Current read: Cordelia Fine's follow-up to "Delusions of Gender," which pointed out all the neurosexism in brain research that led to faulty conclusions about differences in cis men's and cis women's brains.

This one is about the testosterone myth: that it creates notable, meaningful differences in behavior by sex.

It's so good. I love her so much.

#feminism #bookstodon #reading #books #science #hormones #sex #gender

Current read: Cordelia Fine's follow-up to "Delusions of Gender," which pointed out all the neurosexism in brain research that led to faulty conclusions about differences in cis men's and cis women's brains.

This one is about the testosterone myth: that it creates notable, meaningful differences in behavior by sex.

It's so good. I love her so much.

#feminism #bookstodon #reading #books #science #hormones #sex #gender

I don't reflect upon this often enough, but I am SO stoked to live within #Australia's medical system, as flawed as it is.

Public health gender services at #RWBH in #Brisbane took a trauma-minimising approach toward my #transition. Rather than taking the intervention that my naieve 37-year-old had presumed - top surgery & breast implants - they gently educated me that maybe #hormones would be worth thinking about, and that oestrogen doesn't impact testosterone production or erectile function at low doses.

Cut to 4.5 years later and I am living joyfully and fully integrated in my #enby #trans body - no prosthetics, natural 'A' cup #breasts - taking 6.75mg oestrogen & 200mg progesterone daily. My hormonal system is that of a "normal" cis female. My sex drive was decimated in years 2-3, but I have learned to drive this new vehicle in ways that have surprised and delighted me.

Thanks, 'Straya. You're fucked up, but in this aspect you've done me a great service.

Being trans costs me about $60/mo, and if I were still just doing E that number would be halved 🤟🏻