When I came out to my parents they were around a 3-4, but after a few years they are now a 1-2. When I came out to them they thought it was “just a phase” and that was really frustrating, but now they are very supportive. My sister has always been a 1, which I expected since she’s bi, and most of the other people in my life are pretty supportive too, so I feel pretty lucky.
You could try the gender dysphoria bible. These pages will probably be of interest to you if you want to know about the effects of HRT. There’s also a lot of information about gender dysphoria there as well if you want to know about that too.
I honestly wouldn’t trust hormones from Amazon in any form, but I have heard that creams in general have a lower absorption rate.
If you’re not doing DIY, it’d be best to talk to your doctor about it, since they’ll know the best form and dose of it for you to take and you’d also be able to get it from a pharmacy then too.
One of my worries about hormones that aren’t from a pharmacy are that since there unfortunately are people out there who don’t like us, they may purposely make products to harm us (which has happened before, I don’t remember the name of that product though) or they may make products that don’t work to scam people who are desperate and trying to DIY.
Yep. From kindergarten to 6th grade we had to sing that along with a myriad of other similar songs. By the time I was around 13 I started to realize how weird it is and I began questioning everything I had ever been taught. Growing up, my parents made me go to a Catholic school every Wednesday evening so I had been taught lots of incorrect and distorted information. Eventually I began skipping class and I would walk around town and do whatever and that is the first time I actually felt free.
Propaganda
What they said is a line from a song we are made to sing as children. They don’t really teach us about life in other countries, we have to do that ourselves if we happen to be curious.
Glad to hear that you are doing well!
Next week for me will be 1 year on HRT, and I’m planning on making a post about it soon. I’ve also started prog recently and it is amazing. My overall mood and sleep quality has significantly improved and I have so much more energy now.