Trump vows to reverse transgender student protections 'on day one'
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4656405-donald-trump-transgender-students-athletes-title-ix-lgbtq/
The Hill - BROOKE MIGDON
05/10/24 12:41 PM ET

Former President Trump said Friday he would roll back transgender student protections enacted last month by the Biden administration "on day one" of his presidency if he is reelected in November.

The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding. The new regulations, which are slated to take effect Aug. 1, cover discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time.

"We're gonna end it on day one," Trump said Friday during an appearance on "Kayal and Company," a conservative talk radio show in Philadelphia. "Don't forget, that was done as an order from the president. That came down as an executive order. And we're gonna change it — on day one it's gonna be changed."

Trump has also promised to enact at least a dozen policies targeting transgender rights as president, including a nationwide ban on transgender student-athletes competing in accordance with their gender identity and a federal law that recognizes only two genders. He has also vowed to punish health care providers who administer gender-affirming medical care to minors.

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@LoriDee
Dear LoriDee:
Thank you so very much for finding and posting this...  I find it to be reprehens
available that while our Veterans are needing assistance and help, and we hear all the time
about the limited funds available for care for our Veterans, that the Veterans Affairs leaders
and executives - are receiving big bonuses, totally to the tune of $11,000,000,000  ....
add that to all of the other wasted government money that is not going where it is really needed. 
There are many returning veterans that are suffering serious disabilities that could better
utilize those funds.

Again LoriDee, thank you for posting this story.

Danielle  [Northern Star Girl]
The Forum Administrator
                      US AirForce Veteran... served right after college.
                                    1st Lt   First Lieutenant
                      Much of that time at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas
                      staff at the Air Education and Training Command

My wife was accepting enough to talk about female social issues from her perspective growing up with sisters.  That seems to be an awfully rare occurrence.

Marion

My little brother taught me how to defend myself against bullies.
He would try to pick fights with me.  Turns out that my reflexes are wickedly fast, enabling me to effectively deploy a number of defense strategies.  He gave me ample opportunity to learn what worked including catching his punches and tying him up.  I was small enough in school that the teachers would routinely look the other way as long as I could handle the situation myself. I had an extremely effective right hook.  As one observer noted, but he can land that right hook! 

I don't know why I just always loved the name Norah. It feels so like... flowy and feminine to me. I love how it roles off the tongue.

It's not even close to my previous name.

Quote from: Moonflower on May 10, 2024, 07:08:30 AMYes! Yay Norah!

I hope we can help. What comes to mind is suggesting that you spend a few minutes each day imagining how your wife might respond. Start with the scariest stuff, then replace that with what you really want. Dwell on what you really want, to increase the chances of getting what you want.

I wrote previously,
More recently, I realized that my post-mastectomy treatment decisions -- as a result of cancer -- were as gender affirming as transgender treatment. You are valid!

Oh my gosh thank you for the nice note!! I've been reading here and thinking a lot about how she will react. I believe she will be supportive, but not sure she would want to stay with me. Which is scary!!

If you are tall and have confidence issues wearing heels you should look to the hero of many women, TaylorSwift!  She is tall and has gone on public record about her body image issues that resulted in an eating disorder.  An eating disorder killed Karen Carpenter way before her time. She is a hero because she stood up to "the Man" numerous times to get what was rightfully hers.  It isn't that she is an exceptionally talented singer. 

Turns out that grasshopper in the window is a horse fly !! and its dead stuck in a web. We just had a rolling thunder storm, washing up and seeing the lightning streaks hitting the other side of the hills. Some good bangs and rattles for a couple of hours but no rain till just and then only for a few mins.

My electrologist shared this gem with me — it's from another trans client of hers, and I think it's wonderful. This is my version of that:

Transition is like a cross-country vacation trip. At the start, maybe everyone thinks the idea is to go coast-to-coast. But people will map out different routes, some people will make several stops along the way. And in the end, some people do go coast to coast, while others just make it part-way. But everyone goes exactly as far as makes them happy.

While there is no "typical" way to transition, it is helpful to learn about how other people did it so you can make up your own mind what might / will work for you.  So this is how I did it.  I'm not saying you should do the same, but this approach worked for me.

Once I knew who I was, I knew I wanted to transition as quickly and smoothly as possible.  My approach was to get HRT started, and, once my appearance hopefully started to become a bit androgynous, to then transition socially.

The first step was getting a therapist, because, here, you can't get HRT or surgery without a letter from a therapist.  Although public mental health programs would provide therapy for free, the waiting list was too long for me, so I paid out of my pocket for the therapy. 

Once I had my letter from the therapist, I was referred to a qualified doctor for the hormones.  Once I was on HRT, I knew that timing would become important.  I wanted to transition socially before my breasts grew to questionable (for a male) size, but after they were large enough to be plausible for a female.  In my case, that took three months. 

During all that time, I was dressing female at home and at the trans support group, and male elsewhere.

At the point where my physical transition was suitable, I burned my bridges, announced to various groups that I was a member of that I was female and wished to be addressed as Kathy, and started wearing female clothes full-time. 

I immediately applied for an official name change, then started getting all my documents in order.  That took a couple of years, the last holdout being my birth certificate.  Conflicting regulations in two different jurisdictions made that a hassle, but I got it done eventually.

During that time, I started the process of getting approved for surgery.  I opted for vulvoplasty, but the choice of surgeries is highly variable because it is highly personal.  That is where talking to a therapist is most helpful, because they will help you to decide what your goals are and what you need to have done to meet them.