On a lighter note, the healing process of the #orchi is going smoothly.
But another thing is that in a week from Friday? It'll be two years since my #eggcrack . So be prepared for some storytime on the 11th.
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:neocat_glare: you can't be a lesbian.
:neocat_flag_trans: why?
:neocat_glare: you have a penis.
:neocat_flag_trans: ...so?
:neocat_flag_trans::neocat_flag_lesbian: :neocat_glare_sob:
do you often think of me fucking other people? also, let's stop dancing around the issue, you just think i'm not a woman. but honestly, whether you're a man or a woman, the fact that you see women as just "vagina" immediately disqualifies you from telling me what is or isn't a woman, in my book.
Okay, woke up and feel quite a bit less sore around the incision site today than I did yesterday. Sleep, icepacks, and the occasional piankiller are working nicely.
The only things that kept me up a bit late at night? My #dogs begging for water refills right as I'm about to nod off, me switching out between one of my 3 icepacks as one of them stops being cold, and me getting up to have to go pee.
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At 8:30 AM on 6/24/2025, I had my #orchi . Yes, I told my anasthesiologist "Do it, no balls!" before they activated the IV.
With this heatwave, I likened the trek to the final stretch to destroy the One Ring (or in this case, my Two Balls) in #LordOfTheRings . In this case, I'd be Frodo, my sister who drove me would be Samwise, my brother and my brother-in-law would complete the Hobbits of the Fellowship, and my IRL trans friends would be the rest of the Fellowship.
But taking it easy with icepacks, comfort food, and responsible usage of painkillers.
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Looking at the #Skrmetti decision on #BlueSky . I'll be talking with my supportive family about it. And about us moving to Illinois if possible.
Given the passport decision yesterday, that's one thing I aim to get while I'm in post- #orchi recovery.
But if we weren't already, we're in the 'Jim Crow' era for #trans people. I'm fucking terrified for the future.
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One week until #orchi . And bottom #dysphoria is re-emerging like a regrown Hydra head. It feels like it's back with a vengeance (for now)...and I HATE it.
Fortunately, I also feel as though it'll be a gigantic relief once I wake up from the IV and see that the awkward bulge-causers are no longer there.
I'm at the point where I feel as though I should get the ball rolling [no pun intended] on #vaginoplasty while I still can.
I'm also glad I banked sperm before starting #HRT. I am less on-the-fence on at least one bio-kid (provided I'm with a long-term stable partner who feels the same), so I'm glad I didn't slam the door shut. I'd probably prefer carrying a child myself, but I've begrudgingly accepted that isn't in the cards for any #transwoman alive today. So I made do with what I could.
But I'll be out of work for 3 weeks following surgery. And I've offered any #trans friends locally to visit me at my house to check up on me while I'm recovering.
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Happy Pride to my fellow DLC Lesbians, and everyone else too!! 💜🏳️🌈💜 #transpride #trans #pride #prideart #transbian #lesbianpride
Less than 2 weeks until I tell my surgeon "Do it, no balls!" right before they put the IV in me for the #orchi .
Heading to two local #pride events this week. And will meet up with #queer friends there.
If I get an #ICE raid happening in my city (not likely as its a small town, but you never know), I know a local group that'd do their damnedest to hold them back. Only thing stopping me is if they invade my town while I'm recovering from my orchi. Can't do much help while I'm healing myself, right?
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It is 100% official.
On Tuesday, June 24th at 8:30 PM, I will be under the knife for an #orchi . Consultation was today.
I can't wait to get these balls out of me.
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Welp, my psychiatrist who prescribes my ADHD hit me (regarding the news of the bullshit #trans Medicaid ban bill that passed the House and is going to be in the Senate soon) with the "Everything happens for a reason" and "Just gotta take everything one day at a time" bullshit when I told her about the bill.
I dead-ass went in the call "Were the Jews thinking that around 80 years ago?" Because my guess was that they weren't.
And this is why I only trust other #trans people for my care when I can do so without any cis people. Cis people do NOT and will never understand.
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Welp, I'm running into a problem regarding getting to the orchi consultation.
It's two towns south of me, 30 minutes away, and I don't have my driver's license. And it's at a time most of the people who could take me there are at work.
I have two options:
* Reschedule the appointment to a time that works for all parties involved.
* Use #TransMutualAid to raise the funds to Lyft myself there and back.
I'll ask my family members tomorrow morning, but if they can't do it due to scheduling conflicts, I'm at a crossroads.
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Oh, I have more news. I have a consultation for an orchi on May 28th at a Urology clinic that is about 30 minutes away.
My logic is A) an #orchi is much harder to fuck up than a #vaginoplasty and B) the waitlist for an orchi will be so much shorter, so I could feasibly get one in before Medicaid is gutted so as #trans healthcare is no longer covered by it. If I had the time on my hands, I'd go for a full-depth bottom with a doc who knows what they're doing, but I don't trust that there will be the time for that under this #fascist hellhole.
As such, I'll settle for an #orchi and go for a vaginoplasty at a later time. Either when I'm in a blue state or in a completely different country. I'm slowly learning I'm more of a #top -leaning #switch than I initially thought....and I guess THAT equipment is nifty for that purpose.
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Welp, about a week ago, me and a buddy spent Friday and Sunday at #SonicTemple because (even with me falling deep into the #hiphop and #electronicmusic rabbit holes over the years) #metal was my first musical love. And like a ex who you still look fondly upon (and are still friends with), metal always comes back into my life at some point.
This was my first music festival since #eggcrack / starting #HRT nearly 2 years ago and I could tell I was FAR more sociable with the alt and goth women of my generation who were there in the stands and in the pit than I was at festivals I attended before I realized I'm a #transwoman (had many call me "pretty" and "beautiful"...even had a sassy mutual smooch with one of them). Even in a scene as cis-het-normative as #heavymetal , the worst I got from old men/women was a shrug that read of "I'm old. I've seen it all." instead of outright bigotry. Most hurt I got was someone accidentally stepping on my foot during a mosh pit.
And due to economic situation and the incoming shit-storm for #trans folk like myself, this will likely be the last festival I attend for a hot minute. And the next one will likely be in a genre even more accepting of #queer culture (like #punk or #EDM ).
Still, it was a good time seeing bands like #Metallica #AliceCooper #Deafheaven #AcidBath #AskingAlexandria #Sepultura #Testament #SuicidalTendencies #Beartooth and more. And getting a bit buzzed early in the day.
Time to also go easy on the wallet for a bit.
Also, these writings on my face were done with my makeup palates and my index finger. The flag idea was like "What if I made the trans flag into something like war paint?" Me writing "TRANS DYKE" on my face just felt sassy, punk rock, and cunty all at once.
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