Anybody celebrate their anniversary of RLE and HRT?

[Brooke]

So I'm coming up quick on my first year of HRT and have recently passed my first year of RLE. My doctor mentioned some of her trans clients end up celebrating another birthday in the date they first started hormones, An E bday so to speak.

I figure if I'm going to celebrate, I'll celebrate both. But I also know just about everybody but me will be very "Meh" about celebrating. The whole spotlight effect in action.

Anyway. Do you celebrate either, and if so, any ideas/how?

Thanks!


~Brooke~

[Ashley3]

So I'm coming up quick on my first year of HRT and have recently passed my first year of RLE. My doctor mentioned some of her trans clients end up celebrating another birthday in the date they first started hormones, An E bday so to speak.

I figure if I'm going to celebrate, I'll celebrate both. But I also know just about everybody but me will be very "Meh" about celebrating. The whole spotlight effect in action.

Anyway. Do you celebrate either, and if so, any ideas/how?

Thanks!


~Brooke~

I have annual calendar reminders for all sorts of things from first time out in particular clothes, first time out shopping in the women's department and all that. Starting HRT is there too, along with cats' birthdays, you name it. LoL

I mostly just remember the dates for myself, and perhaps have a little informal celebration, even a simply glass of wine for example. Of course, if I were out on a particular anniversary, I might buy a round in celebration depending on the nature of the anniversary and the crowd.

I think remembering and celebrating transition milestones, either informally or more so, is wonderful... it's encouraging to reflect back that any given thing was even important enough some time ago to track the date... so the mere reminder in the calendar is encouraging of how far I've come, what I, in a positive sense, don't think much of today when going out.

Cheers,
Ashley

[Lady Sarah]

I don't celebrate any of that. To me, the most exciting day was when I had my bilateral orchiectomy. It was just 2 days before Christmas, and I just consider that an important Christmas present.

[Brooke]

I like the idea of informal celebration. Both of those happened during a time when I was dealing with a lot of other administrative and doctors appointments related to my health. Funny how it became just another thing to check off as done at that point in time.

I remember both of those dates as the day I got my name change court order was also the day I went full time. The day I started hrt I remember as it started the countdown clock ticking before I could pursue surgical stuff from an insurance standpoint.

I think also it was vivid due to the light switch like change. My mom was commenting on that recently, how she felt it was easier for herself and those in my social circle to get used to it as it was more or less an overnight transition. No having to keep track of when and where I presented as what name or gender.

Thanks for the input!


~Brooke~