Tag: trans

stealthtransitionblog:

stealthtransitionblog:

Post-everything penis created by phalloplasty.

I thought I should update since the last image I posted was fresh after medical tattooing so everything was a lot brighter (medical tattoos lose 60% of colour after 4 weeks and the rest is retained over a number of years before a touch up is required).

I have an FAQ below but my inbox is open to questions.

FAQ:

Do you have sensation?
I have full penile sensation. Both tactile and erotic. I also have full sensation in my old equipment which is buried under the skin.

Can you get erect?
Not spontaneously. I use an erectile device which many cis men also use. While I can’t get erect without a device, it also means I have full control over my erections so I a: avoid spontaneous public embarrassment and b: can literally sustain an erection for a week or as long as needed in order to satisfy a partner. I use an AMS 700 erectile device. Google that and it’ll bring up videos of how it works.

Can you penetrate a partner?
Yes

Can you stand to pee?
Yes

Do you pass as cis?
I’ve gotten changed in many a public changing room without incident, regularly use urinals, and have never had any issues in my day to day life.

Can you orgasm?
It’s a myth that you lose the ability to orgasm. Microsurgery connects nerves from your graft site (e.g. Arm) up to the penis, and later nerves from the t dick to the penis. Even if your nerve hookups fail you still retain sensation in the t dick regardless of burial status. I can technically have 3 types of orgasm, from stimulation of the penis or buried cl***is, or both together. Each experience is different.

Did it hurt?
Not as much as I expected it would.

How much did it cost?
I am a British citizen and covered by the NHS which I pay for out of my taxes. I paid for my own medical tattooing. (2 sessions, £200 each)

How long were you off work?
13 weeks stage 1. 8 stage 2. 3 stage 3. Was back at work within 30 mins of medical tattooing.

Replying to replies:
Yes I do feel the tattooing was worth it. The pigment really blends with the light so depending on how the room is lit it shows up differently and just looks like how natal genitalia is more flushed in colour wherever there is more of a blood supply. I am VERY white so without tattooing the lack of pigmentation is obvious.

The pain was surprisingly manageable. A little spicy at times but felt more like being scratched than stabbed. The pigment should last at least 2 years before requiring 1 top up session. I expect to only need a top up in 3 years because of how my skin reacts to pigment and how often I am out in the sun (never). The money I paid was affordable to me as a one off, and the maintainence costs of touch ups are equally as affordable to me personally.

sapphicghostbusters:

trans-mom:

“you’re going to DELETE a post you AGREED with just cuz you found out ops a terf??”

yeah turns out learning that people having uber bigoted ideologies changes the context of the post buddy

I once reblogged a post about how a women’s bathroom was an important place of refuge, and that was why women often go to the bathroom in groups or to cry and why people leave those domestic abuse cards in women’s bathrooms, and how it’s the one place women can be away from men, and I was like “this is a fantastic post, yes” and then I found out the OP was a TERF and that post was suddenly no longer about safety in women’s restrooms. It was actually about wanting to make it impossible for trans women to pee in a public restroom. It was about making trans women seem like they invade a sacred place and make it dangerous. You bet your ass I deleted that reblog.

“Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s six kids have been in the spotlight for their entire lives (and for their three biological children, since they were literally in their mother’s womb).
Maddox was born on August 5, 2001 and adopted by Jolie on March 10, 2002. Zahara was born on January 8, 2005 and adopted by Pitt and Jolie on July 6, 2005. Shiloh, the couple’s first biological child, was born on May 27, 2006. Pax was born on November 29, 2003 and adopted in March 2007. Brangelina’s youngest kids, twins Vivienne and Knox, were born on July 12, 2008.“

I was reading through one of those clickbait articles (this one on MSN and I can’t find an author), but I was struck by the use of language. Instead of addressing Shiloh’ s gender identity at all, they simply used language which avoided gender for any of the kids and I thought that was kinda neat. All the other celebrity kids articles used gendered terms like she, he, daughter, son, etc. Right now it is Shiloh’s business who they are and it was nice to see it presented as a non issue and in a way that didn’t even draw attention to it. The only reason I noticed is that I am aware how much of an issue it was a few years back in the media with all kinds of articles speculating.

gaywrites:

Last week, Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi said men who dress flamboyantly or cross-dress are “asking” to be assaulted. The good people of Wyoming responded with a mass bar crawl and public display of solidarity – wearing tutus. 

