Transfem
A community for transfeminine people and experiences.
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- The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
- Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
- LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
- Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
- TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
- TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
- Gender Spectrum // Resources for youth, parents and family, educators, mental health professionals and faith leaders.
Support Hotlines:
- The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
- TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
- LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
- 988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.
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Idk maybe you could find a more fucked up picture with fewer pixels for us to study =P Seriously, Sky, this isn't a meaningful image. This image allows you to fill in the blanks with whatever terrible emotions you're feeling at the moment you look at it. It doesn't serve you, and you should treat yourself better than this. You're basically bullying yourself. You should get someone who cares about you to take and select some pictures to share. They have a more objective view of your body and appearance.
Anyone can take a bad picture. I can take a shitty, low res picture that makes me look awful. I often have to take and shuffle through several shots to get the good one. And I'm fucking hot =P
I just feel like it's impossible for hrt or transting to do anything for me. And that's it all just a fanasty and I'll never look at myself and be happy. Body postivey is the same as if I never took hrt for me. Since I legit have no seen a single major change and I look awful.
I feel we've talked about this before, Sky. HRT doesn't change your body. It changes how your body changes. If you don't change your body, your body won't change. You have to take control of your body. You are the only one with the power to change it. It's not going to happen for or to you. You're an adult. Your autonomy is perfect and infinite. Use it. Claim from the universe the Sky shaped space you want.
My issue is what am I supposed to do, loose weight. I'm just curious cause I don't know what to do.
Don't ask me. Is that what you want to do? If you think that would get you closer to the person you want to be, do it. Do everything that you think will make you into the person you want to be. Do every stupid little thing that makes you feel alive. Concentrate your whole body, with its 360 bones and joints, and 84,000 hair follicles, into this question of who Sky is; day and night, without ceasing, hold it before you. You must be to yourself like gulping a hot iron ball, which you can neither swallow nor spit out.
Listen girl, the transition does not auto-magically solve all your inner issues. I personnaly just start now after 8 years of hrt to like what i see in the mirror. Just enjoy being yourself, and don't focus on the details ;)
How has HRT affected how you feel on the inside, appearances ignored?