#Transman

[that-trans-lad]

I owe all my progress to my gym crush

[dayangaytransman]

For all the queer people out there, it’s okay not to label yourself.

It’s okay if you don’t know what gender you are or who you’re attracted to.

Language just limits us.

It is easier to tell people what you are not than what you are.

Nothing can be explained in just one word. Imagine trying to explain all of “Crime and Punishment” in a single word. You would make the beauty, the fun, and the sad parts disappear.

Four years ago, I realized I am not cis-het. I tell everyone that I am a gay trans man.

I now know that I am a man, but not exclusively and not always.

Even the word “genderfluid” is not 100% me. I have more than 120 labels, but still, they can’t describe me as me. I don’t know how to describe it.

I just tell cis-het people that I am a boy because it’s easier, even if I am not a boy at the moment.

I found the word “Antigirl,” and even if it’s the closest thing to what I am, it’s not really me. Because sometimes I feel feminine, and I still don’t know if it’s like a woman, a femboy, or just a non-binary person who loves femininity.

The only thing that I know is that I am queer.

Tell people anything you want, but to yourself, being a mess is okay.

Maybe one day you’ll figure this out, and maybe not. Both are totally okay.

[slithymomerath]

⚠️ warning: side effects of testosterone ⚠️

✅ harder

✅ better

✅ faster

✅ stronger

[queerism1969]

[fickes]

Top surgery journal #2: my thought process was "heehee they took my tits" and I was so happy about that I couldn't stop laughing but suddenly I realized it was thanks to my surgical team that I was happy so I NEEDED to thank my nurse RIGHT THEN but I was still too high to figure out how to do that

[ohtransarchon]

Help a homie out today! bite his boobs off!

[gender-entity]

- Silas Denver Melvin @sweatermuppet, Grit Poetry Collection

[sharkfinsoap]

Remembering the time in college when I had thought the girl I was hooking up with was aware of my trans status

[elierlick]

Missouri was once a hub for trans surgery. It was actually the site of the first phalloplasty that allowed for full erections nearly 50 years ago. Today, however, it is among the worst states for trans people trying to access care (clipping from The Times, 1977).

[eyemermusic]

Trans Kids Deserve To Grow Up.

@eyemermusic on socials - eyemermusic.com

[museumofferedophelia]

Women are instilled from an early age with a deep shame regarding our female anatomy.

We're told our genitals smell like fish, that "roast beef curtains," are hilarious and a sign that a woman is a sl*t, that our natural pubic hair is offensive. That periods are disgusting and shameful, and should be kept secret. We aren't even properly taught about our own anatomy- a lot of women don't know until later in life that the vulva and vagina are separate, and that the urethra is not the same opening as the vaginal opening.

There's hardly any research into female-specific medical conditions. Nearly 10% (1 in 10) women are afflicted with endometriosis, yet there's literally no research on what causes it. PCOS is also under-researched. It's all shoved under the rug, too stigmatised to be discussed.

While boys can talk freely about their dick and balls, the words "vagina" or "vulva," are still treated like a humiliating joke at best, and a vulgar obscenity at worst.

Men talk with pride about their genitals. To "grow a set" = to start acting tough and assertive. To "have big balls" = to be brave. "Big dick energy" = to be a charismatic "alpha" that commands attention.

Meanwhile, there are no positive cultural connotations regarding the vulva/vagina. Even "serving cunt" is used as a tongue-in-cheek memetic joke.

I think it's very predatory that shame, disgust and aversion about having a vagina/vulva is marketed as a sign that a girl/woman is dysphoric. That it should just be censored and called a "front hole" or a "bonus hole," to avoid the stigma. It's a cultural by-product of the crushing misogyny imbedded into society.

MOST women grow up feeling shame about having a vulva/vagina, and have to put conscious effort into unlearning that shame.

[dayangaytransman]

For all the queer people out there, it’s okay not to label yourself.

It’s okay if you don’t know what gender you are or who you’re attracted to.

Language just limits us.

It is easier to tell people what you are not than what you are.

Nothing can be explained in just one word. Imagine trying to explain all of “Crime and Punishment” in a single word. You would make the beauty, the fun, and the sad parts disappear.

Tell people anything you want, but to yourself, being a mess is okay.

Maybe one day you’ll figure this out, and maybe not. Both are totally okay.

[that-trans-lad]

Experimenting with spice

[abharties]

Made in his Image

Available now

Sketch Cleaned up design

[atlas-affogato]

I feel like a lot of people, especially cis people or trans people who's eggs haven't cracked yet think that trans people just know these things. Just know that they are trans, that the reason they are uncomfortable in their body is because they have dysphoria, and while that may be the case for some people its not for all people. I didnt know I was trans for a long time even though I had lots of trans friends because I didn't realize my experience and theirs lined up. I didnt realize the uncomfortable feelings meant something, I didn't realize my hatred of my body meant something, I didn't realize transitioning would make me so happy. It took a long long time to figure that stuff out, and I managed to do it because I had a lot of support. But coming out and coming to terms with your gender and your body takes time. Whether you are trans or cis or both or something else, you deserve to be happy. Experiment with clothes and expression, find the thing that makes you happy. That's all we're ever looking for isn't it? To be happy?

[fickes]

Top surgery journal #6: I may be stupid