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Re: LGBTAitp 27: Of Shoes, and Ships, and Sealing Wax
I wish I could follow this thread and post here in a more regular fashion. :smallsigh:
Anyway, hi all. :smallsmile:
Notice I need to change my tumblr address... but at least it isn't linking to my *ahem* "nusswuff" blog... :smalleek: :smallredface:
Which my mum would just ask me if I have a girlfriend so I would be "forced" to spill the proverbial beans and thus "out" myself... :smallsigh:
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Re: LGBTAitp 27: Of Shoes, and Ships, and Sealing Wax
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Originally Posted by
Zorg
Not a problem Helio, it's a helped me greatly too, though I thought I'd pm'd you that link earlier when you were wondering about stuff... must have forgotten, sorry :smallredface:
You did (or at least the main index page) - I scanned it briefly but thought it was all technical medical stuff, and didn't scroll down enough to see the Consumer Information section :smallredface:
For everyone else, have the link. There's some amazingly useful stuff starting about half way down the page.
EDIT: BIRCHGROVE! You're back! Where have you been?
...I think I've managed to convince myself that my fluctuations are in fact real, and not being a special snowflake. Reading the booklet from the above site about SRS, I was thinking that it actually sounded quite appealing. Last time I thought about it, I was just heading back to male, and completely and totally freaked out about the idea. Such a wide gulf in my visceral reaction can't just be me making things up.
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Wow, lots of stuff to read through!! Hugs for all the not-so-good things happening......but SO excited to read about all the AWESOME things happening for everyone!! Cuddles, and marriages, and more cuddles, and cake.......:smallbiggrin:
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Originally Posted by
The Succubus
No jokes about Adam's banana please. We're civilised people in this thread.
Wait.....what? Since when? Not that I've ever seen :smalltongue::smallamused:
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Originally Posted by
Lentrax
Yeah, I get the laziness bit. It does take quite some time, but I love how smooth they feel after I shave and put on a pair of tights or stockings. So even if I don't get to show them off, its totally worth it for me. :smallsmile:
My wife always says shaving is a pain in the ass, but once she does it, LOVES how her legs feel in the bed on the sheets, esp clean sheets. I too, love her shaved legs, but also have no problem when they get a little hairy :smallwink:
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Originally Posted by
Zorg
On a different topic:
Who got the butt?
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Brak got the butt!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7...xpbfo1_500.jpg
also, me the most femme I've ever been:
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http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...r/DSC_0039.jpg
Shoes aren't the greatest (they're growing on me as my first girl shoes though, lol), but they were only a tenner and confirmed that I am, in fact, a size 10 - I was looking through the kmart for something I could buy cheaply to test out when someone asked if I needed help finding anything. I replied that I knew the style "but just eneded to find it in my size..."
Cue awkward pause and them thnakfully assuming it was just a slip of the tongue on my part :smallredface:
(well it was technically)
Was going to do some more shopping today but I saw someone in the store who I'm not out to so made a quick strategic withdrawl before they saw me.
I have to admit, I did a double take when I saw the picture, then had to look at who's post I was look at to figure out who it was, and was very surprised to see it was you!(in a good way!!!) :smallbiggrin:
I have to say, I am a heels man, and that revved my engine a little.......then got myself a little confused :smalltongue:
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Re: LGBTAitp 27: Of Shoes, and Ships, and Sealing Wax
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Originally Posted by
H Birchgrove
I wish I could follow this thread and post here in a more regular fashion. :smallsigh:
Anyway, hi all. :smallsmile:
Notice I need to change my tumblr address... but at least it isn't linking to my *ahem* "nusswuff" blog... :smalleek: :smallredface:
Which my mum would just ask me if I have a girlfriend so I would be "forced" to spill the proverbial beans and thus "out" myself... :smallsigh:
BIRCHGROVE!
*tackleglomp*
Where have you been? I've missed you!
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln...s45bo1_500.gif
Also, this, for our trans ladies. Good news, no?
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:smallsigh: My parents just read the e-mail I sent them, and they are reacting exactly as I predicted: my mom is freaking out and demanding to know more information that I feel comfortable giving, and my dad is being stand-offish and saying he's not convinced it's important enough to warrant his time.
This is going to be a long 9 days...
@ Asta - That is good news! However, we have to keep it in context: the transplant was between two female bodies that are genetically related. How that would work from a female body to a male body with no genetic similarity, I'm not so convinced it would go quite as well.
