Ryan Scout_FTM

Congratulations to all that live in Minnesota. You’ve just...

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:12:53 -0500

Congratulations to all that live in Minnesota. You’ve just become the 12th state in the US to offer Marriage Equality!

I saw you talk at a university not too long ago and remember you talking about going through security at an airport and hoping you wouldn't have to explain what was in your pocket. I also remember you saying how great the STP you had was. I was wondering what STP did you use?

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:04:57 -0500

I used the P-Style from Krista Cups. If you scroll down in my blog here, I have links to this particular STP and links to others as well that was posted at the beginning of this week.

Minnesota House approves marriage equality bill after two-hour debate

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:56:28 -0500

Minnesota House approves marriage equality bill after two-hour debate:

The House of Representatives have approved marriage equality in Minnesota, the bill will now go onto the Senate on Monday. Fingers crossed that Minnesota becomes the 12th state that offers equality of our LGBT community.

I have hypertrophic scars its been a year and a half since i had my top surgery i had the double incision, will they be raised like this all my life do you think they will go down? I treat them and massage them but idk and i want them to fade. My surgeon said it should be flatten out by a year post op but i am passed that and they are still raised and it bothers me because i cant just put on a tee i have to put a tank top under so that the scars do not show if i go out or even the gym.

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:43:04 -0500

They may flatten out a little more but at this point I think you should talk with your surgeon about options for treating the scars. Some doctors will do some injections and use a laser machine to try and help break down the scar tissue, so this may be an option for you. BUT, I think the best option would be to have your surgeon cut out your current scars and sew your skin back together again. They may heal a little better the second time around and hopefully your doctor will provide free revisions. When they cut out the scars they don’t put you under, they use a local anesthetic.

Best,

Ryan

i have heard that long after surgeries stitches still hurts. do you have any experience of that.

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:23:57 -0500

I would say that I struggled the longest with the “dissolvable” stitches used during both my lower surgery and then two years later in my revision in Belgrade, Serbia. My body had difficulty dissolving these stitches and some had to be surgically removed. The pain I experienced from them was due to the build up of fluid where my body was trying to break them down.

Monday, May 6th was my chest surgery eight-year anniversary and I can say that I don’t feel any pain in my chest or along the scar lines.

-Ryan

Photograph series “Look at These Gay Faces” by...

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:01:58 -0500

Photograph series “Look at These Gay Faces” by photographer Ashley Kolodner was created to break down barriers that the LGBTQ community is living with. The project will hopefully give this community, “the voice it deserves and the power to speak their truth.”

To see the series click here.

To read more about the artist and this project click here.

"For decades, Alexis Martinez, born Arthur, had to mask her transgender identity by “being as..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:36 -0500

“For decades, Alexis Martinez, born Arthur, had to mask her transgender identity by “being as macho as I could be.” But in a visit to StoryCorps, she tells her daughter how, with her family’s acceptance, she’s finally been able to live as a woman full-time.”

- After Years Of Hiding, ‘Walking In Love’ As Transgender

This is a great story on NPR, it looks at the intersections of identities, family values, and honoring your truths.

-Ryan

BREAKING: Delaware Becomes 11th State With Marriage Equality

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:14:48 -0500

BREAKING: Delaware Becomes 11th State With Marriage Equality:

Last week, Rhode Island officially passed marriage equality, and today the senate in Delaware has passed marriage equality. Let’s keep this positive ball rolling. We now have 11 states plus the District of Columbia who recognize a person’s civil right!

-Ryan

Hey I was wondering what STP you used to use?

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:36:25 -0500

I tried several different STP’s prior to my lower surgery. The first was the Travelmate (which looks like a blue medicine spoon). I liked the Travelmate when it worked, but there were many times where I didn’t place it right or get the suction right making it easy to have things go where you don’t want them to while urinating.

I then purchased the DJ Know’s Dick pee and packer. I found the packer to be too large (5 inches is just too much) and the tubing to use for urination to be impossible. (I’m not even giving a link this thing was such a waste of 50 bucks).

So then I moved onto the P-Style. I LOVED the p-style. The downside to it was that it was bulky, but otherwise it was fool proof. I never used it as a urinal, but found comfort using it in the stalls.

Hope this helps!

Ryan

Over 700,000 Americans identify as transgender, and often face...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:27 -0500

Over 700,000 Americans identify as transgender, and often face discrimination battles with using public bathrooms. JustBathroomSigns.com has launched new gender-inclusive bathroom signs to provide equal access to people of all identities.

