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@transverseapp
The tweet: https://twitter.com/Lionhearted_ben/status/1629919975203848192?t=HfF1j3BVqZMgZEIHgVnz3w&s=19
And in case Twitter is being a fool, here's the PDF itself: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PiO5JAc2_erXL9rEPU-Gj4DXQ3N0dTbe/view
Shout-out to a friend for showing me this!!
Maybe youāve noticed: thereās been a shift in how people and movements that are anti-trans present themselves, and it feels designed to make them more palatable to people who would otherwise recoil at arguments that position trans people as threats. They donāt hate trans people! Theyāre very concerned about them! Think of the risks! Think of the children!! If that language sounds familiar, itās because the anti-abortion movement uses this same playbook. Just like a crisis pregnancy center might advertise itself as offering pre-natal care, counseling or free pregnancy tests, an anti-trans provider might offer āgender exploratoryā therapy or claim to offer valuable information on the āharmsā of transition. Just like reporters being too willing to parrot unsubstantiated, anti-choice claims to the greater public, anti-trans groups are using places like the New York Timesāand the fact that many people within those spaces were already held anti-trans beliefs-- to spread misinformation and position their āexpertsā as the reliable voices on trans care. Quite contrary to articles that claim people are being rushed through transition, accessing gender affirming care remains difficult for most people, especially young people. There are a limited number of places that provide it (and, due to transphobic violence both digital and physical, some of the places that used to arenāt able to anymore), waiting lists, and a dozen other barriers to access. Not to mention that plenty of elements of transition, especially physical transition, require at least a letter from a therapist. And now, on top of that, you have healthcare providers and resources who seek only to discourage or pressure all trans and nonbinary folks into not transitioning. This is a recipe for trans folks, or the people helping them access care, to walk right into a trap, and enables ongoing, anti-trans bias more broadly. Here's a guide from Scarleteen co-director Sam Wall to help trans people, and especially, adults in the lives of trans young people, to identify legitimate ā and illegitimate ā sources of trans care.
Ralph Kerwineo (deceased)
Gender: Transgender man
Sexuality: N/A
DOB: April 1876
RIP: Unknown
Ethnicity: African American, Native American
Occupation: Office clerk
Note: Became most known after a 1914 incident in which Mamie White, the woman who had lived as Kerwineoās wife for over ten years, revealed to the local police Kerwineoās ātrue sexā.Ā It was supposedly in retaliation to a legal marriage of Kerwineo and twenty-one-year-old Dorothy Kleinowski, and resulted in a police arrest and trial for disorderly conduct.Ā The Milwaukee press followed the case with keen interest, however this local coverage did not pathologize Kerwineo, but preferred to describe a story of an upstanding citizen who donned male dress to support female partners. All charges were ultimately dropped.
Local resources for trans Floridians looking to leave the state or find a new HRT provider
Most trans folks here have now learned about SB 254, which has effectively ground gender affirming care to a halt for both youth and adults. You can see my last post here.
1) If you need to request resources, including financial aid, try Southern Equality. Right now, they have mini grants of $500 for people looking to leave the state.
https://southernequality.org/flresources/
Note:Ā SB254 was signed into law on May 17; Campaign for Southern Equality is currently conducting an analysis of the bill and will have upda
2) If you are going to be staying in Florida, but need help finding a new in-state provider that can provide HRT, try the Umbrella Guide. Do note that HRT state-wide seems to be paused while we waiting for the state to create the new informed consent form. I am now hearing this could be as late as July.
A community-driven effort for surfacing resources for Trans Floridians
Feel free to tack on other local resources.
As always, the best way to help trans Floridians is to give them money -- please consider donating to the many GoFundMes out there.
Transgender flag creator Monica Helms with her wife Darlene Wagner and fellow trans activist Kelley Winters, presenting the original trans flag to the Smithsonianās National Museum of American History in 2014
[L to R: Darlene Wagner, Kelley Winters, Monica Helms]
Lots of Good News This Week!!
We are kicking off this week by celebrating good news from New Mexico and Washington State, where pro-trans legislation is advancing. Learn more below!
The Trans Formations Project tracks hateful anti-trans bill proposals in the United States and provides actionable information for holding l
this is an incredibly helpful resource for transgender folks looking to get hrt!
The Appendix: Transmasculine Joy in a Transphobic Culture - Liam Konemann
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-05-04/most-transgender-children-stick-with-gender-identity-5-years-later-study
[Image description: Text that reads āBut to dig deeper, Olson and her team focused on more than 300 children who had undergone a social transition.
About two-thirds were transgender boys, meaning boys who had been assigned a female gender at birth; about one-third were transgender girls.
Solely on the social transition front, Olson noted that over five years only about 7% of the children transitioned back at least once.
