... As someone who is mostly closeted regarding my gender identity, the pronoun question causes me quite a bit of stress. It's becoming more and more common to ask for pronouns. As someone who practices some gender non-conformity, I've had a few people come up to me and ask me directly which pronou...

Entry 3: Transgender and Genderqueer Gender is an ambiguous image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguous_image TLDR; I use a very flexible understanding of manhood selectively, while not really allowing that same flexibility in my own mind for womanhood. I wouldn't be surprised to find someone ano...

Hey there, CodingSocks! I love a creative, self-helping use of our platforms. I've not responded because I'm not sure if there's a certain kind of response -- including none at all! -- you want. Let us know? :) Entry 0A: Clarification of the charter Hey there Heather! I would like to make it clear ...

Entry 1: Why now? (3) :!: Putting my money where my mouth is, I'm changing my pronouns from He/Him (questioning) to She/Her (questioning) on my user profile here. This is certainly a space where I can feel securely away from bigotry. As explained above, this is mostly an experimental exercise, howe...

Entry 0: Charter Entry 1: Why now? cw : discussion of bigotry So. Why, now? Why, after 21 years on this blue marble have I booked an appointment with a clinic to talk about gender dysphoria? How, after considering that, did the news of a measly 30-day waiting period for an appointment hit me like a...

Entry 0: Charter TLDR? I plan to write a journal about my thoughts on gender here! I believe it would increase my enjoyment of journal writing beyond previous attempts and also increase the quality of my entries. I also welcome you to give your two cents about anything I say. I would find it very i...

Very thoughtful reply Michaela! I'll think more about some of the creature comforts I could provide myself for the appointment. I can already think of a few good ideas ( Chocolate , avoid caffeine for the day, a different location than what I had in mind). I have availed of the services offered at t...

Thanks for the reply Mo! I appreciate your advice. I'll try and do some brainstorming regarding some of the major sticking points I've noticed through the years as to clearly articulate my experiences with dysphoria. ... regarding "clearly articulating", I've also been feeling a lot of ten...

Hello!

First post here :] !

As the title implies, I'm unsure what I might be walking into. Is there any way I can prepare to have a productive first session, or should I just wait and see?

Cheers,
Socks