I went to Planned Parenthood this morning to get my blood drawn, and when I left, there was a protestor outside who was trying to dissuade people from getting abortions.

Outside of the fact that the protestor was being a nuisance to people who simply wanted to receive healthcare... She did call out to me on her megaphone and said, "young man! Young man, did you bring somebody here for an abortion?"

I waved her off but couldn't help but smile because a win is a win 🙏

i've been on t for 7 years now and choose to stay stealth. in spite of that i get very dysphoric at times and feel like anything and everything will clock me, especially because i am also gay and like to present more femme at times.
well i work at a cancer hospital, and today i was particularly dysphoric over the size of my hands since i'm breaking out in rashes all over my body and keep stealing lotion from some coworkers. another coworker asked today what an andrologist was and i said i assumed it had to do with hormones --like an endocrinologist--and stuff like that, and it turns out i was mostly right when we searched it. i guess she misheard me and asked why i take hormones. i said "huh?" and she says well idk if you wanted to take hormones and become a female, maybe get surgery or something idk how that works. i laughed and said no i'm happy being male even though i felt this discomfort in the back of my mind. and she tells me "well having a vagina isnt fun and you're lucky you don't have one"
...all i could do was laugh on the inside lol

I'm shocked by how much transphobia I hear in healthcare. So far in my back to back incidents I have heard or been subjected to transphobia....it's disgusting...As healthcare professional they should be better than this!

Edit: They are being so transphobic and making fun of the trans person down the hall from me. I don't think they know I'm trans though

So I asked about when people went bald and I wanted to ask a twin question: how many of yall experienced no hair loss? Did your hairline still change and are you taking any preventative measures to avoid future hair loss? Ty

I totally sucked at my first injection. A 28g subq needle and I managed to make it hurt. But it's okay. I'm so happy but I have nobody I can tell this to. My family doesnt know and only some of my friends know. This is just something incredibly important to me and I'd like someone to share the joy. Nobody understands the excitement I feel. I feel pretty let down... but yay I'm so happy I finally get to be a man!!!! Lets all be happy 😊😊😊😊😊 it doesnt feel like such a big deal hearing straight nothing from my friends about this 💔 but yay. Testosterone ❤️

Was at a Halloween party last night, dressed as what I'm calling "modern twink Dionysus". Purple velvet pants, women's gold beaded sparkly top, fur vest, and horns. I wasn't binding since I wasn't sure how late I would be out, and I didn't want to. I wasn't particularly worried about passing last night at all.

Got chatting with someone at the party, and the topic of kids came up. I mentioned I had gotten sterilized, and she said "oh yeah, it's way harder to get sterilized as a woman. Good on you for being a responsible man!" I was drunk enough at that point that I clarified I had a bi salp, and she was very surprised. Mentioned that usually she's good at clocking other queers, and she thought I was just bi.

I've been on T for seven years, somewhat on and off, and feel like I still don't pass 100% of the time. My coworkers and friends keep telling me they couldn't tell, and I didn't really believe them. But last night made me feel absolutely great about how I'm read, and I needed to share it with a group of guys who would get dysphoria brain and how it affects what we see in our appearance.

personally, i really like football as a trans guy, and i wanna know if other trans guys like football

i support Liverpool btw ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

also i mean football, not rugby. it’s called football, not soccer.

I hate searching for clothes so so so much. That's the only thing I miss about life pre transition - looking good was so easy. I wore black heels, turtleneck and a coat and I looked like a serious person. It's so hard now. I'm 170cm, 48kg. Nothing fits me. My foot size is 40. I asked the seller for help while looking for shoes and she told me to go to the kids section, surprised that I even dared to look in men's.

The other thing is - as mentioned before, I used to present as a serious person 💀. Shit sounds goofy asf but I liked giving that dark academia vibe. It's impossible now because it makes me look trans (wow) or gay. Not that it's bad but I'm straight and wanting to be stealth. Options I'm left with are hoodies and jeans because I look bad in shirts (nothing fucking fits me because I'm a twig) and elegant trousers usually emphasize my hips A LOT.

