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I had it on in the background and when I looked over to see that I was so confused.

Oh no there’s a label with plenty of info, just no brands that I recognize. Here’s what it looks like, with anything specific to me or my area obscured.

Ope, I couldn’t say for sure. The brand isn’t on my prescription bottle as far as I can tell :/

Lots of great responses! My E is from Estradiol, if that helps.

Advice about HRT: physical changes happen very slowly. Mental effects happen much quicker. You can start it and see if it helps you feel more comfortable (happened within days for me) and stop if it isn’t good for you.
In the event that it is something you want, you will be happy that you started it earlier rather than later.

Edit: to be clear when I say “very slowly” for physical changes, I mean months. Do what you need to do if being visibly trans isn’t feasible within the next year.

I’ve been very happy with my Deathadder, been using it for almost a year now.

I took it to mean we need to shift the focus of conversation to the entire republican administration, as per point 10.

And what do we call a state with more people of red/blue persuasion?

This is true. It’s also important to remember that action begins with awareness.

First week of hrt has done wonders for my mental health, and removed any lingering doubts I hadn’t been able to shake yet.

In other news, started a new campaign with my rpg group using Masks: A New Generation. It is a blast, and I highly recommend it.

If “bloodbath” = Republicans losing influence, does “blue balls” = Democrats losing?

The right answer is whatever feels correct to you.

Personally, I have thought of it like a scale from 0:1, with all the possibilities between them being trans and the endpoints being the two binary genders. However, the more gender theory you read, the less helpful that seems.

I mean, would you rather it went through? It’s okay to recognize a good thing when it happens.

I started HRT yesterday! Been in a fantastic mood all weekend, which is a nice change.

Unfortunately, most of them are not the leftists mentioned at the top of this thread.

Not to mention that mosquitos hate mint.

Not a German, but I watched a video recently that talked about their country’s perspective on free speech, since that was in the news. Basically, it is interconnected with human rights, but that goes both ways. The Grundgesetz states:
“Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of all state authority… Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing and pictures and to inform himself without hindrance from generally acceptable sources. Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcast and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship… These rights shall find their limits in the provisions of general laws, in provisions for the protection of young persons and in the right to personal honour.”

Importantly, Artikel 2 states that these and other freedoms extend “insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral law.”

This is similar to the notion of, “my right to swing my fist ends where your face begins.” Maybe some Germans could chime in about this, but I wish Americans would adopt a more practical approach to “free speech.” Your freedom to express yourself should end when it violates another’s personal honour.

To answer your question, I think their word, “Meinungsäußerungsfreiheit,” would be what you’re looking for. Freedom to express your opinion, with the social understanding of not having a license to go after someone’s honour.

Pardon my perhaps limited understanding, but “trans” quite literally means “opposite”

Except it doesn’t? If you start with the idea that gender is a spectrum, than transposing yourself along that spectrum doesn’t necessarily mean transporting to the other side.

I am seeing my new doctor tomorrow to start HRT!