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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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Because women liked me as a guy.
Then one day someone was interested, but not just that. She was also genuinely emotionally available and I knew that's what I wanted.
Up until that point I had only been with emotionally reserved women. After a lot of consideration I figured out that that wasn't for me any more.
But.. for some unexpected reason I was overcome by fear, and I just stood there all frozen. I knew I was ready and got lucky and wanted to connect, but I was just so deeply frightened somehow. It was confusing and I gave her short answers. I felt bad for her.
I waited for her to leave. After like 15 minutes or so she finally got the message and left. I didn't want her to leave.
It confused me and that's when I realized it was simply because I couldn't show my true self and my emotions.
After that I started taking it very seriously and within months my egg cracked, and I realized how sad my life would be without me.
Fucking mood.
So happy to hear you have not only embraced your true self but are so much happier for it ❤️
Thanks! What's weird is that I always considered myself to be authentic, and I received compliments along those lines too. Being human is a tricky business.
What's also weird is that right at this moment I'm both depressed and the happiest I've ever been. Cuz I'm healing!