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My Yellow Post-It

When I started changing my gender presentation in public I sometimes used a yellow sticky where I wrote “Hi, I’m transgender.” I used it similar […]

Posted on 2020.04.112020.04.11 by Franches
Posted in Experiences, First Times, ThoughtsTagged #apprehension, #experience, #firsttime, #positiveexperiences, #presentation, #squashingfearsLeave a comment

Transcending The Insecurities

The other day I had a treatment done with my dermatologist that made my face look as if I had been stung by a swarm […]

Posted on 2020.02.202020.02.21 by Franches
Posted in Experiences, ThoughtsTagged #alive, #apprehension, #awareness, #doubts, #thoughts2 Comments

Halloween 2015 at Work

It was a Friday on 30th of October 2015, the day just before Halloween. That morning I was extremely nervous and even more excited. I […]

Posted on 2019.10.312019.11.04 by Franches
Posted in Commemorations, Experiences, First TimesTagged #alive, #apprehension, #cantbelieveimdoingthis, #decision, #earlydays, #experience, #firsttime, #memories, #positiveexperiences, #presentation2 Comments

Vulnerable and Empowered

There are times when I feel like I’m in a witness protection programme or I’m a secret spy for another entity. This because to other […]

Posted on 2019.10.172020.04.16 by Franches
Posted in Contradictions, Experiences, ThoughtsTagged #apprehension, #awareness, #contradictions, #doubts, #experience, #gender, #genderexpression, #personal, #presentation, #thoughts1 Comment

Starting Dance: One of the Hardest Things Ever

This “little” anecdote starts sometime in 2016 when I used to ride transit to work. Back then, en route to and from work on the […]

Posted on 2019.09.042020.03.10 by Franches
Posted in Decisions, Experiences, First TimesTagged #alive, #apprehension, #cantbelieveimdoingthis, #decision, #doubts, #experience, #firsttime, #positiveexperiencesLeave a comment

Thoughts of Regression

If you read through my blog you will find a few references where I say that I’ve thought about what it would be like to […]

Posted on 2019.08.182019.08.21 by Franches
Posted in Contradictions, Decisions, Experiences, Joys, Joys & Regrets, Regrets, ThoughtsTagged #apprehension, #decision, #doubts, #experience, #fears, #presentation, #regression, #understanding2 Comments

I Was Scared of HRT

Traducir este artículo al Español At the beginning I was scared of HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) and the changes that it was going to provide. […]

Posted on 2018.07.312018.11.28 by Franches
Posted in Decisions, Experiences, First TimesTagged #apprehension, #doubts, #experience, #fears, #firsttime, #HRT2 Comments

Death Suits You

A personal comment that blindsided me and came in the form of a very bizarre combination of 3 words* (in English). The Slideshow The computer […]

Posted on 2018.06.252018.12.28 by Franches
Posted in Experiences, ThoughtsTagged #alive, #apprehension, #experience, #growth, #identity, #learning, #me, #memories, #perception, #remembering, #thoughts, #trans, #transition, #understanding2 Comments

When Should I Come Out?

Last night I dreamt that a friend texted me saying that he knew someone that was trans and wanted to ask me “when should they […]

Posted on 2018.03.31 by Franches
Posted in Decisions, Opinion, ThoughtsTagged #apprehension, #firsttime, #gender, #identity, #personal, #TDOV, #thoughts, #trans, #transition2 Comments

Avoiding FFS Family Feud

When I made arrangements to have my FFS in Spain I thought I would be creating conflict between my family members. Thankfully I was able […]

Posted on 2017.09.152020.02.19 by Franches
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My Decision on Getting FFS

When I made the decision to seek medical advice to start Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) I sort of knew that my decision included having some […]

Posted on 2017.07.232017.07.24 by Franches
Posted in Decisions, Experiences, FFS, SurgeryTagged #anticipation, #apprehension, #decision, #experience, #ffs, #planning, #presentation, #surgery, #trans, #transition4 Comments

My Own Barriers

I often hesitate with decisions because of what others may think. In most cases that is not a reason to hold back. The best part is once […]

Posted on 2017.05.222017.08.05 by Franches
Posted in Decisions, Experiences, First Times, JoysTagged #anxiety, #apprehension, #crossdressing, #excitement, #firsttime, #memories, #remembering, #willpower3 Comments

Pondering Friendships Before Transition

Friendships were some of the most important considerations I had when I decided to “transition”. I first considered a point of view but suddenly got enlighten […]

Posted on 2017.05.082017.05.09 by Franches
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The First Bus Ride – An Out-Of-Body Experience

Imagine hopping on a bus and enjoying it so much that you felt like having an out-of-body experience. That’s kind of what happened to me […]

Posted on 2017.04.092018.05.21 by Franches
Posted in Experiences, First Times, JoysTagged #alive, #anticipation, #apprehension, #awareness, #engaged, #firsttime, #positiveexperiences, #trans1 Comment

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