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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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this is great, but because lemmy is so small and there are so many slow or inactive communities, and because sewing is not really trans-specific, I also encourage anyone here who enjoys sewing to also post in the larger craft and sewing communities like !sewing@lemmy.world
I think there's some trans specific aspects of clothesmaking, because our bodies do not always fit the expectations of cisgender clothes designers, tool makers, etc. leading to specific questions around finding suitable patterns if, say, you're a tall transfem (it me), or finding suitable mannequins if you want to shell out on one of those, or whatever.
So that's why I think having a community specifically for trans sewers is nice.
cis women can be tall too! in fact many cis people i know find their bodies don't match those expectations either. with regards to discussions of sewing, contributions from cis people could absolutely be helpful for many trans people, and vise-versa. plus, even those who are cisgender may wish to wear clothing that is not in line with societal gender expectations to begin with!
but that is simply my view on this. what matters is you're trying to relieve this predicament so many people find themselves in, so thank you for your continued efforts :)
that makes sense, I just suspect the larger Lemmy sewing community would be fine with trans-specific content; one of the top posters in that community makes clothes for barbies for example 😅
and we benefit from a larger and more active community more than pre-sorting ourselves into many, mostly dead communities
but it's easy to x-post, so hopefully activity in both communities will benefit from one another🤞