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Nature-Spirits wrote:That's great! I hope he has some success with your family.

Noraika wrote:So I officially love the Jesuits in my area.

The priest I went to had known me before I started to transition, so of course I was terrified to talk to him, but he was completely supportive of me, and is working with me to ensure that, even if my parents completely reject me, I have options open to me to be able to ensure I can continue my transition. He even was like "yeah, you seem so much happier even just looking at you, compared with last year" when I told him that transitioning was a positive thing for me, and working to maximize the chances my parents will be accepting.

Here's hoping for the next few months!

Noraika wrote:So I officially love the Jesuits in my area.

The priest I went to had known me before I started to transition, so of course I was terrified to talk to him, but he was completely supportive of me, and is working with me to ensure that, even if my parents completely reject me, I have options open to me to be able to ensure I can continue my transition. He even was like "yeah, you seem so much happier even just looking at you, compared with last year" when I told him that transitioning was a positive thing for me, and working to maximize the chances my parents will be accepting.

Here's hoping for the next few months!

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

Hirota wrote:

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

It's to cover their own liability. If they don't ask, if they don't jump through all these hoops some dumb or very twisted person is going to use that as an excuse to sue the shit out of them.

Socialist Tera wrote:

Hirota wrote:It's to cover their own liability. If they don't ask, if they don't jump through all these hoops some dumb or very twisted person is going to use that as an excuse to sue the shit out of them.

Ah makes sense. I thought she thought I was an idiot or something.

Hirota wrote:

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

It's to cover their own liability. If they don't ask, if they don't jump through all these hoops some dumb or very twisted person is going to use that as an excuse to sue the shit out of them.

Hirota wrote:

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

It's to cover their own liability. If they don't ask, if they don't jump through all these hoops some dumb or very twisted person is going to use that as an excuse to sue the shit out of them.

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

Grenartia wrote:

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

Wait. Why is a psychiatrist talking to you about the side effects of SRS?

Fabulous Rainicorns wrote:I feel like I should post here more often, but never have anything new to say. I hate that I'm not actually doing anything but I can't actually do anything yet and I'm extremely resistant to seeing a therapist for no good reason.

Aphryss wrote:

Grenartia wrote:
Wait. Why is a psychiatrist talking to you about the side effects of SRS?

HRT causes irreversible infertility after a while, you don't need SRS to spike the ol' baby cannon. And since some people are concerned about having kids in the future, it's a reasonable concern to raise in a psych assessment.

Of course, my psychiatrist went a step further and was like "You know it'll be harder to find romantic or sexual relationships, right?"

United Marxist Nations wrote:

Aphryss wrote:HRT causes irreversible infertility after a while, you don't need SRS to spike the ol' baby cannon. And since some people are concerned about having kids in the future, it's a reasonable concern to raise in a psych assessment.

Of course, my psychiatrist went a step further and was like "You know it'll be harder to find romantic or sexual relationships, right?"

I am kind of confused, because I can't tell if that is a compliment or a complaint? Honestly, I think it's valuable to have a psychiatrist be frank about relationships and things like that, because it is important.

Aphryss wrote:

United Marxist Nations wrote:I am kind of confused, because I can't tell if that is a compliment or a complaint? Honestly, I think it's valuable to have a psychiatrist be frank about relationships and things like that, because it is important.

It betrays a fundamental misunderstanding on his part about why I'm transitioning, which is not for relationships or other people. Dude seemed a little obsessed with sex, TBH. And all that shit is just not relevant to me.

United Marxist Nations wrote:

Aphryss wrote:It betrays a fundamental misunderstanding on his part about why I'm transitioning, which is not for relationships or other people. Dude seemed a little obsessed with sex, TBH. And all that shit is just not relevant to me.

But, it should still be a concern. I mean, it isn't at all wrong to say that a significant number of the people who would want to court a trans person will be people seeking it out for the wrong reasons.

Vassenor wrote:Set my Facebook profile to refer to me using female pronouns. Not changed to my preferred name because of all the crap around doing that if it's not my legal name.

Grenartia wrote:

Socialist Tera wrote:I got to see a doctor for my referral today to see a psychiatrist, it was frustrating, I was asked questions like "Do you want kids? You do know you won't be able to have kids if you go through with it, right."

Wait. Why is a psychiatrist talking to you about the side effects of SRS?

Aphryss wrote:

United Marxist Nations wrote:But, it should still be a concern. I mean, it isn't at all wrong to say that a significant number of the people who would want to court a trans person will be people seeking it out for the wrong reasons.

Yeah, trans chasers exist and are creepy AF. But still, focusing on sexual relationships like that felt like he was completely missing the point.

Linux and the X wrote:

Vassenor wrote:Set my Facebook profile to refer to me using female pronouns. Not changed to my preferred name because of all the crap around doing that if it's not my legal name.

They accept a voter registration card as ID. I doubt they could tell if it's photoshopped.

Linux and the X wrote:

Vassenor wrote:Set my Facebook profile to refer to me using female pronouns. Not changed to my preferred name because of all the crap around doing that if it's not my legal name.

They accept a voter registration card as ID. I doubt they could tell if it's photoshopped.

Fabulous Rainicorns wrote:I feel like I should post here more often, but never have anything new to say. I hate that I'm not actually doing anything but I can't actually do anything yet and I'm extremely resistant to seeing a therapist for no good reason.