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just not into discourse anymore and don't want this url falling into the wrong hands lol

[bi-trans-alliance]

#LwiththeT

[opalescnt]

hello this is my favorite post ever and also life goals

[uncanny-tranny]

Awww,,, goalsssss

[xx-k1tsun3-k1d-xx]

Not scene but reblogging anyway cuz this is my blog and I think it’s SO FUCKING IMPORTANT as a young trans person to see older trans people that are still happy and alive and in a good place in life with people that love them. We all deserve this <3

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transwomen donation masterlist

aka for every transphobe i had to interact with i found a link to help donate to trans women. you can definitely send me more because i bet im gonna need more.

trans women of color collective

homeless black transwomen 

black transwoman transition fund

help a transwoman escape yemen

save the gully queens of jamaica

memorial fund for bree black

transwoman of color seeking housing

memorial fund for chyna gibson

black transwoman gender affirmation fund

transition fund

medical funds (tw: r*pe)

poc transwoman transition fund

transition fund 

support trans asylum seekers (usage of q***r)

major surgery transitional fund

medical support (diabetic coma)

transitional funds

trans pride march

hrt fundraiser

reentry fund (help with housing, clothing, etc)

transitional surgery

transition fund

memorial fund for lisa bryk (tw s*icide mention in description)

transitional fund

bottom surgery fund

help two transwomen get on their feet

supports transwomen of color in legal system (and reentry)

help a transwoman escape a bad household

support a transwoman after being attacked

help for medical treatments + better living

[gummysdeleted-deactivated201911]

fat trans ppl deal with a lot of shit and its so sucky because some people will only support skinny trans ppl bc thats all they can conceptualize and accept when trans ppl in actuality come in all different types of bodies

[gummysdeleted-deactivated201911]

if u dont support fat trans ppl the way u support skinny trans ppl u need to rethink what kind of “ally” u are.

[queenofnevers]

As a fat trans woman this is so true even within the trans community. I’ve had so many other trans women invalidate me, be dismissive of my issues and experience, and so forth simply because of my size. It’s really fucking disappointing to run into.

[thetranskidsarealright-deactiva]

Y’all should check out the works of Rakeem Cunningham! He photographs a lot of diverse and beautiful people, both cis and trans. As a gay trans man myself, they really help to reassure me that there are gay men beyond photogenic cis twinks and bears. These photographs are from his series Body Pride:

These are from his Trans Professionals series:

Also, check out Jess T Dugan’s photographs of trans and genderqueer people:

[dandelionwhiner]

As a trans photographer, Jess Dugan is basically my role model. Her photos of elder trans people, To Survive On This Shore, is amazing.

[quotidianheroics]

So much beauty

[as-water-fills-the-sea]

t*rfs also like to twist the fact that there’s little long-term medical research into transitioning (for both trans women and trans men) in order to abuse and frighten trans men into detransitioning (which, btw, often leads to the suicidal depression that dysphoria causes and transitioning alleviates!)

[as-water-fills-the-sea]

like that popular post about how binding even with a good binder will fuck you up for life and make it impossible to have top surgery later on? written by a crypto-t*rf who thinks trans men are lesbians

[as-water-fills-the-sea]

the number of replies/tags that say something like “i’ve been terrified to bind and/or thought i’d completely fucked up my chance of getting top surgery because of that post” is horrific tbh and if you cis people actually gave a single shit about trans people you’d stop circulating shit like that

[nymt97]

So wait. What’s the truth? Will binding fuck up your chances of getting top surgery?

[as-water-fills-the-sea]

no, it won’t. here’s an email from my GP, who’s been working in the Fenway Health system (which focuses on LGBT healthcare and research) for over a decade:

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Binders worn too tight or for too many hours in a day can certainly cause some chronic rib/chest pain; they may even cause some scarlike thickening of the tissue under the skin - usually at the margins where the breast folds down against the chest wall in general. This can be uncomfortable, too. But none of this translates into making top surgery a problem. Not at all.

None of the surgeons I’ve sent patients to have ever remarked about this and nothing in standard practice or the general literature suggests or supports that conclusion.

[ithelpstodream]

[rururinchan]

I found sources. 

The word “man” was gender neutral and referred to both sexes until the 13th century

The female specific pronoun “she” was invented in the 12th century. 

