a quick walkthrough of my injection this week
- Fill needle with Testosterone and push out air
- Pull skin to the side (known as ‘Z tracking’)
- Insert needle and aspirate
- Inject Testosterone
- Pull out needle and release skin (it covers the site and stops leakage)
- Check how much your pupils have dilated, just for kicks.
(Source: ftmark)
Via Trans* Body Pride
So I haven’t posted about how the big appointment with the psychotherapist went yet.
It went good. He went back over some of my history and stuff, saying that I could really do with getting more treatment for my other problems, which he says are treatable, but he will refer me to the transgender clinic. Woohoo. It’s in London. Boo. But yah, success.
However, a couple of days before I told my parents I want to try hormone therapy. Which did not go so well. They said they’re still really upset about it all, especially me changing my name. And they don’t think they could forgive me if I go through with all this. That I am being selfish, not thinking of how it affects other people.
Told the psychotherapist all of this, and he doesn’t think I’m being selfish. He’s going to try and organise some family therapy sessions for me.
And my sister went with me to the appointment and was generally awesome as always, being very supportive and doing her best to understand it all, asking the questions parents wanted to ask, taking notes, and suchforth.
So yeah, fun times.
While normally TS attempts to bring to you positive examples for our community, we also offer you ways to get involved, make a difference and be a role model yourself. Unfortunately right now we’ve got plenty of work to do for our community. Please take a moment and stop this atrocity from happening. This child needs our support. Click the link above to sign the petition and be part of the difference in this little girl’s life and give hope to each other by demonstrating that none of us are alone. Please reblog if you can.
Perhaps it’s conspicuous that to date few journals have dwelled on the current ethical drama currently undergoing in Berlin, Germany involving an eleven year old child who was born a boy but whom in their own words wishes to re assert themselves as a female. Something that they have felt since they can remember, according to one report earlier this year. That though now may be wishful thinking in the face of a recent court decision that in essence seeks to mandate that the child be placed in institutional care and one suspects have their sense of self ‘normalized.’
The above link is a petition to stop this child from being put into an institute until she conforms to gender=sex ideals. If you want to read more on this article, there are two stories. Original and Updated. This child’s petition only has 10K signatures. Come on people, lets get involved. No trans child should have to be snatched from a supportive mother and locked away in a padded cell until they conform.
Book recommendation for all you trans/agendered/non binary folks out there! One of my favorites :)
I will definitely have to add to my reading list.
I wonder how it would feel
to wear a shirt or a tank top without a binder
or when it is warm enough, to not even wear a shirt
or go running or workout without a sports bra or shirt
feel the water of a pool on my bare chest
be naked in front of someone and not feel horrible about my appearance.
I wonder, I wonder.
EVERY DAY
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