Trigger warning: Shittons of transphobia
hate and swearing. This one is angry, and mostly from a
trans fem POV. I feel like I have earned this anger.
Perhaps the next "Hard Part of Transitioning" essay will be
less bitter.
Introduction
Next week will mark twenty-two months that I have been medically transitioning via feminizing hormone replacement therapy (HRT). I wrote an account of the harder parts of HRT a few months ago. At that time I wrote:
And of course the more you feel better, the more the cisgender people around you will show you that they feel worse. But that will be a different essay.
It is now time for that essay.
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Enjoy this picture instead.
Conclusion
But not all is bad. I've also found ways to help cope. My last list for this piece:
- A self-defense study guide for trans women and GNC / non-binary AMAB folks I found a lot of good stuff in this one, especially the "real talk" parts. It's blunt but truthful.
- The USA Is Sliding Into Fascism. How To Leave. This really kicked me into finalizing my passport.
- Pursuing Joy in Defiance of Oppression - Amelia Joy's personal essay about rejecting the tools of oppression and embracing our own joy was another positive turning point for me.
