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I've been through the work tags, but I couldn't find a concrete answer.

I've been on T for about a month, pass well enough that I was stealth at a previous job, but have not changed my name yet. In applying for jobs, I plan to put my preferred name on my resume and such, and only tell HR my legal name, if I get the job. There seems to be no problem with that, until the issue of possible background checks comes up.

So I guess here's my question. How often do retail-type jobs really do background checks, and do they do them before even getting in touch with you about an interview or whatever? I'm tempted to just put my preferred name, and hope for the best, but I don't want to hurt my chances of getting a job. I need one badly enough that if I have to put my legal name on the application, on my resume, on everything..I'll do it. I'd just obviously prefer not to. What advice can you guys offer me regarding all that? Anecdotes of firsthand experience would be awesome.

Let me do a total re-introduction. Nat 22, gender chopp`d & screwed. I have this amazing girlfriend and its been close too about 2 months with us, and the first month we were together she went home for Thanksgiving break, and that was hard and now she back home with her family again 'till the 4th of January. My bday is on the 30th & our 2 months is on the 23rd and you know Christmas of 'course. Its been weird w/o her by my side ... Enough on that note. I have been having these thoughts about transiting for a long time at that and I brought it up to her and she was very supportive during the conversation but she said to me that she doesn't believe she could ever see me as a MAN. I have my own definition of a man, & that is a "MAN" isn't defined by whats between his legs - all the FTM's I know have the strongest mental state I have ever come in contact with.  I feel like my mental sate has overcome the female mind that I have, a brain is powerful, like a sponge . I want to transition one day but the mental state is a journey that I have to go through before any testosterone hits my body. ( Read more... )

Hey there duuuuuuudes,
I have a whole lot of updates. Most importantly, I have my endo appointment coming up on January 15. My partner and I have been having a lot of long, honest talks about what my starting testosterone will mean and what we will have to do to make sure that we really take care of our relationship. She's nervous, as am I, but I think being excited has really started to overtake whatever nervousness we've both been feeling. I also am planning to come out to my parents right after Christmas, because if it goes well I really want to tell them about my upcoming endo appointment. I'm sitting up right now working on my letter, and I'm posting the rough draft under the cut.

Also! My band just released our very first EP, entitled "The All Eyes EP," through our myspace. My band is called Look, I'm Burning, and we're sort of metalcore/hardcore (lots of screaming and guitar riffing). The guys in my band are the coolest, best dudes I have ever met. Even though I was out prior to starting my band, having them as a social backbone and support system has helped me so much in actually pursuing the steps necessary to make my physical transition happen. They're nothing but supportive and the best friends a guy could ever ask for. Anyway, if you want to support a trans-positive indie metal band, feel free to stop by our myspace and listen to a few tracks, leave a comment, or download the EP.

( photos and letter under the cut )

Celebrating 5 Months on T ( Photos )

So, my friends and I decided that if we weren't going to the city for a rave, how about a house rave?!


It was the perfect idea. =]


Check out the pictures. =]


WARNING: PICTURE HEAVYYY.


( Party people party up! )

That's a typical day in the life of Micah...

-PLUR!

It's been twelve weeks since I've been on T and I decided that it was time for me to post up some pictures. Some of me pre-t and some of me now. So, yeah, enjoy! Recap: Alexander. Lives in Manitoba, Canada. Capricorn. Likes the colour blue.
 ( You're Heart's Like An Engine. )

Would they work for someone getting on disability? or on disability? as i found out due to certain reasons, I will not get as much as i hoped for, for back payments when I get approved, and wondering if I should go through http://jimcollinsfoundation.org/ and if so how would it work? Would it effect me with being on disability? Like will disability ask or wonder how I got the money to pay for it? Or how would it work? I know they pay the surgeon that your going to, would it count as income?

Evening, fellas! Name's Oscar, living in Hartford, CT. We had a decent storm here last night so there's a bit of snow on the ground.  Lately, with the cold weather, I've been rockin' some cool outfits. Check it out - Pre-Op (but in the process of applying for a Jim Collins grant) and been on T for almost 11 months.

