The meme was only tangentially relevant. I’m one year on HRT as of a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks for the advice <3 I have a safety razor, I use a special oil and cream, and I pull back skin to get a cleaner shave, but unfortunately if I want a clean shave it always results in tons and tons of blood. Some from cuts, some from razor bumps being sliced off. I can get about one good shave without blood and then if I shave within a week of that I’ll be mostly red from blood :(

I have a good cream that’s supposed to help with razor burns and such. Perhaps the products I use aren’t right for me.

Edit: Oh yeah I maybe already mentioned the hrt thing.

That’s both expensive and not available where I live :P It is the long term goal however.

1 year a few days ago ! the rest of my body hair has been impacted, but not the beard

yes :'(

mine’s going just as strong as before

Not what I’m asking, but share your knowledge friend! perhaps behind a spoiler as another catgirl suggested

Oh, I’m using the default web frontend. Might indeed be a frontend/client thing then

not sure your @s worked ? they aren’t hyperlinking for me at least

Ah yes, the freedom to perform malpractice. What a big win for all those oppressed therapists this will be.

“the left”

The debate is a distraction and engaging in it will never end well. I think your best bet is just steering away from the topic all together as the truth is this topic is way to big in the media and your voice way too small to change the mind of any bigot.

aaa you’re so pretty <3 I can’t wait for my hair removal sessions

Ah, thank you. I will look for a replacement

Edit: Found one pretty quick. Made a backup of it as well

There’s a long list of resources here and the blåhaj matrix has an active HRT room as well!

Best of luck <3

It’s actually not that complicated to do DIY! You don’t need to make the stuff yourself, but if you do it’s really cheap. In either case, gel is simple and easy and you essentially can’t do anything wrong. With injections it’s possible to make some mistakes in terms of dosages and such, but the consequences aren’t really that bad (mostly some discomfort that will pass).

I’m a rather forgetful person and sometimes I will take my injections a day late with no issue. When I took gel I would occasionally be late with my doses then and that was more noticeably uncomfortable.

If you aren’t comfortable with DIY however, then absolutely go look for a legit way of doing HRT. In either case, best of luck! I hope you can find a good way for you.

If you do go with DIY we have an active DIY chat on the matrix server, or you can check out the resources posted in c/diyhrt or make a post

Also check out the resources in the sidebar and this list!

I used to be so brave in high school. Literally gave no shits

I started in my late twenties and I talk to people who started way later. We are all happier for it. If you want to transition, go for it! Like lady autumn says, it relieves some dysphoria for lots of people, it might make things easier

I’ve got to get away from these confounded relatives!

Not at all! it might seem complicated, but it’s all fairly straight forward and safe

Edit: I should also say for many of us HRT is life changing or even life saving, but is unfortunately not as accessible as it should be