THE TRANS ANGELS

a blog for trans resources, questions, advice, history, etc! may contain sensitive / nsfw subjects

[thetransangels]

NO racism | ableism | classism | exclusionism | misogyny | homophobia | transphobia | xenophobia | fatphobia | tories

[thetransangels]

so I’ve heard tht if u start T earlier (like 16) ur hair will thin/bald a lot quicker compared to ppl who start T in their 20s+

usually if there is balding on ur mothers side, u will thin severely / be bald. I have brothers w a full head of hair however and I’m the only one that has severe thinning , but I started T at 16

so I’m curious …

for people who take Testosterone injections

started T at 16 and bald / severe thinning

started T in 20s and bald / severe thinning

started T at 16 and not bald / severe thinning

started T in 20s and not bald / severe thinning

Voting ended onJun 30, 2023

[chloekorzh]

If you’ve survived your suicidal thoughts/suicide attempts, I am proud of you. If you’ve made a milestone in being clean, I am proud you. If you’ve relapsed, I’m still proud of you. If you’re still struggling this very moment with your mental health, I am still so proud of you.

[barbiebimbobaby]

consider this: wheelchairs should be free

[marvelbitchbitchblog-deactivate]

Consider this: if you need it to live it should be affordable

[chaoszgod]

consider this: if you need it to live, it should be free

[anarchblr]

everything should be free, point blank.

[thetransangels]

Imagine this

- You wake up. You lay in bed with that special beautiful person by your side, and you hold them against you, skin tight. You are shirtless, flat and comfortable with your body. You couldn’t be a happier person than you are right now.

- You wake up and put a shirt on, only a shirt. You haven’t owned a binder for many years now. You no longer have to layer yourself. You feel free.

- You can now wear those clothes you really liked in the shop. You bought them; they fit and suit you perfectly. No more baggy, ugly clothes.

- You look in the mirror and see your sharp jaw line, facial hair and adam’s apple. Your eyebrows are thick and your hairline is masculine. You smile, because you finally love and feel comfortable with the way you look. You feel attractive.

- You are walking down the street and the warm breeze hits your chest from underneath your shirt. You can feel the wind, it gives you shivers.

- You can stand up straight, run, swim and hike. You are no longer in pain. You enjoy being able to use your body and exercise to its potential.

- You can sleep over at another person’s house, hug, dance and cuddle without worrying about your binder.

- You speak in front of your family, friends and peers; your voice is deep and mellow, you feel confident. You are no longer afraid to speak, nowadays people can’t shut you up!

- Your family sends you birthday cards: “Son!” / “Brother!” / “Uncle!” / “Father!” - They accept you for who you are.

- You look down and touch your chest. You no longer find your body unnatural or misplaced. It is now what it was always meant to be.

- You use the men’s toilets and locker room. You no longer feel scared or paranoid, it’s just a toilet/locker room. It’s natural.

- You look at your birth certificate, ID and passport, it has “M” next to sex.

- The elderly neighbour asks, “How are you, son?”

- The shop keeper asks, “Would you like a bag with that, sir?”

- Your peers all refer to you as “He” and “Him”

Keep holding on. Transition is a slow and painful process, but you will see these things happen to you. Maybe not now, but they will come, and that is why you need to stay strong and keep pushing forward. You deserve happiness and to love your body, and you will as long as you keep going. Soon, I promise.

[cherryhub-deactivated20231008]

transgenderism is a gift!!!! bisexualism is a gift!!! lesbianism is a gift!!!! homosexuality is a gift!!!! be proud of who u are !!!! don’t let anyone take it away from u !!!! YIPEEE 4 PRIDE HOORAYYY

[tlirsgender]

I love you trans people I'm reading "Fucking Trans Women" by Mira Bellwether and I don't even plan on putting the more practical, "hands-on" as it were information to use but she also talks a lot about challenging normative ideas about our bodies and what they're meant for & it feels like pouring cool water over my brain. It's so refreshing hearing honest discussion of queer and especially trans sexuality. This is undoing years of brain worms for me

[tlirsgender]

*hotdog vendor voice* pdfs getcher pdf right here it's a zine there is penis watch out if yer squeamish but idk what you expected

[thetransangels]

Hi there, I was wondering if you would mind reblogging my pinned post? I’m trying to raise funds to leave my ab****e situation and I’m trying to gain traction. If not I completely understand, peace and blessings to you

ofc <3

[tearsofnymphs]

Call for Help to Escape

TW// ab**e mention, SW mention

Hate posting for help but I’m so desperate to leave my ab***r

Help a Black NB SWer leave an abusive situation, organized by Monet S

Hello, my name is Monet, pronouns they/she. I am a 21 year old SWer based in … Monet S needs your support for Help a Black NB SWer leave an

I need to escape my abuser who I’ve been forced to live with out of desperation, I’ve been unable to save any of the money I’ve been making for nearly 2 years now due to him pocketing it all

Anything helps, I’m honestly trying to get enough to put down a deposit at a extended stay or motel so I can start fending for myself without being in my abuser’s reach. Anything extra will go to feeding myself and necessary living expenses

[thetransangels]

makes me so sad when other trans ppl say the same transphobic rhetoric cis ppl to say to us…like how u have to ‘look the part to be taken seriously’ n ‘can’t expect ppl to call u ur pronouns bc u don’t look it’ n ‘ur the reason trans acceptance is failing bc u make no effort’ like … where is ur common decency?? respect?? cis ppl rlly did play u, and ur right where they want u

[dudepositivity]

Your trans body is gorgeous. Not in spite of transness. Your trans body is gorgeous. Your transness is beautiful. It doesn’t have to be ignored in order to determine your desirability.

