I’m like truly genuinely wondering because the rates are so unreasonable I feel like there’s no way they possibly think a lot of people are going to purchase upgrades. Not that I want/need said upgrades but is anyone here like a marketing expert who knows why they might legitimately not want people to buy upgrades? wtf?
DO NOT COMMENT ON THE TEMPORARY $9 PHONE CASE 😭
I am closeted and pre-T. 21 years old. I am aware that I don’t pass but I need some reassurance I suppose, also should I get the top of my hair shorter or is it okay? And are my glasses frames okay? 2nd pic is no glasses and diff angle.
I’ve never shaved before but I’m going to need to soon (I’m trans, FtM). Of course it wasn’t necessary growing up so no one really showed me how. How should I shave if I have acne? How do I avoid razor bumps if my face skin is sensitive? Are there additional products you use to help your skin? Recommendations for close shave? Thanks
Hi, I got a call back from the doctor saying my cholesterol is slightly elevated. I’m 5’1 and 122 lbs. I’m 21. I try to watch what I eat (trying to eat more fiber starting this week) and I walk/run a combined 16k steps minimum daily. Should I be concerned about this? I’m not particularly overweight and I don’t eat a whole lot.
Can I use 1% T gel and if so how for a starting dose? I know people usually recommend shots but in my set of circumstances this is what I have right now. I understand that with 1.62% gel people often start with 2 pumps, ~40-50 mg? Can this translate over to 1%? Anyone have experience with this?
I guess I’m not really “new to lex” but I haven’t been on it in years and last time I started it was several years ago, but I don’t remember much about starting since I was like 12 at the time. Since I’ve technically been on it before my psych had me start at 10 mg today and oh boy. I’m just trying to go about my workday and I’m really tired, I have diarrhea, and a little bit of RLS going on. It’ll get easier right? 😭 I haven’t started a new medication in forever. The part where I’m not sure if it’s placebo effect or not is that I feel very numb already. So idk
I got dumped by my cis partner yesterday and I’m really scared that no one else could love me. I know my gender status isn’t why things ended (there were major communication issues, especially on his end) because it was really never ever a problem to him. Also, due to living in a fairly conservative area and having an unsupportive family, he was often the only person who I could lean on who I felt truly validated and respected me. Losing that has caused a tremendous amount of anxiety and uncertainty. Again, I understand and respect his decision, but this is very isolating. And of course there’s just basic breakup stuff here like missing him and thinking about him a lot. I feel like I still love him and I’m afraid no one else can accept me the way he did. We met after I had started my transition and he never saw me as anything but a man. I am terrified that I won’t ever get that again.
I found my girl Esmeralda upside down today….she’s dead :(
I had her for almost 3 years, she was one of my first roaches and she lived a good life. Now comes the hard part.
Hi! I’m 21 years old, 5’1, pre-T. I might include photos for more context if I feel up for it. Mainly I just have short hair, bind, and wear masc clothes. At home in the US people either read me as NB, maybe lesbian, or a little boy. Most often younger folks kinda stumble around calling me “they” and older folks treat me like a young boy. Recently I had a trip to Asia and kinda figured out how subjective it really is.
Obviously I can’t know what everyone was thinking when they saw me but here’s how it went by city (in relevant interactions). Also note that these places don’t have very high English proficiency so I was limited to that and my beginner Russian skills.
🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea: Mixed, similar to US where old people treated me like a little boy, but maybe more so?
🇰🇿Almaty, Kazakhstan: Also mixed, but I had at least one person 100% read me as female
🇰🇷 Busan, South Korea: Surprisingly I had 2 youngish employees read me as male as well as an older taxi driver
Now for Uzbekistan (Note - I really don’t recommend this destination for LGBTQ travel, I won’t be returning here once medical transition is underway).
🇺🇿 Bukhara: Definitely read as male multiple times.
🇺🇿 Samarkand: Read as male, guided to men’s restrooms though I refrained from using public restrooms during this trip.
🇺🇿 Khiva: Mixed. Maybe because it’s a very touristy location, idk
🇺🇿 Tashkent: Also mixed, capital city. Had a little airport scare here!
So yeah that’s how well I passed in different cities in the world as a short pre-T guy :)