I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much has changed in just a few months. When you start your journey as a trans girl, everything feels like it’s in high-definition—the good, the bad, and the extremely awkward. One of the biggest things I’ve realized is that you can’t really do this alone. You need a party, like in a high-stakes RPG, to help you navigate the maps you haven't explored yet. For me, that party has been the online communities I’ve stumbled into, especially the 17th Shard.
Living through a medical transition often means your "wins" are measured in lab results, dosage adjustments, or appointment checkboxes. But this week, the breakthrough wasn’t in a clinic—it was in the mirror.
I’m dedicating this post to a non-medical win: the pure, unadulterated euphoria of a fresh haircut.
There is something transformative about the sound of shears near your ears. It’s the intentional shedding of an old silhouette. For me, this wasn’t just about "cleaning up the edges
For Week 2 of this series, we’re talking about the Secret Wardrobe—that first piece of clothing or jewelry that actually felt like you, even if you only ever wore it behind closed doors.
When you’re a trans girl navigating the early stages of transition, the world feels like a place where you’re constantly performing. You wear the "boy clothes" like a heavy set of armor that doesn't quite fit, waiting for the moment you can go home and take the mask off. But for me, the first time I felt li
In our corner of the internet, we spend an incredible amount of time dissecting the internal lives of characters. We analyze their growth and how their self-perception shapes the world around them. But this week, I decided to turn that analytical lens inward. I took a break from the theories to focus on a more personal project: The Pronoun Test Drive.
The concept was simple: spend seven days using a new name and pronouns in a controlled, safe environment to see if they actually felt like me
