It's hard to pick between two evil companies (Google, Apple) - I've had both Android and iOS phones over the years. I largely switched over to iPhones as they get security updates for long stretches of time. My 2020 SE was dirt cheap, very functional, and lasted me almost seven years. hmu when there's a proper Linux phone and I'll switch over to that lol.

Awww, thank you! <3

i really appreciate your kind words! <3 and yeah, from some dark times almost a decade ago i pretty deeply internalized that i'm "someone who hurts others" and i'm still trying to shake that narrative off... it's the biggest reason i'm so hard on myself

awww that's very sweet, thank you <3

I learned about pitch and resonance (via YouTube and reading) and slowly adjusted my voice over time. How I intonate and inflect when I speak also changed gradually and that just mostly came from not masking anymore. My voice still causes me a lot of dysphoria but I deal with it... I didn't have a terribly masculine voice to begin with and I'm never misgendered for it so there's that.

Hmm, there are several ways I could interpret this. I don't judge folks who use them, certainly... like everything else I think we should approach the topic compassionately. As someone who was hopelessly addicted to weed for the better part of a decade though I'd encourage folks to exercise caution around them if they're propping them up.

We live in a sad world where this is even a topic of conversation. It's not a problem for me but for two huge reasons:
1) I live in Minnesota where I won't be arrested if I use "the wrong restroom".
2) I'm "passing" and so the likelihood of me being harassed or assaulted is low.

I've been on HRT since January 8th, 2019... I take estradiol (4mg twice a day) and progesterone (200mg once a day) both via pill. I started out with estrogen patches but they stopped being effective after a month or two - everyone's bodies react differently. I could switch to injections but I have pretty intense trypanophobia so I would much prefer to never have to.

I've lived in Minnesota my whole life. I've been around the US but never abroad unfortunately... although that will change this summer when I visit Finland with my partner. :-)

They're comfy and flowy and cute :3