I had the misfortune of having to call my representatives in congress this morning regarding the government's plan to cancel the 988 suicide prevention hotline for LGBT youth. I can't say I understand why, but the US federal government is planning to cut ties with the Trevor Project, which until now has serviced callers who pressed "3" for LGBT people below the age of 25. It looks as if they intend to cancel option "3" entirely.
I was once an LGBT youth who struggled with suicidal ideation. So I've decided to write down my experience calling a suicide hotline, prior to the existence of the 988 system.
As of Saturday, I'm exactly a month past my vaginoplasty surgery. In this post I'll write a bit about some of the things which I no longer have dysphoria over and which may now cause euphoria.
Fair warning that this post will discuss my genitals both before and after surgery, urine, women's clothing and perhaps other sensitive topics.
This past month was Pride Month for those of us in the LGBT+ community.
For me, although I am both transgender and bisexual, I usually avoid overt displays of this identity in the workplace.
I typically pass as if I were cis gender, so avoiding this in the workplace is easy for me.
This year, I decided to take a different approach, because the LTBT+ community, and especially transgender community, have become somewhat of a punching bag for "right-wing frustrations".
