#Transitioning

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Sex #Gender #GenderIdentity #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture

2 days ago

Revealing your Gender Does Not Stop at Gender Reveal Parties

It is easy to #identify someone by their #gender and stamp #stereotypical #traits that come with that #gender – all before writing them off as an actual #person. This kind of #gender #stereotyping takes on a different shade when it comes to #trans #individuals.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93k877/gender-reveal-does-not-stop-at-gender-reveal-parties

Eric Maugendre

6 days ago

"Previous IMF interventions may have reduced a country’s ability to invest in transition. Now, the IMF’s response to, or management of, an economic crisis must also consider solutions that are not building the fragilities of the future.

[…] The IMF is facing a steep learning curve."

#E3G: https://www.e3g.org/news/navigating-a-coming-storm-the-imf-and-the-climate-transition/

#IMF #finance #energyTransition #transitioning #transition #promises #money #Georgieva

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewMexico #Transitioning #Healthcare #Immigration #PoliticalAsylum #Representation #Culture

1 week ago

#NewMexico's #genderaffirming #policy #generates #waitlists for #healthcare.

Over the past two years, as nearly half of states passed legislation restricting gender-affirming health care, many transgender people began relocating to states that protect access. But not all those states have had the resources to serve everyone.

https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-11-27/lgbtqia-issues/nms-gender-affirming-policy-generates-waitlists-for-health-care/a87301-1

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ireland #Health #Healthcare #Activism #Transitioning #Representation #Culture

2 weeks ago

#Trans #activists #protest outside #Irish #DepartmentofHealth #demanding #access to #genderaffirming #Healthcare

Protesters gathered outside and led #chants saying, “#Ourbodies, #ourlives, #OurRighTtoDecide” and, “#NGSsa mess what we want is #safe #access.” on the #TransgenderDayofRemembrance (#TDoR).

https://gcn.ie/transgress-ngs-department-of-health-protest/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #Hungary #Transitioning #ComingOut #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #DefundHungary

2 weeks ago

Over 60 #trans #people start #legal #case against #Hungary over #lack of #gender #recognition

As #Hungary continues its #crackdown on #LGBTQ+ #rights, 61 #trans #individuals filed #applications against the #state over #legal #GenderRecognition.

https://gcn.ie/trans-legal-case-hungary-gender-recognition/

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel)

#trans #transgender #transition #transitioning #genderqueer

New piece on Ephemeral Record:

Why "transition" is a fraught concept: https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-transition-93114721

There is a divide between cisgender folks who see "transition" as a process of a transgender person becoming legible to them as the gender they claim themselves to be, and how trans people actually experience it. For some cis folks, "transition" hinges on cis person's acceptance of the trans person "passing" sufficiently enough to "fool" them, and this understanding is rooted in transphobia and transmisogyny.

For trans folks, "transition' can mean a lot of different things, but one unifying theme is the process of arriving at a place where they feel comfortable in their bodies and with themselves. Acceptance from others obviously affects how we feel about ourselves, but the central driving factor is the need to finally feel correct in oneself -- whatever that feels or looks like.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Family #Relationships #ComingOut #Transitioning

‘My #partner #cameout as #trans, now we’re going through this #transition #together’

Anyone in a #relationship with a person #transitioning their #gender will experience #adjustments – from a new #name or #pronouns, to navigating #GenderAffirming #Healthcare.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/17/trans-awareness-week-relationship-coming-out-marriage/

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Health #Healthcare #Massage

#Transgender #MassageTherapists Share #Tips On How to Find #LGBTQ+ #Friendly #Services.

For those unable to access an LGBTQ+ specialist, Lavi says there are three things to do and look for when looking for an #inclusive #therapist: check their #vibe, check their #license, and make sure they respect#draping and #clothing #techniques.

https://taggmagazine.com/trans-massage/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Representation #Culture

#Trans #people are #magic. They should #inspire us all to #live more #authentically

“People have been #taught to #fear the very things that have the potential to set them free.”

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/trans-people-are-magic-should-inspire-us-all-to-live-more-authentically/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Representation #Culture

#Pronouns are the #essence of the human right of #PersonalIdentity & we #stand #unwavering in our #right to #claim them.

