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General trans community.

Rules:

  1. Follow all blahaj.zone rules

  2. All posts must be trans-related. Other queer-related posts go to c/lgbtq.

  3. 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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago

I love our community. Trans people and our allies are awesome. I definitely couldn't survive without them. As an only child, I feel like yall are the siblings I never had. Even though we live far apart, we share so much.

Transitioning has taught me a lot about myself. I learned I am very strong, brave, gentle, compassionate. Maybe I'm not as bad looking as I always thought. I always assumed I was cold, logical, and distant. But it turns out once I overcome my social anxiety, I am warm, intuitive and touchy-feely, with deep and complex emotions, and a desire to help others feel better.

I love finally being comfortable shopping for clothes. I love being able to imagine myself with a given style, and then making it happen.

It's like transitioning is a cheat code that has unlocked so much of myself that was hidden or dormant until now. Cis people can take these things for granted if they've always had them, but for me, it is brand new and wonderful.