The word “girl” was gender neutral and referred to children of both sexes until the 15th century

High heels were invented for men and were worn predominantly by men until the 16th century

From the mid 16th century to the 19th century boys would typically wear dresses until the age of 7

Until the early 1930s pink was considered the appropriate colour for baby boys and blue was the colour for baby girls

In 2017, a Christian couple pull their 6yo son out of a primary school because his classmate is transgender - citing their “traditional beliefs”  IMPORTANT NOTE: Last source is transphobic and from a pro-life website that attempts to defend the dumb ass couple. Feel free to ignore it if you prefer, but it was included for the sake of accuracy. 

[randomishnickname]

Reblogging because verifiable sources make every information 70% better. Thanks for the addition!

[whatmountains]

TRANS WOMEN: HERE'S SOME SHIT YOUR DOCTOR WONT TELL YOU ABOUT HRT

1. Progesterone: not for everyone, but for many people it may increase sex drive and WILL make your boobs bigger. Also effects mood in ways that many find positive (but some find negative). Most doctors won’t prescribe this to you unless you ask. Most trans girls I know swear by it.

2. Injectible estrogen: is more effective than pill or patch form. Get on it if you can bear needles bc you will see more effects more quickly.

3. Estradiol Cypionate: There is currently a shortage of injectible estradiol valerate. There is no shortage of estradiol cypionate. Functionally they do the same shit.

4. Bicalutamide: This is an anti-androgen that has almost none of the side-effects of spironolactone or finasteride. The girls I know who are on it are evangelical about it.

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@euryale-dreams

[joyeuse-noelle]

Are there HRT medications that don’t increase blood clot risk? I’m already at risk because of my blood pressure, and my doctor won’t prescribe HRT that increases clot risk while I’m on the medication - and I may never not be on the medication.

[euryale-dreams-deactivated20201]

Absolutely.

The concerns surrounding venous thromboembolic events as a side-effect of hormone replacement therapy can mostly be traced back to one particular study known as the Women’s Health Initiative. This study was an enormous undertaking which, unfortunately, demonstrated significant adverse effects of the hormone therapies studied. As a result of this the use of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal cis women was dramatically reduced as the medical community began to question whether or not the therapy caused more harm than good.

Naturally, trans women have been suffering from this fall-out ever since.

What physicians seem to fail to recognize is that the study examined a very specific hormone regimen which was, arguably, outmoded at the time the study was conducted: It examined the use of conjugated equine estrogen (Premarin) with or without the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate. Neither of these drugs is regularly used for the treatment of transgender women.

The estrogen most commonly used to treat transgender women nowadays is 17β-estradiol either in pill form or in the form of a sticky patch that you apply to your skin. Esters of estrogen (e.g. estradiol valerate) are also sometimes used either in a pill form or as an intramuscular injection.

Transdermal estradiol patches are the gold standard when it comes to treating women who are at high risk of a venous thromboembolic event. It simply does not increase the risk of developing a venous thromboembolism. The only thing you should keep in mind is that patches are not always well tolerated because of the lifestyle changes required to keep them from falling off and the fact that they tend to irritate the skin.

Fortunately, oral 17β-estradiol appears to be safe, regardless of the increased risk. At least one large study has shown that the use of oral estradiol in trans women is not associated with venous thromboembolic events. An individual woman’s risk would need to be substantial in order to contraindicate the use of oral estradiol.

For those who have significant risk of venous thromboembolism because they have had a previous thromboembolic event, because they are paralyzed, or because of some other factor it is good to know the relative risk between oral and transdermal estrogen. The latest research indicates that the use of transdermal estrogen lowers your risk of a thromboembolism to 80% of what your risk would be using oral estrogens.

It’s difficult to find hard numbers regarding the relative risk of venous thromboembolic events with regards to hypertension. The best I could find after an hour or so of searching was this study regarding VTE in lung cancer patients. Hypertension increased the risk by a factor of 1.8.

However, to put that into perspective being of African descent increases your relative risk for deep vein thrombosis by a factor of 1.3 when compared to Europeans. Europeans are, themselves, at increased risk when compared to Asians and Pacific Islanders by a considerable margin: a four-fold increase.

I should point out that being ‘male’ is also a risk factor for developing a thromboembolism and hormones are likely to be a contributing factor. Also, menopause is another serious risk factor. Given this information it is likely that the use of transdermal estradiol will lower your risk of thromboembolic events significantly.

As far as the anti-androgen is concerned: The primary use for spironolactone for cisgender people is as an antihypertensive.