The new signs help alleviate the distress that transgender citizens may endure while choosing the public facility best for them. Along with male and female symbols, the signs feature different symbolic representations to show variety and inclusivity. Inspired by a sign from the Parsons School of Designs, the sign’s language reads, “Anyone can use this restroom, regardless of your gender identity or expression.”

The issue of restroom access for transgender people is a hotly debated issue. In recent weeks, Arizona Representative John Kavanagh proposed a bill that prohibited people from entering public restrooms, showers, dressing rooms, or lockers if the designated sex of the facility did not match the biological gender on their birth certificate. The bill is still currently being contested. An Idaho transgender woman was cited for trespassing for using a female bathroom in a grocery store.

Psychotherapist Jean Malpas, the Director of the Gender and Family Project for the Ackerman Institute for the Family, gave insight into the public inclusion of gender-inclusive bathroom signs. “I noticed that the ‘The Modern,’ the restaurant attached to the Museum of Modern Art, had an all gender bathroom, and nobody, younger and older, male and female patrons, seemed to mind at all.”

In response to the signage, Malpas favors a gender-inclusive representation. “The point is that gender depends on one’s identity, and not on the sex they were born in or assigned at birth.”

To view the signs, visit http://www.justbathroomsigns.com/transgender-signs

“Not so long ago, Toni Bias dreamed of playing in the...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:50:11 -0500

“Not so long ago, Toni Bias dreamed of playing in the W.N.B.A. But after starring on the girls’ junior varsity basketball team as a high school freshman, Toni came out as transgender last summer, began going by the name Tony and started transitioning to male.”

This article by the New York Times, Changing Sexes, and Changing Teams, goes into the stories of folk who are athletes and transgender with a focus on the decision to begin transitioning and the impact that made on their athletic dreams.

-Ryan

Smith College, an all-women’s college, was presented with...

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:37:38 -0500

Smith College, an all-women’s college, was presented with petition signed by over 4,000 students last week in protests to the school’s current policy regarding transgender students and the denied admittance of an individual who was born assigned male but transitioned to female.

From this student petition, and from a widely-attended rally, the administrators at Smith College have announced that they will have a committee review their current policy when they convene in September.

I hope that this committee actually does review this policy and make changes where changes need to be made. Whatever the outcome is, as I have always said in the past, students’ voices will create change. Your voices matter.

Read one of the articles covering this story here.

Do you know of any just cute trans movies? I tried google but anything that pops up are just documentaries( which are good but i want just a regular movie) and she male porn. I was just curious if you know of any good ones. Sorry for the silly question.

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:02:17 -0500

Here are a list of trans movies that I enjoy (Please note some of them might not be categorized as cute, but they are good):

Tomboy (foreign film)

Ma Vie en Rose (foreign film)

Transamerica

Normal (a little heavy)

Boys Don’t Cry (VERY heavy)

Better than Chocolate (Fun LGBT film from Canada)

Breakfast on Pluto (This one is my least favorite)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Fun musical)

Beautiful Boxer (Haven’t seen this one but I would like to)

Just signed a copy if my memoir, Second Son, that is carried by...

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:54:33 -0500

Just signed a copy if my memoir, Second Son, that is carried by Giovanni’s Room Bookstore in Philadelphia.

Very happy to have spoken in the National Transgender Panel at...

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:08:50 -0500

Very happy to have spoken in the National Transgender Panel at the Global Equality Forum in Philadelphia tonight with other transgender activist Dana Beyer and Jayden Sampson.

you should make a movie about ur life. like you made a book ! :)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:30:43 -0500

It may happen…you never know :)

"The Boy Scouts of America on Friday proposed lifting a ban on gay scouts but maintaining a..."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:03:18 -0500

“The Boy Scouts of America on Friday proposed lifting a ban on gay scouts but maintaining a prohibition on gay adults from leading troops, a compromise that attempts to end a fight that has split the century-old American institution into bitter factions.”

- Boy Scouts proposal: let in gay youth, keep out gay adults - Yahoo! News

New Zealand is Now The 13th Country to Recognize Marriage Equality!

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:18:04 -0500

New Zealand is Now The 13th Country to Recognize Marriage Equality!:

New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.

-So excited to read this!

Have you ever considered acting?

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:37:09 -0500

Are you wanting to cast me? ;)

Getting ready for the closing presentation at Mizzou. (at Jesse...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:51:19 -0500

Getting ready for the closing presentation at Mizzou. (at Jesse Wrench Auditorium)