jamielynn_ca
03-06-2016, 08:26 PM
Hi friends,
[Mods, forgive me if this is the wrong place, feel free to relocate]
Real quick background to set the stage: I started hormones in December 2015. I've been full time coming up on three months now, though still frequently am mis-gendered. This is starting to happen less, and hormones are beginning to have *nice* physical effects. In May, I'm traveling for a work/school program to SA for 2 weeks, specifically Jo-berg and Cape Town. Now, I've heard that SA is actually quite LGB(T?) friendly in the cities, they passed marriage equality 4 or 5 years ago, but safety questions remain. When I arrive in SA, I will be 5 months on HRT... probably borderline in terms of trying to hide certain features even if I wanted to given my small frame.
So questions.
- Does anyone here have experience traveling (or living) in South Africa?
- Does anyone know resources for finding information such as bathroom laws there?
- And the big one, particularly if you have some direct knowledge being or living there recently: Would you consider going back into hiding for a brief (2 week) period for safety sake?
Ugh, I hate to even ask such a question. Thoughts?
Jamie
[Mods, forgive me if this is the wrong place, feel free to relocate]
Real quick background to set the stage: I started hormones in December 2015. I've been full time coming up on three months now, though still frequently am mis-gendered. This is starting to happen less, and hormones are beginning to have *nice* physical effects. In May, I'm traveling for a work/school program to SA for 2 weeks, specifically Jo-berg and Cape Town. Now, I've heard that SA is actually quite LGB(T?) friendly in the cities, they passed marriage equality 4 or 5 years ago, but safety questions remain. When I arrive in SA, I will be 5 months on HRT... probably borderline in terms of trying to hide certain features even if I wanted to given my small frame.
So questions.
- Does anyone here have experience traveling (or living) in South Africa?
- Does anyone know resources for finding information such as bathroom laws there?
- And the big one, particularly if you have some direct knowledge being or living there recently: Would you consider going back into hiding for a brief (2 week) period for safety sake?
Ugh, I hate to even ask such a question. Thoughts?
Jamie