#Language isn't just a #tool; it's our #revolution.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/11/pronouns-are-the-essence-of-self-definition-we-stand-unwavering-in-our-right-to-claim-them/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Parents #Allies #ComingOut #Transitioning #Health #Healthcare #Representation #Culture

Watch the healthcare is caring video:

https://youtu.be/a04GLPBx_j4

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Entertainment #Sports #Swimming #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

#Transgender #Man and #Former #Athlete Opens Up About What It Means to Be ‘A Real Man’

In an excerpt from his new #book #He/#She/#They, #former #NCAA #DivisionI #swimmer #SchuylerBailar discusses #standingout, #fittingin, and what it means to be a "real man."

https://www.advocate.com/voices/schuyler-bailar-he-she-they

#Women #TransMen #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare #Transitioning

‘I woke up as me’: #Trans and #nonbinary people on #joy of #topsurgery.

#Genderaffirming #healthcare #saves #lives. Having #topsurgery, a procedure to #remove or #augment #breasttissue, helps #trans #people “enjoy #life”, “feel #happy” and #affirm their #identity."

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/13/trans-awareness-week-top-surgery-joy-non-binary/

4 weeks ago

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning

4 weeks ago

#TransPacker101: How to #Use, #Buy, and #Clean Your #GenderAffirming #Gear.

We spoke to #trans #experts about the best way to build your #bulge.

https://www.them.us/story/trans-packer-how-to-use-buy-and-clean

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Business #Workplace #Allies #Transitioning #ComingOut

4 weeks ago

#StephieElms on realising she was #trans later in life.

"You feel as though you’re #living a #doublelife, and you get #angry as a result of that”

https://diva-magazine.com/2023/11/09/stephie-elms-trans/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning
https://www.hercampus.com/school/sjsu/title-the-unspoken-second-puberty-lets-talk-about-it/

The #Unspoken “#SecondPuberty”: Let’s Talk About It.

What is the “second puberty”? The second puberty isn’t a #medical #term but is used as an #expression to describe the #physical and #emotional #changes that people go through past their #adolescence.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Health #Healthcare #Transitioning

Why it's impossible to #discuss #genderaffirming #Healthcare: 'What's the #problem with #trans #kids?'

#GenderAffirming #Healthcare is a #valid, #science-backed method of #medicine that #saveslives and that #research shows results in better #mentalhealth #outcomes.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/11/01/trans-people-gender-affirming-care/71210635007/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewMexico #Transitioning #Healthcare

As #transgender #healthcare draws #patients to #NewMexico, #waitlists grow.

"With the #influx of #gender-#refugees, #waittimes have increased to the point that my #doctor and I have planned on #biyearly #exams," #FelixWallace, a 30-year-old #transman, said in an #email.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-health-care-new-mexico-waitlists/

golden retriever boyfriend

#TransMasc #trans #transgender #SelfCare #hrt #transitioning

bearded folk of fedi, what are your beard / facial hair care tips?

i don't have a ton of facial hair yet but i have enough that i should probably do something with it, but i have no idea what or how

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TV #Movies #Representation #Culture

#ElliotPage #Admits He '#Struggled To #Function' Prior To #Transitioning.

“For significant periods of my life, I struggled to function on a pretty basic level, it was hard for me to literally sit down, it was hard for me to be productive, for me to be present at all,” #TheUmbrellaAcademy #star explained.

https://www.pride.com/gay-celebrities/elliot-page-transition#rebelltitem1

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/google-searches-am-i-gay-lesbian/

#Google #searches for ‘Am I #gay’ or ‘Am I #lesbian’ #increase 1,300% since 2004.

A “#poignant” #searchterm, “#howtocomeout” being #Googled the most in traditionally #conservative #areas, including #Mississippi and #Kentucky, which it noted “could indicate a more #challenging #environment for #selfdisclosure of #identity”.

TransActual

#Trans #NonBinary #Transitioning

"I am not transitioning because I want to, I am transitioning because I need to. It was transition or die, and I chose the healthier option." Eddie

Alt text: Picture of a person in a grey tee shirt looking towards a cityscape at dusk. Text:"I am not transitioning because I want to, I am transitioning because I need to. It was transition or die, and I chose the healthier option." Eddie

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #TV #Movies #Representation #Culture https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/26/elliot-page-future-transition/

#ElliotPage says he ‘couldn’t see a #future’ before his #transition.

