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https://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/botwc-firsts/jay-jones-makes-history-as-howard-universitys-first-transgender-student-body-president Carolyn Marie

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-69049070 The trans community in India certainly needs more support and recognition such as this. Carolyn Marie

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40205465/dwyane-wade-inspired-daughter-unveils-new-transgender-youth-support-community This is fantastic, and I hope does much good for the trans community. Congrats to Dwayne and especially to Zaya Wade. Carolyn Marie

I need to be my nest, but its freezing in here! And GF is all curled up...she's gonna have to un-curl herself, because I'm gonna shiver to death without snuggles

"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him." Proverbs 26:4-5..... possibly the first advice about spending time online

Not of people usually, but places have a "color sense" to me. Not exactly visual, but like a feeling. Almost a taste or sometimes tactile. My home, and the temple of my faith community both have a strong feeling of "silver." A tasteable, nearly tactile radiance...it means safety, and I seek it out. It kind of transfers to people associated with those places, like my husband. I knew he was good the moment I met him. Some places have a color sense like fire, a combination of red and orange. As you might expect, it is an exciting or dangerous feeling. Attractive in a way. Part of me is drawn toward it, another part of me is skittish of it. Other places have a blue/green color sense, which can be iridescent toward purple-ish. Its peaceful and calm. What I really don't like is a sickly, greenish-gray color. I can't even describe it fully. The sense is slimy, slick, cold and revolting. To me, it is a feeling of intense danger about a place or a person. I'm usually more oblivious to the other color senses, but this one grabs my attention. To me, it is associated with pure evil. One of my strongest impressions of the evil color it happened at a natural spring in a state park near where I live. I was walking around with a friend and I felt it, and she thought I was totally crazy. I wanted to leave so bad, just terrified. Thankfully she followed me out. I only found out later that a murderer had escaped from prison and was recaptured there...he had been living near the spring, and we were maybe within 200 yards of him. My color sense probably saved our lives.

Not exactly. Me alone - I'm helpless and can hardly do anything. But with my partners I'm protected and supported, and a lot more things are possible for me. My husband teaches a lesson to his kids when they fight, I've seen him do this a couple of times. He'll hand them a bundle of sticks tied together, and tell the kids to try to break it. Of course, it doesn't work. Then he takes the bundle apart, and tells them to break the sticks one by one. One person alone is easily overwhelmed or broken. Two or more people together can stand firm against adversity.

That's what my Hylander's name is too.

When I joined it was purely a play on Maybe. Mae happens to have a couple letters in common with my given name and I started using it when introducing myself to strangers. Since then, actually yesterday, when I caught up with an old friend and told her about my transition she thought she heard "Maeve" when I said "Mae". I could still use Mae as a nickname, it works well with my mother's name as a middle name (she died in 2019 and I love the idea of connecting with her memory more), and my initials wouldn't change if I change my name. So, Maeve it will likely be unless something better comes along. ;)

I've not had a lot of involuntary action in that department and I'm 6mo in. After 3mo. my T was under 30. My doc wanted labs mid-cycle (3-4 days after my shot) oddly, but I am going to insist on getting trough numbers to determine if T is pushing back when serum E is low. I almost felt like I was going to have MW yesterday morning when I woke up (day of my shot), so I get where your thoughts are on the subject. It would be good to know how long that suppression lasts, not that T&E levels are complete indicators--my doctor doesn't seem to have any plans to check for the broader spectrum of metrics I see a lot on forums like SHBG, etc.

Take two blood letting is complete it took two of them pesky little mosquitoes. our dog came to us mostly potty trained. She had a few “I can’t wait” moments but for the most part she was good. She learned to ask th be let out. We had a bell on the door and taught her to ring the bell. Then she learned how to open the door herself. As long as it wasn’t locked out she’d go. We had her trained to a hidden fence and collar she would go to the limit and sit and wait for us to tell her it was ok. She has always responded to verbal commands or my whistles. Oh and there are obvious negatives about a dog knowing how to open doors. She would disappear and we’d suddenly see her out the window. Or we’ would let her out and suddenly realize she was sitting with us. She never learned to close the doors, only open then.