“Honestly, this is what we do in Wyoming. Straight men all over the state are going to be joining their LGBTQ siblings and wearing tutus, buying their queer friends drinks and having a great time,” Equality Wyoming’s Sara Burlingame wrote. “It is a great time to be in the Equality State where we talk out differences and show up for each other — with or without tutus.” […]

“We always say that in Wyoming you can be just about anything you want to be, as long as you don’t push it in somebody’s face,” Enzi told students from Greybull High School and Middle School. “I know a guy who wears a tutu and goes to bars on Friday night and is always surprised that he gets in fights. Well, he kind of asks for it. That’s the way that he winds up with that kind of problem.”

The senator later apologized for his choice of words on Tuesday.

“I regret a poor choice of words during part of my presentation,” he said. “None of us is infallible and I apologize to anyone who has taken offense. No offense was intended. Quite the opposite in fact, and so I ask for your understanding as well.” 

Wyoming! Incredible response to ignorance. I love this. (via LGBTQ Nation) 

“Is it normal?” The binding edition

smolgayboy:

transgenderteensurvivalguide:

Yes:

  • Getting winded after walking quickly/upstairs with binder on, but able to catch breath
  • Chafing in the underarm areas
  • Soreness (during or after) in arms, shoulders, or back
  • Increased acne on chest or back
  • Mild anxiety about tightness
  • Chest sagging

No, take it off and rest, see a doctor if problem gets worse or doesn’t go away after taking the binder off (or after one week):

  • Nausea during or after binding, including nausea caused by pain
  • Bruising
  • Out of breath/can’t catch breath when not wearing binder
  • Skin rash
  • Sharp pains in ribs
  • Not able to cough or sneeze
  • Numbness in arms
  • Feeling too tired/sore to do everyday activities
  • Suddenly having any of the above symptoms even if you’ve been binding for years 

No, see a doctor ASAP, could be a sign of serious injury:

  • Anything from the above category if you can just tell/feel something is wrong, better safe than sorry
  • Extreme claustrophobia/panic attacks 
  • Sharp pain in chest/heart skipping beats or beating very fast
  • Not able to breathe  
  • Dizziness
  • Blueness in lips or fingertips
  • Change in shape of ribcage
  • Fainting

good stuff to know if you wear a binder, especially if you’re new to it. this is way more informative than the basic “don’t wear it for more than 8 hours uwu!!!111!!” – although that is also good advice. sometimes the time you keep it on will vary because of your schedule, and you don’t have to panic if that’s the case. just pay attention your body, know what’s safe, and crack your poor back as often as you can.

hopehufflepuff:

glassgynoid:

happenstancewriter:

gayshanewalsh:

some dude on survivor outed another survivor who happened to be trans and called it “deception” like this was some damn soap opera and everyone was like ”lmao that’s personal and not your fucking problem?” and the host immediately said “We don’t need to vote, just grab your torch” and had him kicked off. that’s some instant fucking karma.

and then they let it air and outed someone to everyone ??

Yeah, they still aired it. I bet any money they knew he was trans and were counting on that coming up, perhaps only for tokenism rather than drama, but I have doubts.

Just coz they played the role of “look what such good allies we all are” doesn’t mean they didn’t just exploit a trans person and leverage transantagonism for ratings.

Zeke applied for the show without telling them he was trans because he wanted to be Zeke the survivor contestant and not just the trans survivor contestant. It was after the producers contacted him to say they were interested in casting him that he revealed it only to the producers. So yeah, they knew he was trans, but not because of the drama or as a token, they were already going to cast him before they knew because he wanted to make sure he wasn’t cast just to be a token.

Zeke and Jeff Probst (the host) had talked about how he would be able to decide whether or not he wanted the fact that he’s trans to be part of his story and when it would be revealed on the show if it would be revealed. Unfortunately, he couldn’t pick when because Varner outed him.

They kept it in the show because Zeke wanted it to be aired. Zeke got to decide with the producers and the help of GLAAD how the episode would be handled and they had been discussing it since the tribal council happened when the show was filmed 8 or 9 months ago up until it aired yesterday. He was happy that because his tribemates came to his defense and he was able to speak about his own feelings about what happened that something positive came out of a horrible situation and that’s partly why he wanted it aired. 

Here’s an interview he did on The Talk earlier today where he talks about how he felt and why it was still aired. And here’s the essay he wrote for the Hollywood Reporter. In the tribal council (7:33-9:30) he talked about his feelings of wanting to be just Zeke the contestant when he applied to the show.

PSA: Save Your Underwear

rosalindrobertson:

kitrona:

niasimone:

purplechocolatekisses:

gemini–king:

strangerdarkerbetter:

pimptoargentum:

raelasoull:

astroprojection:

blueteapot:

wizerdmegic:

42nights:

rattlecat:

rattlecat:

Alright so listen up girls and boys with bleeding nether regions:

Buy Always Infinity with Flexfoam. Buy nothing else. Buy Always Infinite with Flexfoam.

