1) got a free consultation from a local electrologist* (half-hour walk from my house) last saturday. aside from giving me information and what-not, she did about 20 hairs for free, and it was a lot less painful than i had anticipated. i'm going to start weekly (or biweekly, money-permitting) sessions this thursday. goodbye facial hair (after months/years of treatment >_<)!
*electrologists perform electrolysis—a method of permanent hair removal.
2) today i saw a doctor and got some blood drawn—all in preparation for starting hrt (hormone replacement therapy). assuming my thyroid works and i don't have diabetes, i'll be starting the 'mones next week! goodbye flat chest (after months/years of treatment >_<)!
that's it for news, but i think we need to have a little chat. my friend was asking me about this the other day, and being a pretty big issue i thought it post-worthy. the topic is bathrooms. public bathrooms are a tricky place for trannies.
stalls themselves are usually private (not talking about gas station bathrooms that commonly feature 'glory holes'), but going from out here to inside a stall requires passing through a gender-segregated gauntlet of sorts. if you look like a dude in a dress you won't be welcome in either bathroom. but holding it in isn't always an option.
so whaddaya do? a tranny friend of mine says that for her the bathroom transition happened on accident. she used the men's room until she kept getting told that she was in the wrong bathroom. but what if you don't get to a point where you "pass"?
should we have third gender bathrooms? should bathrooms be unisex? my personal struggle with bathroom anxiety continues. sometimes it's just easier to revert to boy-mode, but i hate feeling like i'm going in reverse. sure i can look and act like a boy—i've had 25 years of practice—but it doesn't feel like me. my core personality still may shine through, yes, but i don't feel honest; i don't feel whole.
with any luck, my bathroom change will happen on accident too. ^-^ "excuse me miss, this is the men's room." to which i'll respond "kyaaaa! oh my god, oh my god, oh my gawwwwwd...." as i make a mad dash for the door. someday. someday.
next time on tanuki talk...
...sami hosts a dinner party?! tune in to see who was on the guest list, what came up in conversation, and what was on the menu!
5 comments:
Sam if you ever need fat for your chest to help, i am a willing donor. heck if you just want some fat, i am a willing donor.
You can have some of me too. I hate my boobs. Aunt P.
Love ya!
Please try not to have bigger boobs than me. It would be a real blow to my self esteem. ;o) And good luck with the bathroom dilemma! I love the image of you rushing out of the men's room saying "oh my gaaawwwd!"
we'll see where estrogen gets me...and then we'll talk implants (or transplants, lol).
These days I prefer the family bathrooms where I can take all the kids in with me. :-D That idea of a unisex bathroom makes me nervous. I don't even get in an elevator alone with a man. Unless I know I can take him. :P
And feel free to have a bigger butt than me. It will be really hard to do though.
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