Yep, certainly good news for me, since I'm (hopefully) moving there this summer. Not that I plan to get married any time in the next 4 years anyway, but at least I know that it should be a more accepting place than where I am now.
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Yay. Good news all around.
I read that New Jersey might vote on a gay marriage law very soon, too. Let's hope that goes well. And Maine might have a ballot for it on election night.
But there are anti-gay marriage ballots in North Carolina and Minnesota.
If this is all very confusing then here is a nice little map showing how things stand in the schizophrenic country that is the USA.
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Sorry I missed this earlier. I would be interested in seeing if you felt comfortable showing. Not sure if I'd be swayed though. Just curious.
That's what I read. They have no laws one way or the other.
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A lot of progress has been made in the last few weeks ^-^
I'm really happy for the country I live in!
I hope Virginia could open up!
I'm really happy for the country I live in!
I hope Virginia could open up!
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It all happened between June and January? That transition is a lot faster than I thought it would be...
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Oh, the transition isn't finished? I can't tell in the last two pictures that you were ever a man lol
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The transition looks great! How are you doing it? I would like to know! I would love to look more a bit more feminine <3
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So like what do the pills do? Is there a name for them?
I feel ignorant >.<
I want to do some research with em' Just to see what they are. I'm stil young so I'm not going to dive into drugs like that yet, but I am interested.
I feel ignorant >.<
I want to do some research with em' Just to see what they are. I'm stil young so I'm not going to dive into drugs like that yet, but I am interested.
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Oh don't worry. I was just curious, I didn't even know such drugs could do that. I see their being benefits and downsides. This is something I would need to consider doing if I really stay by my sexual preference and feeling of being transgendered. I'm just near the age of 17, and I still can make a lot of stupid mistakes. If you don't want to get into it, I understand, but how did you get into taking the pills and realize your transgendered yourself? Right now I'm just picking up more intrests that are more feminine and the whole transgendered description fits who I'd like to be.
I'm a very experimental person, but I still stay clear of risks and all.
Thank you for sharing :3 I hope none of the bad side effects had happened to you.
I'm a very experimental person, but I still stay clear of risks and all.
Thank you for sharing :3 I hope none of the bad side effects had happened to you.
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Uhhuh, pretty serious stuff ♥ It's good that you're curious and asking questions, but the sooner you can discuss with your doctor (start out with your GP and she can refer you to a specialist) the sooner you can start /really/ discussing what it means to be a girl to you. I know you say you're almost seventeen, too early for such decisions ~ but I was ready to come out at seventeen and start all this and I never did.
..which leads to me, I s'pose. When I was... mm... twelve? About that time, I used to have this inclination that something wasn't really right. I'd express this, subtly, by watching movies and tv series that had scenes with gender reversal. At that age, I don't think I knew who I was, but I knew who I wasn't. By seventeen, I'd decided very strongly that I knew I was a girl, that being a boy, thinking living as a boy, all my life.. it made me ill. I couldn't fathom it. I just wanted to wear a skirt and be like the other girls. Things happened, though, things I regret to this day; and instead of coming out, I decided to "man up" and make this all work as a man. So I shaved my head, cut away all my long hair, and started to do weights, started to play rough sports, even grew a beard. Of course it couldn't make me happy, but by the time I realized it, I was too deep into depression to come back.
I call these my dead years, because that's how I describe the way I felt, in hindsight. Ten long years, and one day I met somebody online who put me straight. She was transgendered; she'd started at seventeen, and she was eighteen when we met. I would have been.. twenty-five. She told me I couldn't keep lying. I had to chase who I was. And I kept saying it was too late, kept arguing that at my age, with my body, I never could have made it work. She told me she'd help me. So I saw my therapist that afternoon and spilled everything I tell you now. And I started pills the next day.
So... that's my story. I guess what I'm trying to explain is that while you shouldn't rush into something so life changing, you also shouldn't miss your opportunity to shine. Because I know you guys think I look good now... but if I'd started at seventeen, and never had my hyermasculine phase? I could probably be beautiful.
..which leads to me, I s'pose. When I was... mm... twelve? About that time, I used to have this inclination that something wasn't really right. I'd express this, subtly, by watching movies and tv series that had scenes with gender reversal. At that age, I don't think I knew who I was, but I knew who I wasn't. By seventeen, I'd decided very strongly that I knew I was a girl, that being a boy, thinking living as a boy, all my life.. it made me ill. I couldn't fathom it. I just wanted to wear a skirt and be like the other girls. Things happened, though, things I regret to this day; and instead of coming out, I decided to "man up" and make this all work as a man. So I shaved my head, cut away all my long hair, and started to do weights, started to play rough sports, even grew a beard. Of course it couldn't make me happy, but by the time I realized it, I was too deep into depression to come back.
I call these my dead years, because that's how I describe the way I felt, in hindsight. Ten long years, and one day I met somebody online who put me straight. She was transgendered; she'd started at seventeen, and she was eighteen when we met. I would have been.. twenty-five. She told me I couldn't keep lying. I had to chase who I was. And I kept saying it was too late, kept arguing that at my age, with my body, I never could have made it work. She told me she'd help me. So I saw my therapist that afternoon and spilled everything I tell you now. And I started pills the next day.
So... that's my story. I guess what I'm trying to explain is that while you shouldn't rush into something so life changing, you also shouldn't miss your opportunity to shine. Because I know you guys think I look good now... but if I'd started at seventeen, and never had my hyermasculine phase? I could probably be beautiful.
