u/Temporary-Clock-4828

Hi everyone. I'm an 18 year old trans man and I came out at 12. My parents did NOT have a good reaction to me coming out and basically told me I wasn't allowed to transition in any way aside from clothing and they wouldn't respect my name or pronouns because it would be disrespecting them and God to do so. They're Southern Baptist, if it matters.

It's been a long time since I had any kind of conversation with them about my identity and I'm turning 19 in a few months, so it'll be legal for me to start T. I live in their house, they're paying for my college, my car, and my devices so I can't afford to transition privately because of the risk of being cut off and becoming homeless. I really need to transition, my mental health is awful, and I'm miserable living as a woman instead of the man I'm supposed to be. They're aware of my mental health but they just think it's depression and anxiety and don't understand gender dysphoria as a concept.

Has anyone in a similar situation been able to come back from this? If I talk to my parents is there a chance I could convince them to let me start HRT? How could I convince them to let me start T? Is it even worth trying to talk to them? Is it possible to have a relationship with them in the future?

I would keep waiting if I could but I hate living like this. I don't want to start my adult life being someone I'm not but I don't think I can do it without their support. Any and all advice is appreciated, thank you for reading

Hi everyone! I'm an 18yo trans man and I'm noticing something odd with my cervix and I have no idea what to Google to figure out if I should be concerned or now.

My cervix feels like it's "off of the side." Like, if I stick a finger up there, it's not directly at the back and it feels like it's tilted more off to the side. Censored for TMI period talk -> >!Tampons also leak even when I make sure they're inserted properly and this leads me to believe my cervix really isn't in the right place!< >!😭!< >!It's like I'm bleeding "around" the tampon, when I remove them there's more blood along the sides than the top.!< I've also noticed that my cervix has a bump on it. All the pictures I've seen are smooth, but I have a noticeable bump on the surface. It feels smooth otherwise. I'm kind of worried about this because I only really noticed after getting some sharp pains when I started ovulating and I'm so paranoid something could be seriously wrong with me

If anyone has any ideas of what this might be or what I should bring up to my doctor that'd be very appreciated!!

Basically just the post title. I'm 18 (been out since 11/12) & pre-everything with transphobic parents. Can't get hormones because I live in Alabama. I'm not legally an adult here and there's no way my parents are going to give consent for me to get hormones.

Does anyone have any tips on not becoming bitter? I can feel myself getting meaner and I really hate it. I don't want to be mean but I'm just so hopeless and it's getting hard to stay positive.

I convinced myself 18 was the magic age where my life would be awesome and my parents would magically change their minds but it still sucks and they haven't and I don't know how to stay positive and keep going without getting hateful. Has anyone else been in this situation & made it out the other side? Does it actually get better? How do I keep myself from getting meaner and hateful? How do I be happy for other trans people and not compare myself to them?