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By Birdie · Posted
My wardrobe is almost entirely from Torrid, but I know how to shop there. Using the store credit card I got 5% off, plus 10% off ordering something and picking it up in the store. I also take their survey every time for an additional 10% off (25% off total). I then shop their clearance items that are usually 30-70% off already. I get 'name brand' items for Walmart prices. -
By Carolyn Marie · Posted
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By Carolyn Marie · Posted
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/18/science-knowledge-gap-trans-healthcare I like the reference to "trans broken arm syndrome." I've experienced it myself. The more research, the better, certainly. The problem as I see it, especially concerning reports in the popular press, is that preliminary results are often used to "prove" someones POV, or are misunderstood or used in a political way. That is never helpful, and it isn't confined to reporting on trans health care issues. For example, how many times have we read or heard about studies that "prove" coffee is bad, or chocolate is bad, or eggs are bad, etc., only to read weeks or months later that the opposite is true? In the case of trans health care, it all gets politicized, too. Carolyn Marie -
By Cisco1127 · Posted
I just finished the intake forms for an online informed consent clinic through Plume and im both nervous and excited to meet with my provider next week via video chat. I'm worried I will be turned down and cannot get a prescription for a variety of reasons. I was asked so many invasive questions during intake, which I knew would happen. I worried about what I should leave out, how honest I should be, what could be something that would deny me a prescription. I've been fighting with myself for a long time and now that I have opened myself up to hoping for change, I am so scared of having the carrot dangled in my face only to be ripped away. And a part of me is scared of starting testosterone. I'm even more scared of inaction. Of not at least trying it and seeing how I feel about the changes. If I don't try it, I will never know, and I will be stuck in the loop of questioning whether or not it is right for me until I am filled with regrets for chances not taken rather than opportunities I've pursued. Has anyone here ever felt fear and apprehension about staring HRT? How did you get over that fear? How do I know in my heart if this is right for me when I am always running through all of the endless possibilities of good and bad results? -
By Carolyn Marie · Posted
In keeping with @VickySGV's train of thought, here are links to a couple of Canadian legal resources. I hope these can help you, as you do seem to need it. https://justicetrans.org/en/resources/ https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/our-library-services/lawmatters-public-libraries/lgbt-legal-resource-round https://www.halco.org/our-services/trans-legal-needs-assessment-ontario BTW, welcome to Transgender Pulse, hon. You are safe here. Carolyn Marie -
By awkward-yet-sweet · Posted
An option? Sure. When you come right down to it, everything except food/water/shelter is optional. Life can be very basic....brutally basic. Life can even be so bad that one's gender issues or sexuality are the farthest thought from your mind, at least for a while. You can "play pretend" successfully for years or a lifetime, with nobody suspecting that your true self is different from the gender you were assigned at birth. All kinds of choices, and its up to each person to decide which choices are more comfortable and less destructive to self and others. From what I have learned, transition is a spectrum. There's no one single way to do it, and your way may look very different from how a friend does it. Some people go to great lengths with surgery. Others are like me an my friends, non-op by choice or other circumstances. You can do a whole bunch of stuff in a short time, or the process can take years. I don't see it as a black-or-white kind of choice, but a progression towards authenticity and comfort. -
By Sally Stone · Posted
I buy online occasionally, but I'd much rather try something on in the store to know if it fits or how it looks. I'm not sure this is actually "shopping across the aisle" since I often shop for women's clothes dressed as a woman (but not always). That said, I have had great success finding amazing deals on the discount racks at department stores. I never buy anything at retail in fact, I usually only purchase when an item is seriously discounted. Macy's, Nordstrom's, and Dillards clothes are extremely pricey, but you can find some amazing deals on the sales racks. In Macy's last year, I bought a $300 dollar gown for $45 and just last week I found a really pretty and very feminine sweater on the Macy's rack for $16.99. The original tag price was $89.00. My experience is that department stores tend to sell higher quality clothing, which means you can find some great stuff when you shop their sales racks. I have found some great things at Goodwill myself. And in the interest of full-disclosure, I have given a lot new or nearly new women's items to Goodwill as well. -
By EasyE · Posted
Discovered this recently as well... you have to be more of a hunter because it isn't always obvious what the sizes are... at least the store near me organizes fairly well by color and such ... found a nice pair of khakis and a nice white skort, though also found a few shirts that when I got home, yikes, way too tight... -
By awkward-yet-sweet · Posted
Wow. To borrow things and break them... that's what we call a "USDA A-Grade Crap Filet." Most mechanics hate it when others borrow their tools...or even touch them. And that's with permission. Without permission? My GF would probably put somebody in the hospital for that. And definitely, if they gotta borrow something multiple times...better be buying their own when that paycheck shows up. At least get the Harbor Freight version. Most of their stuff ain't that bad. -
By awkward-yet-sweet · Posted
You might not think of it, but Goodwill has a TON of stuff. I guess a lot of women buy clothes, hardly wear them, and then give them away when they get bored. I've seen name brand stuff there for $3 or so. You can always take a look...looking is free. One of my friends is good with a sewing machine, and she gets stuff that's a bit bigger, then adjusts the fit. Easier to subtract fabric than add 😄 I shop across the aisle, but for boy things. And believe it or not, its actually more difficult if you're looking for something super cheap. Thrift stores...most of the stuff for boys is worn out. And being small, its super tough to find things in my size. Even shorts, jeans, and t-shirts... good luck finding them in size "tiny fox." Everything is made for Big and Tall. 6ft plus, built like a brick outhouse....Manly! My husband complains since he's not 6ft tall, and if he has a tough time finding clothes that fit, its practically impossible for me. -
By Mmindy · Posted
When I worked as a mechanic in a truck shop. The standard saying was: If you have to borrow a tool more than three times, you need to buy one of your own. Blue collar hands, Mindy🌈🐛🏳️⚧️🦋 -
By Adrianna Danielle · Posted
Finally found out boss did fire a co worker I hated.A mechanic and I was one of 3 mechanics fixing his screw ups.Plus he would go into other other mechanic's toolboxes taking off with tools without asking.One was mine,one was a diesel compression tester kit of mine and broke the gauge part which I will have my Snap On dealer order me a new gauge tommorrow when he comes in -
By VickySGV · Posted
Find and get in touch with the closest LGBTQ center near you and (1) they will know of programs that employ Trans people willingly and (2) will have ways to get you competent legal help to break you free of your family and their controlling and damaging behavior toward you. I do not know Canadian Law on this, but here where I am you could get a court order to stop them from interfering in your life. Gender Dysphoria is not a mental health issue that should keep you from managing your personal affairs. The people at those centers know what we go through and are ready to help you. -
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By Mirrabooka · Posted
I'll try! I still have no desire at all to start wearing skirts and dresses, and I don't have the curves to justify wearing women's jeans or slacks. I think the furthest I will go is maybe some pretty and androgynous tops one day. That's what appealed to me with the hoodie - it just looked so much nicer than any of those on offer from the men's department.
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