Just wondering what moments of gender euphoria or joy you have experienced, was hoping we all might enjoy hearing some positive stories!

I’ll start: today, I went to my laser hair removal place to reschedule an appointment and nobody was at the front desk, and after waiting for a while I went to use the ladies room and ran into a woman even taller than me who immediately called me gorgeous and then proceeded to compliment my makeup, earrings, and hair. I was like a deer in the headlights, simply stunned as if I had slipped into an alternate universe where this complete stranger was actually a close friend and I had forgotten. Nobody is that nice to me, let alone a stranger.

Anyway, women can be so wonderful, and this moment made me grateful to be a woman. 😊

  • Amy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    8 days ago

    I’ve been having a pretty good day today, in fact. In town so dressed up pretty fancy. I had some down time in between getting some more holes made in my ears and the main reason for my trip, so I wandered the women’s section at the department store.

    Kind of a weird mix of “these stores are selling clothes I’m actually interested in, yay” excitement and “they’re going to clock me any moment and kick me out” anxiety. Anyway I bought some rather expensive earrings which I’m looking forward to wearing. Oh, and when I went to the bathroom everyone ignored me. Ah, Japan :3

    Off now to try to convince a psychiatrist that I’m Trans Enough™ to issue a recommendation for GAS. Wish me luck!

    • Amy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      111·
      8 days ago

      Update!

      So I saw the psychiatrist. I have to write three pages on “why I want to be a girl”, visit the clinic regularly to check I’m still presenting fem, and then in six months if I haven’t changed my mind I get my permission slip. Oh, and I have to visit urology so they can look in my pants. Then I get to join the hospital wait list…

      Pretty dumb, but as hoops to jump through go, it could be a lot worse.

      • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        That’s too much gatekeeping for sure, but at least it seems like those are hoops you can jump through - wishing you luck with the urology visit!

        Have you talked to any other trans women have been through this process, who have written the three pages for a psychiatrist, etc.? It might be helpful for anticipating curve-balls they might throw at you, esp. in case they operate under outdated care procedures like the Benjamin Rules.