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i did encounter one prominent tag regarding migraines, but i didn't feel it quite met my question.

i've had migraines (classic variety, with all the aura goodness and numbness and debilitating pain) since i was 6. they had a fairly regular occurrence of 3 to 4 in a year that would knock me down for two days at a time. the frequency didn't change when i started T, although they gradually shifted hemispheres (from left to right side).

now, however, they're becoming more frequent. much, much more frequent. i've had 10 so far this year, and i might be miscounting on the low side. i feel like my life is falling apart. i spoke to my doctor and she gave me zomig, which, praise whatever divine being there is, works. so far i've had at least one a month, with two within two weeks just this past week (with one happening at work).

i've been on T for 3.5 years, so i would think i'm past the "gets worse before it gets better" phase. a few questions:

how did you keep these things from destroying your life? (i don't know if i can describe the absolute panic that overtakes me when i begin to have one, or even suspect i might get one)

are there some questions you feel i would benefit from asking my doctor? (i'm going to request a set of blood panels with T and E on work-up. i want to see if these are hormone related. maybe there's some other imbalance i should watch out for?)

and i've done all the googling i can about possible other ways to prevent or reduce their occurrence. what worked/works best for you? i figure it's much better to ask fellow migraineurs, even though i know migraines are strange, finicky creatures.


thanks guys.

I cut m'hairs.

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Hey guys, I checked the tags but couldn't find any information about this, so I figured I'd ask.

I've tried a variety of binding methods and although a binder I had tried out from Underworks definitely helped to give me a more masculine looking chest, I found it almost impossible to get the thing on, and then found myself in extreme discomfort for the duration of wearing it. I had recalled someone mentioning on this community a while back about using compression shirts for binding and after giving it a shot discovered that I can get myself decently flat by using a youth sized compression tee and it's a lot more comfortable than other binding methods I used.

Realistically, I'm probably at least a year away from top surgery, as I'm not currently prepared for either the financial or emotional issues that surgery raises for me at this time. Based on things I've seen and read, I think I'm a borderline candidate for peri-areolar surgery, which is preferable for me. I know that over time binding breaks down tissue in the breasts and I'm somewhat concerned about how this may affect my chances at opting for a surgery I find preferable. I'm wondering if using a compression shirt will damage my chances at peri being an option, or if the fact that it doesn't seem to bind me as tight as a traditional binder makes it less of an issue. As it is, I use a sports bra just for hanging out at home in order to give my chest better support and only use the compression shirt when going out. Also, if a guy is slightly bigger chested than is usual for peri, is it possible to use liposuction to remove some of the tissue/fat and then have the procedure done? Thanks for your help!

Hello. Names Monster. I am two weeks shy of two years on hormones. Just posting some comparison photos.

( one post surgery photo potentially NSFW )

Hey guys, Jay here. Haven't been around in a while (though I've been lurking). Thought I'd re-emerge and say hello. I was uploading off of a digital camera I'd misplaced for a while, and found great older photos. Also one or two of my partner and I. Aaand, I'm pre-everything. Anyway, here we go!

( Six under the cut )

I have a baby!
( Ferret! )

Hiya, here's a quick update with pics :) My names Kestin, I live in Auckland New Zealand and am currently visiting my family in Christchurch where I am now the big elephant in the room! Yay.
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I got my T from Wal-Mart pharmacy and it said to inject 100/two weeks and that it was good for twenty weeks, so ten shots. I wanted a weekly shot, so I inject 50/week.
I got an appointment with my endo on March 12th, in where I want to tell him that I want to double my dose, so inject 100/week. But, I counted the weeks that I have left, which is eight and my T runs out in early February. I thought that I could just refill my prescription and everything would be good. Turns out that my refills are on a prescription basis. Meaning that I need another prescription if I want another vial.
So..I'm scared, lol. Should I phone my endo on Monday and mention this to him and see if I can reschedual my appointment to sometime in February or just grit my teeth and go without T for a month? I'm not really sure what I can do. If I go without T for a month, what changes will revert back and what won't?
Thansks for responding and happy holidays.

From Minnie to Mickey (and all they did was turn off a gene)

Newspaper article on sex changes in mice.

Science really is progressing all the time. :)

Okay kiddiess.

So I realized that a lot of you are ravers, which made me super happy! [Like so... :D]


So, I thought I'd put up some music for you guys to check out from my rave scene [the chitown underground]. :D


Oh, and 2 pics as well. =]]


( PLUR. )

If you guys want more of any of those DJs, just let me know. =]]