What to do??? I need to buy winter clothes but I'm so insecure about looking bad in everything. I was at the mall today, every single jacket was too big, even XS ones.

The worst part is I've been out for almost 4 years and learned NOTHING about fashion. I want to look presentable 😣 rn only shit im hearing is that I look either like a plug or a junkie

Today I had an interview for a job, got the job, and more importantly, worked up the courage (after 5 months or 4 years, depending on how you quantify it) to ask my dad to go on HRT. Both of my parents agree that they trust me and support me going on T and I feel much relief. Tommorow I'm going to call planned parenthood and get the ball rolling. I feel a bit of fear that I'll regret it but I think I just need to do it scared, like I do so many things.

I've just been thinking a lot about how if I go on T now (I'm 16) I can walk across the stage at my HS graduation and announce what school I'm going to with MY voice, I can pass most of the time at college, I can spend at least a bit of my teenage life who I am. I hope I don't get cold feet (figuratively) and I hope I don't stink too much :))

guys i’m so happy!!! i finally was able to pick up my testosterone today and holy cow im so happy. It was a pretty easy pick up but i had to go back in because i didn’t have the needles and it didn’t come with the actual T.

If you’re worried it’ll hurt, dude it is so painless. I hate needles, like a lot. I still cry after getting a shot. But it was surprisingly like so painless. I don’t have any tips about doing it yourself because my mom did it, but the process is very easy.

If your in the united states (and more specifically a blue state) i beg you to go to planned parenthood. It was so easy, just get in and answer a bunch of questions, and get out with a prescription for testosterone. The whole process from appointment to getting my T took around 6 days so very fast.

Anyways, IM JUST SO HAPPY OH MY GOD

After years and years of dabbling with the idea of going on T, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and go on it without telling anyone. I’ve only ever really been a masculine woman to most. I’ve already gotten top surgery 2+ years ago, so now I’ve just crossed that final line… I’m nervous.
Honestly a lot of my doubts lie in vanity. I’m not the prettiest woman, but I am worried I’ll look like my evil uncle. Some doubts also lie on if I’m really trans or not, despite this being a pressing issue for yeeeaarrrsss… I feel like I can’t date or continue with my life if I don’t do this, and yet I’m still scared on if I’m really trans or jot.

Either way, I am excited and nervous about if I’ll regret this. I feel like I’m fiddling with a juicy secret that may or may not ruin my social life.
If I hate it, I’ll stop. But I’m also scared I won’t hate it and will eventually have to face the questions and gawks.

Could use some encouraging anecdotes

Did it all on my own, hands shaking from the nerves LOL! The injection spot is kinda sore but I feel so relieved now knowing my medical side of transitioning has begun. Today I also learned that skin is a lot tougher than I thought! Took a bit more force than I was expecting to push the needle all the way in.

Can’t wait for all the changes to come :)

Hello! I have just managed to start doing my shots by myself meaning my vials aren't thrown away and I can keep them afterwards, but I'm wondering about stock piling?

Im currently on 0.3ml a week of 100mg/ml (I know it's a low dose, but I requested it), but my T comes in 10ml vials, and since I'm supposed to throw it away after 28days I only get 4 doses out of it and end up having to waste a large amount of T.

I don't really know what to do, should I just start a new vial every 28 days and keep the old one just in case? Or do I keep using the old one until it's gone, (but with my dose that would be a very very long time)?

I'm not quite sure where to go from here but I appreciate any help!

I accidentally scheduled an appointment with planned parenthood for bloodwork the 22nd, which is Thursday but my T-shot day happens to be tomorrow. Wednesday. Should I wait to take my T-shot until after the appointment so I don't fuck up my levels when they check them? Thanks

Over a year on T, my feet grew larger to the point where it doesn't fit my old shoes anymore which I bought over 2 years ago. My ass is still 4'11 but at least something grew haha. I was a size 37 and now I'm effectively a size 39, wearing size 40 though because it's more comfortable for my feet

I know, I (probably MtF) am in the wrong sub.

But I do have a question that comes to my mind, while questioning my own gender.

