About a week ago, it came to my attention that the Attorney General of Texas has ordered the Department of Public Safety to stop accepting court orders for gender marker change on a drivers license. I first saw the linked report from Erin Reed on her substack on 22-August-2024.
Continue readingProgress Toward Surgery
23 AugIf you know anything about transgender healthcare, you know there’s some fairly significant gatekeeping hurdles to be overcome. That’s particularly true of gender affirming surgery.
Continue readingMedical costs
16 AugI received a bill today for my portion of the surgery on 30-April of this year. That was the very minor surgery to implant the loop recorder under the skin of my left breast.
Continue readingPOTS Has Doubled Since The Pandemic
16 AugI was diagnosed with POTS this past November at my very first cardiologist appointment. I am not a candidate for “exercise” as a treatment due to chronic pain flares with even slight exertion.
Continue readingI’m tired too
11 AugI don’t even try to broach some of these topics. And while it’s largely “conservatives” who are behaving like this, I find that both sides are unreasonable on some topics, especially Israel and the Palestinian genocide.
Falling on the stairs
10 AugA certain klutz (not naming names) fell on the stairs last night trying to carry the recycling down to the garage, and out to the outside bin. It was only the last two stairs, but I ended up almost upside down.
Continue readingGender Affirming Surgery Plan
7 AugYes, this is going to maybe be a bit TMI for some readers. You are forewarned.
Continue readingBut She’s A Boy!
4 AugFurther on Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, with thanks to Badtux the Snarky Penguin. You can read the full post at the WordPress link below. I found this thanks to Ali at Scottie’s Playtime.
Continue readingTrans women competing in the 2024 Olympics?
2 AugThere are no trans women competing in the Olympics this year, despite the vile nonsense you may have heard.
Continue readingBig news today!
1 AugI finally received all the necessary paperwork that I needed to get my driver’s license transferred to my new home state. The birth certificate, which was the big holdup, arrived on Monday.
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An Aging Trans Woman 