Transitioning can be more than moving from one end of a binary to the other.

There are all sorts of ways that nonbinary people transition. Some journeys are essentially the same as binary women and men. Others take a winding path that includes some changes and not others. Still more will go through cycles of change.

There are as many ways to go through a nonbinary transition as there are nonbinary people, and all are real options.

A man commented that it’s a privilege to transition. To make things worse, a woman agreed with him.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/no-its-not-a-privilege-to-transition-d530f9095e0f?sk=9e19b5ecba339e9ef981d11bc9849acf

You deserve access to all forms of gender-affirming care and legal resources as a nonbinary person.

Such things belong to (and are designed for) you as much as anyone else.

Your feelings about your body will likely fluctuate in a given day, week, month, or year.

You have made and will continue to make the best decisions you can regarding it. So, have faith in yourself as you weather the ups and downs.

You're the expert here.

You can transition to any extent as a nonbinary person (as can other trans people).

You can change nothing at all beyond your label. You can take all the steps that trans men or women may typically take. You can try a mix of it all.

It's your journey and you get to decide how to pursue it.

You should be able to decide how to embody your nonbinary nature.

Your body is yours to dress and shape as you choose, and it is very adaptable.

Any forces that impede your needs in this are unfortunate at best and unjust at worst. In any case, such barriers are undeserved.

Okay well, since I have a little more visibility now (hi, thanks for being here, love you ​​), could y'all kindly point my ADHD ass to the manual on how to be a girl?¹ ​​ (see edit for specifics)

I don't know how I come off, but I am anything but calm and collected right now and could use a little direction. ​​​​

I am likely the most unprepared cracked egg you've ever met.

Edit: To narrow the scope, the biggest unknown to me is the actual medical process of transitioning. Like, I don't know who to talk to or how to start receiving care/consultation and I don't know what pitfalls to look out for. I would love general advice on how/where to begin and start building my timeline. Oh and I'm hovering above poverty line (as many are ​​) so that's something else I need to navigate (though I think my state is good for it).

Happy to chat about this all privately via Signal or Matrix if that's easier. Just DM to coordinate.

Edit edit: Sorry for me trying to be funny getting in the way, I tend to deflect difficult to process things with humor.

¹ joke, I know there's no one source

#trans #transgender #transitioning #help

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https://medium.com/prismnpen/unwanted-hair-and-transition-electrolysis-laser-and-ipl-explained-9a465f3946e4?sk=67f02796a4cc5b84098395bf144a97a3

Well researched resource for cisgender⁠ adults⁠: parents, other caregivers, teachers, therapists, and so on who are in the position of helping a young person who may or does want to transition.

"It's a trap: How to spot Anti-Trans Resources" by Sam Wall

https://www.scarleteen.com/read/culture/its-trap-how-spot-anti-trans-resources

#TransHealthCare
#Transitioning
#Trans
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

The process of transitioning can be difficult and imperfect. It's often painful, complicated, and far from a linear process. For nonbinary people it's even harder to find anything resembling an end point.

It's much the same as any kind of personal growth. There's pain and unexpected turns in the journey, but it's an experience that ultimately adds to your character.

Embrace the wilderness of it.

You're nonbinary whether or not you transition.

You're still nonbinary if you start taking different hormones or have surgery to feel more at home in your skin. You're still nonbinary if your body is already how you need it to be.

You are nonbinary and so are your choices.

Today I learned that when a school of Blue-headed #Wrasse fish (Thalassoma bifasciatum) lose what few males they have, the eldest female will spend the next three or so weeks #transitioning into a male, then take over all his functions. It’s almost as if she just decides to become a male, and soon he is one. So yeah, #transgender #fish are a thing.

#TIL #AppleTV+ #TheSecretLivesOfAnimals #ThalassomaBifasciatum #BlueHeadedWrasse

#Transitioning is amazing:

The self-doubts may not be going away, but the sadness does!

#trans #transition

My name is Kira, and I’m a trans woman and counselor specializing in #transgender care. This is the second part of my interview with Danny Kelly, a 61-year-old trans man from #Canada who transitioned at 56.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-trans-woman-a-trans-man-a-world-apart-part-2-dc1a9e86afb4?sk=b7ca027d68dc537ac8808465f42e7d9a

In case you need to be reminded, transitioning as a nonbinary person is worth the trouble.

You deserve to take the time, resources, and help necessary to change.

Becoming the best you is worth it for yourself and for your community.

Today we'll talk about the positive side and will figure out why and how you can benefit from transitioning in adulthood or at an older age. There is no absolute answer, but maybe you'll feel connected to some of the points I'll talk about today.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/why-its-better-to-transition-later-in-life-from-fatherhood-to-womanhood-f80a897c0b67?sk=af9cfcccafc4b359f040114a248a3322

Something my rabbi told me is that there's never a good time to convert to Judaism. If you've given it a lot of thought and feel it's right for you, take the opportunity. You'll save yourself years of worry and you'll wish you'd done so sooner.

It's the same with transitioning.

Don't wait around for things to improve to live as your true self. The "right time" will never come. You'll just keep moving the goal post and cheat yourself.

I transitioned during a difficult point in my life and wished I'd transitioned sooner. Yes it wasn't easy but it was so worth it.

Transitioning is, in part, creativity extended to your own being.

It's a magnificent and messy process just like every other creative act.

There is art and power in you.