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Re: LGBTAitp 27: Of Shoes, and Ships, and Sealing Wax
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Originally Posted by
Lix Lorn
whelp I'll look at that when I'm out of uni.
Oh wow I didn't know that. That's pretty awesome.
...what was I saying was awesome? Oh right yeah
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Originally Posted by
Asta Kask
Also,
this, for our trans ladies. Good news, no?
It's a start...
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Originally Posted by
The Succubus
Will you be attending the Leicester meet up in December Lixy? =)
LOOK A DEMONIC DUCK OF SOME SORT
(flee)
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Originally Posted by
Absol197
@ Asta - That is good news! However, we have to keep it in context: the transplant was between two female bodies that are genetically related. How that would work from a female body to a male body with no genetic similarity, I'm not so convinced it would go quite as well.
I don't think male or female body would matter that much, honestly. Remember, one of these ladies were born without a uterus, and once you're on HRT that's basically the situation trans women are in as well. The abdominal cavity is pretty accomodating and a non-pregnant uterus isn't very large. And there's no reason to suspect that the immune response would be greater for trans women than it is for cis women. Of course, if the trans woman could get a uterus from their biological mother that would make things much easier.
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Originally Posted by
Asta Kask
I don't think male or female body would matter that much, honestly. Remember, one of these ladies were born without a uterus, and once you're on HRT that's basically the situation trans women are in as well. The abdominal cavity is pretty accomodating and a non-pregnant uterus isn't very large. And there's no reason to suspect that the immune response would be greater for trans women than it is for cis women. Of course, if the trans woman could get a uterus from their biological mother that would make things much easier.
Well, the bone structure of naturally born women accommodate a little better the bearing of children. That isn't to say that one day we will be able to change everything in there and completely rework things. But genetically female to female is much different from female to male, esp if they aren't a genetic match, due to blood types conflicting, organs not liking the environment of someone else's body....etc etc. There are just so many factors that go into transplants that need to be as close as possible for the best possible outcome, i.e. the body accepting the part that was transplanted.
All that being said, that is a wonderful step in the right direction, and I hope they are able to go even further with this step/technology.
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Originally Posted by
Lix Lorn
LOOK A DEMONIC DUCK OF SOME SORT
(flee)
*Catches Lixie*
Not so fast!!! :smallbiggrin:
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Originally Posted by
The Succubus
Pics please. :smalltongue:
Ask and ye shall receive :smalltongue:
Not fond of my face in that pic - looks too male. Best I could do with the lighting and such though.
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Originally Posted by
Celtic_D&Der
*Catches Lixie*
Not so fast!!! :smallbiggrin:
Silly. You have to bait a Lix trap.
*dumps half a tonne of yaoi magazines*
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Originally Posted by
Asta Kask
Silly. You have to bait a Lix trap.
*dumps half a tonne of yaoi magazines*
I think I may have your bait. *points up*
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Nah. I want that bait for myself. :smallwink:
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Originally Posted by
Heliomance
Ask and ye shall receive :smalltongue:
Not fond of my face in that pic - looks too male. Best I could do with the lighting and such though.
Ummmm, how can I put this....if you ever decide you're not entirely straight, call me. Immediately. :smallredface: :smallwink:
Your face looks a lot more feminine than you think in that piccie and your hair is amazing as always.
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@ Celtic - I must admit I did jump up out of my chair and bounce around a bit when I read your compliment :smallbiggrin:
@ Helio - you don't really need all that luxurious hair do you? I'll only borrow it until mine grows out :smalltongue:
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The Succubus
Ummmm, how can I put this....if you ever decide you're not entirely straight, call me. Immediately. :smallredface: :smallwink:
Your face looks a lot more feminine than you think in that piccie and your hair is amazing as always.
Surely at the moment it would make more sense to call you if I was straight :P
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Here I am again... first of all, I have to confess, I feel a bit guilty only posting here when I have problems. I'm sorry for that, I really don't intend to be so self-centered or selfish and I do constantly lurk around the thread and read your stories with interest and you all have my sympathies. I just don't feel I have anything useful to add.
Now, I did start writing my "coming out" letter, to my dad. It was fully written, but I chickened out and then a few days later we got in some fight over something quite irrelevant, but it was an excuse for me to postpone it. I'll try finding the letter again and just confronting him with it when the time is right (knowing the time will never be really perfect).