Even if the risk of thromboembolism was truly significant with modern hormone replacement therapy it wouldn’t justify what your doctor is doing to you. The fact is that mortality in the transgender community from suicide–caused in part due to the lack of access to hormone therapy–is substantial. The quality of life lost when a trans woman is denied hormone therapy is substantial. The fact that your doctor does not appear to be taking this into consideration when they weigh the risk of thromboembolism against not receiving necessary medical care is deeply concerning.

I strongly recommend that you seek a doctor who is more sensitive to your medical needs as a transgender woman.

Edit: Fixed a minor, but embarrassing, error.

[whatmountains]

oh wow this is so helpful & good info

[blackthorn-and-iron-deactivated]

Everyone who cares about transfem people please reblog this

[thetolerantleft-deactivated2017]

this was really fucking helpful

[transed-deactivated20210424]

i never see enough tips for trans women/transfem people so. here’s a video that came up about tucking :] (don’t worry she doesn’t use tape at all despite the thumbnail)

[sounddesignerjeans-deactivated2]

This one goes out to all my trans girls who are afraid to be sappy with their friends because when cis girls are gushy people think it's cute but when we do it people think it's weird

[sounddesignerjeans-deactivated2]

Trans girls are allowed to respond to this by sending me a bunch of heart emojis and unfiltered emotional nonsense, which I will return. This is a healing space.

[sounddesignerjeans-deactivated2]

I also want to say:

Not everyone thinks it’s weird when we’re emotional. No one should. Some do, and, judging by the response from this post already, the fear that people are judging us for our emotions is something that resonates with other trans girls.

But it’s not as common as you’re afraid, and I don’t want this post to promote your insecurities.

I want you to know that your friends respect your gender, and even separate of your gender, they respect your feelings.

You’re beautiful, girl. Go out and be loud and silly and wild if that’s who you are. And let the people who don’t respect that, for transmisogynistic reasons or otherwise, either move away or learn to accept you for who you are - it’s their job to be upfront, not yours to worry. It’s not your job to be anxious about whether you’re loved.

I promise you are loved. I promise you are.

[crossdreamers]

Transgender couple celebrate their love and their pregnancy

This is Danna Sultana, a Columbian transgender actress, model and showgirl, together with her partner, Esteban Landrau. Esteban is also trans. He is from Puerto Rico. They are expecting their first child, Ariel, in June.

They considered using a surrogate mother, but in the end they decided to stop taking hormones for a while instead.

Danna says she is fighting transphobia through visibility. She started her career as a show girl. Over at her twitter account she underlines that a drag queen may be trans, but a trans woman is not a drag queen. 

She says:

“Being a man or a woman is not defined by your crotch; it is a matter of attitude and doing what the heart asks of you.”

Catraca Live has more.

Here’s a Spanish language video the two of them made recently:

See aslo Danna Sultana on Instagram.

Transgender Express

[aireina]

THIS RESOURCE DOCUMENT  was created as a collaborative effort between people who stand in solidarity with Black trans women and some of the foremost Black trans leaders in community and culture.

the document was created to honor the black trans lives that were lost this year, including Nina Pop, Monika Diamond, Tony McDade, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, and Riah Milton (re: this statement from the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC).

if you have the means, click here to make donations to a group of Black trans-led organizations in support of the futures of Black trans people.

actions you can take to support Black trans folk in the following topics:

ECONOMIC/HOUSING STABILITY

donate to: 

GLITS - currently fundraising to buy a house for incarcerated trans people

House of GG

The Transgender District

NYC’s Princess Janae’s Place - NY state’s first and only community housing org led by - and for - trans people

The Okra Project for greater food stability

Homeless Black Trans Women fund

provide resources and recruiting methods for the black LGBTQ+ community in your workplace

while waiting for the SCOTUS decision regarding employment discrimination toward LGBTQ+ people, check out transgender law center for resources and this thread of Black trans curators to hire

