TransPanTastic: Transgender parenting, work, marriage, transition, and life!

After the boys left, they each experienced their own challenges and we supported them in the ways we could without being their landlords anymore. Part one of this story can be found here . We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous surv...

Some months ago, we gave our adult children a set of expectations they needed to meet in order to continue living with us. They did not meet the expectations, so we needed to enforce the consequences, but we still care about them, so we tried to be kind in doing so. The second part of this story follows next week! We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it b...

Cousin Vinnie was over as they prepared to take George to Hawai'i on vacation. We discussed their recent adventures in gender, being about as far into their nonbinary transmasculinization as Jess is, but living in a much bigger city, but neither possessing nor desiring passing privilege. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to k...

As our country of origin continues its glacial slide toward christofascism, we decided to temporarily escape ... to TERF island. Between tiny urinals in clean restrooms and LGBTQIA+ tours of government stolen artifacts museums, we got to attend London Trans Pride and tour Doctor Who filming sites. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we...

Life keeps us busy, and as we're preparing to head overseas we still get to continue our adventures with children, elders, and friends. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374 . If you have a requ...

While George fights with his phone's automated assistant and our household automation system, we are preparing to travel again, this time to London. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374 . If yo...

Between Child#2, George's aunt, cousin Vinnie, and our lawyer friend, we have been keeping quite busy. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374 . If you have a request/suggestion that isn't listed,...

While George was wandering himself all over the western US, he encountered a lot of folks who were doing a lot of gendery stuff. From the seemingly-cishet dude at the hardware store in the bay, to the queers at the psychedelic conference, to the cissies at the support group near home, there was much gender to be had. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds i...

George's shoulder continues to heal, but now it's Child#2's turn for surgery on a major joint. Even though he recently moved out, we are still his parents and still care and help as we're able. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous...

As the LGBTQ+ community is increasingly under fire in western society, and trans folks in particular are experiencing a marked increase in legal and social marginalization, we talked a bit about our experiences finding safety in community across time and place, prior to the turn of the millenium. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we...

Disappointingly, but not unexpectedly, Child#2 has made the decision to find somewhere else to live that does not require him to meet our incredibly stringent expectations for hygiene and participation. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question...

As we continue living that sandwich generation life, both Child#2 and George's aunt are taxing our energy and cognitive bandwidth. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374 . If you have a request/s...

George is going on a super queer psychedelic road trip. We discuss how that came about. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374 . If you have a request/suggestion that isn't listed, comment! We ca...

George's shoulder surgery went better than expected, although being an 'old retired guy' everyone wants to talk about injuries and ailments. While he recovers we're preparing for Child#2 to turn 18 and move out, with strongly mixed feelings. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let...

Cousin Vinnie came to visit, so we sat down and talked about their past two years and Jess' past year on testosterone, comparing to George's initial experiences on T over a decade ago. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey a...

When westerners call the generational status of caring for children and elders simultaneously "Sandwich Generation", Jess thinks that makes it sound like flavorful fillings in an easily handled form, but we have found it to be far from tasty. George especially finds it challenging while also dealing with repeated illness and injuries. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with...

Winding down our winter of all the freaking travel, we struggled with airports, recalled George's pre-transition man-blindness, and had a grand time at the soon-to-be-discontinued Gallifrey One. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymou...

As we both age, George has reached the stage where half his conversations revolve around his injuries and ailments. but he's also maturing into his role as a trans elder in various queer communities and social circles. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to...

We found more queers to spend time with, together and separately, and George is glad to get back to having more queer community after years of hanging out with straight, cis, middle class parents. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonym...

George finally decided to change endocrinologists, meanwhile his aunt needs more assistance and his shoulder needs surgery. Life continues apace, no matter how much we might want a break. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous surve...

George continued to pursue treatment for his shoulder, while also seeking supports for Child#2 who turns 18 soon, and having holidays with all our kids. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode.com/32371374 . I...

George can't seem to catch a break when it comes to health care, his fistula is healing well but now he has an injured shoulder and the new testosterone prescription is not working as well as the old one.  We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-questi...

George went back to the surgeon for the outpatient procedure to repair his fistula. That recovery seems to be going smoothly, but now he has injured his arm, which is not recovering anywhere near as well. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-questio...

George is going back to the surgeon for a fistula repair, and the bonus of going to the bay area is seeking new supplements and substances to benefit his mental health. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by clicking to a one-question anonymous survey at vote.pollcode....

In the interest of finding George more queer social time, we went to Folsom Street Fair and Salt Lake City, and yes we have recovered from the whiplash. Then we hosted the queers to help a friend with a construction project. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we want to know what you connect with the most. You can let us know by click...