Tag: Transition

  • IT Department Woes

    Certain on-line tools at work will greet me with a friendly “Welcome, Bryan” when I log in.  This has bothered me for a while, but updating my name in the system would involve talking to our IT department. I do not like talking to Corporate IT. I have filed support tickets in the past, and…

  • One Year Full-Time

    It occurs to me that I’ve been full-time for a little over a year now, so it’s time I shared the story of how I decided to switch over to living as Anna 100% of the time. I had a plan for my transition from the beginning.  I started hormone therapy in April 2013, and…

  • I amuse myself sometimes

    I’ve mentioned before that I like being somewhat open about my transition (at least around people I trust) because it lets me make better jokes.  Here is an exchange that happened a few weeks ago: I needed something out of a closet at work and apparently I looked “heroic” when I opened the door, because a…

  • Attending Linux Conferences – Before and After

    I’m on my way home from my second Linux conference since transitioning and I’m beginning to pick up on some of the differences between attending as a man and attending as a woman.  The biggest difference I’ve noticed is that people seem to remember me now. I attended a few events before transitioning, and the…

  • Forgetting hormones

    My body does not produce hormones the way a genetic female’s would, so instead I have to take estrogen supplying and testosterone blocking pills regularly to keep my body functioning normally.  I’m usually pretty good at remembering to take my hormones, and about 75% of the time I even remember to pack my hormones before…

  • Re: Old Bugs

    “You can’t blame me for code I wrote 4 years ago, I was a different person back then!” – Me…

  • My (new) Drivers License Game

    When I updated my drivers license after my name change last month, I was initially annoyed that the State of Michigan did not let me update my gender marker as well.  I have been carded a few times in the last month, and from what I can tell nobody actually notices what gender your drivers…

  • Name updating status

    I had my name legally changed a few weeks ago, which is a relief because my old drivers license basically stopped working.  When I went to adopt my cats the woman at the Humane Society took one confused look at my license and immediately told me “this isn’t you.” I’m honestly surprised at just how…

  • Why I can never be “stealth”

    For many trans-people, one of the biggest goals after transition is to go “stealth”. This means hiding your past from everybody your interact with so that nobody knows your true history. I don’t think I can ever do this. First, putting yourself into a situation where nobody knows your past is very challenging.…

  • What has been the hardest part?

    I was asked an interesting question about transitioning by a friend last night – “What has been the hardest part?”  The first answer that popped into my head was coming out to my friends, especially the first few.  I took a night to sleep on the question, and I can better expand on my answer…