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Hi! I'd like to join this club, and I'll try really hard to be active!
I'm bisexual, and I only came out to a few of my friends. (I'm a a girl if anyone wondered.) I don't know if this counts as coming out, but on facebook I added that i'm interested in women in my info... Though I may have blocked it XD I sort of came out to my parents, in a way. I had this girlfriend who I met on the internet, and we used to text all the time,and my dad read some of my texts one day and figured it out. I guess he told my mom too. But luckily they are totally okay with it. I'm pretty sure they think I am bi, but I don't quite know about that. And just another random thing, I've only ever had girlfriends....
I'm bisexual, and I only came out to a few of my friends. (I'm a a girl if anyone wondered.) I don't know if this counts as coming out, but on facebook I added that i'm interested in women in my info... Though I may have blocked it XD I sort of came out to my parents, in a way. I had this girlfriend who I met on the internet, and we used to text all the time,and my dad read some of my texts one day and figured it out. I guess he told my mom too. But luckily they are totally okay with it. I'm pretty sure they think I am bi, but I don't quite know about that. And just another random thing, I've only ever had girlfriends....
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Yeah, I'm just curious about it. Your actually the only transgendered person I've met who was able to use drugs and think about surgery. Instead of going back and forth, I think I'll talk to you about it on an IM. I have a lot of questions about this, so I'll add you on your IM, and we could talk there!
Thanks again~
Thanks again~
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Hey there, vizarod! Welcome to our little group!
If your parents saw texts from your girlfriend and don't know from that that you're at least bi, then you might need to whack them over the head with it XD
If your parents saw texts from your girlfriend and don't know from that that you're at least bi, then you might need to whack them over the head with it XD
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I wanted to share a few more news items here that I ran across from a friend on Facebook :3 All positive I promise!
Consumers Rally Around JC Penney, Ellen in Face of Anti-Gay Group's Hate Campaign
The Facebook page of One Million Moms is now closed to wall posts, I'm assuming because of the backlash, but many of the comments ignore whatever the update is and talk about how they're now shopping at JC Penney's to support them because of this campaign, haha.
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Gender-bending model a runway sensation
I'm not sure if this is really common in Europe, but it's the first I heard of it although I guess it's been a while since he became a model. I found it a little strange though that on the photo gallery that CBS has up it only has him in the outfits made for women it seemed - maybe that's just journalism though, it's more interesting to see a male model dressed as a woman than a male model dressed as a man, haha.
Consumers Rally Around JC Penney, Ellen in Face of Anti-Gay Group's Hate Campaign
The Facebook page of One Million Moms is now closed to wall posts, I'm assuming because of the backlash, but many of the comments ignore whatever the update is and talk about how they're now shopping at JC Penney's to support them because of this campaign, haha.
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Gender-bending model a runway sensation
I'm not sure if this is really common in Europe, but it's the first I heard of it although I guess it's been a while since he became a model. I found it a little strange though that on the photo gallery that CBS has up it only has him in the outfits made for women it seemed - maybe that's just journalism though, it's more interesting to see a male model dressed as a woman than a male model dressed as a man, haha.
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Pudz, you look great, and congrats on your 6-months. I'm glad you're here to answer these questions so I don't have to. Thanks for showing us the (quite amazing) timeline.
And I'm glad to see some good news. Honestly I don't think Ellen is the best person to target if you're an anti-gay group. She's probably one of the most loved openly gay people in America.
And I'm glad to see some good news. Honestly I don't think Ellen is the best person to target if you're an anti-gay group. She's probably one of the most loved openly gay people in America.
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Ahhhhhh I missed an opportunity to join in with the encouragement and answering trans questions ahhhhh I love doing that ahhhhh I missed it ahhh. D:
Well Pudding Puddlez you look great; keep up the great work! ^^I get a a six-month anniversary next Friday, actually. o3o
I would also agree that transition isn't really a start-stop thing. You just start to change less and less over time. But then, it's the same way with everyone, isn't it? xD
Anyway I like all the good news recently! Ellen is impossible to take down; this is a fact. Like Scarf said, she's one of the most-loved openly gay people in the country, maybe even on the planet. xD
I say this is the type of thing we should just giggle at. It's like the whole Girl Scout "cookie boycott" thing; if haters gonna try to take down organisations for LGBT-related reasons, all we need to do is counteract it tenfold with our own support. xD
Well Pudding Puddlez you look great; keep up the great work! ^^
I would also agree that transition isn't really a start-stop thing. You just start to change less and less over time. But then, it's the same way with everyone, isn't it? xD
Anyway I like all the good news recently! Ellen is impossible to take down; this is a fact. Like Scarf said, she's one of the most-loved openly gay people in the country, maybe even on the planet. xD
I say this is the type of thing we should just giggle at. It's like the whole Girl Scout "cookie boycott" thing; if haters gonna try to take down organisations for LGBT-related reasons, all we need to do is counteract it tenfold with our own support. xD
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Lol, don't you mess with our Ellen! >:3
I feel bad; I have nothing to contribute lately. ;__; Although, Pudz, TwiDragon, Scarf and Maggie, you all have helped me learn a whole lot more about Transsexuality that I never knew. ^__^ That's what makes this group great. :D
I feel bad; I have nothing to contribute lately. ;__; Although, Pudz, TwiDragon, Scarf and Maggie, you all have helped me learn a whole lot more about Transsexuality that I never knew. ^__^ That's what makes this group great. :D