Just tmw you see all these fucking people successfully transitioning and you remember "oh right I've known i was trans for nearly ten years now and all I've been able to do is get a SINGLE BINDER which is too small now so fml"
Then you get CERTAIN TRANS PEOPLE yelling about how "if you aren't living as your preferred gender yet, is it really misgendering" and your rational human brain is like "i know you are wrong" but hormonal monkey brain goes "U RITE THO LIKE, WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE"
Always gets so bad on my period but like fuck I've got car insurance to pay i can't be running to get hrt not because i don't want to do it, i want it more than anything but i live in Wisconsin
but like I obvs haven't transitioned in appearance or anything at all, it's been 3 weeks maybe since I was able to really tell for sure this is a thing
but like, not having your material reality line up with what you want you know, it's frustrating, and maybe it's a dysphoria I have been experiencing subconsciously for a long time
but fwiw, my trans friends (including my transmasc friend) were able to get hrt prescriptions like... immediately from them. they're very big on believing trans people when they say they're, you know. actually fucking trans.
Yeah, that's legit. Really there are a lot of ways to be trans and I am 100% for anyone experiencing it however they feel comfortable!!! It's just that sometimes(esp on your period) the negative voices get real loud
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i actually tried to look up where i could but all i found was "you probably should just get it for real cuz its almost less expensive and much less likely to fuck you up"
I might be able to hit my sister up to see if any of her contacts have resources for elsewhere in the state tho (she used to be super involved in lgbtq+ orgs in south-central wisconsin)
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i specifically asked for birth control that wouldn't make matters worse but i think they gave me estrogen based bc and i was like "Cool no thanks" bcuz like. I'm 5'3" and have H size breasts and i may die if i get estrogen and it makes them grow any more
ahih rei-yah;
: at the last Madison is only an hour away(milwaukee is two so that's... rougher), and I do want too try looking into Madison resources when i am at my job long enough for insurance at least
I can't weigh in on anything else, but I take the progesterone-only pill for birth control and one of the things I like about it is that I don't get periods while I'm on it, so that's an option? If you say you get migraines they should offer you it, because the combined pill isn't suitable for migraine sufferers.
You don't have to worry about weeks off with the mini pill either, you just take it constantly, and it's got a more forgiving time window with missed doses - 12 hours not 3.
I'm pretty sure UW Health specifically has a Gender Services dept or program or something because I know I saw stuff for it, so fingers crossed for your insurance!!
one of my best friends is also trans and formerly from WI, so i've heard a bit from them about how fucking awful it is