This inquiry took place over IM, and was amidst a larger conversation. So I don't have a neat starting question, but copied and pasted the bit that made me realise this topic, which I've touched on before, deserved its own entry. \The exact "she" referenced below is irrelevant. Like many others, she's a cis woman … Continue reading Inquiry: The Infantalisation of Trans Men
My experience with dating cishet women is limited, and my reasons for not being interested in dating cishet women anymore have nothing to do with devaluing cisness or heterosexuality. A number of cishet women who know my medical history have hit on me over the years. This might be flattering if they didn't often throw … Continue reading Cishet Women Who Flirt but Won’t Date Trans Men
I was a semi-professional athlete. For various reasons, mostly revolving around competing as a woman/sexism, I was never sponsored, and there were some competitions I was prevented from entering. I competed in the men category at some competitions prior to coming out as trans, and this despite having, at the time, virtually no testosterone in … Continue reading Intersex Athletes
How do you know if you have dysphoria? All I know is that I am very uncomfortable in my own body, I don't like my sex characteristics at all, a lot of the time. I just don't feel right and I feel a discomfort that I cannot quite put my finger on. I feel disconnected, … Continue reading Inquiry: Do You Have Dysphoria
Didn't want it, and would rather not have it. Small potato, I know. Playing myself a small violin.
Are you familiar at all with the writings of Julia Serano? Your tone, overall prose, and positions on important issues such as personal autonomy, all remind me of her work. As an author, or as authors, your blog’s writing strikes me as being what I always imagined a male version of her work in trans … Continue reading High Praise
Singing was a significant part of my self-care growing up. I was worried about losing my range, and sang through my voice drop, maintaining a decent range. I thought I had managed to maintain my singing, and looked forward to singing in the same key as many of my favourite lower voiced singers, as I … Continue reading Singing and T
Hey I was wondering if you knew anything about the potential of getting medical tattooing on a finished phalloplasty result? It seems like a good tattoo artist might be able to make it look more detailed. I have my glans tattooed to address the monochromatic issue and it helps give the illusion of greater definition … Continue reading Surgical Inquiry: medical tattooing
The choir I was in as a child sang for heads of states, and some important functions. One day, we arrived to sign the Canadian and French anthems for an audience led by Jacques Chirac. Before we took to the stage, he explained that national anthems were of such importance that the young men had … Continue reading Funny Moment: Correctly Gendered Before Social Transition
These are deeply personal reasons, little or none of it may apply to other people. Some of the ways transition improved my sex life are due to T, some due to surgeries. Because of T: Improved libido Facial hair I can rub against other facial hair Chest fur that can be grabbed and tugged Grunts … Continue reading Ways medical transition improved my sex life TMI
