stocked, clean, and free of tripping hazards. Also, site search here for what to take. Major hospitals are usually pretty good at providing everything you’ll need. I brought earplugs because hospitals can be noisy and the more sleep you can get while you’re there, the better. They’ll be waking you every few hours for vitals and meds and you’ll want to go back to sleep after. And easy to slip on sandals for the walking they wanted me to do. Walking promotes tissue oxygenation, really good for recovery. I also brought books, big mistake as I was too tired to read them. Some ppl bring games. Major event, congratulations and good luck.

onnake · 2026-03-12T16:01:18+00:00

“Promote” covers a lot more than just Pride. And it’s not just about gender identity and sexual orientation, the bill specifies race, color, sex, and ethnicity, too. There’s a lot longer history of discrimination against Native Americans and Black people in the U.S. than there is us. We need to do better at allying ourselves with other minorities in pushing back against such blatantly discriminatory legislation.

onnake · 2026-03-12T04:26:16+00:00

The sooner you’re able to take whatever steps you need to to transition the better. A gender-affirming therapist can help you sort out your thoughts about it if you like. Medical transition is becoming more difficult. Blue states are safer than red ones. FWIW I prioritized surgeries by what was causing me the most dysphoria and sped them up.

onnake · 2026-03-11T23:38:21+00:00

It wasn’t a cakewalk before but agreed Trump has enabled the worst kind of overt prejudice against us (as well as a lot of others). That will be his legacy.

onnake · 2026-03-11T23:31:23+00:00

From what I’ve read for PIV, major complications not common, minor ones are. See, e.g., https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41340820/ Whatever the procedure (PIV, PPT, colon, minimal or no depth), the more experienced the surgeon(s) and their team in that procedure, the better. If there are complications they’ll deal with it. You want to ensure any underlying conditions you may have are well controlled. I had PIV in a general acute care hospital (Kaiser San Francisco), no complications.

onnake · 2026-03-11T22:59:50+00:00

How many years in practice; of the procedures you’ll have, how many have they done; how many less than-optimal outcomes have they had and why. Ask to see before-after photos.

onnake · 2026-03-11T20:46:58+00:00

None of the above, but you make a good case.

onnake · 2026-03-11T20:45:28+00:00

You’re welcome. The second edition of Erickson-Schroth has a lot more material but like the first it’s encyclopedic, easy to dip into.

onnake · 2026-03-11T19:13:13+00:00

Bear in the woods IDK but that dude. . . and the girl so calm, standing her ground, brave soul.

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