IMMIGRATION

donate and subscribe to FAMILIA - immigration justice for queer and trans folks

donate and subscribe to El/La Para Trans Latinas

Transgender Law Center and RAICES - assist trans migrants

Trans Latinx Network

The TransLatin@ Coalition - organizes and advocates for the needs of Trans Latines who are immigrants and reside in the US

this list is a more localized list of resources specific to your area

SEX WORK

volunteer and donate to DecrimNY to support their efforts in New York state

Donate to GLITS - advocates for community, housing, and economic stability for transgender people, particularly sex workers; provides immediate needs and crisis support for urgent care

stop SESTA/FOSTA (and demand that political candidates repeal it), which outlawed online communities of sex workers

donate to St. James Infirmary - provides self-defense training for sex workers

The New York Transgender Advocacy Group is a trans-led organization that advocates for more inclusive gender-based policies that benefit TGNCNB individuals through building community leaders, educating practitioners, and influencing policy makers

donate to Urban Justice Center’s Sex Workers Project

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

donate to Taja’s Coalition, a Black trans-led organization

support any LGBTQ+ organizations that offer shelter or refuge for people in need (click here to find a shelter to support near you)

AVP (Antiviolence Project) - empowers LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy

HEALTHCARE

this guide to understanding your rights for acquiring healthcare as a trans or GNC person

donate to Trans Buddy Pittsburgh.

donate to your local LGBTQ Centers.

donate to your local LGBTQ-focused hospitals

make a sustained donation to Planned Parenthood, which continues to support gender affirming and affordable care.

to find out more about how to flip key Senate seats, go to Vote Save America.

to protect voting rights, go to Fair Fight

MEDIA

support and follow the work of Monica Roberts, the leader of this movement, and her blog, TransGriot.

support Black Trans Media.

follow and amplify the work of Black trans journalists (Raquel Willis, Serena Sonoma, Tre’vell Anderson, Tiq Milan, Ashlee Marie Preston, Shar Jossell, Tyler Ford, etc.)

use the hashtags of names of trans women to bring attention, only sharing media sources that properly elevate the women we’ve lost

READ THESE BOOKS:

Redefining Realness by Janet Mock

Surpassing Certainty by Janet Mock

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

I Rise - The Transformation of Toni Newman by Toni Newman

Hiding My Candy by The Lady Chablis

Mi Hermana by Selenis Leyva and Marisol Leyva

The Transsexual from Tobago by Dominique Jackson

Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex by Eric A. Stanley, Nat Smith

Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility edited by Tourmaline, Eric A. Stanley, and Johanna Burton

Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon

Fairest by Meredith Talusan

Death Threat by Vivek Shraya

READ THESE ARTICLES:

Black Transgender Justice by National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)

Black Trans Women and Black Trans Femmes: Leading & Living Fiercely by Transgender Law Center

When Black lives matter, Black trans people must be freed from discrimination and violence by Tiq Milan | NBC News (June 9, 2020)

How We Can End the Violence Against Trans Women of Color by Raquel Willis | Out (November 20, 2019)

Education on pronouns from NBJC’s Words Matter Gender Justice Toolkit

How Sylvia Rivera Created the Blueprint for LGBTQ+ Organizing by Raquel Willis | Out (June 2019)

Six LGBTQ+ Activists on What We Should Abolish and Legalize by Misc. | Out (June 2019)

How Essential Is My Facial Feminization Surgery? by Harron Walker | Esquire (June 9, 2020)

FILMS & TV SERIES TO WATCH:

Happy Birthday, Marsha! (Reina Gossett, Sasha Wortzel) — available to rent here

Pose — Netflix

Gun Hill Road — available to rent on YouTube, iTunes

Tangerine — available to watch on Hulu, iTunes

A Fantastic Woman — available to watch on YouTube, Amazon Prime

My House — available to watch on Hulu

Legendary — available to watch on HBO Max

Disclosure (Sam Feder) — Netflix starting on June 19th

Orange is the New Black — Netflix

Paris is Burning — Available to rent

MAJOR! (Annalise Ophelian) — available to rent on Vimeo

VIDEOS TO WATCH:

Black Trans* Lives Matter | D-L Stewart | TEDxCSU

Diamond Stylz on Why Black Trans Rights Are Civil Rights | The Root

Janet Mock at Women’s March: “I Am My Sister’s Keeper”

State of Emergency: Violence Against Trans Women | Commonwealth Club

Why We Need Black Feminisms: Centering Black Feminisms for This Moment & Beyond

PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO:

BGD Podcast hosted by Raquel Willis

Black Trans Lives Matter interview with Imara Jones | WNYC’s Nancy

Inner Hoe Uprising podcast episode 199: The Movement For All Black Lives

Marsha’s Plate: Black Trans Podcast

Never Before with Janet Mock

The Lack of Attention for Violence Against Black Trans People | WNYC’s The Takeaway