This sexy beast. There’s a bunch of versions. But so long as it says Infinity and Flexfoam, fucking GET IT.

So I’ve always been a fan of Always pads. Can’t stand tampons because of all the horror stories and in general, they’re uncomfortable. Always just seems to be the brand that’s always there so we always got it.

Every since Always released their Infinity brand, we’ve literally hated everything else. Even the regular versions of Always. Infinity is the way to go. It is the ONLY way to go.

Infinity is like the only way we can keep our damn bedsheets and clothes bloodless. The first night I got my period I woke up with my boxers just soaked. Completely soaked. Blood. Everywhere.

So I just pop into the bathroom and thus far we’ve only got regular Always pads. Put one on. It’s about as miserable as you’d expect. The pad shifts as you sit and move and when you change pads you’re probably changing underwear too because of the blood just seeping out the sides and getting everywhere.

But then we have Always Infinity. With the Flexfoam. You know that bullshit on the side of the box brands spew where they’re like THIS SUPER INGENIOUS INVENTION WITH A FANCY NAME IS GOING TO GIVE YOU PRISTINE CLEANLINESS AND ULTIMATE PROTECTION AND THATS WHY WE USE FLEXFOAM.

They’re not fucking kidding guys. This isn’t a fucking game. These pads are relentless. No blood gets by. You’d probably have to unhygenically use one pad 24 hours+ before the blood will actually leave the pad and get anywhere.

In addition to that? It’s invisible.

Okay look, guys. I’m trans. I’m a transman. I’m a fucking dude. I don’t suffer from dysphoria but nothing annoys and irritates me more than knowing I am wearing a fucking diaper because I can feel it everytime I move and stand and sit down.

Not these bitches. No fucking way. They’re thin, they’re super big and they’re completely inmovable. I don’t have to keep grabbing at my crotch or my ass to readjust the pad lest blood be splashing everywhere. It stays in one fucking place and it doesn’t leave until you rip it out yourself.

THIS SHIT IS SO NICE. GO GET YOURSELF SOME. PLEASE SAVE YOURSELVES. SAVE YOUR UNDERWEAR. SAVE YOUR QUILTS. SAVE YOUR BED. HERE’S SOME COUPONS.

Rebloggin’ by request of the moum

I can say the same. These things are the shit and its beautiful. Whoever figured it out how to make them I’d very much like to thank, and I’m pretty sure my underwear would too.

A long time ago I read that Always pads make ur hingy itch but this person seems to really like them so I guess that problem was fixed. The thing i read was at least a year ago, probably more.

HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS when I was in Toronto (one night in a nice hotel downtown and of course I got my fucking period) and the mini mart had these on sale so I took the risk and THESE ARE INCREDIBLE

THIN! No leaks! No blood down the ass crack! FLEX FOAM FOR LIFE!!

Always Infinity and Always Radiant are the same exact product. Both have the flex foam but Radiant just has a fragrance to it + more colorful packaging. When one is on sale, the other one generally isn’t so buy the one on sale! Also, once you finish, the boxes can have coupons on the inside so use those on your next purchase!

You had me at no blood down the ass crack.

I can confirm how lovely these are and i refuse to use anything else over these

These are incredible. I HATE pads. Hate them. I only started using them because endo made it impossible for me to use tampons. My periods were miserable when I had to switch.

Then I found flexfoam. My periods have completely changed. I can barely tell it’s there. No more diaper feeling. No more blood escaping. And seriously, my periods get really heavy at points and the foam absorbs it all.

THESE SHITS ARE MY FUCKING SAVIOR. YOU FORGET YOU’RE EVEN ON YOUR PERIOD, IT’S AMAZING LISTEN TO THIS POST.

👆🏾Literally Will Forget You’re r On Your Period They Are Super Comfy And Shit

I so second this for all the people who have periods

Totally agree! I don’t buy brand-name anything if I can help it, but I won’t buy any other pads but these *actual brand-name* because nothing else comes CLOSE to being as effective.

Adding the person who has had many gyno surgeries/biopsies/scopes over a few years and finally did the full hysterectomy, any procedure whereafter there will be unknown amounts of random bleeding for weeks and tampons/cups/anything inserted is barred because infection risks, where there is going to be a mess and fuck where am I supposed to get the energy to do LAUNDRY or CLEAN THINGS WITH COLD WATER because STITCHES IN MY VAG and MEDS and EXHAUSTED and oh yeah don’t lift anything over ten pounds and why is what is coming out of me ORANGE??? 

IDK if they put kevlar in these things or what but no leaks of anything anywhere any time.