Brooke2valley

I really have no idea what I expected to happen tbh, like did I think she was gonna get the pants and just not think about what I was lending her? 😭🤭

I actually have a little more for this story... it keeps going. Idk maybe I should keep going with it for a bit.

I don't know you but I do wanna follow you. Your account seems interesting

I came on the transfem tag and I found you but I only came here to ask for help on something, it's not that serious, dw. I just need the opinion of a transfem person

So, I have this transfem OC of mine who is a gymnast. She competed in male gymnastics until the age of 12, which is when she realized she's trans. She's currently 19

I don't know how to go on about this though. Should I make her:

A) Continue competing in male gymnastics

B) Switch her to female gymnastics after she realized she's trans

?

Her being trans and her being a gymnast are both plot necessary, so no I can't make her anything else unless I change a whole sub-plot which kinda ruins the main plot

I don't know which one I should do and I don't wanna be accidentally transphobic to women because believe me I am not ttansphobic in any way and I have no sinister intentions. Which is why I decided to ask trans women themselves what they think on the matter, but since I don't know any trans women, I had to go on Tumblr to ask.

I promise you, I am not using trans women just for plot, I just made this character and decided she's trans so I decided to incorporate that into the story to make it feel more realistic. Like, her dealing with transphobia, her dealing with gender dysphoria, etc.

I am so sorry for this question, I do not mean to be rude in any way

I don't think your question is rude at all.

The reality is that it depends on your goals for the character- if she's out and accepted generally, she should be in the women's.

If shes not out (reasons can vary from lack of self acceptance, to not feeling as if her environment would be socially supportive, all the way to the fear of losing her ability to compete at all because of her trans identity.) She probably should still be with the men for the sake of telling that story.

To be clear, I believe trans women should compete with cis women in sports, but we live in a world where exclusion and hostility towards trans people are unfortunately common, and if your point is to critic and showcase that injustice, then you need to be able to showcase situations where the injustice is clear.

Point being it depends on your goals for the character.

First off, I love your comics. It's a very pretty, very nice, great work

But I have a like genuine curiosity question, right?

So, in your latest transition timeline comic HRT methods, you mention both the pills and the injections, and like, I've heard of taking either, but I didn't realize you'd take both. Point being, when does one take pills versus injections, and why? And is one better than the other?

I just wanna know a little more cause I've heard this stuff quite a bit but never in detail

Sorry if this is weird or too much of a bother, I was just hoping for an explanation for context cause i haven't transitioed before nor have i looked too far into it yet. Sorry

I'm putting the comic here for context in case anyone else sees if that's okay with you

I switched from sublingual pills to intermuscular injections. I switched because I couldn't get my levels to a good spot on the sublingual pills.

I wouldn't say one is better or worse, but injections tend to allow most people to stop taking T blocker (because it *can* be strong enough to block T on, which i did)

no genuinely, I'm shocked its finally happening... 3 YEARS into my transition. Crazy...

I'm joking, ofc. I always just came up with some lame, but relatively believable excuse lol

I really almost never came out to ppl, and I really didn't hardly until I turned 21.

I came out to my bio-family on a few occasions, but would end up recloseting, and so I didn't tell other people because I worried it would get back around to them.

I switched to injections a little over a year ago. Gotten much better at doing it, but occasionally, I still mess up and get a tiny bit hurt.

The things being said and done are ridiculous and obviously bad faith. It's hard not letting it get to you...

That said, it is okay to take a step away if it's harming you mentally, do what's best for you. 💕

I live in the United States, and the issue of discrimination is something that continues to persist and is getting worse for queer people as well as other marginalized groups.

It's not something that can be fixed with simple additions or restrictions. The issue itself is systemic and manifests in multiple ways and places.

My hope isn't that this comic can educate people on the scope of the issue, but rather that it opens the door to learning.

I'll also be linking to a queer rights group I've worked with before, Campaign for Southern Equality. They help to fight against the growing amount of anti-queer bills that are being introduced, with a focus on the southern states.

My HRT Anniversary was on the 25th- its kinda weird, so much has happened, but it's been good. So it feels odd to say its been 3 years, but also not weird at all. Lol