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Happy holidays: Hanuka, Winter Solstice, Christmas, New Years!!
Tara and I shall be making a trip to Vegas to watch the New Year's Fireworks and will be making side trips to the various Tourista spots (Grand Canyon, Red Rock Canyon, Valley of the Fire and Hoover Dam).
If we don't get it all done, oh well, it's a vacation after all.
First year in a few years we will not be mingling with one or the other of the in-laws (mine or her's). This is due to our pilgrimages to the families over Thanksgiving.
This will seem to be a mild holiday.
If anyone ends up in Sin City the first week of the New Year and want to get together for a lunch or brunch, give a shout out!
Otherwise: Happy holidays, my brothers and sisters from different mothers!! :)
Happy (whatever) everybody!
(We had the giant family, aunts, uncles & everybody holiday gathering at the end of November, so it's just me,the partner, and his mother celebrating whatever and watching Christmas movies.)
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Happy holidays everyone! And may 2017 be better than 2016 was!
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May whatever spiritual activity one undertakes or not provide harmony, tranquility and peace of mind this holiday season, and may we return healthy, rested, and wise from it.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Whether it's a holiday or not for you, Merry December 25, everyone. :)
Oh, here we go. Grandma's talking about transgendered topics. :/
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I am sick for the holdiays unfortanetly. Nose is quite stuffy. Good news starting hormone replacement therapy.
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My appointment with my endocrinologist is in March. So... we'll see if I make it that long. I'm fairly assured in my own strength, but with the turn things took in November, I can't say with certainty that it will still work out. Who knows what measures will have been taken to stop people like me by then? I still don't have valid ID... and I don't know if I ever will, for similar reasons.
There's not a lot of reason to believe in a safe or happy future.
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*super warm hugs for Kalindlara*
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*fires kitten-cuddles cannon at Kalindlara*
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*aims rainbow-glitter cannon to echo kitten-cuddles cannon's trajectory*
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I might need a kitten-cuddle cannon. I definitely need a rainbow-glitter cannon.
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My appointment with my endocrinologist is in March. So... we'll see if I make it that long. I'm fairly assured in my own strength, but with the turn things took in November, I can't say with certainty that it will still work out. Who knows what measures will have been taken to stop people like me by then? I still don't have valid ID... and I don't know if I ever will, for similar reasons.
I can relate to all of that in a pretty active and immediate way. This is a handy resource for some of the ID stuff if you do want to try and tackle it. In particular, I BELIEVE that site has info on how to get an up to date passport with $100 and a note from any physician that you're seeking/getting any sort of treatment, no specific need to be actively on HRT/getting any sort of surgery.
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Steps up and offers hugs because, s*#@, 2016
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~hugs Rysky~ Here is hoping that tomorrow goes better for you, Rysky.
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My appointment with my endocrinologist is in March. So... we'll see if I make it that long. I'm fairly assured in my own strength, but with the turn things took in November, I can't say with certainty that it will still work out. Who knows what measures will have been taken to stop people like me by then? I still don't have valid ID... and I don't know if I ever will, for similar reasons.
There's not a lot of reason to believe in a safe or happy future.
It's a long wait till March, but it can be worth it.
As far as IDs go, assuming you're in the US, for when you're ready, here's the official State Department page with the info about getting a passport with your correct gender marker. Includes the form you need to fill out and the list of necessary documents:
And here's Social Security's info on the same subject:
Those are the two biggies, particularly in terms of employment and the like. They haven't gotten as much play in the media as things like driver's licenses - I'm guessing no one who isn't trans or doesn't know trans people has any idea about the social security rules - so the rules may be less likely to get changed. And I doubt we're going to get hit with anything that prevents HRT.
As Violet Hargrave said, no need for surgery for either passports or social security. They can get pretty specific about what they want in the doctor's letter though. (I wound up having to get my doctor to draft a second letter for my passport.)
Drivers licences, birth certificates, name changes, those'll vary by state, and Violet Hargrave's link should give you a starting point for that. Birth certificates are tied to the state where you're born rather than where you live. So for example getting my driver's license and name change wasn't an issue, but I can't get my birth certificate changed without surgery. But having the other forms of ID generally gets me around any issues, particularly with employment.
All of the ID/name stuff does cost a bit of money, once you add it all up, particularly the name change (think I spent $400 on that, all told), so start saving up now if you can. And the name change can take some time, depending on the state - takes a month from beginning to end in the state I live in.
Good luck, and hang in there!
P.S. Also, when it comes time to discuss estrogen delivery methods with your endocrinologist, if you're on a tight budget, the sublingual pills are worth trying. I think are the cheapest method. I've seen them poo-pooed in a lot of places in comparison to injections and patches, people saying they're less effective. But I've been on them for almost 4 years, and they definitely work, and they've helped make transition affordable.
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Because Rysky hasn't come in yet
*Hugs from the skeleton in the funny hat*
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*hugs abound!*
So I picked up a National Geographic at work today, because of the cover. Haven't had a chance to read it, don't know what is good and bad about it yet.
Apparently their website has more on it, too!
Hopefully helpful...
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My appointment with my endocrinologist is in March. So... we'll see if I make it that long. I'm fairly assured in my own strength, but with the turn things took in November, I can't say with certainty that it will still work out. Who knows what measures will have been taken to stop people like me by then? I still don't have valid ID... and I don't know if I ever will, for similar reasons.
There's not a lot of reason to believe in a safe or happy future.
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I hope it goes amazingly well, and you get news far brighter than even they expect.
*hugs abound!*So I picked up a National Geographic at work today, because of the cover. Haven't had a chance to read it, don't know what is good and bad about it yet.
Apparently their website has more on it, too!
Hopefully helpful...
If you click on the article about the trans cover, do NOT read the comments section. And be prepared to be enraged early on in the article. They quote one of the more hateful comments they got.
That comments section... I gave up. I wanted to argue so badly, but Angrish isn't easily read.
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Ugh, sorry about that!
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I cancelled my subscription after Rupert Murdoch bought it last year. Same ownership as Faux News now so take their articles with several grains of salt.
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The articles are actually pretty good. A lot of people are upset that Nat Geo is exploring gender identity, gender roles, and sexuality. They are also not avid readers of Nat Geo. They think it's supposed to be focused on animals. It's always been focused on cultures as well. Since there is a lot of similar roles in nature it's interesting to see how humans compare.
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I do hope that everyone has a much better 2017 than they did in 2016. Thanks for being here everyone! You make the world a better place by just being you. Thank you for being you!
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Finally, 2016 lies on the burning trash heap where it belongs. With a stake in it for good measure.