Transgender in the workplace...

[devongyrrl.livejournal.com]

I wonder if I could ask for some advice????

I am really close to living fulltime as a female, and it is getting harder and harder to keep up this double life. However, I can not afford to lose my job right now.

So, I want to find out what the HR department and the CEO at my employer think about transgender people and if they would support someone transitioning on the job.

How do you think I would go about doing this?

I set up a fake email account, and my plan so far is to send the director and vp of hr an email from this account. I would word it like I was doing research for a report or something.

Do you think this is a good idea?
If so, what questions do you think I should include?

Thanks,
Devon

Curious about Hormone Experiences

[empathicdesign.livejournal.com]

I have recently open myself to the possibility of taking hormones to feminize my appearance, however I regret to say that I do not have nearly as much information as I'd like. While I have a very clear mental image of myself, I recognize that this will not be an overnight process and so I've set my first obtainable objective to androgyny, which would later evolve into actually appearing appropiately to my gender.

Part of what frightens me about hormones are the cognitive effects that they may induce as well as the cost of treatment. Spiritually, I am comfortable with my gender, my only hope is to bring my physical appearance closer to alignment. Balance is extremely important, so I ask if anyone here has experienced hormone induced obcession, or feelings of actually losing control of their gender identity? Also, how much can people expect to pay for this kind of treatment, and where do they go to find injections? At present, these are preferable to taking pills.

The last thing I'm curious about is what physical difference people saw and how rappidly they occured after starting treatment. It's often that people talk about growth of their breasts and sensitivity of their nipples, but I'm more interested in things such as the slowing growth of body hair, skin texture, and fatty tissue developing in other parts of the body.

Thanks in advance for the help! Take care,
Justine

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[agathodaiman.livejournal.com]

i have a question

i have a friend who is male and wants to be more feminine. he was taking my birth control pills for a couple months. then his nipples got all hard and they hurt all the time. i looked it up on the internet and found out that they're called breast nodules or something...but that's all i could find out. he's since stopped taking the pills...been off them for about a month...but the 'nodules' are still there, although not as prominent. has anyone else had this experience and do they go away after you take the pills for a while?