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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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Congrats on 1 year! Thank you for your thorough answer! Starting a new job and your transition at the same time must have been really stressful, I commend you.
Well, I guess your response scares me a bit because the majority of my colleagues and former students have known me for several years pre-transition. However, it does give me hope for when I start a new job. It might be best to start fresh.
your experiences might differ, but in my experience it has been mentally harder to be around people I knew pre-transition ... I behave in old ways around them and find it harder to be myself, I feel like they know I'm fake or a fraud, etc. and that undercuts my confidence (which is especially important for voice feminization).
That said, I've also had no real drama or issues with coworkers I knew pre-transition... the closest was one of them accidentally deadnaming me in a meeting with people who didn't know me pre-transition, so I was effectively outed in that moment to anyone who hadn't already noticed or heard through chatter
but that only happened once and they felt awful about it, worse than I felt I'm sure
most people just want to know how to be polite and behave correctly, most weirdness I saw was from people just feeling anxious because they aren't 100% sure what is or isn't respectful
Thanks! I wish the new job and transition were the only things I had to deal with, because it's been one hell of a year, but I've managed alright.
I genuinely wouldn't worry too much about it. I only say that to expect it might make things a bit trickier and have more grace with them making mistakes.