I Know You Are Out There

To all transgender veterans active or retired - alive or fallen - let me share my bit of thanks to all of you.

I know most all of you are (or were) stuck in the military closet with only two ways out...discharge or death.

The Memorial Day weekend for you international Cyrsti's Condo readers is to honor our veterans as well as police and firemen who died for our freedom to challenge what is wrong here and abroad.

Ironically though, facts and figures routinely come to light which estimate a very high percentage of transgender military troops to have served. Sadly,we will never know how many of the fallen were trans. In addition, I personally have known at least three trans firefighters and or policemen.  The very first responders to senseless violence in our country.

Regardless of all the insane discrimination against us:
ALL I want to say is:  to all of you who fought and passed for my right to write this blog and to all of you who are still serving in a camouflage closet...

Thanks to all you! I know you are out there!

It's a Drag at the Pool!

I found this humorous YouTube video for you girls on the Crysti's Condo big screen. Naturally you guys can watch it too but at points in time you all know- as we transition the "swim suit" issue becomes huge. In fact just recently  a transgender girlfriend of mine was stressing trying to get her swimsuit together for an upcoming vacation. I wish I had her "problem" with a body like hers!

Last fall my genetic girlfriend asked me if I wanted to bring along a swimsuit to swim in the hotel pool/hot tub and I balked at the idea.  Truthfully, even though I know how to swim, I have never been a huge fan of the water so a swimsuit has never been a priority even if  I could wear one.

I do think as I look at the HRT changes my body is going through, I can diet my way into a swimsuit sometime in my future. But don't look for me anytime soon on a remake of Baywatch.

Here's the video I mentioned from another person who doesn't have much of a problem in a swimsuit...or does she?

Finally!

Just in the nick of time (almost) I received my new increased estrogen dosage in the mail today!

To make sure I didn't run totally out, I started rationing my supply about a month ago. I started going down to a two thirds a day dosage and then to a one third dosage this week.

My new prescription should preclude any major interruptions in supply until at least late this fall. If you remember last summer, my whole regimen was wrecked for about 3 months while the Veteran's Administration bureaucracy took it's good old sweet time to work.

So, at least for the time being all looks clear on the HRT horizon and my endo doc has promised to really get serious with me on any breast development ideas he may have except the plastic surgeon down the hall-this fall.

In the meantime, I finding some wood to knock...not that I'm superstitious!