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8 Things That Will Definitely Happen on Thanksgiving If You're Trans

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stephaniec

November 26, 2015, 04:17:19 PM
8 Things That Will Definitely Happen on Thanksgiving If You're Trans

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isaac-fornarola/8-things-that-will-defini_b_8629796.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington  Post// By Isaac Fornarola    11/26/2015

"Today is Turkey Day, and you're trans. You know it's about to get tricky. Maybe it's the first Thanksgiving that you've been out to your family. Maybe you're a seasoned pro. Either way, if you're wondering what to expect, here are 8 things that are, well, definitely going to happen."
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suzifrommd

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November 26, 2015, 08:25:29 PM
The only one that ever happened to me was #7, my Aunt Rose last year. She suffered from dimentia (she passed away a few months later). I had to keep explaining who I was.
Have you read my short story The Eve of Triumph?
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Tysilio

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November 27, 2015, 12:27:38 AM
I have many things to be thankful for, one of which is that none of these things happened to me today. 
Never bring an umbrella to a coyote fight.
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Jill F

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November 27, 2015, 02:01:45 AM
I had a thoroughly awesome, perfect turkey day with my family. Me being trans never came up. You know what was weird? My 74 year old dad plays video games and disappears into his man cave for hours at a time to play them.  I thought he was doing ham radio...
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Arch

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November 27, 2015, 02:49:02 AM
I am SO sick of that "seventy-seven cents on the dollar" chestnut. There is a disparity between men and women with equal qualifications who do equal work...but it ain't any twenty-three cents.

P.S. At my Thanksgiving, nobody knew I'm trans. It was fabulous.
"The hammer is my penis." --Captain Hammer

"When all you have is a hammer . . ." --Anonymous carpenter
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FrancisAnn

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November 27, 2015, 04:19:34 AM
Rough day for me. I called me electrolysis lady friend to wish her a happy Thanksgiving. On her phone a message from her son saying she had passed away. I've been crying since then, oh my such a good friend....
mtF, mid 50's, always a girl since childhood, HRT (Spiro, E & Fin.) since 8-13. Hormone levels are t at 12 & estrogen at 186. Face lift & eye lid surgery in 2014. Abdominoplasty/tummy tuck & some facial surgery May, 2015. Life is good for me. Love long nails & handsome men! Hopeful for my GRS & a nice normal depth vagina maybe by late summer. 5' 8", 180 pounds, 14 dress size, size 9.5 shoes. I'm kind of an elegant woman & like everything pink, nice & neet. Love my nails & classic Revlon Red. Moving back to Florida, so excited but so much work moving
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Ms Grace

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November 27, 2015, 04:39:13 AM
No turkey for us in Australia. No awkward passive/aggressive family dinners either. We save all that for Xmas.

Quote from: FrancisAnn on November 27, 2015, 04:19:34 AM
Rough day for me. I called me electrolysis lady friend to wish her a happy Thanksgiving. On her phone a message from her son saying she had passed away. I've been crying since then, oh my such a good friend....

Sorry to hear that. :(
Grace
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Self-denial: 1991-2013
Transition 2.0 (Grace): HRT June 24 2013
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