punkrorschach:

1. Depending on when you come out or change your name and pronouns, being called by the “right” name and pronouns can feel weird for a while. This is because it’s new, not because it’s the wrong name or pronouns. 
2. Even after coming out, you will misgender yourself. Maybe in your head, maybe in conversation, maybe both. This is normal. Laugh it off and move on.
3. Your dysphoria might get worse before it gets better. Coming out and starting hormones causes a lot of changes both socially and physically that can stir up dysphoric feelings. It will get better. 
4. HRT can cause mood swings/fluctuations. Some people notice a dip in their mood before their dose, or a boost in it afterward. Some people on testosterone notice they get angrier easier, or more impulsive. Some people on estrogen notice they feel sadder/less energetic, or just more emotional in general. (They also sometimes experience the symptoms of PMSing without the actual PMS.) This is not universal, but it exists. If the symptoms get bad, TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR. They won’t just stop the HRT and tell you to go home. They WILL figure out a dosage that works best for you, and they WILL help you manage the side effects.
5. NOT ALL EFFECTS OF HRT ARE PERMANENT. Most aren’t. For T, a lower voice and hair growth or loss are permanent. For E, breast growth is permanent to a certain degree, and after a few months on E there’s a high likelihood of becoming sterile, which is also likely permanent. 

officialoperaghost:

officialoperaghost:

‘if you’re a trans guy why are you wearing a bra’
listen my dude, unsure if you know but the day I came out as trans my breasts didn’t immediately retract into my body. they continue to exist. and wearing a binder – no matter how well it fits – for hours on end day in day out becomes unbelievably uncomfortable. wearing a bra as a trans guy doesn’t make you a Bad Trans™. can we stop putting expectations on trans people to perform to the Good Trans Person Standards and being terrible to them when they don’t. other words, can people mind their own fuckin business when it comes to other people’s bodies and what they do with them lmfao

this goes for giving trans women shit for not shaving too. there are a hundred and one reasons why someone may choose not to shave or not be able to. people empower cis women for not shaving (which is perfectly fine and great) and in the same breathe shame a trans woman for not choosing to shave. don’t force a higher standard of presentation onto trans people, especially when those presentations are rooted in stale expectations of gender.