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First thoughts: The reminder of how expensive being is in the US, and how difficult is there, makes me more thankful for our system. Ours is still broken, don't get me wrong! But … I don't have to raise 8k+ to get top surgery.

Next thoughts: Seeing him try on the suit was amazing. I'm jealous. I want a suit like that, too! I'm not even a suit person! But … yeah, my hips are too wide, and my shoulders too narrow, not gonna happen.

Also WOW does he look good in that shirt and jeans and I want this too.

At the same time, and please bear with me because I'm absolutely not sure how to phrase this …

I think we, as trans people, sometimes focus overly on being . It's an important part of us, but it's not the only part. I do this myself over and over, but I find that I'm happier when I manage to focus on my goals and interests and not just my and things related to it. And I think mirrored this. I would have loved more of an exploration of Skyler himself.

It's a pretty minor criticism though! I enjoyed seing him, and I loved the things they explored, and I think it can be a great introduction of the trans community for people not familiar with it in a relateable fashion.

Other than that: Well done! Differently from portraits I see in media sometimes, Skyler was relatable and somebody I felt comfortable being shown as a (somewhat) representative of us white trans guys.