I can't keep up my daily journaling ambitions, but I limp along ( Read more... )

I'm due for a testosterone shot today, but I won't be having one because my latest doctor apparently cares more about covering his ass than he does about his patients' well-being. I thought we got along well at my first visit several months ago; he admitted he didn't know much about trans health care, but seemed willing to learn. He also sent me ( Read more... )

"It Costs $10,000 To Be A Man," mixed media shadowbox sculpture, $100 or best offer.

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Protip: Once you develop some confidence in your own gender presentation, it is really, really easy to embarrass strangers who misgender you. I don't do it on purpose to people who obviously mean no harm, but come on: there is no good reason to even speak to a stranger in a public restroom*, let alone challenge their presence there. A couple of ( Read more... )

So tomorrow I have an appointment with a new urologist. No problems; just need ongoing care and a new testosterone script. I took my mother to this guy last summer when she was making the rounds of Every Damn Doctor in New Orleans, and he had tons of offbeat art on his walls, a glass case full of antique taxidermed birds, and a display of archaic ( Read more... )

Seriously thinking of switching the doctor who's managing my medical transition. Thanks to kind public support (thanks for passing the word, everyone!) and decent Etsy sales, I've made enough to pay for my testosterone refill, but my doctor has yet to call it in after three reminders and I'm already a week overdue for my shot. He's done this before ( Read more... )

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When I hear about the recent controversy surrounding Michelle Shocked -- whose music I've not listened to, but who used to live in New Orleans and was reportedly a fan of my books -- I can't help but think of my former friend Thing. She was never particularly comfortable with sexuality or gender labels, but she was female-assigned at birth, ( Read more... )