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In general this account will be focused on my personal rambling rather than the LGBTQ human rights crises. But I have collected a few resources over the last year and will put them here for others. 🧵
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Safety first: a self-defense study guide for trans women and GNC / non-binary AMAB folks:
This guide is about understanding a potentially unsafe situation, from microaggressions to violence, and de-escalating, getting out, and handling the reality of a world that will not step in to protect us. It's advice is great for anyone.
The accessible text from the pictures is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFmz2J-EF9TN_xDtanOUfOm2DJbDeOU5wmovJKdOTiY/edit?usp=sharing
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#safety #trans #support #moving #lgbtq
For those who are looking to move to safer states, this quick guide has:
- A list of safe states, with links into TransgenderMap.
- Data for filtering out likely hostile employers.
- Links to find medical support, community, and legal help.
- Moving checklists.
It's intended to be a starting point to help build your own plan.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nxDM_mOwl5X223wWNXJrZ3juDKCwLu429JLu8AxAvrI/edit?usp=sharing
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#trans #support #hrt #diy #transfem
For those who cannot access HRT through their medical system, these links may be of help:
* https://diyhrt.github.io/ (fem and masc) - Guides for obtaining HRT
* https://otokonokopharma.com/ (fem and masc) - A supplier of HRT
* https://www.reddit.com/r/estrogel/ (fem) - Discussion of safe methods for homebrew estrogen gels
* https://groups.io/g/MTFHRT/wiki/29602 (fem) - Homebrew HRT
* https://files.catbox.moe/ax9efj.pdf (fem) - Homebrew HRT
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For surviving mentally and emotionally:
* This whole thread: https://twitter.com/AmazonChique/status/1541096006158123008
* Austin Brown's "I'm Still Here", about a different civil rights struggle but useful for anyone. The part about working after the death of hope was important to me: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555849/im-still-here-by-austin-channing-brown/
* An amazing personal essay by @AmethystDragon , about rejecting the tools of oppression and embracing our own joy and lives as a way to fight it: https://starshipgender.blogspot.com/2022/05/pursuing-joy-in-defiance-of-oppression.html
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#trans #support #transfem #mtf
For the (fem) transition itself:
* Reddit user 2d4d_data has written a series of posts about her transition. She is *very* detailed, and transitioned in her 30's while married:
https://www.reddit.com/user/2d4d_data/comments/axeax8/my_mtf_transition_story_series/
* What to expect on feminizing HRT, written by @twipped , of the Gender Dysphoria Bible fame. An excellent list, and so far I every change I have heard of has been on it: https://curvyandtrans.com/p/5011BD/second-puberty-101
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#safety #trans #support #moving #lgbtq
* Courtesy @erosdiscordia , obtaining a US passport: https://hackers.town/@erosdiscordia/107743739972295921
* An interactive map of LGBTQ legal rights by countries: https://www.equaldex.com/
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#safety #trans #support #lgbtq
The recent SWATting of Clara Sorrenti (keffals) shows a problem in #twofactorauthentication systems: if your 2FA is your phone, and the police confiscate it, then you may lose access to *everything* that relies on it. For months!
Social media, banking, credit cards, even 401K -- every way to access cash and help might instantly become unavailable. Especially over a weekend or holiday!
Plan what to do if your phone is lost/taken.
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@AutumnMeowMeow Also good: Erin Reed's map of informed consent HRT:
An article that explains it:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.them.us/story/informed-consent-hrt-map-trans-healthcare/amp
It says it's just for the U.S. and it mostly focuses there, but some clinics from all over the world have since been added.
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@AutumnMeowMeow FYI that what to expect post is now deprecated in favor of the gender dysphoria bible https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en/second-puberty-fem
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#trans #support #fascism
A great practical overview of how to physically get out and stay out of a trans-hostile USA.
https://transrescue.org/the-usa-is-sliding-into-fascism-how-to-leave