Ive been confused lately though. I've been having strong feelings for a girl and we had lunch together. We had such a great time and I felt great about it. Although I have to admit, it wasn't a real date and there wasn't much romance or flirting, so maybe it was nothing, but I felt really good about myself. It confuses me something, since it made me feel very "manly" and in charge.
I'm also thinking about ways I could experiment with feminine clothing, make-up etc, but since I'm still living at home, that would be difficult. Guess, it would be easier to just come out already.
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Originally Posted by
Absol197
:smallsigh: My parents just read the e-mail I sent them, and they are reacting exactly as I predicted: my mom is freaking out and demanding to know more information that I feel comfortable giving, and my dad is being stand-offish and saying he's not convinced it's important enough to warrant his time.
This is going to be a long 9 days...
@ Asta - That is good news! However, we have to keep it in context: the transplant was between two female bodies that are genetically related. How that would work from a female body to a male body with no genetic similarity, I'm not so convinced it would go quite as well.
Best wishes regarding the parents.
I'm sure it would work from a mother to a male-bodied daughter. The next step is simply cloning uteruses. The male body contains an X chromosome, so there should be enough data to grow your own once we figure that out. Barring faulty and recessive genes, anyway.
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Originally Posted by
Celtic_D&Der
Well, the bone structure of naturally born women accommodate a little better the bearing of children. That isn't to say that one day we will be able to change everything in there and completely rework things. But genetically female to female is much different from female to male, esp if they aren't a genetic match, due to blood types conflicting, organs not liking the environment of someone else's body....etc etc. There are just so many factors that go into transplants that need to be as close as possible for the best possible outcome, i.e. the body accepting the part that was transplanted.
All that being said, that is a wonderful step in the right direction, and I hope they are able to go even further with this step/technology.
Eh, I'm waiting for them to just be able to grow new bodies and just transplant the consciousness over. That or insert genes to backup memories directly to DNA--possible introducing a new chromosome just for data storage and recovery--so I can clone myself and live forever or at least long enough to domesticate bears.
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noparlpf
Eh, I'm waiting for them to just be able to grow new bodies and just transplant the consciousness over. That or insert genes to backup memories directly to DNA--possible introducing a new chromosome just for data storage and recovery--so I can clone myself and live forever or at least long enough to domesticate bears.
They've already developed methods to encode arbitrary data in DNA. The problem isn't storing stuff in DNA, it's figuring out how memories work and how to transfer them back to knowledge/memories after being stored as DNA, since currently we can only work with them vaguely and indirectly.
But hey, we have the building blocks, all we have to do is put it together, right? We'll probably have that done in 20 years.
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Originally Posted by
PairO'Dice Lost
They've already developed methods to
encode arbitrary data in DNA. The problem isn't storing stuff in DNA, it's figuring out how memories work and how to transfer them to different formats, since currently we can only work with them
vaguely and indirectly; it's figuring out what to store and then turning them back into memories/knowledge later that are the problem.
But hey, we have the building blocks, all we have to do is put it together, right? We'll probably have that done in
20 years.
Yeah, I know. I don't keep entirely up to date with everything but I've read up on this. The main issues are figuring out how memory works and figuring out how to make the body back that up in quaternary on its own.
I don't even have to open the xkcd link to giggle.
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Originally Posted by
Celtic_D&Der
*Catches Lixie*
Not so fast!!! :smallbiggrin:
But this isn't even relevaaant
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Originally Posted by
Heliomance
Ask and ye shall receive :smalltongue:
Not fond of my face in that pic - looks too male. Best I could do with the lighting and such though.
And you're single right now, you say?
I have a day off tomorrow. I bet I can get a train ticket. :33
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Originally Posted by
Asta Kask
Silly. You have to bait a Lix trap.
*dumps half a tonne of yaoi magazines*
Yuri would work better.
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Originally Posted by
Heliomance
I think I may have your bait. *points up*
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Originally Posted by
Asta Kask
Nah. I want that bait for myself. :smallwink:
MINE
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Originally Posted by
Lix Lorn
But this isn't even relevaaant
Doesn't matter
*Hoists the Lix over his shoulder*
Come on then......
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Originally Posted by
noparlpf
Eh, I'm waiting for them to just be able to grow new bodies and just transplant the consciousness over. That or insert genes to backup memories directly to DNA--possible introducing a new chromosome just for data storage and recovery--so I can clone myself and live forever or at least long enough to domesticate bears.
You mean ghost int he Shell style? :smallbiggrin:
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I just found out about no homophobes dot com today from a facebook friend. A bit sobering, and those with common triggers and those who are easily discouraged would probably do better to avoid it. Still, fairly interesting.
