20180308 - transgender speech therapy - Clio
Channel: Claire Sawyer
Date: 2018-11-18

40 minutes of Clio's speech therapy was recorded today.

Transition Progress at this point: On hormones since 8/1 (7 months); injections since 12/22 (2 months) [14 so far]. Full-time female since 9/15 (5.5 months). Publicly out as trans since 10/11 (4.5 months). Legally female since 12/21 (2.5 months). 3 weeks of group speech therapy classes taken at GW Speech Clinic (since 2/22). Plastic surgery consults continuing (5 for FFS, 3 for lipo). Have seen endo/primary therapist 5X, and secondary therapists 9X. Weight down to 141lbs (56 down from 197). Hair removal includes 33 electrolysis treatments totaling 25 hours; 30 laser hair removal sessions (51 area treatments: 16/15/13/12/8 mouth/goatee/face/neck/armpits, 7 legs/chest, 6 ears/Brazilian); and bi-weekly at-home IPL on arms since 6/17 (8.5 months). Latisse for eyelash lengthening since 4/17 (10.5 months). 2 dental implants + Zoom Whitening. Pierced ears. Dyed/layered hair (no haircuts for 3yrs--since 1/2015). Twice daily hydroquinone treatment on leg hyperpigmentation since 2/14 (3 weeks), and it's peeling red now (looks awful). Female wardrobe replacement up to more than 656 items. Total transition expenditures now over $17,400 at this point.

Clio, Rachel. 
humming, practicing, reading, speaking. 

speech therapy, George Washington University, Washington D.C.

March 8, 2018.