By the end of the study period, 94% of the kids continued to identify as the gender they had embraced when first socially transitioning. (That figure includes the just over 1% who had at one point re-transitioned back to their birth gender, before then returning back again to the gender to which they had initially transitioned.)
Of the 6% who did not stick with their initial transition, a little more than 3% described themselves as non-binary by the end of the study period, while just under 3% said they identified with their birth gender. (Identifying with oneās birth gender was notably more common among kids who had socially transitioned before the age of 6.) āInterestingly, we are (italics) not (end italics) finding that the youth who re-transitioned in our study are experiencing that as traumatic,ā Olson noted. āWeāve been finding that when youth are in supportive environments ā supportive in the sense of being OK with the exploration of gender ā both the initial transition and a later re-transition are fine.ā
Indeed, āsocially transitioning youth are [simply] making the same ādecisionsā that cisgender children are making, in that they are seeking clothes, hairstyles, names, accessories, activities and playmates that reflect their gender identity and the resources in their community,ā said Matt Goldenberg, a psychologist in adolescent medicine with the Seattle Childrenās Gender Clinic.ā End description]
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seriously if you step into any offline queer space for like two seconds you'll be staggered by the actual diversity of nonbinary people. I knew someone in college who was amab and balding and had a moustache and dressed like a dad and used she/her pronouns exclusively. I knew multiple people who you'd assume at first sight were cishet who used he/she/they. there are people you can't sort into amab and afab because it's literally impossible to tell because they've been playing 4D gender chess for 30 years.
like. none of it matters. you can make as many boxes and labels as you want, it's not gonna stop people from just being people.
Participate in a study about designing technology for gender transition!
Hi all! Iām looking for participants for the final study of my dissertation and would really appreciate it if you could participate or reblog this. Please see the recruiting message below! Feel free to DM me if you have any questions :)
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We are looking for trans people 18+ to participate in one of two online focus groups! You may be invited to complete a sketching task, followed by a 1.5 hour workshop on Zoom. Then, you have the option to participate in a Discord server to complete additional activities lasting about two days.Ā
All focus groups will be run by a community member who is personally familiar with gender transition. Zoom participants will be compensated with $30 via Paypal or Venmo. If you are selected to participate in the Discord server, youāll receive an additional $20 for a total of $50.
If you would like to be involved, please fill out this survey to express your interest in participating in the study!
https://nd.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pzBKc05Viupw0e
i never see enough tips for trans women/transfem people so. hereās a video that came up about tucking :] (donāt worry she doesnāt use tape at all despite the thumbnail)
TRANSCRIPT:
*rips tape*
āHow to tuck for trans Male to Female, or if youāre just really curious.
First, take that fancy-dancy duct tape, that electrical tape, that athletic tape andā¦Ā
*throws it into a bin with an audible thud*
throw that shit in the trash!
It kinda works, but for the most part it frickinā hurts, you gotta shave all the time and itās really bad for your skin.
Instead, go to Walmart, get yourself a pair of high-waisted tights, and a pair of dr schollās travel compression socks.
*tears packet for high-waisted tights*
Cut the waistband out of your tights, like so.
*tears sock pack with teeth*
Youāre gonna take your socks, and cut to right aboutā¦ here. Then you get this cool little cuff.
Feed waistband into said cuff.
Step into each loop of the cuff. Your thingy should lay nicely in the cuff. Pull up, put on a pair of cute panties and some shorts, and itās like you never even had a penis!
thank you so much for a transcript it completely slipped my mind :]
#DO get some soft socks tho if ur sensitive#and like u know#watch for ingredience#i have a friend who straight up got hives cuz sheās a dummy and#she forgot that she was allergic to polyester @beetlemancyā , your tags were so informative and they might save a life or a thigh.
Saving for personal reasons
For my lovely trans/enby followers who may be interested ā¤ļø
hey! iām starting my own zine! iāll be doing (limited) physical copies (mostly bc theyāll be coming out of my semester printer allowance) and digital copies! my goal is to have it done and ready by end of november!
just bumping this! as of right now (9/8) i have a total of seven submissions (including people who are still working on theirs). thereās no cap on the amount of people being featured so thereās plenty of time to get a submission in!
Need a therapist letter for trans surgery?
Check the GALAP Directory! The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project is a directory of US based therapists organized by state that are willing to write surgery support letters without gatekeeping! Short appointments, generally free letters.
The site lists out therapist names and locations as well as open trans/non-binary status & whether or not a therapist is a PoC.
https://thegalap.org/directory
The GALAP - Directory
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-05-04/most-transgender-children-stick-with-gender-identity-5-years-later-study
Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition (DOI peds.2021-056082)
