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Guest RachaelAnn

Hello everyone. My name is Rachael, as you have already seen. I'm 28. I'm pretty easy going. I love to chat and get into conversations with all sorts of people. I have been trying to find an open minded TG forum for a while, and have tried several but haven't had any luck. The last one I was at I got attacked by one of the members because he didn't like the way I talked, so I finally got angry and deleted my account there. I'm hoping this place will be better. Please prove me right.

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Welcome to the forums here at Laura's, Rachel.

I am so glad that you have found us and I hope that we live up to your expectations.

Why don't you come on in and have a seat here by the fire while I get you some hot cocoa and a plate of my fresh from the oven cookies - kick those shoes off and wiggle your toes a bit - Donna Jean will be along pretty soon and if she sees people still wearing their shoes she just won't believe that you are really planing on staying.

Take a minute to read the rules, there is a link at the top of almost every page - so they must be important - they are, we are a moderated sight so we keep this place safe for everyone and PG-13.

Enjoy yourself and don't forget to post.

Welcome to our family.

Love ya,

Sally

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  • Root Admin

Hello Rachael,

Welcome to Laura's Playground. We're a PG-13 rated site with a pretty strict rule against personal attacks. You'll be safe here.

MaryEllen :)

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Guest Donna Jean

Hello, Rachael!

I'm Donna Jean...Welcome to the Playground, Honey!

Hey, are you wiggling those toes?

Good...

I see that Sally has you all fixed with treats an sitting all comfy and stuff...that's cool!

Dear, I just KNOW that you're gonna like it here...we moderate this forum and we keep the meanies OUT!

You'll have no trouble here!

It's so nice to have you!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

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Guest RachaelAnn

So far I have seen a dramatic difference in people here from where I have been before. And that's a very good thing. I'm glad you guys moderate this forum so close. It seems to be the only way to keep it civil from what my experiences have been. I think I will enjoy my time here a lot.

BTW:

What kind of cookies were those? LOL

Rachael

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Guest Elizabeth K

Welcome! Yes we watch things here - we are beatup enough from the non-community. There is no reason for someone who is the same to attrack anybody on a forum! So you will be fine here.

Introduce yourself

POST POST POST!

Lizzy

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Guest RachaelAnn

I didn't think to do this before I hit submit on my last post, but I'm kind of new to the Transgender scene. I only came out about a week and a half ago, and only to 2 people. Here on these forums those of you that have been out for a long time use a lot of abbreviations. Like HRT, which I believe is Hormone Replacement Therapy. But there a ton that I have seen around that I have no idea what they mean. I'm kind of embarassed to ask this but, what is the best way to find out what they mean without looking stupid?

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  • Root Admin

Just ask, hon. There's no such thing as a stupid question here. The only stupid questions are the ones that aren't asked.

MaryEllen :)

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Guest ~Brenda~

Hi and Welcome my dearest RachaelAnne :)

I want you to know that you are very safe here at Laura's....OK?

You can ask anything, anything at all, and no one will judge you :)

When I first arrived some people were talking about there scores. They were saying "I got a 450", "I got a 200" etc. I had no idea what they were talking about. So, feeling absolutely stupid, I asked. Well everyone here politely told me that they were referring to the COGIATI test whichis an online test to help assess one's gender identity... (I got a 250 :) )

Yes, with every community there are acronyms and mnemonics that the community takes for granted.

So, as part of your initiation into our family, here are some abbreviations with their definitions.

HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy

SRS - Sex Reassignment surgery

GRS - Gender Reassignment Surgery (means the same as SRS)

FFS - Feminizing Facial Surgery

COGIATI - Combined Gender Identity And Transsexuality Inventory (sounds impressive, but it is really benign :) )

RLE - Real Life Experience

RLT - Real Life Test

GT - Gender Therapist

GG - Genetic Girl

MTF - Male To Female

FTM - Female To Male

GID - Gender Identity Disorder

SOC - Standards Of Care

There are more, but I can't think of them right now.

Feel free to express yourself and to ask questions :)

You are safe, and I mean really safe here hon :)

HUGS and Love

Brenda

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Guest swee'pea

Hi RachaelAnn,

<<hug>>

Welcome to Laura's Playground.

Please feel free to come over and chat sometime.

The Chat room does require another registration that is separate from from your forums one.

Please read the chat room rules before coming in, and expect a short interview with one of the chat room moderators.

One of the things that they will ask you is if you read the rules. :)

We all look forward to seeing you.

:wub: vanna

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