dinaustinpark

[dinaustinpark]

16 Trans Agendas for the Modern Queer

Live to old age.

Enjoy a nice snack.

Cuddle up with my cat.

Demand good healthcare.

Create a chosen family.

Soak in queer community.

Reject any need for cis approval.

Respect pronouns.

Breathe deep breaths.

Admire surgical scars.

Be kind.

Tell my friends that I love them.

Be endlessly creative.

T4T.

Watch the sunrise.

Persist.

[dinaustinpark]

my first post on this app

Hello, world!

I'm a transman on T on and off since 2021.

I had a hysterectomy and oopherectomy in August 2022. Really looking forward to top surgery next year and NEVER WEARING SHIRTS AGAIN!!

I have kids and live with family. Lately, I haven't been very social, just focused on family. Plus, there has never really been a community.

I like working out and other stuff.

[dinaustinpark]

Whenever someone tells you to not take HRT because "it will make you ugly" or "undesirable," they are putting their needs before yours, and projecting how they feel transition would make them feel. To them, it feels like something that would be miserable, because they do not need or want to change their body. They are already happy where they're at, they don't understand what you're going through.

Even if HRT does make someone look different in ways they did not anticipate or desire, HRT doesn't make anyone "ugly". Testosterone won't make you ugly, nor will Estrogens. If these hormones don't inherently make cis people ugly, they will not make a trans person ugly. They will help you be the person you want to be, and that is an inherently beautiful thing.

Preserving your mental health will always be more important than worrying about whether or not strangers find you attractive. People who are right for you will find you attractive regardless, but especially if you are doing something that makes you happier, and healthier. People should want that for you, not to change your mind. Spend time with people who care more about how you feel, then how they view you.