Note: As of this event, Clio stopped using the name Clio in social settings, and started introducing herself exclusively using her legal name of Claire. This event was a chance to meet a LOT of new people with the new name, so that was fun.
This art project was pretty cool. It's not really a mobile, but it's mobile-esque.
Claire.
standing.
art installation, mobile.
mobileesque.
Marvin's Mountaintop, Cascade, West Virginia.
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BACKSTORY: We went to Transformus for the first time, since it moved closer to us. Mostly we wandered and met people. There was ice cream on the burn night!! How crazy is that!?
Claire's Transition Progress at this point: 11.6mos on estrogen HRT (since 8/2017) [injectable since 1/2018: 40 injections in 6.5mos], progesterone since 3/25/2018 (3.5mos). DHEA (10mg/2d) to raise testosterone (since 4/2018--3.5mos). 10X Biotin for fingernails (since 1/17--5mos). Full-time female since 9/15/2017 (10mos). Publicly out as trans since 10/11/2017 (9mos). Legally female since 12/21 (7.5mos). !!!!!!!!! Facial Feminization Surgery booked and paid for at 2Pass Clinic (Belgium, with a quick visit to Paris before & after, 9/4/2018, 6.5hrs, $26.8K--Less than 2 months to go!) !!!!!!!!!!!!! Currently nearing completion of 2nd semester (14 sessions so far) of group transgender speech therapy classes at GWU's Speech & Hearing Center (5.5mos of voice training, since 2/2017). Weight down to 149lbs (48 down from 197, but 14 up from 135, uh oh!). Same-weight waist measurement has dropped from 32" (12/17) to 31" (6/18) [now 35-31-35]. Boobs (Tanner IV) filling a 34A bra, but unsure of real cup size. Hair removal: 51 electrolysis sessions [since 4/2017] totaling 34.9 hours; 38 laser hair removal sessions (since 9/2016: 55 area treatments: 17/16/14/13 mouth/goatee/face/neck, 9 armpits, 7 legs/chest/ears/Brazilian); and bi-weekly at-home IPL on arms since 6/17 (over a year). Have seen endo/primary therapist 7X [bloodwork 6X], and 4 other therapists 13X--On anticonvulsant mood stabilizer Lamictal (3mos since 4/13, 200mg/day). Latisse for eyelash lengthening since 4/17 (1.25yrs). 2 dental implants, Zoom teeth whitening, pierced ears, star cold-brand on ass (7/14/2018), hair dyed blue (no haircuts since 1/2015--3.5yrs), Sephora makeup class attended. Body contouring procedures purchased on groupon (8 laser lipo + 4 ultrasonic liposculpture + 3 non-invasive buttlift sessions + permanent lip coloring), but waiting until after FFS surgery to book. Wardrobe replacement up to 1,129 items. Total transition expenditures at this point are now over $51,800.
