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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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The trans-prefix means 'across' , 'on the other side of'. Personally I consider that to mean that transgender = on the opposite side of the spectrum from where you were assigned at birth. So male -> female or female -> male (usually). I wouldn't automatically consider a non-binary person trans, because they effectively reject the spectrum altogether (so they can't be 'on the other side' of it either).
To me that's what makes most sense, but as stated elsewhere in this thread it really, really doesn't matter. Pick whatever labels feel comfortable for your, or pick none at all if none seem to fit best.
That's a great point. I honestly like the trans flag very much and I'm probably going to use it and wear it since it's cute and will make other people feel comfortable but will probably use the label strategically to avoid confusion with others thinking I'm a different kind of trans than I actually am. It seems my fear of being seen as appropriating is probably overthought as well.