Apparently a lot of the anti-psychiatry movement is epically transphobic--instead of saying being trans is a psychiatric disorder, they just claim that it doesn't exist, and is a form of body mutilation. This is just as bad as the psychiatric ...Read More
I've been thinking about this lately, mostly because of some recent events that I'm not going to go into. Some discussions that my system-mates and I had with some of our friends spurred this on, as well. Some people seem to ...Read More
When people think about discrimination, they think about the overt kind: calling black people the 'N' word, calling gays and lesbians faggots and dykes, and stoning women to death because they dared to wear an outfit that wasn't approved of ...Read More
It is easier for us to make friends and establish contacts online first. Some of this is because of expressive difficulties related to the system's autistic condition; some of it is from a need to express ourselves naturally. Because it ...Read More
So, we're finally starting the medical part of our transition! We had our first shot of testosterone this afternoon. So far, we haven't noticed much, but injectable testosterone tends to be slow-acting. We're starting on low doses, too. We'll probably ...Read More
We should not have to correct someone's pronouns four times within a night, especially after indicating exactly how hurtful it was. I know this person is making mistakes, but...how many times do we have to do it? We're starting to ...Read More
We just came out as plural to someone who has helped us a lot over the past month or so, and it went AMAZINGLY! She was really receptive and wanted to find out about us. It's such a relief to ...Read More
Most of us who know us well know that we present as a transgender male at front. Unfortunately, we're early enough in the process that we are still regularly referred to by singular feminine pronouns, even by those who should ...Read More