as another newly discovered lesbian in his bodily 20s, i dont think we have to do all the required reading immediately. i think we get to play around in our label/identity and figure out if + how it fits us first. our history IS important but so is our self-discovery. we need to allow ourselves to play in this space and try it on before we commit full hog to this. youre allowed to explore your sexuality before going down the list of required literature :°]
🫂 thank you anon. been feeling lonely about it thru reflecting on how all of my peers seemed to Know they were queer when we were in middle/high school, and i had an idea (ID'd as bi and always got butterflies around butches) but .... all lesbians know how complicated flirting can be !! :0P its comforting to know there are other queer people at my pace. thank you for sharing this
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i hate my town i hate the people in it i hate the shame that consumes us all i hate that every failure might as well be posted in the square because everyone knows everyone i hate that my grandparents are here and i hate that my mother came back for them i hate that the kids are dying and no one cares i hate that every good memory has a bad memory right next door like sam's house around the corner from my childhood home i hate the body they pulled from the river i hate the memory of hearing yellow by coldplay at my cousin's funeral because all i could think was that it was too modern for the situation but then he was only seventeen so it makes sense i hate that i was seventeen too and all the boys i knew were there his friends that were supposed to be the tough guys the scary guys i hate that i pretended not to see them sobbing i hate that everything smells of cigarettes here i hate the politics i hate the people i used to love that dont even smile at me on the street i hate that the girl who called me a slut works at my favourite bar i hate every alley and hidden shortcut and i hate that i know them like the back of my hand i hate the same fucking coffee shops i sat in when i was fourteen and scared and now im nineteen and scared and i hate that it's exactly what this town wants i hate that it wants anger i hate that it wants fear i hate that it wants shame i hate that i can give it everything
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the nhs be like
me in march: hi i have moved here from australia, i have been on testosterone since 2018 on a 3-monthly injection and i have a letter from my aussie gp to verify this and that i have been linked in with a psych and endo since then too and i just need a prescription continuation of my treatment. my next shot is due in june and i cant be late
gp: ok :) i have to make a referral to the nearest gender clinic and theyll be in touch and i'll send them the letter from the aussie gp
me: ok thanks
gender clinic a week later: hi we got your referral + letter but we need some more info
me: okay heres some more info
gender clinic: no thats not enough info we need your entire history including your Diagnosis TM from the psych as a letter + recent bloods arent enough. but once we get those we can streamline you through as a review patient so youre not on the waitlist
me after a fuss between me and the aussie gp due to email troubles: ok heres all the documents they have on my file im about a month overdue i need my shot asap
gender gp: thanks we will be in touch asap
*silence for over a month*
me: hey when am i going to be seen to? im nearly 2 months overdue for my t shot
gender clinic: weve had a high amount of referrals and youre on the waitlist so youre just gonna have to wait
me: :}
*another month of silence*
gender clinic: hi so thank you for sending those documents over, since you have already been on hrt since 2018 you dont actually need our services so we're discharging you and we're gonna write a letter to your gp explaining this and that she can prescribe the dose as recommended on our website
me:.....okay well....what do i have to do now?
gender clinic: im gonna write up a letter to send to your gp and they will be in contact with you to arrange an appointment and you can get your hrt easily like that
me: *on the brink of having a mental fucking breakdown cuz of being 3 months overdue for my hrt and all of the hormonal and physical changes that have left me feeling unbearably distressed and anxious and su1cidal and all the other fucking stressors that have come from this* okay......thanks :}
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