Transwoman Times


From Justine Valinotti: the life of a transwoman.

I began this blog on 7 July 2008 to recount some of my thoughts, feelings and actions, as well as medical events, of the year leading up to my GRS/SRS.

On 7 July 2009, Dr. Marci Bowers very successfully performed my surgery.

In the early days of my recovery, I decided to continue this blog to describe what I experience and learn as I begin to live as a "new woman."

26 May 2010

Memorial Heat

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Today was one of those very hot days that, in some years, comes at this time of year:  at or near Memorial Day. When it's this hot earl...
24 May 2010

The Homestretch, If Not a Homecoming

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Now it's the last week of the semester. Two of my classes had their final exams; one more will have theirs tomorrow.  And now I have a ...
23 May 2010

A Little Less Than Half An Hour Forward

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Today I got on my Mercian fixed-gear bike for a little less than half an hour. I got one of the saddles the doctor recommended.  I know I...
22 May 2010

One Wait Ends; I Extend Another

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I went back to Dr. Ronica yesterday. Would she allow me to get back on my bike?  I'm going to make you wait until the end of this post...
20 May 2010

Bikeless Blues

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Today was one of  those drop-dead gorgeous days when I wanted to be on my bike.  Tomorrow I go to the gynecologist again.  Please, Dr. Ronic...
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18 May 2010

Georgia On My Mind in The Salt Mines

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"Another day in the salt mines."  That is what one prof says every time we are about to begin a workday.  He said that today, too,...
17 May 2010

The End of the Semester: From the Shy Young Man to Dr. Klein

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It's the time in the semester when students who haven't done their work all semester try to do it all.  And, most of the time, what ...
16 May 2010

Getting Out: Anonymity In Chelsea

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Another gorgeous spring day when I couldn't ride and all I could do was read a bunch of papers.  So what's a girl to do? Well, be...
15 May 2010

Off The Bike, Under the Papers

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I really must have been paying for some past misdeed or another.  It's been an utterly gorgeous spring day and I can't ride my bike....
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14 May 2010

Brunch At The End, No Furlough For Now

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There's no furlough...at least for now.   A judge issued a restraining order against it, and there will be a hearing on the 26th. So ...
12 May 2010

Waking Up To A Pay Cut

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Last night, I fell asleep sitting up.  When I woke up, I decided to go to bed, even though I still had work to do.  I also decided not to se...
10 May 2010

Losses, Actual and Possible

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Yesterday and today felt more autumnal than spring-like.  This is amazing, when you consider that we had summery weather only a week ago.  I...
09 May 2010

The Way To A Woman's Heart

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As a trans woman, I know all of the secrets of human life.  Well, I'm supposed to.  Or, at any rate, some people think I do and I don...
08 May 2010

Off The Bike, Again!

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Yesterday marked ten months since my surgery.  Before I know it, I (as I am now) will be a year old. I just hope I can take a really nice...
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06 May 2010

My Next Blog.

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Coming soon:  New blog. Yes, I've decided that I am going to start another blog.  It will be related to bicycling.  I'm just thin...
05 May 2010

You Know It's Late In The Semester When...

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So...Today was one of those utterly gorgeous spring days that had just a hint of summer in its warmth and sunshine.  I rode to and from work...
04 May 2010

The Person Wearing The Clothes Goes To The Old Bike Shop

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Today, I was talking to one of the true masochists of this world:  Roper, who is taking two classes with me.  He is also one of my favorite ...
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Justine Valinotti


Here I've come.

A journey that neither I nor anyone else could have foreseen has brought me here today.

You can follow this journey on my blogs: "Mid-Life Cycling" and "Transwoman Times." I am also serializing a book on another blog, "Memories and Those Who Stayed."
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