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May Mews
@maymews.bsky.social
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Mother. Wife. Trans.🏳️‍⚧️ Writer. Historian. Secular Humanist. Gamer (Sega, Xbox, PC).🎮 Geek. Lover of anime & sci-fi. Ontario suburbanite. Proud progressive & Social Democrat. Cdnpoli, ONpoli. 😼 NAFO🇨🇦🇺🇦 - Stand with Ukraine!
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Nov 26
This really resonated with me, and so I want to share it with all of you.

"I hope you have the courage to choose yourself over and over. I hope you have the courage to move forward, not backard. To choose growth over comfort. To choose possibility over the past...progression isn't always easy."
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 2h
2024 Halloween (2 months pre-HRT; first time using makeup, forced to use a wig)

VS

2025 Halloween (10 months on HRT, absolute queen)

Be patient with the process. A caterpillar doesn't become a butterfly overnight.

#MTF #Transition #Trans #TransOfBluesky
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 3d
Hope you're okay. Enjoy the peace and quiet away from social media, have a great Halloween.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 3d
Amber really inspires a lot of is. We may never meet in person, but I hope she knows the amount of joy she's helped to create for many eggs.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 7d
Halo - the flagship exclusive of the Xbox since 2001 - will soon be releasing on PS5?

Man, Xbox as a console brand is so cooked at this point.

Watching Phil Spencer self-immolate what has been my favourite and exclusive console series since Sega's self-destruction is a sad thing to watch.
A wojak image of a figure representing the PS5 and a woman representing the Halo brand about to make love, with the Halo girl asking "Are You Sure?" A cuck representing the Xbox brand dead-pan replies "Yes." The image represents the recent decision to release the new Halo: Campaign Evolved game on PS5, effectively ending Xbox's last remaining reason to exist as an independent console brand.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 8d
This warms my heart. 😊 It's wonderful to see how far you've both come.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 10d
It turned out really well! Great cosplay! 😊
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 12d
Hello there 😁
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 13d
10 months on HRT. 😊
Mirror selfie dressed for work. Mirror selfie in the same outfit. Trying on a sweater. Trying on a black top
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 17d
Dunno what is going on with my head, but methinks the doc tampering with my HRT regiment is having unforseen consequences...
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 18d
Y'all look great! 😁 Looks like it was a fun shopping trip!
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 18d
Europe should be investing in developing its own capabilities and domestic production. Cannot fathom why there is still such a heavy reliance on buying American when the USA under Trump is a totally unreliable ally and partner.

EU needed to use this window of opportunity to gain strategic autonomy.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 20d
Thank you so much! The cat stockings and butterfly arm warmers are from Hot Topic.

Got the dress for free from a friend! Clothes exchanges are an awesome way of finding some stellar outfits!!

Unintentionally went to Thanksgiving like a "goth girl". 😅
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 21d
It's technically tomorrow, but my family had it today. Happy early Canadian Thanksgiving! 🇨🇦🦃
Selfie in my black and white flower dress and arm warmers, red lipstick, and necklace. The fronts of my adorable cat leggings from Hot Topic. Back of the cat leggings with the kitty tails. Selfie. Always sad when the great makeup job has to come off at the end of the night.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 23d
Omg a matching pair!! You 2 are so cute! 😊
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 23d
Experimenting with accents and their impact on voice #feminization because, why the hell not? 😄

Prepare for some cringe, folks.

FYI, no formal voice feminization training yet. This is just the range I generally carry myself with in conversation vs. an accented (British/Australian? 🤷‍♀️) version.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 24d
Got in 2 helldives before work this morning with a rookie. Seychel Beach will be liberated, 1 block at a time.

Got froze out 2 minutes before drop ship landed 2nd game. Managed to rejoin, get my samples and evac just in time.

Made a new helldiver friend.

I freakin love this game.

#Helldivers2
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · 26d
Gradually converting my historian's bookcase into a nerd shelf. 😁 Just those 2 shelves worth of books stacked into 1 bin was... monstrously heavy.

And I'm running outta room. I haven't even put out most of my Rogue One, ESB, or ROTJ figures yet...😅

#NerdGirl #StarWars #Sonic ##Redecorating
Photo of my historian's bookcase with the top 2 shelves repurposed into nerd display full of 3.75" Star Wars figures and other figures. Top of bookcase has Knuckles, Rouge & the Chaotix figures + a Warthog from Halo. Top shelf is Star Wars prequel figures. 2nd shelf is mostly A New Hope figures with some ESB & ROTJ figures. 3rd shelf still full of history books but with some more Sonic figures. Another angle of the nerd display.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 2
I hear you, sister. 💯%

Had a pretty big breakdown about it yesterday, first one in a while... Never asked to be this way, but there's just no hiding it or suppressing it.

We gotta be ourselves, live our best lives, and hope no violence comes upon us for simply existing.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
Thanks, Ori!
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
It could just be your body is more resistant to spiro, or your T levels are higher. You were a fitness buff pre-transition, no? Diet and age difference might also be factors.

When I opted for patch estrogen, my doc said I was unlikely to be able to do mono-therapy. Now she's suggesting I try. 🤷‍♀️
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
I'm not sure. Every body is different, and how they react to medications and HRT is totally different. IIRC my t-range was normal pre-HRT.

Some told me patches would not be able to get me in the cis-normative e-range and that injection was the way to go. But I got within target range by month 3. 🤷‍♀️
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
He's a comedian, I don't think we expect him to be very smart, and Burr himself says he's not very smart. At least he's progressive and outspoken on social issues and wealth inequality.

The online left has got to get away from purity tests, and build bridges with those who share bedrock principles.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
I had to go to like 5 websites to make sure I had the math right. 😆 Sorry if it's confusing (it is for me, too!)

The TL;DR version is that we are both in the cis-normative ranges, but my T level is lower than yours (again, near 0) and that's on basically the lowest dose of spiro.
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
At 20-40 ng/dL you're basically in the same area as me (40 = 1.39 nmol/L so still well below the 2 range), maybe a bit higher.

I've only ever been on 50mg of spiro per day which I think is the lowest dose (though she did say I could try 25mg / day, but at that point, I probably wouldn't need any).
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May Mews @maymews.bsky.social · Oct 1
I think we gotta make sure we are using the same measurements.

My labs use:
nmol/L for T ♂️
pmol/L for E ♀️

I think yours uses:
ng/dl for T ♂️
pg/mL for E ♀️

So target range comparison:
♀️ 100-200 pg/mL
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♀️ 367-699 pmol/L (should NOT exceed 700 pmol/L)

♂️ 30-50 ng/dl
OR
♂️ 0.1 - 1.9nmol/L
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