• Colforge@lemm.ee
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      19 hours ago

      Yeah I’d totally push a magic button but I’m also comfortable in the body I was born in… well aside from my health issues but that’s just another reason I wouldn’t want to deal with “the hassle” as you put it. I’m content to be my AMAB masc presenting enby self.

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        19 hours ago

        I was in your shoes about 9 months ago. Just celebrated six months on hrt. And boy howdie did “comfortable in my body” turn to “holy shit how did I live like that before???”

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          That’s great, I’m happy for you! I do not feel I would be happier on hrt. It’s not right for my personal health journey. But I appreciate your point of view.

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          18 hours ago

          Tale as old as time.

          “I’m cool with being a guy, I only think about being a girl sometimes I guess. It would be interesting though…”

          “Heh, I look nice with this Snapchat filter… I kinda wonder how I’d look in some girl’s clothes?”

          “Wow… I think really like how I look. But like, I’m okay with looking like a guy in public. I just crossdress for fun. Though… What if I didn’t have to ‘go back’”?

          I’ve not even hit 3 months of HRT and I’m utterly astonished at how much more I give a shit about myself overall.

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            Yisss this is the power of E. Only downside for me was/is that because of the missing obvious disphoria I sometimes feel like an impostor. But I am dealing with it :]

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              I’ve known people who were basically ready to do DIY bottom surgery, and yet still feel like they were/are an “imposter/not really trans” at times. I think one of the best pieces of advice I’ve seen is, “It doesn’t matter that you weren’t sad with your old self, just that you’re happier with your new self”

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          19 hours ago

          6’1” with autism-powered RBF here. All my friends and family love having me lead the way through crowded places. It’s like Moses parting the waters of the Red Sea.