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

We run almost a full half-hour today, as George finally had his appointment at the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot gender clinic, and he finally gets testosterone. Recorded just shy of a week on T, we discuss our initial impressions of his new experience. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

A trip to IKEA, and a bathroom snafu on the way home, made us think about how important it is to be realistic. George finds it important and helpful to see the world and his own place in it from a range of viewpoints, both to effectively present himself as he is at this early stage of transition (still pre-everything), and to map out a plan or timeline for effectively managing the process of transition when he, like many trans* folk, want it now! We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

After a quick update on George's process toward medical transition (he's still waiting on any formal medical intervention), we discuss other support that we've found for this journey, both online and in person. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

With a family of five living in one house, when one of us gets sick we all get sick. But never at the same time. First child 2 brings it home from school, then it passes from person to person, and just as one of us gets better, another gets ill. As a family that prefers natural medicine over synthetic whenever possible, we seem to be managing pretty well. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

This gender thing is complicated. The binary as a social construct is not entirely applicable to the entire range of human experience, and the terminology used within a binary system can be confusing or frustrating to individuals who don't fit their culturally expected roles. This week we discuss identity, pronouns, and how the recent shifts in George's presentation have affected the way others interact with him. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

Last week was all-about-George week, but some of you have asked about the other half of our fine team. So this week Jess talks about herself and her experience as pansexual nonbinary/genderqueer quasi-femme. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

George talks about his life so far as trans*, from childhood up to now, answering the common question, "When did you know you were transgender?" We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

George finally gets to the endocrinologist, hoping to start T sooner than later, but she tells him to check with the surgeon. Surgeon? He hadn't scheduled with a surgeon yet. Whoops! Please forgive the page-flipping at the start, George is finding the right page in his notebook to read from. In other news, We got our iTunes listing. If you came here by way of iTunes, and you like what we're doing, let them know. If you came here by way of another podcatcher, or via some signal-bump on another queer site, go subscribe on iTunes anyway, because star ratings and reviews will bump us up the listings and let more people in on the fun! Go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/transpantastic/id629125132 to rate and review us, and we'll love you for it. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

While George waits for his appointment with the endocrinologist, he decides to visit a therapist. Family and friends are supportive, but an outside viewpoint can be helpful while we wait. The WPATH Standards Of Care and ICATH model of Informed Consent may not require therapy for gender transition anymore, but that doesn't mean that it isn't beneficial anyway. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

Lily Tomlin, in character as Ernestine the Operator, once said "You must think HMO stands for 'Help Me Out'!" The endocrinologist's prettyboy receptionist was unhelpful and borderline obstructionist, to the point that a number of George's friends were expressing concerns about bigotry and discrimination. His insurance, however, wouldn't have any of it, and he's now (finally) on his way to an appointment with the endo. In other news, we've decided that since we have a lot to say lately, we're going to release every week for a month or so, and then get back to every other week when things settle back down. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

We have kids. Three of them. Jess brought numbers one and three, George brought number two, to share a home for just over two years now. Numbers one and two are special-needs, and all three of them like to drive us crazy. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

Between referrals and phone calls, George has to visit "that" doctor. Nobody likes visiting "that" doctor, and men least of all, but this one turns out to be surprisingly helpful! We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!

In our inaugural episode, George discusses his transition, or lack thereof, so far. Also included: parenting, podcasting, and a throwaway reference to The Kills. We can be found online at http://TransPanTastic.blogspot.com/, and you can email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think or what you want to hear about!