Thank you everyone. I'm grateful for the warm welcome. ^.^

I got a little sun on my white legs today. ☺️

My boyfriend making me happy lately.Said I am one gorgeous and beautiful transwoman.Never been told this before.Told him thank you.He is moving in with me the end of next month.Did tell me that he wants to have a threesome with another transwoman and I.Told him I am for it and my friend Michelle whom I contacted is willing to do it with us

Frustration

It took me less than 6 months, in how my body quickly responded to hormone therapy, I was once a 40 jeans size, and now I'm comfortably wearing 12 to 14 sizes. Estrogen can speed things up and can slow things down in order to make adjustments. Seeing a treating doctor is very important to monitor the hormone levels to avoid possible side effects later on in life.

I actually have Yoga as part of my exercise routine at the moment. Since I'm still in the first month (of three, arbitrarily chosen by me) I've only got it slated for weekends, Sat/Sun. I am finding out though if I get a little in during my morning wake up that when I get to my cardio in the evening, my joints don't ache as much. Right now the routine is: Weekly - Minimum of 3 days of cardio Weekly - Minimum 1 day of Yoga Monthly - Single endurance jog, preferably on Sunday I want my big thighs and butt to kinda hang around, so I am going to work some cycling into the mix after the third month. So far though, with the help of the Yoga stretches, Down 14lbs in a month. Next week is month 2. ;_; Going to put the tredmill on a slight incline to see if I'm ready for it. If ya don't hear from me, the tredmill ate me. Oh! I use a product called Yoga Stack 52, so I can Yoga at home. It's just a deck of cards with the poses, difficulty, areas they stretch, and a nifty QR code you can scan to see a demonstration.

Overly emotional language always helps civil discourse. Not.

I often see people on the political Right claiming that all the wealthy elites are funding the "Radical Left". But what I see seems to be the opposite. There seems to be no lack of "big money" funding the Right. The so called "Radical Left" is completely disorganized. The "liberal media" (controlled by the wealthy) seems to be committed to presenting "both sides" of everything (including trans issues) whereas the Right makes no such pretense. It should be noted, that in 1930's Germany the wealthy industrialists had no problem supporting the party (that can't be mentioned here). I have seen very few on the Left (out side of a few on the fringe) supporting an authoritarian regime. Whereas plenty on the Right seem fine with it - down to many local MAGA folks. Most of the GOP doesn't seem willing to even commit to accepting an election that they don't win. Both Gore and Clinton accepted their loss despite having actually won the popular vote. (it's that pesky electoral college thing) Some on the Right claim to be oppressed by not being allowed to oppress certain minorities. And Rightwing authoritarianism is now considered "Patriotism." Go figure.

Technically, it's before noon ;) Uneventful day so far. I have my personal devices limited to 15 mins of screen time a day because I had a C lol, only problem really is the fact I do a lot of my social interaction online because most of my friends are in another state... been a little lonely, I guess? Plus I do a lot of reading and such online, and use my phone for references to draw, so there's a lot I don't have access to. So, just an annoyance now. Anyways, fixed the C, hopefully I'll have normal things again soon ^-^ My mom's been having me take this herb pill in the mornings that is supposed to help with anxiety/ADHD-type symptoms, but I still have been having about the same amount of trouble focusing and sensory issues, so I guess it's not working haha

That's awesome!

Claire shares the same first letter as my male name. I tend to prefer shorter names to long ones, and this one seemed feminine to me without going overboard. I was inspired by Claire Danes, Claire Underwood, and Claire Dunphy (upon whom I always had an enormous crush ). Plus, it just felt right. I don't know if Claire will be my final legal name, but it's stuck longer than the others I've tried on.