[nerdygaymormon]

The LGBTQ community has seen controversy regarding acceptance of different groups (bisexual and transgender individuals have sometimes been marginalized by the larger community), but the term LGBT has been a positive symbol of inclusion and reflects the embrace of different identities and that we’re stronger together and need each other. While there are differences, we all face many of the same challenges from broader society.

In the 1960′s, in wider society the meaning of the word gay transitioned from ‘happy’ or ‘carefree’ to predominantly mean ‘homosexual’ and was an umbrella term that meant anyone who wasn’t cisgender or heterosexual. The community embraced the word ‘gay’ as a mark of pride.

The modern fight for queer rights is considered to have begun with The Stonewall Riots in 1969 and was called the Gay Liberation Movement and the Gay Rights Movement.

The acronym GLB surfaced around this time to also include Lesbian and Bisexual people who felt “gay” wasn’t inclusive of their identities. 

Early in the gay rights movement, gay men were largely the ones running the show and there was a focus on men’s issues. Lesbians were unhappy that gay men dominated the leadership and ignored their needs and the feminist fight. As a result, lesbians tended to focus their attention on the Women’s Rights Movement which was happening at the same time. This dominance by gay men was seen as yet one more example of patriarchy and sexism. 

In the 1970′s, sexism and homophobia existed in more virulent forms and those biases against lesbians also made it hard for them to find their voices within women’s liberation movements. Betty Friedman, the founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), commented that lesbians were a “lavender menace” that threatened the political efficacy of the organization and of feminism and many women felt including lesbians was a detriment.

In the 80s and 90s, a huge portion of gay men were suffering from AIDS while the lesbian community was largely unaffected. Lesbians helped gay men with medical care and were a massive part of the activism surrounding the gay community and AIDS. This willingness to support gay men in their time of need sparked a closer, more supportive relationship between both groups, and the gay community became more receptive to feminist ideals and goals. 

Approaching the 1990′s it was clear that GLB referred to sexual identity and wasn’t inclusive of gender identity and T should be added, especially since trans activist have long been at the forefront of the community’s fight for rights and acceptance, from Stonewall onward. Some argued that T should not be added, but many gay, lesbian and bisexual people pointed out that they also transgress established gender norms and therefore the GLB acronym should include gender identities and they pushed to include T in the acronym. 

GLBT became LGBT as a way to honor the tremendous work the lesbian community did during the AIDS crisis. 

Towards the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, movements took place to add additional letters to the acronym to recognize Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Agender, and others. As the acronym grew to LGBTIQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAA, many complained this was becoming unwieldy and started using a ‘+’ to show LGBT aren’t the only identities in the community and this became more common, whether as LGBT+ or LGBTQ+. 

In the 2010′s, the process of reclaiming the word “queer” that began in the 1980′s was largely accomplished. In the 2020′s the LGBTQ+ acronym is used less often as Queer is becoming the more common term to represent the community. 

[2spirit-1spoon]

We protect us

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

lgbt neon sign headers

please reblog if you save/use!! 🩷 (for best effect, i recommend setting blog background to #0d070a)

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[makingqueerhistory]

This collection of postcards of female and male impersonators and cross-dressing in Europe and the United States, 1900-1931, 1955 features copies of original postcards held by Cornell’s Human Sexuality Collection, part of Cornell Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

[genderqueerdykes]

i know a few people (myself included) whose sexuality changed in some way after starting t, but from my experiences i dont think its that t magically changes your sexuality. i think it just makes you more comfortable in yourself which makes it easier to explore your identity further.

oh perfect, thank you! that's exactly how i would describe it! i would say that's exactly what happened to me- it made me more confident in myself, which helped me become more confident in discussing and exploring my attraction. thank you so much for sending this, i would say that is the effect a lot of people get after starting the correct HRT for them!

i've heard transfems n other trans people report the same experience with estrogens as well!

[makingqueerhistory]

Mashrou’ Leila’s music reflects ways in which I, like other queer Arabs, am allowed to exist

While there is no neutral pronoun in Arabic (yet), Mashrou’ Leila attempts one version of trying to neutralize the language by switching back and forth between using female and male pronouns in their song “Kalam.” We are left imagining this person as someone on the gender spectrum, someone in between, or someone very genderqueer in their presentation. The lyrics in the Arabic of my youth, mutating into the queerness of my present, gives me a spaceless, borderless home.

Mashrou’ Leila’s music reflects ways in which I, like other queer Arabs, am allowed to exist; the ways in which my country, like many Arab countries, is not actually against us; the ways in which borders like those of Israel contribute to ideas like: “queers Arabs don’t exist.”

[homojabi]

PSA

It’s trans, not trans*

It’s trans men and trans women, not transmen and transwomen—trans is an adjective that answers “what kind of men/women"—cis works the same way

Never call trans men FTMs or trans women MTFs without their permission

Trans is short for transgender, it’s not plural for anything—trans person and trans people are both correct

Never use “born in the wrong body” or “used to be a boy and became a girl” or “biologically/genetically male/female”—all are just fancy ways to misgender someone (self identification with these phrases is different)

Transgendered is wrong, so is “a transgender” and “transgenders”

Being trans is not a sexuality nor is it a “sexual disorder” or any kind of disorder at all—gender identity disorder is not a real thing, and being trans isn’t a medical condition

“Transsexual” is generally considered an offensive term and should never be used to describe someone without their permission

Don’t refer to a trans person’s gender as their gender identity, it’s just their gender

Similarly don’t refer to their pronouns as “preferred pronouns"—they’re not preferred, they’re mandatory