sharing endocrine knowledge I learned today, probably primarily of interest for AFAB folk but might have wider applicability?
apparently the testosterone that causes hair growth is a specific form, DHT, and there are blockers that block only that form of testosterone
so if you want the other effects of T but don't want more hair, that's an option you could explore!
genderfeels
like, my womanhood feels hard-won and I don't wanna give people license to degender me by way of "they"? do people who use "they" worry about this sort of thing?
I guess now's the time to make your pronoun recommendations if you got 'em
even more negative, politics
the infrastructure is there in this country; I've maintained for a while now that so-called "immigration detention centres" are effectively concentration camps. they just need to get around to expanding the list of targets. I'm lucky enough to be white but I'm also a queer trans autistic commie, so
even more negative, politics
trying to write my novel about people resisting government oppression and trying to deal with rising fascists but can't help but think I'll end up in a camp before I can finish the thing...
Trans girl, queer, musician, anarchisty, 30s. A writer of fiction and poetry and a researcher of things.