tearing up as my electrologist tells me when and why she decided to start focusing on helping trans women - in 1979, because the other electrologists at her school treated a trans woman who walked into the clinic asking for help with disgust.
like, she still remembers her name.
it was stephanie.
like, she still remembers her name.
it was stephanie.
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"A bit over 2 years. I'm on 45 minutes weekly now 😊" she stares slightly surprised "I started on 3-4 hours weekly to cover a bit of my face"
She sounds like a gem
Mary Yamaki is a saint as far as I'm concerned.
She is genuinely so amazing and I want her to know how much we appreciate her. Cis allies who actually share community with us like that are incredible and I love them so much
god, we need people like her now more than ever
both your experiences previously and that you want to pass that on
It's not very available in my state though, but I'd totally move to learn.
If I can be that person for anyone else it makes all the trouble worth it 💚
so glad you have an amazing one too!!
Maybe it's just the kind of people the job attracts.
She's been instrumental in helping me navigate the insurance maze. She buys me lunch sometimes. She fights for us legally. She gives me ALL the good gossip.
Electrologists ❤️❤️❤️
and ahhh so you u had a lot of light colored hair. a lot of mine is blonde so i feel you on that 😭
I had a really full beard so it's been a very long process.
she was an immigrant who had just come to the US at the time and basically said to herself, "if no one else will help these women, then i will."
gonna show her all these replies next time i see her
My electrologist got into the field specifically to provide affordable electrolysis to trans femmes. She is just the sweetest person too
like these are the folks we could not do without.
the cis folks who take an active role.
i cherish them all.
we need more allies like my electrologist, who's been supporting us for *literally* half a century. 💕
they help so many women with one of the most difficult aspects of being trans
this is real fucking ally shit
(I was born in 79 and am not ready for that yet 😬)
but I read somewhere once that was like "do not regret growing older; it is a privilege denied to many."
And I think of it so much that I feel okay becoming old. Grateful in a weird way. I just wish my telomeres would stop shrinking.
We'll be cool old people and set a new lovely standard for those who follow in our wake. <3
I hope my comment doesn't seem patronising or any such thing.
My feet keep reminding me
(maybe, I'm a writer, I don't do numbers)
i hope those women you've seen know how much we cherish them
🙃🙃🙃