Today marks my first year on HRT. While I am very happy with the results of the first year, I am scared of the erosion of rights for Transgender people in the UK.
What I am happy with.
The most obvious change, and the one I am most happy about but not necessarily the most important one, is in the chest department. While it was slow at first, my boobs are becoming more noticeable where now clothes that used to hide them now can’t do that.
I ditched the false boobs as soon as I started on HRT, and I would say now my boob size is about the same as the false ones I used to use before I started.
My bum is now what some of my friends call a peachy bum, which I am very happy about as before it was a flat one.
My smell is also a lot more pleasant than it used to be, so I am very happy about that also.
The most important change for me, however, is mentally. I am now more at peace with myself as I slowly transform into the woman I should have always been.
The downsides.
The are 2 main downsides for me, loss of strength and I feel the cold a lot more.
For example, I now find it hard to open jars of jam, which I used to find very easy. Even simple tasks like changing the bag in the kitchen bin are harder, as I sometimes struggle to pull it out.
I have also noticed I am a lot colder in general than I used to be, and as I hate being cold that is a definite downside.
Conclusion.
Would I stop HRT? No, not a chance. It is by far the best thing I have done for myself. The physical changes, along with the mental ones of knowing by body is changing to match my mind is, to me, amazing.
The only thing I worry about these days is the environment we find ourselves in. I don’t scare easily, not after what I’ve been through in the Army, but I am scared about what the future holds.
The one thing that has given me strength recently is the LGBT community coming together generally in support of transgender people and our allies who have spoken up about how the politicians in general are using us as diversions to cover up the bad policies they make.
Our right to live as our true selves is being taken away from us in real time.
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