So last weekend I was at a predominantly queer party; met some people, didn't click with anyone, and after I'd left it occurred to me that this was probably because they were all so damned young. Like, mostly 19 to 21. And I never notice it right away, because they look like adults at that age, but then when I talk to them it's like, "Wow. Your ( Read more... )

( This may take the cake for TMI )

I may not have gotten around to blogging about the surgery yet, but I finally [mostly] finished my opus --

The FTM's Complete Illustrated Guide to Looking Like a (Hot) Dude

Hauled ass to finish it because tomorrow is Pridefest and I'm working the booth for the local trans group. I'd like to have somewhere to send the baby trannies when they visit.

So ( Read more... )

So I had surgery a week ago! All went well, I took notes and I'll blog about it eventually. On vicodin and very sleepy now.

Actually, let's open the floor to questions. Ask me whatever and I'll try to make sure it gets answered when I write up the saga.

So I've got an account on OkCupid, in which I list myself as male but under "Most personal thing I'm willing to admit" I say, "I'm an FTM transsexual. So if you're cruising for a well-hung top, then just keep moving, cuz these are not the droids you're looking for." It seems to work pretty well as a filter, including catching the eye of a few ( Read more... )

( On the long road to surgery )

So. Senate Bill 723.

( Grandstanding -- I think it's the law. )

( Crazy coincidence )

Seriously, the curse of transsexuals is that we're never done coming out to people. All that fraught, uncomfortable tension of "How is this person going to take it?" Yeah, we never get to be through with that. Anyway, enough wangst. Here is how I came out to Shinya ( Read more... )

The thing about fiction is that we expect coherent themes ( Read more... )