a summary of sorts that i hope can be helpful to people still in the process of transitioning, considering whether T is right for them, etc. and a happy post for me to make celebrating all of the progress ive made in the past year!

if you want to browse my transition tag here it is. ive made a habit of putting answered questions and significant milestones in there so that myself and others can use it as a resource!

passing: i pass. thats the long and short of it. i havent been misgendered a single time since my voice dropped at around 2 months, both on the phone and in person. people immediately and consistently see me as male and passing is no longer even remotely on my list of concerns

body hair: recent picture. i had absolutely no hair on my stomach or chest pre-t. i started getting short, pale fuzz around my belly button a few months in, and its slowly but steadily gotten thicker and darker and spread. now im starting to get it on my chest too–SO excited to see how that progresses in the months to come! i love love love having body hair. its done wonders for my dysphoria

facial hair: okay, so, im blonde. im really, REALLY blonde, and i cant do anything about that. my facial hair is blonde and doesnt show up very well in pictures, so for the time being everyone who cant see me in real life has to take my word for it. im VERY fuzzy. i recently shaved for the first time and my stubble grew back immediately, all over my chin and cheeks and lip. give it time. its-a-comin. you can see my “beard” in this picture

voice: here is my voice pre-T vs 1 year on T. the difference is night and day. my voice went from constantly giving me away and getting me misgendered to becoming the greatest thing about my transition. i used to cry and panic when i was recorded; now i actually love hearing my own voice and i have confidence in it. i dont hide my laughter, i dont worry about forcing myself to sound lower. i just talk. its so nice to just talk

top surgery: ill just direct you to my top surgery tag. theres before and after pictures and periodic updates on how the scars are healing up. i had keyhole done with dr steve robinson in cincinnati ohio. i love being shirtless. i love not binding. im so happy

face: comparison pictures. i can buy cigarettes without being ID’d anymore, and people have finally stopped making comments about how young i look. my face is maturing!

hygiene/acne: ive been lucky and had very few outbreaks, and while my friends have commented i now have ‘boy smell’, so long as i take showers and all that regular stuff im fine. i do sweat a lot more than i used to though

menstruation: havent had a period in months and i couldnt be happier. its like being freed of a terrible, painful curse that i previously assumed i was doomed to suffer with for the rest of my life. thank you modern medicine

libido: same as always LOL. it went way up the very first week i started T and never came back down

PLEASE ask me anything you wanna know, and if i have an answer, id be happy to give it to you! i actually am at a point now where i like discussing my transition, so really, its no bother. i wanna help

thank you all for being with me through this past year, and im looking forward to the year yet to come