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I created this after seeing one too many diagrams explaining possible changes on T that featured white, thin trans* masculine bodies. That is not me. I am brown and fat—where is my representation? All too often the images that get circulated within the community (and outside) feature the same body over and over again. Too rarely do I see myself represented, even in larger resources/organizations.

So creating this is my attempt at adding to that representation of fat, tpoc bodies. This is an affirmation—we exist.

I continuously work to acknowledge the privilege I have being on T—both being on T and the changes it brings.

I emphasize that these are changes I have personally seen. Other trans* masculine Latin@s I’ve spoken with note some shared experiences. I always had a lot of body hair, T just enhanced it. I also had PCOS before starting T, and that has affected my experience.

Also, I do have to say that on T, it hasn’t all be great. The mood swings were difficult. When I say I feel anger differently I mean I am faster to get upset and don’t cry if I am pushed, as I did before. That doesn’t mean I punch things or lash out violently; I just feel anger in a way that’s more intense than before.

I’ll make a separate post for this later but be advised: you can encounter serious medical side effects due to being on T. My food allergies changed while being on T (doctor’s can’t say it’s a direct cause-effect but it happened). I became more sensitive to sunlight and temperatures and experience more rashes (benadryl is my friend).

In addition I experienced scarring on my liver, non-cancerous lumps, and swelling of the liver. A cut in dosage cleared most of it up but we’re going to cut it again to ease up and let my liver heal completely.

I also became a cancer survivor. Uterine cancer was found and the combination of birth control that I was on for years before starting T, plus T, have been identified as the causes. When I read Hudson’s Guide I never thought either of those things would happen, but they are real. Therefore, it is imperative that you keep in check with a doctor while you are on T. (And why I keep working for more access to trans* medical care, to more education about HRT to providers, etc.etc.)

So. Here we are. All of our bodies are beautiful and gorgeous. But all of our bodies need to be represented. Here’s my part at that.

[Feel free to share this, but please give credit. Also, visit the two sites at the bottom for more of my work.]

sketcher and photoshop.

Description
I hope you can read the text!

I created this after seeing one too many diagrams explaining possible changes on T that featured white, thin trans* masculine bodies. That is not me. I am brown and fat—where is my representation? All too often the images that get circulated within the community (and outside) feature the same body over and over again. Too rarely do I see myself represented, even in larger resources/organizations.

So creating this is my attempt at adding to that representation of fat, tpoc bodies. This is an affirmation—we exist.

I continuously work to acknowledge the privilege I have being on T—both being on T and the changes it brings.

I emphasize that these are changes I have personally seen. Other trans* masculine Latin@s I’ve spoken with note some shared experiences. I always had a lot of body hair, T just enhanced it. I also had PCOS before starting T, and that has affected my experience.

Also, I do have to say that on T, it hasn’t all be great. The mood swings were difficult. When I say I feel anger differently I mean I am faster to get upset and don’t cry if I am pushed, as I did before. That doesn’t mean I punch things or lash out violently; I just feel anger in a way that’s more intense than before.

I’ll make a separate post for this later but be advised: you can encounter serious medical side effects due to being on T. My food allergies changed while being on T (doctor’s can’t say it’s a direct cause-effect but it happened). I became more sensitive to sunlight and temperatures and experience more rashes (benadryl is my friend).

In addition I experienced scarring on my liver, non-cancerous lumps, and swelling of the liver. A cut in dosage cleared most of it up but we’re going to cut it again to ease up and let my liver heal completely.

I also became a cancer survivor. Uterine cancer was found and the combination of birth control that I was on for years before starting T, plus T, have been identified as the causes. When I read Hudson’s Guide I never thought either of those things would happen, but they are real. Therefore, it is imperative that you keep in check with a doctor while you are on T. (And why I keep working for more access to trans* medical care, to more education about HRT to providers, etc.etc.)

So. Here we are. All of our bodies are beautiful and gorgeous. But all of our bodies need to be represented. Here’s my part at that.

[Feel free to share this, but please give credit. Also, visit the two sites at the bottom for more of my work.]

sketcher and photoshop.