a two-panel comic page. the left panel says 'i am 13. i meet a trans woman through mutual friends on Steam. she's funny and charming and her confidence is inspiring. i start 'pretending' to be a girl in games and to new friends who didn't know me previously. as a joke, you know'. the right panel says 'i am 14. a friend recommends me Against Me!'s 2007 album 'New Wave'. I get to 'The Ocean' and sob profusely for a few hours and I don't know why. I spend the next few years with severe depression that I now recognize as dysphoria. I don't think I'll make it to 25.'
A three-panel comic page. The left panel says 'i am 16. i've gotten a wacom tablet for my birthday. i spend a lot of time drawing my sona in feminine clothing. i am convinced i just have a fetish for crossdressing'. the middle panel says 'i am 18. i say some stupid shit in a discord server. i figure it out right after this.' the right panel says 'i do not have the means or money to start hrt. i am terrified. i decide to put it off until after college. i present as a woman exclusively to those online. i do not remember any of the next seven years'.
a two panel comic page. the left panel says 'i am 24. i can't do it anymore. i get in contact with a local clinic and i start hrt. i am prescribed 50mg spiro and 2mg estradiol tablets twice daily. i'm shocked it was that easy. i don't know why i didn't do it sooner.' the right panel says 'i've been on hrt for about eight months. i don't wince at my reflection anymore, i am full of joy and energy that i never had previously. i like the changes happening to my body. i ask my clinic to increase my dose. i swap to injections, and i am affirmed that at my next appointment i will be prescribed progesterone. i have never been more excited.'
a three-panel comic. the left panel says 'my progesterone is denied by someone higher up intervening, their 'Trans Healthcare Specialist', who then proceeds to sexually harass me. i decide to DIY my hrt.' the middle panel says 'DIY is shockingly easy. crypto is kind of annoying. i get a vial of estradiol cypionate and progesterone suppositories.' the right panel says 'i am 25. i've been on hrt for one year! i'm happier, healthier, and i really feel like i'm becoming a PERSON. i am excited for the future. i can't wait to see what i'll be like at 30.'
ill put this here too. i made this short comic about my transition for tdov :)