Sunday, March 20, 2011
Strength in Transformation [video].
This is the latest video I have posted to my YouTube channel, called “Strength in Transformation.” I think this is one of the videos on my channel I am most proud of; the footage was acquired over several years’ time in various parts of the country and took me several all-nighters to complete. During this whole tumultious and overwhelming transition process, more than just my gender has transformed. I am becoming more whole as a person; transitioning was just a part of the journey. In a way, it was the key that opened the door to the world so I could actually start my journey in life.
I used to struggle with finding balance between my trans self and just my plain old male/person/self, but this hardly comes up anymore in my day to day life. I still struggle with balance, but I find it is more "life-related," rather than gender-related. I worry about the stuff every one else does - my relationships, finances, work; it's quite a relief to not have to think so actively about my gender.
I'm so glad my active transition is over; I was very fortunate to get it done quickly and when I was relatively young. I am 26 and have been on testosterone for nearly six years now; it doesn't feel like that. In fact, it doesn't feel like anything. It feels like this is how I always have been. I can hardly distinguish my trans self from just myself now, and I think that is what I have been striving for since I started transitioning.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Lola Jake Packer Review [video, products]
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Transgender Lives with Lisa Ling on OWN [TV]
Friday, February 18, 2011
Testosterone Delivery Methods.
1. Injections
2. Transdermal
3. Sublingual
4. Surgical Implants [T pellets]
Links to some of the resources and compounding pharmacies I talked about in the video:
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Transgender Despair & Joy [videos]
Being transgender can be really tough at times, but with despair, there is always eventually joy. The challenges can be difficult to overcome, feel impossibly overwhelming at times, but the transgender experience is one of the most radical transformative experiences any human can go through, so in many ways it is a unique gift as well.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Trans Canadian Military Dress Codes, Transgender Insurance Coverage, etc. [trans news]
From the National Post:
As U.S. politicians continue to debate whether to let gays serve openly in the American military, the Canadian Forces have issued a new policy detailing how the organization should accommodate transsexual and transvestite troops specifically. Soldiers, sailors and air force personnel who change their sex or sexual identity have a right to privacy and respect around that decision, but must conform to the dress code of their “target” gender, says the supplementary chapter of a military administration manual.
In other transgender news, according to Joanne Herman, more employers are going to start covering transgender surgeries, but new hurdles are to be expected.
Also, Brian Katcher, a 35-year-old Missouri dad, has won the second Stonewall children's book award for his tale of transgender love.
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