20180717 - LAST PHOTO OF CLIO!! BEFORE SWITCHING TO CLAIRE!!

LAST PICTURE OF CLIO!

So, after about a year and a half of going by Clio -- 9 of those months after coming out -- I decided to give up the name of Clio, except as an online/stage name, and revert to my legal name of Claire.

I'm not sure why I this picture, but the background is cool.

Anyway -- I got suuuuuuuuuuuuuper tired of everyone mistaking my name as Chloe, or remembering it incorrectly as Chloe. It happened ALL.THE.TIME. Finally--one day recently at a Burner party in DC--I managed to introduce *MYSELF* as Chloe. THAT WAS THE FINAL STRAW!!!!!!! That was the moment that I decided it was probably time to put down the Clio name in real life, but to go ahead and keep it online. Transformus (pictures coming soon) was the first big social occasion that I got to consistently introduce myself as Claire.

I had been considering timing the change to be approximately with my FFS (facial feminization surgery) -- that way I'd have a new name and a new face at the same time. But I ended up leading it by 45 days due to getting tired of the "Chloe" business.

Clio's Transition Progress at this point: 11.5mos on estrogen HRT (since 8/2017) [injections (and no spiro) 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 at 2Pass Clinic (Belgium, 9/4/2018, 6.5hrs, $26.8K--Less than 2 months to go!) !!!!!!!!!!!!! Currently enrolled in 2nd semester (14 sessions so far) of group speech therapy classes at GWU's Speech & Hearing Center (5.5mos of voice training, since 2/2017). Weight down to 153lbs (46 down from 197, but 18 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 now over $25,300 at this point.

Claire, Clio.
The Courtyard painting, The Courtyard poster.
last. last Clio. last picture. last picture of Clio. self-portrait. trans. trans milestone.

bathroom, Clio and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

July 17, 2018.
Art by Irvine Peacock.

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