Call me Fénix. I'm a nonbinary trans man, in my mid-30s, started T some ten years ago and been on it most of the intervening time. Based in Portland, OR.

Have had hysterectomy and bottom surgery but got a full torso tattoo instead of top surgery, heh. I get euphoria from a lot of kind of old-fashioned or formal trappings of masculinity, like neckties and the like, though because I work in a less formal setting my standard uniform is a Hawaiian shirt.

I'm here because being a transmasculine person on the internet can be pretty lonesome. There's lots of spaces full of transfems, or cis queer people, but places I can hang with other trans guys are pretty limited, especially for the kind of geek who doesn't go on Facebook or similar. This is a place I feel community.

I had to skip some parts — the embarrassment squick was too much — but I really liked how it ended, and it made me like everyone involved more.

Very interesting links, thank you!

I did intramuscular cypionate at varying levels for most of my time on T, every two weeks, so not a lot of experimentation except for the dosage. Sounds like I should definitely talk to my prescribing doctor about options, whether I end up switching back from gel or not....

My therapist is actually a nonbinary trans woman, so I'm in good shape there; obviously her personal experience doesn't include T delivery methods, but they also work with a bunch of other trans folks of all types, so there's some tribal knowledge being filtered through there. I still learn more from the community than from medical professionals, though. Many thanks for the information and advice today!

If I'd seen this in the original I would have been very attempted to troll them all by claiming to prove it by induction.