There is a specific kind of magic in shedding what no longer fits. During the heavy, isolated days of the pandemic—just as I was taking my first steps into gender-affirming hormone therapy—I developed a secret ritual of transformation. It began in the quiet solitude of my office at the end of the workday. There, IContinue reading “Girlville Dispatches: Running to Womanhood”
Tag Archives: GAHT
E: Take 4
December 2, 2024 I had a doctor’s appointment today, and it happened to be linked to an account that I had previously set through Planned Parenthood for GAHT. It was very fortuitous. I had planned to address my gender dysphoria during the appointment, amongst other health issues. But when I received a text confirming myContinue reading “E: Take 4”
Day One, Take Three
[sigh] Still in the closet. Started gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) in August 2020. It was great. I noticed some great changes. I was on hormones for just over a year. But I never came out of the closet. And I quit hormones in October 2021. Last summer, I started the process to get backContinue reading “Day One, Take Three”