Transfem
A community for transfeminine people and experiences.
This is a supportive community for all transfeminine or questioning people. Anyone is welcome to participate in this community but disrupting the safety of this space for trans feminine people is unacceptable and will result in moderator action.
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This community is supportive of DIY HRT. Unsolicited medical advice or caution being given to people on DIY will result in moderator action.
Posters may express that they are looking for responses and support from groups with certain experiences (eg. trans people, trans people with supportive parents, trans parents.). Please respect those requests and be mindful that your experience may differ from others here.
Some helpful links:
- The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
- Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
- LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
- Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
- TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
- TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
Support Hotlines:
- The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
- TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
- LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
- 988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.
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This is a list of providers who generally will provide letters with a single visit, though you may need to pay cash: https://dosomethingidentities.org/providers
Note that most of us require a lot more than 2 since they expire and wait lists are long. And you may want to verify if the insurance still follows WPATH from just a few years ago or from decades ago. Current recommendations are just one letter, but we all know most insurance still requires 2. And old ones sometimes required different combinations of providers with and without history with the patient or different levels of education. Also, it's all just gate-keeping, so don't feel bad about cheating, since they aren't even bothering to pretend it's for medical reasons.
I needed 6 letters personally. 2 to start HRT which as an agender person shouldn't have even been required even under current versions of WPATH, and wasn't originally part of my plan, but insurance, not doctors, insisted on, and I was required to be on for a year minimum. (But turned out I actually have enjoyed the breast growth I was a little afraid of, so for me it worked out, but other non-binary people it's forcing not medically recommended or wanted transitioning on them, the exact thing conservatives say WPATH is there to prevent). 2 more to get a consultation scheduled since the first two were expired by the time I got through that wait lists after the required referral from the HRT prescriber. And another 2 for the surgery date because the second two were too close to expiring for them (though not yet expired).
And for the first 2 rounds I had been on wait lists for both psychiatrists and therapists due to severe shortages in my area, so I would have been delayed another year or more if I didn't have this list (in it's previous form as a Google Sheet spreadsheet).
Just had my surgery last month. Now I have regular providers to do letters for the next surgery or revision surgery if needed since all of that will require totally separate letters for both consult and years later surgery dates after wait lists with the different specific surgery mentioned. US healthcare system sucks... ๐ตโ๐ซ
This is huge, thank you so much! I'm sorry to hear how stressful your situation has been, the US healthcare system does indeed suck.