Stephie’s Two Year Birthday Celebration

Well, Stephie’s been alive for 2 years, and she is feeling great. So this past Tuesday (10/10/20) marked the 2 year anniversary of having fully recognized myself as a woman. There had been thoughts about it before, but this date marks a complete break from any previous gender identity I may have been carrying around […]

One More Step to My Legal Name Change

This will be a short post (a mini). My petition to legally change my name from my birth name to Stephie Iris (same last name) was filed on 9/8/20. On 9/10/20 they mailed my case number to me. The notification of publication was filed and copies mailed on 9/22/20. Also on this date the publication […]

Starting Voice Feminization Training Again

This is my first mini post in quite awhile. It is not exactly that I have had nothing to write about that is happening in my life as I continue to transition. I guess nothing has moved me to write as what happen this Thursday morning(10/8/20).^ This could go under the heading of super excited, […]

My First Trans* Support Group Visit

On Sunday (8/2) I went to a local Trans* support group for the first time via an internet connection (video group). When I started my voice feminization training at a local university, one of the first things suggested to me by the supervising speech pathologist was to go to a local support group. Previously, my […]

I Have A New Provider

I had a most wonderful visit with a new provider—A psych provider. She is a psychiatric nurse practitioner. The reason why I am seeing her is specifically to get a letter of recommendation from a competent mental health provider for vaginoplasty surgery. WPATH’s Standard of Care (SOC) recommendations for this surgery includes two letters from […]

Legal Name Change is on Its Way

Well, I have been contemplating making a legal name change for some time. It wasn’t a priority when I first started transitioning last July. I guess the stimulus for thinking about it was the stronger dysphoria over having to use my birth name at times after I started cross hormone treatment in April. I say […]

A Quadruple Play

This day has been mind blowing. I am on gender cloud 9 x 9. In order of appearance: I saw my roommates presenting as woman for the first time. I am rarely there because I am practically over my girlfriend’s 24/7, but I went to pick up my new picture state ID card. The card […]

My One Year Mark of Transitioning Celebration

Okay, yesterday (July 10th) was an extremely exciting day for me. It was one year since I came out to my therapist officially beginning my transition to live my life fully as a woman. Well, I believe I have accomplished much in this one year. I have been socially living as a woman since January. […]

An OMG Times Infinity

That is oh my goodness. I made a phone call to a transgender surgery center today after finding out the closest surgeon doesn’t except my insurance. They only work with my secondary, and they won’t accept it the because of the primary, something about state rules. Initially, I was devastated. Every other emotion was just […]