NationStates' Transgender Thread II

[Renewed Imperial Germany-]

Actually, it is often very hard for trans people to engage in romantic relationships, because a large number of cis people don't want to publicly acknowledge that they could be attracted to a trans person. Trans women especially have to take into account that if they don't approach relationships carefully, their lives could be at stake.

And anecdotes prove nothing....

It's almost as if the whole plumbing right down to the uterus and ovaries needs to be there but science won't let that happen for me to go with anything less than absolute caution.

I've removed that phrase from my vocabulary. Like.... yeah....

[The Serbian Empire]

It's almost as if the whole plumbing right down to the uterus and ovaries needs to be there but science won't let that happen for me to go with anything less than absolute caution.

I've removed that phrase from my vocabulary. Like.... yeah....

What, that's how Harley keeps getting into Arkham Asylum.

[Renewed Imperial Germany-]

I've removed that phrase from my vocabulary. Like.... yeah....

What, that's how Harley keeps getting into Arkham Asylum.

Also how I keep getting out

[Nature-Spirits]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

I can order breast forms this weekend.

I'm crying tears of joy and I'm just so overwhelmed by all of this and omg

I just

It's happening.

I still haven't been to see a doctor about the possibility of starting hormones -- hoping to get that done this month hopefully? -- and I interviewed as a man at the place where I'm about to start working, but you know what? I'm making fucking progress. Slowly, but surely. I can do this.

[Grenartia]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

I can order breast forms this weekend.

I'm crying tears of joy and I'm just so overwhelmed by all of this and omg

I just

It's happening.

I still haven't been to see a doctor about the possibility of starting hormones -- hoping to get that done this month hopefully? -- and I interviewed as a man at the place where I'm about to start working, but you know what? I'm making fucking progress. Slowly, but surely. I can do this.

Thats awesome, sib!

[Nature-Spirits]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

I can order breast forms this weekend.

I'm crying tears of joy and I'm just so overwhelmed by all of this and omg

I just

It's happening.

I still haven't been to see a doctor about the possibility of starting hormones -- hoping to get that done this month hopefully? -- and I interviewed as a man at the place where I'm about to start working, but you know what? I'm making fucking progress. Slowly, but surely. I can do this.

Thats awesome, sib!

Yeah.

And for all of you who are feeling hopeless right now: I've been there. There've been times when I thought I would never be able to transition. But now, here I am, and things are finally coming within reach. It is possible!

[Philjia]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

That's a fucking brilliant idea.

[Nature-Spirits]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

That's a fucking brilliant idea.

Right? I'm gonna check out what other services they offer when I head up there.

Apparently there's also a food bank for students to access, which I think is awesome considering that so many students are racking up debt and a not-insignificant number have reported skipping meals to save money.

Of course, I must say that none of this is particularly surprising, given that I have moved to the lotusland that is the West Coast.

[The Alexanderians]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

I can order breast forms this weekend.

I'm crying tears of joy and I'm just so overwhelmed by all of this and omg

I just

It's happening.

I still haven't been to see a doctor about the possibility of starting hormones -- hoping to get that done this month hopefully? -- and I interviewed as a man at the place where I'm about to start working, but you know what? I'm making fucking progress. Slowly, but surely. I can do this.

Grab what you can and pass it around to the rest of the posters.

[Vassenor]

Wish I could find stuff like that.

[Val Halla]

Wish I could find stuff like that.

Breast forms aren't as expensive as you think. Unless you want bigger ones, you can get silicone stuff for less than £30. Mine were £20

[Vassenor]

Wish I could find stuff like that.

Breast forms aren't as expensive as you think. Unless you want bigger ones, you can get silicone stuff for less than £30. Mine were £20

I know; I already own a pair.

[Val Halla]

Breast forms aren't as expensive as you think. Unless you want bigger ones, you can get silicone stuff for less than £30. Mine were £20

I know; I already own a pair.

Oh. >.<

[Vassenor]

I know; I already own a pair.

Oh. >.<

Kind of hard to get results like that with a pair of socks.

[Val Halla]

Oh. >.<

Kind of hard to get results like that with a pair of socks.

Yeah that's true.

Tbh I'm still annoyed I didn't get the forms I asked for. Ah well. :/

[Nature-Spirits]

Hahaha speaking of DIY breast forms has anyone else tried to use t-shirts? When I was first trying to figure all that shit out one of the things I experimented with was crumpling up and stuffing a t-shirt into each cup. Socks were too small and t-shirts were too big (like, too big for my mom's 38D cups that I was using because I didn't have any bras of my own yet). That's how I ended up using water-filled plastic bags.

Had to empty those out when I moved. Apparently when water sits inside a ziploc bag for over a year, it turns a bit yellowish. Who knew?

[Vassenor]

Hahaha speaking of DIY breast forms has anyone else tried to use t-shirts? When I was first trying to figure all that shit out one of the things I experimented with was crumpling up and stuffing a t-shirt into each cup. Socks were too small and t-shirts were too big (like, too big for my mom's 38D cups that I was using because I didn't have any bras of my own yet). That's how I ended up using water-filled plastic bags.

