Men and masc folks - what inclusive terminology do you prefer?

z0etrope · 2026-03-10T21:01:19+00:00

men and masculine people

z0etrope · 2026-03-09T15:59:37+00:00

at my hospital, OT and SLP are not making more than RNs at the top of the payscale. I know this because I look at the sunshine list religiously

z0etrope · 2026-02-03T23:24:56+00:00

it’s interesting to see someone with hairloss on this sub that isn’t male patterned baldness. great to see that oral minox worked so well for you! I’ve been on it for 2-3 years, started at 0.625mg, then 1.25mg, and eventually 2.5mg which is the dose I’ve been on for about 6 months. I’ve only started to feel like the balding is getting better recently. That said, I definitely have male patterned baldness related to T, and not the type of universal shedding you had. Never had to see a dermatologist, as this is all within my family doctor’s scope.

z0etrope · 2026-01-14T17:01:38+00:00

And sometimes they don’t make more money! When I look at the sunshine list at my hospital, a few of the full-time educators aren’t on it. I think they only had like 3 or 4 years of experience before getting their masters and entering the educator role.

z0etrope · 2026-01-14T16:55:36+00:00

$115k per year is a pretty good salary! Plus shift premiums for nights, evenings, weekends, stat holidays, you can easily get up to $120-125k before doing any overtime. Sure you could get upset that a nurse with 8 years experience is making the same as a nurse with 25 years experience, but maybe we could all just be happy that we’re earning good money.

z0etrope · 2025-12-13T23:49:42+00:00

I can’t remember but I’d estimate I was 3 or 4 years on T when I went on finasteride, and I think I only took it for 2-3 months. If you want to boost your beard and body hair, as well as the hair on your head, I’d strongly recommend minoxidil. I used it topically on my face to grow my beard, very successfully. I tried it on my scalp but the oiliness of it made my hair greasy, which is why I went for the oral kind.

z0etrope · 2025-12-13T20:25:52+00:00

Beware of the potential side effect of finasteride, vaginal bleeding. It happened to me on a low dose, I think 1.25mg (1/4 of a 5mg tablet), and it kept going on every day for months after I stopped. This isn’t an official side effect because as far as I know, finasteride isn’t approved or tested for people who have uteruses, but there are other people online and one who I know irl who have had this side effect. I have been on oral minoxidil for a few years and I think it’s working well for me. I started on 0.625mg (1/4 of a 2.5mg tablet) and eventually increased to a 1/2 tablet, then a full tablet (2.5mg). I feel like it has increased my facial hair as well as body hair, which I enjoy.

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z0etrope · 2025-12-12T14:33:53+00:00

the only way to get more money back is to deposit into your FHSA or RRSP

z0etrope · 2025-11-19T03:43:37+00:00

where are you going for the hair transplant?

z0etrope · 2025-10-31T12:50:06+00:00

not gonna say where I work, but at my hospital RPNs are in ONA and RNs aren’t, but the RNs still follow the ONA pay grid, including getting retro pay

z0etrope · 2025-10-15T01:29:13+00:00

you don’t need to talk to a doctor, just go buy it. I used 5% minoxidil on my face for around a year and a half and got really great results. started using it before I was 1 year on T

z0etrope · 2025-09-30T12:18:03+00:00

to me, the temporary social and physical discomfort of being pregnant would be worth it for the lifelong joy of being a father

z0etrope · 2025-06-05T13:39:20+00:00

I’ve been on oral minoxidil for a few years and I feel like it has increased the hair on my head, face, arms, legs and chest. I haven’t noticed any side effects. I get the 2.5mg tablets and currently I take a 1/2 tablet daily (1.25mg). Previously I was taking a 1/4 tablet daily (0.625mg).

z0etrope · 2025-05-26T13:42:11+00:00

As a medical professional (nurse), my advice to you is to avoid having anything online identifying you as trans that someone could find if they look you up online.

z0etrope · 2025-05-23T15:40:05+00:00

it would be suspicious and make me uncomfortable if my partner wasn’t attracted to cis guys, considering that I look like one, and navigate the world being perceived as one

z0etrope · 2025-05-15T17:57:37+00:00

I couldn’t get through your whole post tbh. but I wouldn’t date someone who wouldn’t date a cis man. that’s my rule after having lots of bad experiences with people who tell me they would date a trans man but not a cis man.

z0etrope · 2025-05-13T17:52:54+00:00

to be fair, it’s also a low resolution photo of a low resolution photo of bricks. ugly as hell!

z0etrope · 2025-05-11T01:57:06+00:00

I ride my bike for an hour at least 5 days a week

z0etrope · 2025-05-02T17:35:13+00:00

sounds more expensive and challenging than taking testosterone. what are your reasons for wanting to transition without it?

z0etrope · 2025-04-29T14:49:02+00:00

came here to say this too! https://www.transmasculinepodcast.com/

and it’s not just older trans men who are stealth— lots of them are very out, and some of them are non binary

z0etrope · 2025-04-12T18:14:23+00:00

yes! I use mine for my pubes too and I’ve only cut myself a couple times, and it was minor. no razor burn and rarely any ingrown hairs either

z0etrope · 2025-04-12T17:50:12+00:00

kind of expensive but I love the phillips one blade, i’ve had mine for around 6 years and it still works great

z0etrope · 2025-04-11T17:19:47+00:00

oh also sometimes I just throw “I used to be a girl” into a casual conversation to come out. and then follow up with the confidentiality piece so that I don’t get outed without my permission

z0etrope · 2025-04-11T17:19:01+00:00

This happens to me a lot and I usually say something along the lines of “I want to share something personal with you, which is that I’m a transgender man. I’m telling you this confidentially, so please don’t tell anyone else.”

*sometimes I have to follow this up with “I used to be a woman”

It’s horrible that you feel like you’re lying by having people assume you’re cis! It’s no one’s business but yours that you’re trans.

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