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Congratulations on being on testosterone for over a year now, dear! And I hope that journey has been as manageable as possible. And thank you for letting me know that the first thing that changed for you was your appetite and that about a week after you started, you started getting strong cravings for hamburgers! (Of course, it just had to be hamburgers, right? haha)

Thank you for clearly being so proud of me, sweetie. And I appreciate the encouragement to not listen to anyone who thinks it's OK to misgender someone. And thank you for the congratulations.

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Alysha V. Scarlett

Alysha's won 13 writing awards. Formerly of B/R, Screen Rant, Patch. Author, “Re-finding Yourself in the Age of Trump.” “Big-city cousin.” --rural, rival paper