July 2011
18 posts
Anonymous asked: I want to be transitioned from FTM. I don't think I can do it now. I don't have the money and the country I live in strongly opposes on the LGBTQ community. I want to live on a country where it will accept who I am and not what I am supposed to be.
June 2011
15 posts
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How to Begin your Workplace Transition
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Dealing with Eating Disorders AFTER Recovery
It’s one of those things that just stays with you….kind of like when people say, “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.” Once you’ve gone down the road of an eating disorder, you’ll always have it with you, the one big difference is that with alcoholism, you stop drinking….with an eating disorder, you can’t stop eating.
I actually don’t like...
Same-Sex Couples Raising Children At Consistent... →
Some of the most loved kids in the world are in these families!
Anonymous asked: Hi Ryan,
I am looking for some help finding resources for partners of those transitioning. I know several men and woman that have gone through it but non of their partners were with them at the beginning. They al came into the picture years after the start. I am supportive of my partner and definitely think it is the best thing but I have my own concerns that I'd like to...
I am looking for some help finding resources for partners of those transitioning. I know several men and woman that have gone through it but non of their partners were with them at the beginning. They al came into the picture years after the start. I am supportive of my partner and definitely think it is the best thing but I have my own concerns that I'd like to...
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My Recent Radio Interview on my Transition
Listen to my recent interview on the Joy Factor radio show by clicking this link: http://clrhrzn.sc112.info/JoyFactorInterviews/JF70RyanSallans.mp3
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Big Win for Transgender Veterans
I was ecstatic to open up my email today and read an update from the National Center for Transgender Equality stating that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been issued a directive to “establishing a policy of respectful delivery of healthcare to transgender and intersex veterans who are enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system or are otherwise ...
Shame on you, Tracy
I know comedy has a little flex room for PC issues…I heart Kathy Griffin….but threatening someone’s life because of their identity is unacceptable and definitely not funny.
http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/tracy-morgan-criticized-for-antigay-remarks-at-nashville-show—3146
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Reaching Out to All of You
I NEED YOUR HELP….I am working hard to increase trainings and awareness on LGBT issues but I need your help to get the bigger fish to notice…please “like” my Public Figure page and encourage your friends to also like it…the more numbers I have, the more contacts we can reach!
http://www.facebook.com/RyanSallansFTM
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The Sissy-Boy Experiment
If you have time, check this out tonight:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/07/sissy.boy.experiment/index.html
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The Fight I have with My Body
I drew this picture back in 2000…I was a full year into my recovery from anorexia at the time and felt that I needed to draw a picture for my therapist to show her how I felt about my body…the darkened areas represent the places that cause me the most dsyphoria on a day-to-day basis…The white is what I want to be seen.
I did this in 2000….I was still full female-bodied...
noahcalh0un asked: Oh, wow! You are incredibly amazing.
I'm inspired by your transition and how well it's gone.
Thank you for posting your voice clips and torso shots.
I'm inspired by your transition and how well it's gone.
Thank you for posting your voice clips and torso shots.
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6 years anniversary on T....
Six years ago today I had a nurse stick me with my first dose of testosterone. I remember being nervous, especially with the realization that I would soon be sticking myself every ten days with those big needles. Now, six years later, I still slightly flinch but I find myself going on autopilot…it’s just a stick n’ split.
Moments where my shot freaked me out overtime:
1) The...
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I Used to Not Be Able to Cry...Now I Can't Stop
While running a support group for several years, I noticed that we, as transmen had a dilemma.
We couldn’t cry.
For all of us, it happened after starting testosterone…we felt like we needed to cry, we could feel the tears running up our ducts, but the end result was a let down, much like the series finale of Angel.
While talking about this realization with others, I tossed out the...
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Happy June 1st to LGBT Peeps in Illinois!
Today, the state of Illinois will officially recognize civil unions among LGBT folk that live there. Although civil unions don’t even come close to granting the full-range of legal rights that a marriage does, I see this as a positive step.
I’ve been doing training on LGBT marriage issues for the past six years and while looking through some old powerpoints, I found a map from...
