A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently.
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay i feel much the same at 47
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay You look better and better in every photograph. Ireland and @IsabelB suit you very well indeed.
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.Was it me that said that?!
It could so easily have been - it's true!
And I do post the occasional selfie...
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay I love seeing trans joy in photos, and in stories and in how each person, individually pushed on through and succeeded in the most important thing of all.
Being themselves.
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay very true - photos are very powerful
and I enjoy your selfies, so important not only for you, itβs important for the community. Visibility is so important! π«Άπ₯° -
@Natasha_Jay You look better and better in every photograph. Ireland and @IsabelB suit you very well indeed.
@HarriettMB
We kind of both threw caution to the wind, but we'd been chatting like only only trans women can for a year+ before
@IsabelB -
@Natasha_Jay I love seeing trans joy in photos, and in stories and in how each person, individually pushed on through and succeeded in the most important thing of all.
Being themselves.
@Nikkileah
I think there's a tendency to retreat to trans only online spaces but I admire those here and Bsky who don't (easy for me to say from Ireland, and safety is a factor I totally get) -
A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay I'm starting my transition at 26 and now makes sense why i always hated myself.
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@Natasha_Jay I'm starting my transition at 26 and now makes sense why i always hated myself.
@bre_fos
Ah, lots makes sense later on. Just need to lead with your heart and gut. -
@bre_fos
Ah, lots makes sense later on. Just need to lead with your heart and gut.@Natasha_Jay Was hard to figure out, but now i'm starting my new life.
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.Shamelessly boosting my selfies while reading an article on endocrinology of women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) ... which is pretty anologous to trans endocrinology, but at least they openly admit for POI "There is currently no evidence regarding the optimum HRT monitoring strategy". Interestingly they reference trans feminine guide estrogen levels, which they say are "empirically set".
Reading between the lines empirically set is code for 'scientific guesswork, possibly a bunch of old cobblers'
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R relay@relay.infosec.exchange shared this topic
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Shamelessly boosting my selfies while reading an article on endocrinology of women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) ... which is pretty anologous to trans endocrinology, but at least they openly admit for POI "There is currently no evidence regarding the optimum HRT monitoring strategy". Interestingly they reference trans feminine guide estrogen levels, which they say are "empirically set".
Reading between the lines empirically set is code for 'scientific guesswork, possibly a bunch of old cobblers'
@Natasha_Jay
"There is currently no evidence regarding the optimum HRT monitoring strategy"
So, in laypersons terms, does this mean "when women hit the age where if they were cattle, they'd be sent to meatworks to die, that's when the medical industry who provide at best sub optimal information re: womens health, turn their backs on us completely?" -
@Natasha_Jay
"There is currently no evidence regarding the optimum HRT monitoring strategy"
So, in laypersons terms, does this mean "when women hit the age where if they were cattle, they'd be sent to meatworks to die, that's when the medical industry who provide at best sub optimal information re: womens health, turn their backs on us completely?"@gusseting
I was thinking along similar lines!Post-menopausal or trans women, you want to keep high estrogen levels because you might feel good on them? Can't have that ...!!
There's a fear of letting women run "supraphysiologic"
levels but the science around risks mainly dates from an era decades before bio-identical estradiol administered transdermally or injected. -
A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay So real. Both you and the quote.
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@Natasha_Jay So real. Both you and the quote.
@bzzzwa
Even a move from avoiding a camera to taking selfies says a personal change happens that's far far more than a faux smile. I liked this quote a lot. -
@bzzzwa
Even a move from avoiding a camera to taking selfies says a personal change happens that's far far more than a faux smile. I liked this quote a lot.@Natasha_Jay I started to smile at the woman in the mirror. I avoided mirrors before.
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A quote from a #trans woman, one that resonated with me deeply recently. Deep enough that I thought I'd share here -
"I know I post selfies on here frequently, and it might seem like I do it because im narcissistic. However the truth is that I avoided cameras for most of my life because I hated how I looked and now I love seeing the happiness on my face."
A few from a flying visit to London
οΈ over Easter ... me at 57 btw.@Natasha_Jay ... and looking great!
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Shamelessly boosting my selfies while reading an article on endocrinology of women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) ... which is pretty anologous to trans endocrinology, but at least they openly admit for POI "There is currently no evidence regarding the optimum HRT monitoring strategy". Interestingly they reference trans feminine guide estrogen levels, which they say are "empirically set".
Reading between the lines empirically set is code for 'scientific guesswork, possibly a bunch of old cobblers'
@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt ..when you are out and posting pictures there also might be some serious misunderstanding sometimes like this. Commenter on a trans girl I know: Forget about being a man, you'll never look like a man in this world, and you are too female for this!
Not the type of acknowledgement she was after but when we discussed this she attacked the table with her forehead. ββ
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@Natasha_Jay I started to smile at the woman in the mirror. I avoided mirrors before.
@bzzzwa
I like looking in mirrors now.Okay, I see padding round the middle that obscure my hips a bit more than I'd like ... hardly unusual for a middle aged woman though
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@bzzzwa
I like looking in mirrors now.Okay, I see padding round the middle that obscure my hips a bit more than I'd like ... hardly unusual for a middle aged woman though
βοΈ@Natasha_Jay Of course!!
