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You can become your ideal self with hormone relpacement therapy.
There are many active comms where you can get more specific information regarding how to go about recieving HRT, even if (and perhaps especially if) the prevailing authority in your area thinks it can control how you express yourself.
I'm not exactly trans myself, but I exceedingly enjoy seeing before and after pictures of people just looking very "meh" about life to being 18 billion kelvin rays of sunshine, rainbows, happiness and comfort. It's awesome and as a human bean, you deserve that.
At the price, potentially of fertility.
Mods, please dont ban me for this statement. i am currently considering detransitioning and this is why. i am not a bigot
I don't think that's a bigoted statement at all, quite the opposite in fact. If being a parent is that much more important then any part of your gender identity then you do what you have to do and people must respect that. It is still your own self expression and that's really what it's all about. It's a gosh darn human right.
is has been a long journey toward loving myself enough to conceive (pun intended) of life after deat
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Your experience is valid. There are many things to consider in terms of transitioning.
Luckily OP hasn't even dipped their toes into anything yet. Experimenting with dressing differently is a pretty small step.
People don't even have to ever fully transition even if they like to express themselves differently. Experiment. Find what suits you.
Best of luck to you and your journey!
Hi Dingus!
Hello fellow dingus!
Wants to cross dress
Gets pointed to the hormone clinic
Oh look everyone, we can't talk about hormones now
They literally said they picture their ideal self as a guy, not as a woman dressed in men's clothing.
If you can focus on that one word I sure you can read the thread I'm commenting on ;-)
With the exception that testosterone therapy likely will not make them any taller. There is rumored to be a growth spurt around the 40's, not sure if that's true.
Yeah, unfortunate. I think any growth after ~18-26 would most likely be due to a highly (expensive) nutritious diet.