Friday May 12, 2017 - Female Fashion

Many of us did not have the opportunity to learn about female fashion during of youth thru the normal trial and error or from Mom and friends.

There are at least three steps that will help you learn about female fashion and how to improve your appearance.

One of the things I like about female fashion is learning how to improve your look that must change over time.

For me:
1) My Skin Color is warm

2) My Shape is a Triangle

3) I am learning how to work with color



1) Skin Tone - Knowing your skin tone is important. It sets the base of your fashion.

2) Body Type - After knowing your skin tone, knowing your body type is next. This determines the best style for you.

3) Sense of Color - How colors interact within your wardrobe

Thursday May 11, 2017 - 11 month HRT measurements

Below are my current measurements and the change since last month. The picture is followed by an explanation and then a table showing the monthly changes since I began HR on June 10, 2016.

The above chart shows my current measurements and the changes over last month. There were slight changes in a few of the measurements.


Overall I am happy with my results. As long as I keep my overall size  or  get a little smaller, I am happy. I still need to figure out how to get back into the gym.

AREA	00M	01M	02M	03M	04M	05M	06M	07M	08M	09M	10M	11M	12M
SHOULDER	?	45.0	45.0	43.0	43.0	41.0	41.0	42.0	41.5	42.5	42.0	42.0
ABOVE BREAST	37	37.0	37.5	36.0	36.5	36.5	38.0	36.0	36.5	38.0	37.5	37.0
BUST LINE	38	39.0	39.5	38.50	39.75	39.00	40.0	39.5	40.0	41.0	40.5	41.0
BRA BAND	36	35.0	35.5	34.75	35.0	34.25	34.5	34.0	34.0	34.5	34.0	34.0
WAIST@BELLY BUTTON	38	36.0	37.0	36.5	37.0	36.5	35.5	35.0	35.0	36.0	36.0	35.5
HIPS	40	40.0	40.0	40.0	39.5	39.5	39.5	39.0	39.0	39.0	39.0	38.0
THIGHS	37	37.0	37.0	36.5	36.0	36.0	36.5	36.0	36.0	42.0	37.0	36.0
HIPS VS SHOULDERS	--	5.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	2.5	3.5	3.0	4.0
BUST LINE VS ABOVE BREAST	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.25	2.5	2.0	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	4.0
BUST LINE VS BRA BAND	2.0	4.0	4.0	3.25	4.75	4.75	5.5	5.5	6.0	6.5	6.5	7.0

My physical goals for Month 12 were:

1. Keep losing weight (did not work due to trying to cure blood sugar levels)
2. Get my waist down to 34" (did not work due to  trying to cure blood sugar levels)
3. Get increase in Bust line. (slowly going)

My physical goals for Month 12 are:

1. Get calorie count back under control
2. back in gym 
3. Walking more everyday
4. Try to keep losing weight 
5. Get my waist measurement going down toward 34"

Wednesday May 10, 2017 - What is wrong with Texas?

The Texas Governor and legislature is going all out to make transpeople second class citizens. I suspect they are using us as a link to get to the general LGBT community in general.

But people are fighting back.

Look at these recent activities:

Gov. Abbott urges megachurch pastors to promote 'bathroom bill' support among congregations | Texas Legislature | Dallas News

AUSTIN - A pastor at a Dallas-area megachurch says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott contacted him and nine other churches, urging them to drum up support for a hotly debated "bathroom bill" currently bottled up in the Legislature.

"Bathroom bill" in House misses key deadline - but issue stays alive

A proposal to gut cities and school districts' trans-inclusive bathroom policiesdid not advance in the House ahead of a crucial deadline, nixing the measure's chances of getting a vote by the full chamber. But that doesn't mean that the issue itself is dead.

Texas Senate backs bill that could disqualify transgender student athletes

Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that could keep transgender athletes from competing in high school sports. Senate Bill 2095 by Republican state Sen.

Tuesday May 9, 2017 - Sleeping in a Bra?

About 2 weeks ago, I asked, on reddit, "If I should sleep in a Bra? Below, you can read some interesting responses (46 comments).

But for me, I decided not wear a bra at night. However, now its the first thing I put on when I wake up. I need it for support and comfort.

It use to be that I wore a bra for its sexiness and to help with my dsyphoria. Now it a necessity and this is a big change.

After 10.5 months of HRT, do I need to start wearing a bra at night? from asktransgender

Monday May 8, 2017 - More trans-youth demand transgender healthcare

I took this weekend off. I was so busy with giving and grading Senior finals along with hanging out late at night, I could think of anything to add to this blog. So I decided to take Saturday and Sunday off. I was just mentally exhausted.

I am back and ready to go. All of my grading will be complete by Wednesday. But then four large business projects will begin that will keep me busy over the summer.

No rest for the weary.

My 11 month HRT anniversary is Wednesday.

Below is an article about the rise is children and teens requesting Transgender healthcare. This new Generation Z (Post Millennials) is going to be very trans supportive.

More transgender youth demand medical treatment

It's a familiar refrain: The child knew from the beginning. Yet for many older transgender individuals forced to live inauthentically for years or even decades, medical treatments weren't available to ease the transition. That was before an Olympic gold medalist introduced herself as Caitlyn, teen transgender activist Jazz Jennings dished on dating, and a smattering of television shows depicted positive transgender characters.