u/an0maly_appr3c1at0r

Hi all. Sorry if this is the wrong flair, I don’t post here much.
This is targeted towards a pretty specific demographic of ftm/transmascs in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, but I thought it could be important information for people outside of this area too.

My current provider for medication to suppress my period is UPMC, and for context, I’m currently 17. Recently they were paid almost a million dollars to stop gender affirming care for people under 19 for 10 years.
I already knew this, but was unsure how it would affect me (until a couple hours ago).

Earlier today, I went to a doctor to ask for a refill on said medication. I was told all of a sudden that I would no longer be able to receive this medication, anything like it, or ANY form of birth control because I have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Because of that diagnosis, even something like birth control is now unavailable to me as it now falls under gender affirming care.

I don’t know if this has affected anyone else, but I thought some people would find it useful to know that this is happening. That’s all :(

a lot of the time my voice seems to come off angry or irritated, probably because I sound kind of monotone most of the time no matter what I’m feeling.
although this is my natural tone of voice, lately I notice I’ve been both consciously and subconsciously altering the way I say certain things to sound “sweeter”.
I know I’m doing it so that the other person can totally be sure that i mean something in a not-angry way, but every time I hear that voice come out of my mouth it feels really uncomfortable and forced. I feel like an alien mimicking human speech or something like that. Mostly i just wish i could talk normally without having to worry I was sounding rude, and i’m wondering if anyone else feels like this too lol