A lot has changed this month. I came to a realization about myself that I think, on some level, I’ve always known but was afraid to accept. It’s likely that I’m asexual. I never felt comfortable with the term for two reasons. One, I wrongly believed that it meant I couldn’t have any sexual feelings … Read moreAugust 2022 | My Gender Identity & Asexuality
Well, here we are. One year later. I have the testosterone, the syringes, everything I need to begin my medical transition. I’ve never lied in any of these blog posts and I’m not going to start now. The whole point of writing these is to be completely honest. Because someone out there might have a … Read moreJuly 2022 | Part 10 | My Gender Identity: FTM (One Year Later)
Jesus Christ. I’m pagan, but Jesus fuckin’ Christ. Again? I’m talking about her latest transphobic tweet, of course. Here’s a screenshot: I’m not even following her, guys. Twitter just thinks I want to see her shit ’cause of all the arguments I get into in her reply sections. But okay, Twitter. I guess we’re doing … Read moreJK Rowling and the Prejudice of the Penis
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse. Only read this if it is safe for you to do so. Keeping a child alive to adulthood is the bare minimum of parenting—the “participation trophy” of parenthood, you could say. Perhaps because of my own upbringing, I realize how much actual effort it takes to raise a … Read moreMy Gender Identity: Part 9 (Exploring My Childhood)
‘Sup Travelers and Dreamers! So, I turned 32. I initially wanted to start HRT on or around my birthday, but I wound up putting that on hold for a few reasons. This is not something to rush into and not something I want to do if I’m not 100% about it. So I waited. Because … Read moreMy Gender Identity: Part 8 (Figuring Out What I Want)
READ THIS PART FIRST ONE: I have completely stopped smoking cigarettes! Now when I start testosterone, I’ll see results much faster. TWO: TRIGGER WARNINGS all through this blog post. Dysphoria (top, bottom, all around), trans doubt, transphobic self-talk (like, what the fuck?), and so on and so forth. THREE: Content warning for TMI regarding my … Read moreMy Gender Identity: Part 7 (FTM – Seven Months Later)
If you’ve spent any time at all researching FTM transition, you probably came across the dysphoria struggles some men feel when that time of the month rolls around. It didn’t seem like this was going to be a thing that really affected me at first. It hadn’t bothered me all my life, aside from an … Read moreMy Gender Identity, Part 6: Men Who Menstruate
“Don’t smile because it’s over. Cry because it happened.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book tore my heart out and made me like it. Alistair Caradec is a demon who learned how to type. That’s the only way I can explain how he writes characters who are so thoroughly tormented inside and out. And I do mean inside … Read more(SPOILER REVIEW) THE OLD LOVE & THE NEW by Alistair Caradec
Welcome back to another installment of “Who The F*%k Am I?” My name is Luke (probably) and I’ll be your host for this evening! Get something warm to drink, snuggle under that cozy blanket, and enjoy the show! On today’s episode, we’ll be discussing bottom dysphoria and trans doubt. My good friend, Alistair Caradec, recently … Read moreMy Gender Identity: Part Five (Bottom Dysphoria)
Hey, y’all! We’re about three months in to my social transition! I haven’t done a gender identity update in about a month and I figured I should probably take a moment now to put my thoughts down in words and reflect. I’ve moved to Columbus (and built up some muscle from loading and unloading a … Read moreMy Gender Identity (Part Four): I Need Options