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@jasmine@chaosfem.tw oh no, I thought these were one of the very few decent companies that I didn't feel guilty about paying 😡
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Ciara 💖
@ciara@anarres.family
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A Gen X non-binary trans woman who works in IT but don't expect much tech posting.
#Trans #Transgender #Transfem #NonBinary #Queer #Lesbian #Feminist #Autistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Leftist #AntiFascist #AntiCapitalist #ACAB
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Joined October 06, 2025
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HRT:
08/07/2025
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@jasmine@chaosfem.tw I don't even know who I'll switch to, I know it's not going to be Proton either sigh
I didn't get to go to Pride today but I did have to walk through Dublin City centre and seeing all the beautiful queer people having fun and being themselves made me happy 💖🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@Hyperiontrails@tech.lgbt honestly this does make sense now that you say it. The women definitely talk to me much more than before and some of them seek me out rather than dealing with my male colleague.
I already felt like HRT is magic and then I discover something new like this 💖
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@nileane@nileane.fr if this was the first time they did something like this, maybe I’d take this at face value but as the saying goes "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me"
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@faithisleaping I much prefer the real people I know here rather than the supposedly perfect trans people I came across early in transition. It has helped me knowing that none of us are perfect and no matter how it appears from the outside, we're all dealing with a lot of similar things.
I see all of you and thank you for sharing with us 🫂💜
The 1 change I didn't expect from not having (usable) pockets is how dirty my phone screen gets. The act of pulling it in and out of my pocket was obviously cleaning the screen 🤷♀️
In the aftermath of the Imago debacle, one of the trans staff who worked there was fired for speaking up and she also lost access to her hormones. Please help if you can
https://gofund.me/11709a14d
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop you look great in this outfit too and I'm loving your catgirl era 💖.
I did wear pink today too but not something I'm comfortable sharing publicly so you'll have to take my word for it
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@sashag@anarres.family I'm glad it's not as scary as it looks. Unfortunately for me I’d have to pay out of pocket for this and it's excluded from the DPS €80 monthly cap. It is another pro for moving to the more expensive HRT provider though. As they use Irish doctors it would be included in the DPS cap 🤷♀️
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@SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf this is me, and in the past when I was unknowingly in burnout, I would switch jobs. This seemed to fix the problem but only really kicked the can down the road. Now I just need to find the spoons to arrange an assessment for ADHD alongside all the other transition related things I need to do 😢
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@WrenArcher@beige.party you looked fabulous 💖
The being unable to open your coke can problem is real though 🤷♀️
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@glassblowerscat you can add me to that list too and I know that you have many more supportive friends here too🫂💜
@natasha
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop don't worry, I still need to get over my fear of poking myself in the eye so I can do eyeliner while on solid ground
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop you have now unlocked your doing makeup while travelling skill
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop I'm always amazed at how women can do their makeup on trains, buses etc with a tiny mirror when i can't do it well at home yet.
I think you still look great and wish I could get my makeup this good 💖
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@futurebird@sauropods.win cats are always right, it might just be better to do what you're told 🤷♀️
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@sashag@anarres.family yeah I think it's about the same here and then I have to convince my GP to administer it. Some things for me to think about
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@sashag@anarres.family I want to get off cypro too but I don't think I could inject myself with this 😬
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@SleepyCatten@cultofshiv.wtf thanks, i thought i was being extra useless by not being able to organise this 🫂💜. I'll have to look into the mind tricks because I'm wary of adding more meds without my doctors supervision
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop this will be good for you in the long run but now is the time for hugs 🫂💜🫂💜🫂💜
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@iarna thanks, I've never had my vitamin D levels tested but B12 was one of the things tested before I started HRT and it was a bit low. I'll ask my GP about testing these when I next see her
@Dangerous_beans @iamada
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@Dangerous_beans @iamada is there any kind of consensus on how much we should be taking even if it's just by word of mouth? I take 25 µg of vitamin D3 and 1000 µg of B12 but I've no idea if these are ideal or not
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop i really do prefer your approach and I'm the same. I always like to know the possibilities even if rare. This way if it does happen it will not be such a shock
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@glassblowerscat@wandering.shop yikes, I was hoping you'd say this never happens 😬. Seriously though, this does help for when I inevitably do the same and I'll know that I'm not the first person to do this 💜
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@EmandEmz you really are looking good, I love your hair colour and your top was a steal 💖
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@masukomi@connectified.com I hope you like how they fit better than you expect.
For me swimwear is strangely affirming while at the same time highlighting things about my body that I wish were different. It's definitely still an only in the privacy of home activity for me though.
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@masukomi@connectified.com yeah finding clothes that match both my top and bottom measurements seems to be impossible and swimsuits are probably the only thing where a compromise size doesn't work 🫂💜