My therapist has reminded me that I foresaw this, but I don’t think I correctly anticipated how much better it would make me feel.
I was raised believing that gender is a social construct. At some level, I think I was skeptical that the hormones would make me feel better. I was convinced that the effects [...]

It’s not surprising, given that I’m on estrogen, but it’s still amazing.
Until recently, I had something I called proto-breasts: sensitive nipples topping slightly meaty man-boobs. But they have graduated into full breasthood. They are still the smallest breasts one could possibly imagine, but they are indeed breasts.
I wonder if I’ll draw a lot of hits [...]

Let’s talk about testosterone’s loathsome presence (to me!) in my bloodstream again (thanks to my inflamed liver), and all the changes in my body that I can feel most keenly in reverse.
My body hair is back. Once again, when in the shower holding the razor, I need to remember whether it’s lower-back-to-feet day or tummy-to-hands [...]