Trans
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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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 don't know what the best choice is but; what I can say is that:
If I were anywhere in the US atm I'd consider changing any legal documentation once I've fled to a more reasonable pro-LGBTQ+ country
Changing some documentation from afar can be difficult, for example for a legal name change you might have to file the court petition and attend a hearing in-person. Some courts have remote options, but not always. Being able to go in person and ask questions helps.
So it depends on the document and what is required. I know someone who had to travel across the U.S. just to attend a court hearing to update their birth certificate, whereas I was able to update mine easily by mail. Either way, I don't encourage people to wait to get their legal documents in order, I encourage all trans people to get their documents updated ASAP (even before Trump won the election, every year seems worse for trans folks - now is probably better than later).
I guess my point is that it's not that simple, each person will have to evaluate the risks and rewards.