donate to gendered intelligence, a trans led group that has several support groups for trans youth, groups specifically for trans poc, and works on advocacy
donate to mosaic trust, which is a club and safe space for trans youth
donate to transactual, a group focused on global trans rights and are based in the uk. they aren’t specifically focused on trans youth but a good organization to help nonetheless
and ofc the obligatory “i am not from the uk and if you are, please let me know what else we can be doing. as i do not live there this is based on what google has told me can help and i’ve platformed.”
Hey, so one alternative to testosterone injections I don't see talked about nearly enough is pellets. I see a lot about topical testosterone, but it's not always super viable for a lot of us. I was on the patch for several months and I keep a small stock of patches in case I'm not able to get my pellets on time, but they always gave me horrific rashes and I sweat so much they usually fall off after a couple of hours. And the gel risks being transferred to pets and kids and such.
Pellets do involve needles, but you aren't going to see them. You're usually lying on your stomach while the doctor implants them in your ass or upper thigh. If you have a good doctor, they'll tell you what they're doing or have a distracting conversation depending on what you need.
And they're great if you're like me and remembering your meds is difficult. You go to the doctor once every three months, you then take it easy for a day or two so the incision can heal, and then you just get to forget about it until it's time for another dose. Because it's a steady slow release over the course of a few months, you don't really get peaks and slumps the way you would with other doses (unless you're on the wrong dose or timetable, but that's something you figure out with your doctor through blood tests and the like).
It's not just an alternative to injections, it's just super convenient. And depending on your health insurance, it may be cheaper than other methods too. (I'm on MassHealth, meaning all medications have a $3.75 copay. But because it's an in-office procedure I'm able to waive that copay and get my hormones for free, no questions asked.)
It's also super easy to microdose if that's what you want to do because of the fact that they're a bunch of small-dose pellets rather than a single implant. And there's no removal either - they just dissolve under your skin to release the testosterone.
I feel like more transmascs need to be aware of the multitude of HRT options available to us because we're constantly being told about injections and occasionally gel or patches and that's it.
hello!! so this is more of a question I have about an identity? I was wondering how exactly trans male lesbians worked, because like from what I know a lesbian is a non man loving a non man, im just confused lol
i do not mean this in a hateful way at all!!! im genuinely curious and want to understand better instead of assuming and saying smth harmful to somebody
i mean a lot of trans men have connections to the lesbian identity from having been. female to male. but a lot of us also feel like our attraction to women is queer or its the label that works best, ext. i consider my attraction to women heterosexual but yeah thats because i feel that its a straight thing rather than a gay thing.
and dont worry about asking! i’d rather you ask us than make assumptions lil
after having an entire hour long conversation with my coworkers about what "degendering" is, and the importance of using trans people's pronouns when you know them- rather than always defaulting to "they/them" no matter what- and still getting "they/them"ed by people I trusted not to fucking do that to me, I have decided that the name and pronouns circle of introductions for new additions to the group will now include the very clearly stated boundary that they do not use "they/them" pronouns for me.
Straight and cis people will say that they are allies, but you will NEVER measure up to my dentist.
Me: "Hey, is it ok if I can change my name on my info from [DEADNAME] to Sai?"
Random woman that I wasn't even talking to in the chair next to me: "Honey, if that's the name you had at birth, [DEADNAME] is your only name."
My dentist, very slowly turning her rolley chair towards the woman: "Shush."
Random woman: "Excuse me?"
Destist: *closes privacy curtain while staring bullets at the lady*
Me: *pissing myself laughing*
My dentist while changing my name in my info (reminder that English is not her first language, she immigrated from Russia): "There, Sai, you have pretty boy teeth. Smile and make all girls swoon."
Me not having the heart to tell her I'm not transmasc but I'm Agender, and still pissing myself laughing: "Thank you [DENTIST NAME]."
[Text ID: a black and white typography edit. it reads "keep transphobia out of the minds of children. transphobia poisons all living things." all the text is underlined. in the bottom left of the image is a small sprout with three leaves and visible roots. there is a black frame border around the edit. the entire image is edited to look photocopied. /End ID]
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