Sorry about your job, but congrats on getting on HRT and coming out to your friends!

Also yeah, my new name felt very weird for a while, but it feels much more correct now. I’m sure yours will too <3

me and my ex are on good terms, i just havent experienced that with anyone else lol

OHHHH THAT’S WHAT THAT MEANS!

Thanks for saving me the embarrassment of asking my doctor about butterflies in my stomach lol

I’d squirm when my ex complimented me. The tingling sounds familiar… not sure why it happens? It doesn’t seem to connect to any emotions.

…Maybe I need to ask my doctor about it.

I’m aware, but it takes a lot of effort to immigrate, and executive function goes brrrrr

I have European citizenship, but I really like the idea of Canada (where I might be eligible for citizenship due to having a Canadian ancestor).

I will greatly enjoy these if/when I manage to move to Canada :3

Technically she said “make everyone lactose intolerance”, not “intolerant”.

Obligatory “CATS CAN’T HAVE MILK!!!”

Seriously, though: don’t poison your kibbies :<

This? This is freedom. 🇺🇸 🦅 🎸🔥

i need to get out of here o_o

No need to appologise! You had no ill intention.

“Femme” and “butch” are opposites (though, some people consider themselves to be both—sometimes they use the term “futch”). However, “transfemme” (from my understanding) is actually a variant of “transfem”.

The term “transfem” is used by trans girls/women, but also non-binary people who are transitioning toward being female. Basically, “transfem” means someone AMAB, who is transitioning to another gender.

No worries, your fine. I just can’t help but put in my two cents when it comest to anything semantics-related.

If you’re brave, you’ll get to the other side, and you’ll be content. It’s hard, but not impossible. Self-love and physical / presentational transition are your new besties.

After rereading this: huh, maybe I’m enby or something.

I love skirts, and camisoles, and anything and everything pink. But, I also love looking androgynous/masc-ish.

External factors like passing* do suck, but I think that’ll get better with time, and so will my dysphoria (grow faster, breasts!)

I really love femme clothing, and I greatly enjoy wearing it. If that excludes me from being a butch, so be it: I don’t really care that much.

As for compliments, I like being called a pretty girl :3 I’ve also experimented with being called handsome, or being referred to as a boy. It doesn’t feel bad like it did earlier on. Maybe I’ll be a butch someday.

* I know, I know, it’s stupid. Please inform me of an alternative to the term, if you have one.

This. Butches are basically the reverse of femboys, who can be cis guys or trans guys: it doesn’t matter which, they just need to be guys who like feminine clothing.

(There are also trans men who consider themselves butches, and trans women who consider themselves femboys, but that seems out-of-scope).

Being transfemme isn’t about presentation, but about one’s body and/or identity. Personally, I’m a t-girl who likes to wear androgynous/masc-leaning clothes sometimes.

Regardless of my current attire, I’m a woman. A butch is a lesbian who presents very in a very masculine way, and a trans woman who likes other women is a lesbian.

If a transgender lesbian presents masc, then they can be a butch.

Of course, all of this is entirely made up, and it doesn’t really matter :3

I wish I’d started HRT sooner. If you feel certain, start it; you’ll know fairly quickly if it’s not for you. And it takes sooooo long for any changes whatsoever.

I’ve been on it since November of 2025, and I’ve only experience some emotional changes, minimal breast development, and other, more mild physical changes (which could be placebo; not sure).

During this time (and kinda for a year—two years?—prior) I’ve worked on voice training, exploring presentation, and social transitioning (i.e. coming out to people).

I can, of course, stop the all of it at any time, since it’s all behavioral. Except HRT. The longer I live as a girl, the longer I become one. Every day, I become more certain of my decision, and every day, the changes caused by HRT increase.

Of course, this is just me: you do you.

Get a therapist though, if you can. They can make a world of difference. Also friends. They’re great too (even if they’re mostly online, like mine). Support is everything.

Have fun exploring! <3

I use Arch btw :3

“oh no, leopards ate my face!”