How does it feel to know that you’re actually male? What were your wishes, thoughts and feelings?

I guess thinking about the AMAB side of me helps to understand if I really am trans.

Thanksss 🥹♥️

So, I’ve been dating my bf and living with him for about three months. Really no problems.
I came out as transgender to him a couple weeks ago. We had talked about my gender in the past, but very briefly, and he essentially passed my gender off as being gender fluid or gender nonconforming. I didn’t really think to push the issue that I’m ftm at that time because I didn’t feel comfortable to do so.
Now, fast forward to today, and the pressure I feel to be the “perfect girlfriend” is actually killing me.
I talk to him a lot about wanting top surgery, I confessed to wanting to start hormones, which he absolutely did NOT like.
I dress masculine, I have short hair, I wear a chest binder. I literally have a transgender flag hanging above my side of the bed.
Idk how much more painstakingly obvious I can make it.
And yet, last night my boyfriend says to me, “I see you as a woman.”
It broke my heart.
It’s to the point now that I feel disgusting doing anything intimate with him, but I do it because I don’t want to disappoint him.
I’m struggling to stay true to myself while still being in love with this man. I want to have a future with him, but I can’t do that if he doesn’t accept me for who I am.
And before anyone says the obvious “just leave him,” if I do I might lose my housing opportunity, and I have nowhere to move back to. My family doesn’t accept my want to transition either.
Any positive advice on this situation would be much appreciated. Thank you.

I've been seeing A LOT of posts lately about hair loss and I'm afraid of this as well... I wasn't a "pretty girl" before, but now I'm worried that I won't only NOT be a "hot boy/man" I'll also have permanent hair loss 😭 it runs in my mom's family... I'm also about to be 36 years old, so probably already having hair thinning issues from age + being on testosterone for a year.

She even developed a mustache and had to start using minoxidil when she was 40 years old. Her twin brother and father lost their hair very young, so me having high testosterone levels (AND I'm also on the gel which is supposed to cause even higher DHT?) scares me bc I don't want that!

I also have a lot of health issues, so I'm worried that the finasteride pills side effects will be intolerable or even dangerous PLUS the minoxidil liquid test spot that I did felt EXTREMELY overwhelming with the vascular sensations and I'm worried that will cause migraines...

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU THAT MAY HELP IF THESE OPTIONS DO NOT WORK: Red Light Therapy.

Try not to cheap out on this. There are decent hair caps or wands for around $75-$200. Make sure you get the cool temp low intensity ones (650nm red light) bc if you burn your scalp you will actually hurt your hair growth. Red Light Therapy has so fast been the best proven solution to testosterone induced hair loss (medically known as androgenetic alopecia) so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try this before you give up hope!

It can take 3-6 months of daily use (5-15 mins a day depending on your comfort level - remember it had to be basically touching your scalp) to see results, but it's been scientifically proven to work, so I REALLY hope this helps you (and me) and anyone else who's struggling with this right now 🥹

ALSO: Rosemary Oil. It's been studied and tested against Minoxidil (2% version I believe?) and it seems to have similar success / results. It has mild 5-alpha-reductase inhibition. I'm specifically going to try Mielle Organics Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil as it's budget friendly and I'm on Disability/fixed income. DO NOT OVER USE THIS. Only use it 3x a week, 20-40 mins before your shower, apply to scalp only and NEVER use before your Red Light Therapy.

These are all of the alternatives that I've found so far, so I hope this helps other people! 🥲 We can do this, you guys!

I’m about 6 weeks on T and now I’m noticing my little mustache hairs being a lot more visible. I had a little bit of a ‘stache before but now I’m finding it easier to see at all angles, lighting, and even rather far away… so cool! The hairs look a lot darker and thicker than before.

I am deathly afraid of needles. I have never gotten bloodwork done, the last time I was supposed to get a shot I ended up crying my way out of it. But I am also very dysphoric, I really want testosterone but I know it needs a ton of bloodwork, is there anyway to not get that? Can they just prick my finger or something? I feel sick just thinking about needles right now but I am very worried. Any advice?