Lily [she/her, pup/pup's]

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Cake day: June 21st, 2024

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  • personal prejudice isnt misandry, as i already explained, and all misogyny (and “misandry”/lack thereof) is inherently systemic

    if you want to say “misandry is real because i disliked men because of <internalized transphobia> and <gender dysphoria> and <toxic masculinity (misogyny)>” and push back because you looked the word up in the dictionary, then be my guest. ive said everything that is worth saying on this topic, and frankly have more important things to do than pointlessly argue on the internet.

    “not all men”, defender of the defended, voice of the voiceful, protector of the protected, “actually cracker is a slur!!” and so on. i hope the boot is worth it, do better.

    “you being more offended by the mere implication that some of your peers can be bad than by the harm that they actually cause makes you part of the problem”


  • toxic masculinity is misogyny

    men not being able to act a certain way because its associated with womans qualities and thus forcing them to not express emotions and be violent and controlling or otherwise theyre seen as weak for being “like a woman” is misogyny

    men confessing their troubles is seen as effeminate because these are “woman” qualities, youre not “weak” and “emotional” like a woman. this is also misogyny

    being shamed and repressed for having qualities that are perceived as feminine is misogyny. youre not being shamed for being a man youre being shamed for acting like a woman

    the supposed existence of “reverse racism” ignores the inherent power/privilege dynamic that permeates our society, and acts like racism is on an even playing field, when its not. if a black person calls you a cracker, thats not being racist, its a reaction to the racism they have faced from white people throughout their entire lives, and their parents lives, and their parents lives, etc.

    come back when they oppress your way of life, when they fire you from a job because the color of your skin. when they deny you healthcare, or genocide you because the color of your skin. when they throw you in jail with laws they created, and force you to do slave labour for years

    you are confusing personal prejudice caused by systemic oppression with systemic oppression. personal prejudice is inherently not racism because there is no system of oppression against white people, and all racism is systemic.







  • it’s really important to have your blood tests done right in the middle of your dosage schedule.

    id argue its more important to have blood testing done at the very end of the schedule when levels are lowest, but both values are useful to have. even if your peak is a little high, if your trough is too low you should up your dose anyway (though this is unlikely to be the case unless youre taking EV). plus if your peak is a high but your T level is too high and youre doing mono youll want to up your dose anyway. its nice to have but not nearly as valuable as trough levels in managing your dosage.







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    muscle soreness is pretty normal with IM injections (seeing as ur injecting into well… muscle).

    i recommend using a smaller needle (25g or higher) to draw as it minimizes coring risk, you could just use the needle youre using to inject to do it. swapping needles isnt really necessary, see insulin syringes (but theres also not really a reason to not do it).

    it is verrrrrry recommended to inject into your thigh, injecting into your glute carries a high risk of accidentally hitting your sciatic nerve (bad time) and its also just less visibility. no being underweight doesnt mean you cant inject to your thigh.

    other than that, you could always switch to subq rather than IM, as levels between the two are functionally identical on cypionate, which may help with the soreness.



  • please do not use 18g needles for drawing, you will destroy your vial. additionally while you can switch the needle theres really no need to (see insulin needles, they are fixed), but also no reason not to. 25g basically guarantees coring is not a problem.

    they recommend 18g in regular healthcare stuff because its standard practice and you arent expected to be using a vial more than a few times, diy vials last significantly longer than prescription ones (though prescription ones also last a very long time and the “use by” date or whatever they have on them is bullshit 99% of the time)


  • a majority of doctors dont know shit about trans healthcare, and have proven they will recommend dangerous uninformed regimens. if you can find a good doctor thats great, if its safe to see one its better to. the “if you cant” clause really shouldnt be there, you should inform yourself on your healthcare period, doctor or no, its the only way to properly advocate for yourself (especially as a trans person). and as a trans person living in the US, it is not in any way shape or form safe to seek out trans healthcare given the current state of things (honestly this goes for like… a majority of the world atm, and even if you can get trans healthcare its not reliable or stable)