Had to empty those out when I moved. Apparently when water sits inside a ziploc bag for over a year, it turns a bit yellowish. Who knew?

I thought "balloon full of rice" was one of the go-to solutions.

[Nature-Spirits]

Hahaha speaking of DIY breast forms has anyone else tried to use t-shirts? When I was first trying to figure all that shit out one of the things I experimented with was crumpling up and stuffing a t-shirt into each cup. Socks were too small and t-shirts were too big (like, too big for my mom's 38D cups that I was using because I didn't have any bras of my own yet). That's how I ended up using water-filled plastic bags.

Had to empty those out when I moved. Apparently when water sits inside a ziploc bag for over a year, it turns a bit yellowish. Who knew?

I thought "balloon full of rice" was one of the go-to solutions.

That's a shitload of good rice that could be eaten, though. D:

See, I generally look for the cheapest possible solution. If I can avoid wasting rice, I'll do so. It's not that rice is necessarily that expensive, it's just that the rice it would take to make one boob could be a meal for someone. Wasting food really, really bothers me.

I don't know. I guess it's a pretty easy, inexpensive solution. I just can't get over the whole wasting food thing.

[The Alexanderians]

Hahaha speaking of DIY breast forms has anyone else tried to use t-shirts? When I was first trying to figure all that shit out one of the things I experimented with was crumpling up and stuffing a t-shirt into each cup. Socks were too small and t-shirts were too big (like, too big for my mom's 38D cups that I was using because I didn't have any bras of my own yet). That's how I ended up using water-filled plastic bags.

Had to empty those out when I moved. Apparently when water sits inside a ziploc bag for over a year, it turns a bit yellowish. Who knew?

I've heard of saline breast enhancement but that....

[The Serbian Empire]

Holy shit the university in my new city has a pay-what-you-can system for things like breast forms, chest binders, shoes, all that shit. And it's available to non-students.

I can order breast forms this weekend.

I'm crying tears of joy and I'm just so overwhelmed by all of this and omg

I just

It's happening.

I still haven't been to see a doctor about the possibility of starting hormones -- hoping to get that done this month hopefully? -- and I interviewed as a man at the place where I'm about to start working, but you know what? I'm making fucking progress. Slowly, but surely. I can do this.

Wonderful!

[Vassenor]

Honestly, I think I've ended up in a place where transition has become kind of an impossible dream now, if only because I don't have the confidence to see it through.

I mean considering I had a full on panic attack the one time I tried to make it outside, and the fact I don't seem to be willing to do anything to progress the matter at all.

So I guess it's just time to close the whole thing down because I don't see myself getting enough of a spine to change that any time soon.

[Renewed Imperial Germany-]

Uuuuuugggghhhh

I have to go to school tomorrow and that means taking a 'Christian Lifestyles' class with a conservative fucktard who docks you paricipation points for using the fucking bathroom. Fuck this shit.

[The Alexanderians]

Uuuuuugggghhhh

I have to go to school tomorrow and that means taking a 'Christian Lifestyles' class with a conservative fucktard who docks you paricipation points for using the fucking bathroom. Fuck this shit.

I dunno considering the alternative I don't think anywhere in the Bible it says "wizz in the classroom".

[Nature-Spirits]

Honestly, I think I've ended up in a place where transition has become kind of an impossible dream now, if only because I don't have the confidence to see it through.

I mean considering I had a full on panic attack the one time I tried to make it outside, and the fact I don't seem to be willing to do anything to progress the matter at all.

So I guess it's just time to close the whole thing down because I don't see myself getting enough of a spine to change that any time soon.

Honestly, if you have anxiety that bad, you may want to consider some sort of medication.

Uuuuuugggghhhh

I have to go to school tomorrow and that means taking a 'Christian Lifestyles' class with a conservative fucktard who docks you paricipation points for using the fucking bathroom. Fuck this shit.

Ewwwww.

So glad I'm not in school this year. :/

[Renewed Imperial Germany-]

Uuuuuugggghhhh

I have to go to school tomorrow and that means taking a 'Christian Lifestyles' class with a conservative fucktard who docks you paricipation points for using the fucking bathroom. Fuck this shit.

I dunno considering the alternative I don't think anywhere in the Bible it says "wizz in the classroom".

He's exactly like that shithead priest at my old school who made us recite every fucking thing he said in class or else we'd lose points.

Uuuuuugggghhhh

I have to go to school tomorrow and that means taking a 'Christian Lifestyles' class with a conservative fucktard who docks you paricipation points for using the fucking bathroom. Fuck this shit.

Ewwwww.

So glad I'm not in school this year. :/

Part of me wants to come out just to fuck with him but the logical side of me realizes that'd be dumb and counterproductive. But still, I need to find a way to tread on the line and fuck with him without getting detention.