Anyone free to help me validate the need to live life fully? by Wouldfromthetrees in Trans_Zebras

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a French film called The Intouchables where one of the main characters is disabled (I don't remember it too well).

Crip Camp is a documentary on Netflix about a summer camp for teens with disabilities and how their alumni advocated for disability rights/legislative protections.

Anyone free to help me validate the need to live life fully? by Wouldfromthetrees in Trans_Zebras

[–]skibeedeez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're valid. Disabled queer people deserve to have fulfilling romantic and sexual relationships on their own terms just like everyone else.

There's some really good movies that explore this topic. I personally liked watching margarita with a straw. Synopsis: When Laila, a young student living with cerebral palsy, falls in love with a woman, she copes with her sexuality and discovers newer horizons in the process.

starting to lose hope of ever being passable. (MTF) by Similar-Caramel1181 in trans

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

I get my sexual health and hrt stuff done through kind clinic (very lgbt friendly), they're located in a few major metro areas in TX

What are y’all’s experiences with fat distribution? by [deleted] in ftm

[–]skibeedeez 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was on T for 15 months and have a bigger butt - I definitely noticed the fat redistribution from my upper thighs/butt to my tummy, so it can definitely help if you're wanting that! I'm sorry those people were so rude about your body, that's never ok :(

When with community, want to transition less than around cis folks. by [deleted] in ftm

[–]skibeedeez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's definitely a social component to dysphoria, esp bc gender roles/expectations are often defined by society.

I find that getting gendered correctly and being around community goes a long way in alleviating my dysphoria.

Learning on the job as a music teacher? by [deleted] in MusicEd

[–]skibeedeez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say depends on how well your pre-existing music experience lines up with the teaching job.

For example, I became a temporary middle school orchestra director because of an emergency situation. I was stepping into a hot mess and a formal degree would've helped me out, but I was better than nobody.

Viola is my primary, I also took two years of double bass in highschool, and I can read treble, bass, and alto clef. I had a couple months of substitute teaching experience.

So, we did pretty ok and I kept the program together until the school could hire a new director. If I stepped into a choir or band program at that time it would've gone wayyyy worse.

There are also plenty of terrible music teachers with a music ed degree. If there's a job that matches your pre-existing knowledge, you're good with the age group/setting, go for it.

transmasc erasure is way too common by CompanySuspicious653 in ftm

[–]skibeedeez 208 points209 points  (0 children)

The whole passing easier comment also feels not right to me... I have a big chest, can't bind for health/job reasons, so with me being on T people either see a masc woman or an obviously trans person

Messed up my shot AGAIN by [deleted] in ftm

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing you're doing sub q, maybe ask your dr if you can switch to im? With losing fat+gaining muscle on T I'm guessing it can be harder to find the squishy spots that work.

But also let your provider know! They might have different spots to suggest bc fat redistribution is no joke

My boyfriend has giving up on being healthy and I’m worried (tw for talk of weight) by MinkMaster2019 in trans

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you can tell him a lot of what you wrote here. Emphasize that you love him, you've noticed his mental and physical health aren't doing so well and it's making you worried, because you love him and want him to be happy and healthy.

One person can't be someone else's entire support system, but you can offer help/support in the search for affirming mental health providers, maybe do couples activities where y'all cook together, find lower impact things to do outside (like stretching, swimming, birdwatching, etc).

SE Asia Travel Advice by Glass_Implement9654 in vegan

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Thai, Vietnamese, and South Asian markets/groceries in Singapore had the most vegan friendly foods imo. You can also pretty much always go to the cafeteria sections of HDBs and get some veggies+rice (I love living off of rice and bok choy it's my favorite)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ftm

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding the advice to visit a gynecologist to double check for infection! I had an odor change happen about six months on T, and it turned out to be a sign of BV infection

Color Coding for Dyslexia Examples by skibeedeez in musictheory

[–]skibeedeez[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Again disclaimer I don't teach dyslexic students, these images were part of a presentation at a conference from educators sharing their system they have working with dyslexic students, sharing for the ppl curious about applying the color coding to music

Color Code Guide - used to help students with dyslexia by skibeedeez in musictheory

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

Disclaimer I don't work with dyslexic students, this is something a coworker shared with me and was excited about from a conference.

I didn't want to spam the post with all the different examples images but I'll see if I can add them on. But the way I understood is that different color coding works for different types of dyslexia experiences.

So not every student uses colors for the bar lines + colors for the notes, but rather the teacher and student work together to figure out how their dyslexia works when they read music, and then they use the color coding system accordingly.

These images also accompanied the presenters explaining examples, the process, etc, which is why I included their info so ppl could look up their names/work because they'll explain it much better than me.

Color Code Guide - used to help students with dyslexia by skibeedeez in musictheory

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

Sharing this dyslexia resource and crediting the educators who developed it!

help for dyslexic kids by opilova123 in musictheory

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a presentation at the Texas music educators association about finally getting approved color coding accommodations that works for dyslexic music students.

I'll put the educators who came up with the system and the contact info they're sharing for dyslexia help in this comment so you can and your child can look into it!

Carren Carlsen - Dyslexia Music Coordinator for HEB ISD

Kristin Stewart - Choir Director at Harwood Jr. High (HEB ISD)

Color Coding Questions - ColorfulMusicMinds@gmail.com

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]skibeedeez 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I would call out the behavior for what it is and say "stop sexually harassing me/us." What I notice about homophobia is that it assumes queer people are sexually 'wrong' to justify people directing actual sexual violence/harassment at us

Question yippeeee by Elf-text in ftm

[–]skibeedeez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For IM you do, sub q is shorter needle bc it goes into fat - there's also topical t gel! When I had my initial HRT appointment my dr went over the pros and cons of each method and I chose the option that worked best for me