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

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...

One recurring theme in the ten year's we've been in your ears has been the recurring difficulties accessing testosterone. These difficulties are familiar to most trans folks on any form of HRT, and now George has been struggling to also access mental health treatment meds after an insurance snafu. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds it beneficial, but we...

When George got to Child#2's IEP meeting, in addition to doing the parenty thing, he also got to be "the dude who shut down the other dude". 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...

Bob the dog is the only pet we intend to ever own again, but Child #3 wanted help keeping her cat when her other dad wasn't able to keep it anymore. We were willing to help, but only so far. 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 su...

After bringing Child#2 home from Alaska, getting him back into the routines of daily life, school, and preparations for adulting, have been a challenge. But we went to pride and George found some resources that might help with the adulting part. 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...

After many months of shortage, George's testosterone prescription has finally begun refilling again. After many months of waiting for his endocrinologist to finish his move to a new practice, he has finally made contact and had an appointment. After many hours on the phone with doctor's offices, with insurance reps, with pension program insurance liaisons, and with patient advocates, can he actual...

We went back to Alaska to pick up Child#2, and took our own little vacation along the way, stopping in Seattle first. But of course, nothing ever goes to plan around here, so in addition to George having a date and Jess getting to see a friend, we also had to do long-distance parenting and kid-transit troubleshooting. We are here to share our entire intersectional experience with anyone who finds...