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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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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I have an orchi surgery date coming up in a couple months - I think I can feel scared about the commitment of it all, but on the other hand I absolutely cannot wait. I feel excited and happy, while also a bit scared and apprehensive.
Also, had a scare recently, for laser hair removal I've been using anesten (a 10% lidocaine cream) for the pain, and they were unexpectedly completely out of stock, and my own stock was running low - it seemed like I might run out before my next laser appointment.
Luckily I checked back later and was able to buy a large amount so I should be OK, but I realized I have no real back-up plan in case anesten goes out of business, and 5% lidocaine seems almost entirely useless. I guess I would reach out to my doctor and try a compounding pharmacy, but I already depend on that for a 26% cream, and I worry he won't want to send multiple prescriptions or to do it frequently enough for my needs (I have three rotating laser appointments every 5 weeks).
congratsss!!
thank you!! Insurance won't cover the surgery until I've been on HRT for a year, and I scheduled the surgery as close to my HRT-anniversary as possible 😅 I look forward most of all to the mental health benefits of not having organs producing large amounts of testosterone.