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Originally Posted by
Celtic_D&Der
You mean ghost int he Shell style? :smallbiggrin:
If you say so? I don't know it.
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Originally Posted by
Coidzor
I just found out about no homophobes dot com today from a facebook friend. A bit sobering, and those with common triggers and those who are easily discouraged would probably do better to avoid it. Still, fairly interesting.
Well, maybe I'll get to join the Mars mission in 2030.
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Originally Posted by
Celtic_D&Der
Doesn't matter
*Hoists the Lix over his shoulder*
Come on then......
(All of the blushing)
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Originally Posted by
Coidzor
I just found out about no homophobes dot com today from a facebook friend. A bit sobering, and those with common triggers and those who are easily discouraged would probably do better to avoid it. Still, fairly interesting.
Some of the ones I saw weren't so bad. Any software that just does pattern recognition for 1 or 2 words is going to miscategorize it as hate speech when, for example, a fellow posts "Yes, cute guy at work. I'm so gay I cry rainbows. We SHOULD go out sometime."
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Originally Posted by
golentan
Some of the ones I saw weren't so bad. Any software that just does pattern recognition for 1 or 2 words is going to miscategorize it as hate speech when, for example, a fellow posts "Yes, cute guy at work. I'm so gay I cry rainbows. We SHOULD go out sometime."
True. But most of the ones it picks up are negative uses, based on sitting watching incoming posts for a few minutes.
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Originally Posted by
golentan
Some of the ones I saw weren't so bad. Any software that just does pattern recognition for 1 or 2 words is going to miscategorize it as hate speech when, for example, a fellow posts "Yes, cute guy at work. I'm so gay I cry rainbows. We SHOULD go out sometime."
Wait, is that actually possible? Crying rainbows seems to be a contradiction in terms. Maybe smiling a rainbow but crying? Noes. :smallfrown:
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The Succubus
Wait, is that actually possible? Crying rainbows seems to be a contradiction in terms. Maybe smiling a rainbow but crying? Noes. :smallfrown:
Some quick Googling suggests that it is possible.
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Helio, you're looking quite ladylike to me. You wear it well.
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@Absol: *Hugs!*
@Ichneumon: It's not selfish to talk about yourself, especially in a support thread. I think it'd be nice if you posted more often. *Hugs*
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Originally Posted by
Zorg
:smallbiggrin:
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Originally Posted by
H Birchgrove
I wish I could follow this thread and post here in a more regular fashion. :smallsigh:
Anyway, hi all. :smallsmile:
Notice I need to change my tumblr address... but at least it isn't linking to my *ahem* "nusswuff" blog... :smalleek: :smallredface:
Hey Birch~ *Glomps* ^_^
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Which my mum would just ask me if I have a girlfriend so I would be "forced" to spill the proverbial beans and thus "out" myself... :smallsigh:
*Hugs*
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Originally Posted by
Asta Kask
Also,
this, for our trans ladies. Good news, no?
n.n
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Originally Posted by
Celtic_D&Der
Well, the bone structure of naturally born women accommodate a little better the bearing of children. That isn't to say that one day we will be able to change everything in there and completely rework things. But genetically female to female is much different from female to male, esp if they aren't a genetic match, due to blood types conflicting, organs not liking the environment of someone else's body....etc etc. There are just so many factors that go into transplants that need to be as close as possible for the best possible outcome, i.e. the body accepting the part that was transplanted.
All that being said, that is a wonderful step in the right direction, and I hope they are able to go even further with this step/technology.
Earlier on, c-sections would be the thing to do. A hysterectomy may or may not be necessary as far as I know... Hopefully it'll eventually be possible to fully incorporate everything~
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Originally Posted by
Heliomance
Ask and ye shall receive :smalltongue:
Not fond of my face in that pic - looks too male. Best I could do with the lighting and such though.
*Also flirts* :smalltongue:
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Originally Posted by
noparlpf
Eh, I'm waiting for them to just be able to grow new bodies and just transplant the consciousness over. That or insert genes to backup memories directly to DNA--possible introducing a new chromosome just for data storage and recovery--so I can clone myself and live forever or at least long enough to domesticate bears.
I'm waiting for 'em to figure out how to use whatever it is they're trying to use to clean up "junk DNA" - at that point, we'll have pretty much cured old age. After that we can tackle making work-arounds like brain extensions and the aforementioned genetic memory. :smalltongue:
~Bianca