Three people live in my home: my mum and I.
Ahora
En mi casa vivimos tres personas: mi mamá y yo.
The Dare of Genital Surgery
I had a hard time starting to consider genital surgery (AKA ‘lower surgery’). My brain would shutdown its thought process every time I pondered about […]
Never Had Gender Dysphoria
Privilege has followed me in so many ways. I’ve never had gender dysphoria and as a transgender individual I think of this as a major […]
The Future is Bright
As time goes on, trans, non-binary, and intersex experiences are becoming more and more accepted*, albeit slow. It’s always being a self-feeding cycle where as […]
When do you Stop Being Trans?
Chatting with a friend a while ago, she asked me ‘when do you stop being trans?’ At first I had no hesitation and my instant […]
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 […]
I Think I Look Like a Girl
“I think I look like a girl.” How in the world I’m still wondering this after more than 3 and a half years of being […]
I’m Sixteen Again
The other day I saw an ad for a Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Break titled “Play by your rules teaser”, where the narrator hypothesises: Imagine you […]
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 […]
What it Means to be Trans?
What it Means to be Trans? Oh gee, this questions has been in my head for the past few weeks, and the other night I […]
Pro Trans
What comes to mind when you read the term “Pro Trans”? You may think that I’m a person that supports transgender people; and of course […]
I Got Boobs!
This may sound like a celebration of a recent breast augmentation (BA) surgery but the fact is that I had mine back in November of […]
I Will Always be Trans!
Even with all the surgeries, wardrobe, makeup, manners, voice, etc. I will always be and feel trans. Even when no one has any idea and […]
I Don’t Need Any of This Shit
Really, I don’t need the wardrobe I wear now, I didn’t need to have FFS, I didn’t need a BA… I don’t even need to […]
HDY Start Presenting as a Girl in Public
How Did You (HDY) Start Presenting as a Girl in Public? With a little over 3 years since I started presenting as Franches as a […]
The Normality of if All
Not long ago, a good friend of mine who’s still mostly in the closet, asked me if I was still developing breast tissue. I couldn’t […]
The Age Effect
They say that age is just a number but to me it’s also a reservoir of encounters, escapades, debasements, dramas, etc. all affected by my […]
It Wasn’t Work
After posting the Practice Makes Perfect – Duh! article and getting a couple of comments I thought I’d add that all the things I’ve done to […]
Practice Makes Perfect – Duh!
You’ve heard the expression “practice makes perfect”, which as expected just means that the more you do something the better you get at it. I […]
Women Say & Men Say
When I open up I get completely different reactions. I really enjoy paying attention to these varying responses because they carry a lot of meaning […]
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 […]
MicroPost: I’m Not Upset With Others
When I’m irked by someone or something, I’m actually irritated and annoyed with myself. It takes me a lot of self reflection, but every time […]
Teleworking Not Working For Me
Back in late 2016, the company that I work for decided to close down the office in favour of teleworking. From a business and corporate […]
MicroPost: Making Other People Happy
Quick thought of the day: “It’s sad that we don’t allow ourselves to be happy because we think we’re making other people happy.”
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 […]
2 Year Deep Retrospect
I’ve always said that the word “transition” does not represent the way I feel because I don’t see my process as transitioning from one thing […]
Anniversary Season 2 Years After Starting My Process
This time of the year (September to November) is anniversary season for me. It’s a very special time because I remember the very first steps […]
Rejection or Abandonment
I knew some of my old friendships would not go with me when I made the decision to “transition”. What I didn’t know was who […]
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 […]
MicroPost: “Transition”
Personally I never felt comfortable applying the word “transition” to me. It’s because I don’t feel I’m transitioning from anything to anything else. Having said that I […]
Hello world!
In Spanish “hola, soy yo” means “hi, it’s me”. I decided to use this name (HolaSoyYo.com) because this site is me. Its name is in Spanish because […]