Featured Voices: Where Does My Story End?
My own story with top surgery is of great personal significance: it’s where my journey started 5 years ago. Continue reading Featured Voices: Where Does My Story End?
Category: Transition
Testosterone, Are You There? It’s Me, Micah.
I’ve been injecting testosterone into alternating thighs every two weeks for the past 3 years or so. Sometimes I wonder if it’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing because my dose is too low. Sometimes I wonder what’s it’s supposed to be doing in the first place. Continue reading Testosterone, Are You There? It’s Me, Micah.
Low Dose Testosterone Update 2015
Video update in which I talk about being on low dose testosterone for over 3 years. Continue reading Low Dose Testosterone Update 2015
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Be Yourself
One of the most commonly repeated phrases / acknowledgments / pieces of advice / soundbites of justification that we hear as transgender people is “Be Yourself.” But how do you know who “Yourself” is when that is exactly what you’re searching for? Continue reading Be Yourself
Top Surgery: 3 years
Another year, another milestone. For archival, informational, nostalgic purposes, go back to my 2 Year mark, and my progress after the 1st Year. If you’re new here, check out the top surgery tag for more posts. Scars My scars are fading, ever so slowly. I get angry at them sometimes, for not behaving, like everyone else’s. I haven’t had any additional treatments after the injections and laser, … Continue reading Top Surgery: 3 years
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5 Myths About Non-Binary Transition
Breaking down 5 common myths about non-binary transition. Continue reading 5 Myths About Non-Binary Transition
Past Life
Thus I awoke just before 4am, heart racing, as present-me was navigating my life 10 years ago. Continue reading Past Life
T Update: Low Dose Testosterone, and Starting and Stopping
Through my personal experience, I address common questions about Testosterone, primarily the effects of being on a low dose, and the effects of starting and stopping. Continue reading T Update: Low Dose Testosterone, and Starting and Stopping
Disclosure is a Spectrum
It’s not about “passing” (whatever that means), it’s not about a “successful” transition (whatever that looks like) or a “complete” transition (life is never complete). It’s simply a spectrum of who you tell about your trans status. And as a non-binary person, I still wield the power of disclosure. It just took me a while to realize this. Continue reading Disclosure is a Spectrum
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Post-Transition Dissonance
A reader asks about experiencing dissonance after transitioning. “Somedays though, I don’t know what to do about being read as male more often than not. I mean, mostly that’s a good thing, I welcome it, I want it to happen. Sometimes, though, I want to scream I am not, I am neither gender, I don’t want a gender – but I remain quiet because I know the world can’t really conceptualize that.” Continue reading Post-Transition Dissonance
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