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*Taking over for Other Me today*
*channels positive feelings and offers hugs to anyone and everyone that wants or needs some*
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I don't post very often, but I do like to come back and give good news. On Wednesday I did what I thought was impossible. I went to the VA in a dress for my first appointment in the women's clinic. I didn't have anyone there to hold my hand and help me. I did it on my own.
I spent the entire day as myself. I had several anxiety attacks throughout the day. I survived though, and that's a huge plus for me.
Damn, that's awesome Cindy!!!!
Congrats!
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Things are getting better and better every single day. My dad sent me a friend request. I had shut down my male Facebook account. I didn't send him a request because I assumed that he didn't want to be bothered with this. I was wrong.
I went to my favorite game store as Cindy instead of Bob. I just walked in and sat down. I didn't make any announcements to anyone that I was going to do it. One of the employees (she knows all about me) complimented my outfit. About an hour later I was adjusting my bra and one of the female gamers I've known for years said, "bras suck, don't they?" About 30 minutes after we failed to save the world in Eldritch Horror, several of us stayed to keep playing other games. She said, "so what should I call you now?"
Those were the only 3 comments on the situation. Not a single person had an issue with it at all.
There are a few people who go there that I am concerned about. I've already spoken to the owners and the employees. Since then, they have put up signs on the door that say "everyone is welcome" and it's on a rainbow background. They have also changed the signs on the bathrooms to no longer be gender specific. They told me that they will deal with things as they need to, but I don't have anything to be concerned with. If someone takes it upon themselves to attack me, then they are at fault and will be asked to not return. The same rule applies to me: if I attack someone, then I'm the instigator and I would be asked to not return. That sounds very reasonable to me.
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I don't post very often, but I do like to come back and give good news. On Wednesday I did what I thought was impossible. I went to the VA in a dress for my first appointment in the women's clinic. I didn't have anyone there to hold my hand and help me. I did it on my own.
I spent the entire day as myself. I had several anxiety attacks throughout the day. I survived though, and that's a huge plus for me.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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The owner of that game store sounds awesome. Congrats on being yoursilf without any explanations.
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Since I’m not sure it’s come up, and I’m relatively new here: I’m a trans lesbian!
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Me too!
Hello and welcome! :)
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Welcome too ;-)
My trans friend just proposed to his girlfriend and she said YES :-D
They plan to go to Spain in the coming months so that she can try and have a baby. We are hoping for the best :-)
Hope everyone is going well.
Also late to the congrats party, still heartfelt bravos to you Cindy
Hello new people!
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I've been trying to connect to the local LGBT community, since I grew up in a small close-minded neighborhood I'm very isolated and haven't had much chance to meet people so far. Buuuuut I just came home from a mixer for an LGBT community band that's within driving distance, the people are all very nice and we got along swimmingly! I'm going to start attending rehearsals next weekend.
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I'm thoroughly impressed with how fast things are going for me. It seems like it's taking a long time, but I'm also building up some very important skills along the way to make the transitioning easier. I see the endocrinologist in October about HRT. I see speech therapy in November. I also join a trans group in November with the VA. Hopefully they can help me find ways to get electrolysis covered. The VA won't pay for it, but I may be able to either get my insurance to pay for it or they can help me find someone else who can.
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Me too!
Me Three...
Welcome keftiu!
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If electrolysis was more widely available, I'd consider having my top lip zapped, because I find shaving my moustache thoroughly tedious.
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I’ve had laser hair removal and it’s been pretty effective. All I’ve got is my thin blonde hairs left and a few stubborn darker ones on my chin.
Shaving is too much of a beloved ritual for me.
I wish I knew what I knew now when I was younger though.
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Still adjusting to new work schedule (went from opener to closer), apparently I'm a lot hungrier during these hours?
Hope everyone is having a good week ^w^
*channels positive feelings and offers hugs to anyone and everyone that wants or needs some*
The whole body needs time to adjust to the new habits, including when you eat.
Be well :-)
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For those of you not following along with the Proms, the US opera singer and "queer girl with a nose ring" went down a storm at the Last Night of the Proms yesterday, wearing a gown themed with the bisexual flag colours and waving the rainbow Pride flag at the end.
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*hugs Other Me*Nobiting.
FIFY.
No need to thank me.
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Kickass.
what Rysky Classic said.
Hi! Glad you're here too. :)
Welcome.
Glad you found this space
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Hey everyone, CrystalSeas poked me to say hello and I thought that was a great idea, I'm new to Pathfinder with Second Edition (I started Tabletop with 4e DND near on a decade ago, been DMing ever since.)
I happen to be "Trans-gressive" (a personal word I worked out with an old professor of mine, that basically captures both my consistent feelings of being a transgressor in all the communities I'm a part of, as well as capturing my own nebulous gender identity) I prefer "they/them" pronouns generically, but I tend to feel that I'm different things to different people, so I'm not too strict about it. I'm also bisexual (which, my practice of it is identical to the way pansexuality is understood, but my discovery of it was heavily influenced by a lot of writing on Bi identities, so I interpret the two as the same for myself)
I've spent the last couple of years running an LGBTQ+ inclusive Discord guild with a shared world campaign in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, though at the moment I'm craving a more intimate single-campaign experience.
I can be a bit to handle, particularly in discourse, but I hope to make lots of friends around here. Oh yeah, and I'm 25 years old, and work as a Librarian, if anyone's curious about that.
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Glad you stuck your head in. Good to have you on these boards.
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I don't know who here collects dice, but you should check out Heartbeat dice. They are tailor made just for us!
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Welcome.
May we all find the wisdom we seek and not pay too dear a price in the discovery of such.
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Welcome, welcome!
May we all find the wisdom we seek and not pay too dear a price in the discovery of such.
Like when you ask your friendly local kitsune for advice, and she's helpful but she unleashes a terrible pun.
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Welcome Losonti!
Welcome The-Magic-Sword!
I don't know who here collects dice, but you should check out Heartbeat dice. They are tailor made just for us!
Link me!
Greetings new people!
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I believe that Cindy is talking about those:
Dammit, how am I supposed to get my bi friends their dice!!!