it’s not silly or offensive at all. … so, my gender therapy involves seeing a therapist at the university of minnesota, someone to talk with who can help me work through this whole transition. i also see a medical doctor who is monitoring my health and prescribing hormones. (i’ve been taking hormones for nearly two months now.) i want to make sure i’m doing this responsibly and safely. … at this point, i’m not planning to have full reassignment surgery. even though i’ve been a girl forever, i don’t need to be rid of my penis to affirm that feeling. some trans women want to have surgery as soon as possible, and that’s just fine. it’s not my first concern, however. also, given that i live in the united states and hardly any of this is covered by insurance here, i don’t know if i’d ever be able to afford it, anyway. … that said, i likely will have an orchiectomy (removal of the testicles), maybe sometime next year. that, i can afford, and it might make the whole transition easier in the end as well. we’ll see what happens between now and then.
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