Michaele Ashley:
Lunch outside Lansing, Michigan with the family.
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Happy.
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Family coming in the picture- one by one ❤️❤️❤️ Michigan family vacation.
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Straight hair. Usually curled with this topper, but I think I like it 😊
Michaele Ashley:
Quick pic b4 heading out to 2 week follow up of surgical castration (orchiectomy). I really think I see a difference. I certainly FEEL a difference in such an amazing way.
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Nine days following orchi… my first outing. Seeing the Van Gogh experience in NYC and having lunch at Honeybrains. Meliss drove through a tropical storm to get there, but the weather cleared. Def a big step getting out of the house!
Michaele Ashley:
Surgery success! I am no longer able to naturally produce testosterone, and I am rejoicing and recovering. Also, feeling a loss, which is hard to explain. Complex transition.
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Now. Now, it is time.
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Ready for my wife’s birthday party. 3 days til gender confirmation surgery ❤️
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This was my outfit for our family reunion today. It felt amazing to show off who I am, and I was so more engaged with all the conversations around me. 4 days til GCS!
Michaele Ashley:
Announcing my Carnegie Hall debut as a composer! Spring of 2022! It takes a village and we did it!
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With my daughter at a local Pride church service. Lovely morning with an incredibly beautiful congregation.
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20 days until THE surgery. Heading into NYC for doc appointments!
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I am think of adding an “e” to my name, making it legally “Michaele”. That should help with strangers automatically assuming I am male when they see my name. Photo taken on Saco River in the White Mountains.
Michaele Ashley:
I am think of adding an “e” to my name, making it legally “Michaele”. That should help with strangers automatically assuming I am male when they see my name. Photo with my mother in the White Mountains.
Michaele Ashley:
On the balcony to heaven (IMO), with my daughter, who I recently discovered is fiercely protective of me and my trans identity. It feels so good to be me and to be freely me. Mount Washington, NH
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Lunch with my mom in a rainy North Conway... cold but food was delicious! I love New Hampshire.
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Family celebration of my 50th
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Family celebration of my 50th
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Happy!
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Today I am 50 years old! A big accomplishment!
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I’m 50! Who’s in this club, and what wonderful things have happened in your life after reaching this beautiful milestone?
Michaele Ashley:
This past year, I seek to find beauty in a deeply traumatized body and mind. Every time since age 5, my body fails, I overcome. I will again re-emerge stronger.
Michaele Ashley:
After months and months away from extended family, today we host Easter. So anxious about wearing a topper, but mother-in-law says at the table, “I really like your hair color, Mike!” This means the world to me.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Family Christmas photo shoot
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The beach
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Feeling joyful. About to head to the beach for our family’s Christmas card photo. What a year it’s been!
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Hey there 😊
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My own hair- no extensions, no wigs, toppers. It feels a bit “naked”, and it’s professionally styled, but I’m learning to love it. And myself.
