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transHowdy Howdy Howdy.
A friend mentioned this place and I've been lurking for a week or two.
My birthname is Scott and that's what I currently go by. For awhile I used to go by Erica but I'm not sure how I feel about that name. I'm just about 27 and have been (consciously) dealing with transgender issues for the past.. oh geez, 15 years? I can look back, though, and see a lot of "questionable actions" I took as a child that I was unaware of dealing with gender issues. I'm lucky enough to have a wife who's pretty genderqueer herself although she doesn't plan on transitioning.
I haven't really figured out if I'm really transgender, just a bit genderqueer, or if I deal with autogynephilia. Coupled with bi-polar depression doesn't help, eh? I've spent most of the past decade repressing these issues, just keeping 'em all boxed up, but that's slowly rotted from the inside out. So now's the time to deal with them.
I live in Kansas, which is of course the bastion of liberal thinking and gender & sexual expression acceptance, so no problems there. *eyeroll* Another I problem I have is easily becoming overwhelmed with everything... more of that anxiety issue, and then I just give up and box everything back up for a month or two.
Most of my issues that I think I'd be talking about here would be functional. How to get a tuck to stay in place, how to find a TG friendly job, etc.
To prevent soapboxing, I'll keep most of my personal posts on my own journal. They're behind a gender cut so if you want in, just let me know.
A friend mentioned this place and I've been lurking for a week or two.
My birthname is Scott and that's what I currently go by. For awhile I used to go by Erica but I'm not sure how I feel about that name. I'm just about 27 and have been (consciously) dealing with transgender issues for the past.. oh geez, 15 years? I can look back, though, and see a lot of "questionable actions" I took as a child that I was unaware of dealing with gender issues. I'm lucky enough to have a wife who's pretty genderqueer herself although she doesn't plan on transitioning.
I haven't really figured out if I'm really transgender, just a bit genderqueer, or if I deal with autogynephilia. Coupled with bi-polar depression doesn't help, eh? I've spent most of the past decade repressing these issues, just keeping 'em all boxed up, but that's slowly rotted from the inside out. So now's the time to deal with them.
I live in Kansas, which is of course the bastion of liberal thinking and gender & sexual expression acceptance, so no problems there. *eyeroll* Another I problem I have is easily becoming overwhelmed with everything... more of that anxiety issue, and then I just give up and box everything back up for a month or two.
Most of my issues that I think I'd be talking about here would be functional. How to get a tuck to stay in place, how to find a TG friendly job, etc.
To prevent soapboxing, I'll keep most of my personal posts on my own journal. They're behind a gender cut so if you want in, just let me know.