It's seven months already??? Holy crap! Thank you for bearing with me, I needed a mental health break. But I'm back and feeling better! So let's get into this. Follow me on twitter @HoagieJay HoagieJay
I'm at 10 months now. The singing thing is a big deal for me, too. I was also an alto in various concert choirs from age 6 through college. Also, I'm Jewish and we sing A LOT. Like, all our prayers are prayers, and even when we read Torah publicly it's in a melody (and I do that at my local synagogue as needed). I checked my voice against the different ranges and celebrated when I realized that I am now a Baritone. Unfortunately, literally *just* that range, not one note higher or lower. I've been working on lots of the warm up exercises from choir, and that helps me get into gear, as it were. I've also done some experimentation with singing in my comfortable range and then pushing it a little higher and a little lower, and now my range is expanding a little bit, but I can lose progress from day to day because my voice isn't done changing. For the head hair, have you tried caster oil? (I don't know if I mentioned that in another comment on one of your videos. If I did, sorry for the repeat!) You can get it pretty cheaply in the women's hair care section. Massage it into your scalp about an hour before you wash your hair. It can help improve the health of your hair overall, and for some people it can stop hair loss. I've heard some trans guys use it to encourage beard growth as well. (I've still not got any facial hair, myself!) As for your weight and top surgery, not all surgeons will force you to lose weight. Yes, pick a surgeon to talk to first, but don't stick with them if they say no because of your weight. Check the pictures on the websites of doctors who do top surgery to see if they have large guys in there. That'll be an indication that you have a better chance of getting a non-fatphobic surgeon.
I've never watched your videos but RU-vid is getting good with its recommend notifications! I'm fat, nonbinary, and pre T but I hope I can get some after I turn 18 or move out! ^-^
I love your videos so much. And I'm having similar frustrations with my voice drop! I've been singing and doing warm ups to try to broaden my range a bit -- but I can't help but feel the need to physically "unseal" my chest voice? It's stuck and constricted in my low throat and I want to push it down more. Get that resonance. Hopefully just more T, time, and training.
Lol!!! You are so freaking funny and adorable!! You have the funniest little monologues on your channel. Your skin is better than mine!!!! I’m a cisgender woman and I’m staying this way. I’m not trans. My acne got so nodular that I was on accutane for a year and years later I STILL have quite bad acne! I no longer have the nodular acne like before, but it’s still a lot… I take care of my skin too. Not sure why my skin is like this, but I’m doing my best. Your skin honest to God looks CLEAR on camera!!!!!
Hey Hoagie! We're at the same point on the transition timeline, I'm also 7 months on T now. I'm having acne (including cystic) and it's just awful. I just had my doc prescribe a twice a day antibiotic topical solution. I haven't gotten to use it yet because my sleep schedule is so fucked up though. I also keep the window open in the winter, and it was in the 30's last night and I still was sweating in my sleep. Unfortunate.
Does anyone else feel worried that they'll sound/look like a teenage boy forever? It's much better than being dysphoric without being on T (I wanna go on T) but I've noticed that a lot of trans guys looks a lot younger than they are, like Miles McKenna, he looks and sounds about 16 but he's 25 lol. Sorry if I offended anyone, of course it's not a problem looking younger or older than you are it's just a personal silly worry that I might get judged even when I'm on T for not being 'manly enough'
Puberty in any instance takes a couple years - cis or trans. My cis brother only started growing facial hair at about in his 20s. If you consider other people as being early on in their journeys, it can reframe things.
I worry about this a lot. I know I don't look young enough to be carded or anything, but I still want to look mature and confident. I feel you. But like Sherbet said, it's the beginning of puberty, and we're all just teens at this point in our transitions. Patience is key! Sending my support.
How did you get your name changed yeah changed what did you have to do what's what state do you live in sometimes different States do different things I am trying to get my name changed for next year and I'm not sure how to do it do you have any advice for me
There will be a video coming soon (probably Jan or Feb) explaining everything I went thru. It's a lot. It's expensive. It's time consuming. But it's possible! PS, I live in AZ, so I can only go by what the deal is in my state.
