Trans
General trans community.
Rules:
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Follow all blahaj.zone rules
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All posts must be trans-related. Other queer-related posts go to c/lgbtq.
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Don't post negative, depressing news articles about trans issues unless there is a call to action or a way to help.
Resources:
Best resource: https://github.com/cvyl/awesome-transgender Site with links to resources for just about anything.
Trevor Project: crisis mental health services for LGBTQ people, lots of helpful information and resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Gender Dysphoria Bible: useful info on various aspects of gender dysphoria: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en
StainedGlassWoman: Various useful essays on trans topics: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/
Trans resources: https://trans-resources.info/
[USA] Resources for trans people in the South: https://southernequality.org/resources/transinthesouth/#provider-map
[USA] Report discrimination: https://action.aclu.org/legal-intake/report-lgbtqhiv-discrimination
[USA] Keep track on trans legislation and news: https://www.erininthemorning.com/
[GERMANY] Bundesverband Trans: Find medical trans resources: https://www.bundesverband-trans.de/publikationen/leitfaden-fuer-behandlungssuchende/
[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/
[GERMANY] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität: They have contact information for their advice centers and some general information for trans and intersex people. They also do activism: dgti.org
*this is a work in progress, and these resources are courtesy of users like you! if you have a resource that helped you out in your trans journey, comment below in the pinned post and I'll add here to pass it on
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I'm presenting as fem as I can and I've been on HRT 7 months, and my own thoughts still misgender me. Not always, but sometimes.
It doesn't actually feel different being a woman, or being on estrogen. I find most people mistake the feeling of being alive with being a specific type of person. I've heard retired family members say they still feel like they're in their 20s, and I feel similarly from transitioning. Being alive feels the same regardless, you will still be yourself no matter what happens.
Even now I still get a bit startled when I see myself in a mirror and instead of saying, "that's me," my brain thinks, "that's a woman."
Your self image may change, but it takes more time than I've spent trying.
the comparison to age is perfect, actually - in your head you can feel like a different age than you actually are; this can be a bit like the disconnect between how your internal sense of gender is and how you are perceived in your gender, etc.
My older relatives say the same thing, about how old they feel. That's a powerful insight about feeling alive. Thank you so much.