In addition to those two I also get “too much like my mom” shocks from the mirror.

Best thing for me is to fix it! Find a good angle, work on my expression, shave, tidy my hair etc etc. Or if I’m just having a bad day and nothing is working, go watch something comforting and cuddle Blåhaj.

Sounds like you made the right choice there 👍 I definitely understand all the reasons to want them gone.

Finally got around to getting a blood test today, so we’ll see if my levels are actually OK or it’s all in my head :3

Thanks for sharing! Don’t know yet whether I’ll go for orchi first or straight to SRS, but it’s good to hear about your experience. Hope the recovery is smooth.

Congratulations <3

Woah, cool! Good luck with the surgery.

Good! Loving the effects of HRT. It’s definitely “magic is real” levels of mind-blowing. Although more than that is how not bad I feel since allowing myself to … be myself. No more “what if I was a girl”, no more “I wish I could fill out this sweater”, no more “I’m wasting my life”, no more meat-puppet, no more waiting to die.

I’m trans, and it’s awesome. (Can my beard just go away now kthx)

Oh, and I finally reached the summit in Celeste. Take that, self-doubt.

Nice! I bet that’ll look awesome <3

Congratulations!

One day… (I want to grow my hair out a little more first)

Nice <3

I like how the pockets hang out the bottom!

Congratulations <3

I found a regular padded sports bra gave a pretty good look (especially since I had some chest fat from being overweight), but because I knew it was just padding I ended up feeling worse overall. YMMV.

That is astonishing progress! (And encouraging? Why is everyone else so pretty)

Thank you for sharing <3

Three (and a bit) months into HRT, and seeing the effects more and more :3 Definitely starting to look more feminine, at least from certain angles. I’ve been trying to train myself to maintain a slight smile, rather than my default scowl which doesn’t look good at all. Voice is getting better but still wandering into husky / screechy a bit too often.

I just wish my (somewhat curly) hair would grow out of the awkward phase a bit faster. I suppose I could get regular trims and have it styled professionally, but I think I’d rather have the length sooner.

If I can step up my makeup game a bit, I might actually have a chance of passing soon! (Yeah, right…)

Transitioning kinda sucks, and there’s still a very long way to go. But every day I get more certain that I’m headed in the right direction, and I want more. Even if I am starting to look like my mom.

yeah <3 I’m so happy for you!

Thanks for the reassurance! Yeah, voice is an interesting one. I’m using my new voice all the time now (similarly, I just can’t stand to go back), although it’s still a bit hit-and-miss, and wanders around a lot from day to day as I try out different things. Reactions have ranged from warmer tones and smiles from strangers, to “your voice is different” from people I meet occasionally, and “what do you mean, voice training? Your voice is the same as always” from people I work with. Sadly (?) there isn’t a sir/ma’am distinction here like there is in English, so it’s difficult to know how people perceive me.

Anyway, I went to an on-site event (including people I’m not explicitly out to) the other day in at least fem-adjacent wear with not-very-subtle bra bumps, and didn’t get any awkward questions or comments. So I’m going to assume it’s all in my head and keep pushing my comfort boundaries.

Same. It’s so weird after decades of feeling… wrong… to see someone describing exactly what it’s like.

I can’t help but imagine 1920s cabaret shows when I think of pasties, but that’s an interesting idea. Thanks!

Hehe, that’s encouraging.

Good point. I don’t even really know… so probably not a very rational fear.