MORE RESOURCES FOR TRANS FOLKS:

Callen-Lorde Community Health

On Name Changes, Immigration Rights, Healthcare Rights (Sylvia Rivera Law Project)

For Formerly Incarcerated Trans Folks (Black and Pink)

Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective

Pods & Pod Mapping (making your own safety team) (3)

Transformative Justice & Community Accountability

Video: Don’t be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks (1)

Video: She Safe, We Safe: A Webinar on State & Gender Violence in Black Communities (2)

Oakland Power Projects: Know Your Options Healthcare Toolkit (4)

Critical Resistance: Addressing Harm, Accountability and Healing (5)

From Words to Action: Showing Up for Black Trans Women by TGIJP

(art: @lavenderlilacviolet @NymphStory)

[boykeats]

Photos of gay trans male activist Lou Sullivan throughout his life, as presented in Lou Sullivan: Daring to be a Man Among Men by Brice D. Smith

[shutyourmoustache]

Here’s a HUGE LIST of black trans groups and organization that you can donate to! There’s also a split form toward the bottom of the page that lets you split donations between numerous organizations!!!

Just a few of the groups/orgs you can help out:

Heaux History Project — a documentary series and archival project exploring Black and Brown erotic labor history and the fight for sex workers’ rights.

Dem Bois — a national organization with the mission to provide charitable economical aid for female to male, FTM, trans-masculine identified person(s) of color ages twenty-one years old and older for them to obtain chest reconstruction surgery, and or genital reassignment surgery in order to help them on their journey to live a more fulfilled physical, mental, and self-authentic life.

Black LGBTQIA Migrant Project — builds and centers the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants through community-building, political education, direct services, and organizing across borders. BLMP is providing cash assistance to Black LGBTQ+ migrants and first generation people dealing with the impact of COVID-19.

Okra Project/Tony McDade and Nina Pop Mental Health Fund — provides Black Trans people with quality mental health & therapy. Also addresses food security in Black trans communities.

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A post shared by SAV SOUZA (@saaaavv) on Jun 6, 2020 at 9:18am PDT

Heads up: looks like free binders are still available for Black transgender people!

“The Binder Drive is back, caught up with orders, and is now EXCLUSIVELY focused on providing binders for black transgender and gender non-conforming folx!! If you are a black TGNC person in need of a free binder, please message me and I’ll have one coming your way in the next few days! .

We have raised over $25,000 for new binders for black trans & non-binary folx. We have found 200 binders homes during the duration of the binder drive, and we have over 300 more to go! Help us find people who need binders!”

Contact Instagram user @saaaavv to request a binder if you’re a Black trans person!!

[transdiscourse]

hi! i understand if you’re not comfortable answering this, but i was wondering if you have any advice for transmasc people who have to see a gynecologist? i’m extremely nervous about going but i know i have to.

if possible, i would discuss your identity with the gyno you're going to see and make sure they are made aware of your preferred pronouns and terms. if not, perhaps (either make up your own or, if possible, find some online) use some identity-affirming mantras (mantras help me when getting injections), look up some youtube videos/articles by transmasc creators on the subject. at the end of the day it's mandatory for your bodily health and it doesnt make you any less masculine. maybe it's a long shot but maybe try thinking of it like a prostate exam. feel free to message again about this.

[w0ahcam]

the left is 2013, at my high school graduation. a month before I cut my hair, a month before I moved out to start my transition, a month before my stepdad told me I was making my mom cry herself to sleep because of my decisions, a month before my last suicide attempt. the right is 2016, a bit over two years on hormones and happier than ever. If you asked 2013 me where I saw myself in the future, I would have told you dead. today is a different story. today I’m living.

Insta - @ sh0tcaller

MY FULL STORY 

[crossdreamers]

Finding love as a transgender person

Marianne Oakes has shared an amazing collection of transgender love stories over at GenderGP. 

Here are a few of them. 

Marianne wrote:

The myth that trans people struggle to find love is damaging to our future generations, if trans youth or worse still, their parents believe this, then the impact can be loss of hope. My experience is pretty much like all the lovely comments here, let’s stop the myth, xx

More here!

[fred-erick-frankenstein]

These stories help so much. Not just because of the trans people find love just like everyone else, which is an important message on its own, but because there are some stories of other people who didn’t know since they were kids and this is so fucking reassuring!!!