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[werewolf-transgenderism]

a world without trans people has never existed and never will

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[theinternetarchive]

marsha p. johnson and an unidentified friend pictured at the second annual stonewall commemorative march, new york city, new york, 1971.

[anti-des]

[transsolidarity]

I recently returned to the United States after traveling throughout Asia. Last time, I wrote about my experiences in Indonesia. Here are my takeaways as a transgender man visiting China.

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Trans Travel: China | A Trans Man’s Guide to Laws, Censorship, and LGBTQ+ Travel

Trans travel China from a transgender man’s perspective, covering laws, censorship, LGBTQ+ realities, safety, and cultural insights from Bei

[yournonbinarypal]

[transsolidarity]

Everyone has the capacity to appreciate socialist ideas, but you can’t call them socialist when introducing them. Americans have nearly a century of built-up feelings about communism, so you have to appeal to their ego when presenting these ideas. Here are some of the best entry points to get regular folks interested in left-wing ideas.

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How to Discuss Socialist Ideas Without Losing Friends

You're not imagining it. America is becoming increasingly polarized. The GOP is good at radicalizing regular people down their pipeline, but

[transsolidarity]

Trump's Order 14168 does NOT strip transgender students of their constitutional rights. The political landscape is always changing, so it feels like there's a ton of misinformation being spread to make trans youth feel helpless on campus.

Order 14168 forces a heavy censor on school curricula, official lesson plans, and classroom educators. Despite the Trump-Vance administration, the Supreme Court precedent favors student rights.

📥 Feel free to download, print, or reblog this infographic for your local GSA or community center.

📖 We have mapped out every single court case, statute, and executive order mentioned here with direct legal sources in our master directory. Read the full, updated guide here: transsolidarityproject.org/legal-resources

[mads-schubert]

weeks 21-28 on my weekly poster challenge this year. Unfortunately I was only able to hit 28 out of 52 this year, so I know at least one goal for 2026.

1-10 here. 11-20 here.

[transsolidarity]

Binding, or the practice of compressing one’s chest to have a flatter and traditionally masculine appearance, is a pretty standard practice amongst the trans community, similar to packing and tucking. Anyone can bind – even if you’re not transgender, there might be moments when it’s beneficial, like if you’re cisgender but engage in cosplay or drag.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Binders

Binding is common practice in the transgender community - but where is the best way to start? Where can you get a quality binder? How do you

[alienbycomics]

Little holiday surprise for y’all—What would being trans in SpongeBob’s world look like? 🤔 a starter pack of fun items I think any trans Bikini Bottomite would find helpful! What items would you add to this list? 🏝️

[imamuffin]

Education should be free ✨️💜

[transsolidarity]

Surgery can be an important step in the journeys of many transgender people in their pursuit to live comfortably and authentically as themselves. The ability to get necessary medical care is integral for democracy, and the ability for transgender folks to choose when, how, and why they get gender affirmation surgery is important for bodily autonomy. Learn about the basics of related surgeries in this post.

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The Basics of Gender-Affirming Surgery

While not a step in every person's journey, gender-affirming surgery can be both fulfilling and rewarding as part of many transgender people

[transsolidarity]

Transgender people have always existed, even if we have not always had the language to define ourselves. May has served as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month since 1991 to recognize the achievements and importance of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the United States. These are five transgender AAPI Americans who have made a mark on US history.

Powerful Transgender AAPI Figures Who Changed U.S. History

Discover five influential transgender AAPI figures who shaped U.S. history, from activists and politicians to artists and advocates driving

[herecomesthementalmeltdown]

life goals

[gayest-historian]

Creating the Transgender Flag

So today I'll be talking about the history and creation of the trans flag! This will probably be a shorter post but still equally as important of course

The transgender flag was originally created by Monica Helms, a trans woman from America, in 1999. She got the idea from Micheal Page who had created the bisexual flag a year earlier. Helms describes the meaning of each stripe in the flag as:

"The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender."

- Monica Helms

The original flag (pictured below) was later donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2014 by Helms.

Later on, in 2019, Helms published a book in which she expresses shock that her flag design has been adopted so wholeheartedly by the trans community. I'd like to end off this post with that quote.

The speed with which the flag’s usage spread never fails to surprise me, and every time I see it, or a photo of it, flying above a historic town hall or building I am filled with pride.

- Monica Helms

[un-monstre]

I know that HRT gives you secondary sex characteristics in one direction or another, but we HAVE to stop telling nonbinary people that they “can’t pick and choose.” Of course, you can’t tell your testosterone that you’d rather not grow chest hair, but there are things you can do!

You could go on T so your voice drops and start shaving so you don’t grow a beard. You could start HRT and then stop once you get the permanent changes you like. You can pursue sterilization instead of bottom surgery. You can get top surgery without being on T. You can go on E and work out a bunch to bulk out your muscles. You can pursue laser hair removal or electrolysis to remove unwanted hair, with or without HRT. You could even just start hormones to see if you like it and then stop if it isn’t to your taste.

Obviously, you can’t order secondary sex characteristics a la carte, but we have to stop being so awful to nonbinary people. We should discuss the options we have, not shut down the conversation with “that’s what you get.”

[transguyarchive]

Issues #1-15 of Lou Sullivan's FTM newsletter now available on the Trans Guy Archive

FTM was a quarterly newsletter started by activist and author Lou Sullivan in 1987. Sullivan, who had founded the organization FTM International, hoped to promote an understanding of transmasculine people and wanted to provide services and community to their lives. The FTM newsletter contained everything, like articles on topical FTM issues, local events, advertisements selling the latest stand-to-pee protheses, and a "classifieds" section for those looking for social connection.

There are 67 (hah) issues to be digitized, so I've got my work cut out for me.

Read them all by going to the Quick Links section of the Trans Guy Archive.