The #actor, who #cameout as #transgender in 2020, spoke to #JayShetty’s #OnPurpose #podcast this week about how much his #mindset has #eased since #transitioning and #living in his #truth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture

My #Gender #Transition Helped Me Realize I Am #Demisexual.

As I became more comfortable with who I was, I became more willing to admit what I did and didn’t want, and more open to the #feelings I did – and didn’t – have.

https://gomag.com/article/my-gender-transition-helped-me-realize-i-am-demisexual/

#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Business #Workplace #Representation #Culture

#Changing #name at #work as a #trans and #nonbinary #person was #scary – but it couldn’t have gone better.

#TheaBardot, the “Thunder” and #chiefexecutive at #LightningTravelRecruitment, tells #PinkNews about their recent #experience of #changing their #name and #transitioning while #running their own #business.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/25/changing-name-at-work-as-a-trans-and-non-binary-person-was-scary-but-it-couldnt-have-gone-better/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Entertainment #Music #Allies #Representation #Culture #RoleModels

#PalomaFaith reveals #heartwarming #conversation with #child about #transitioning.

Paloma is a well-established #ally of the #LGBTQ+ #community, having previously #won #awards for her #Advocacy and #Activism.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/25/paloma-faith-conversation-child-transitioning/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #NHS #Transitioning #GateKeeping #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #WorkingAsIntended

The family of #AliceLitman’s forcibly condemns ‘#nonexistent’ #trans #healthcare in the #UK.

Alice #died from #Suicide in May 2022 after being #referred to an #NHS #gender #clinic in August 2019, and waiting more than 1,000 days for an #initial #assessment.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/24/alice-litman-family-non-existent-trans-healthcare-uk/

Jamie Mason

https://octodon.social/@siege/111281263970671617

So me!! I love my voice now because it's me. Like many trans women, it was an expectation to voice train, and if you didn't, there was an opinion of many that you were not "trans enough," or an "imposter." This was so much so that I never spoke on social media because of it. Out of shame..

Fuck gatekeepers, and know that you are vaild regardless of what your voice sounds like, 'passing' or not, HRT or not, out or not, young or not, on and on.. #trans #transitioning

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #HRT #Health #Healthcare

How to #prevent #osteoporosis – a loss of #bonedensity – and why it is #key to #ageing well.

A third of #women and a fifth of #men over 50 will suffer a #fracture because of #osteoporosis – bones so #porous they can easily #break. Some will #die within a year.

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3238402/how-prevent-osteoporosis-loss-bone-density-and-why-it-key-ageing-well

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #Transitioning #Healthcare #HealthInsurence #StateEmployees #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

#Georgia #settles #lawsuit with #trans #employees seeking #health #coverage.

Three #Transgender #men #sued the #state last year after being #denied #coverage for #treatment they were #prescribed to assist in their #transition.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-settles-lawsuit-with-trans-employees-seeking-health-coverage/JUTTSPJJFZDK7IMSOSCCCOJF7E/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Entertainment #SocialMedia #Youtube #Representation #Culture

#YouTube #star #KrisTyson #cameout as #transgender, and started #living her best #life

Since then, Tyson has been blazing her own trail on her #journey of #selfdiscovery.

https://www.queerty.com/youtube-star-kris-tyson-came-out-as-transgender-and-started-living-her-best-life-20231018

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #Transitioning #Mastectomy #BreastRemoval #BreastAugmentation

#Topsurgery included in #leading #breastsurgery #textbook for first time ever

#BreastSurgery, which is part of the #Companion to #SpecialistSurgicalPractice #series, is an #uptodate and #practical #referenceguide providing the latest #updates on #surgical #practice for those going through #surgicaltraining to established #consultants.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/17/top-surgery-textbook-gender-affirming-healthcare-trans-education/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Detransitioning #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

We must be #advocates for the #genderaffirming #Healthcare

#People deserve to tell their #stories, but it shouldn’t #threaten other people’s access to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #healthcare.

https://dailyiowan.com/2023/10/16/editorial-we-must-be-advocates-for-gender-affirming-care/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Transitioning #ComingOut #Parents #Allies

What #kids #teach us about #gender.

#Genderidentity is not a #choice. #Trans #children do not #decide they are #transgender, they #decide to tell you.

https://www.salon.com/2023/10/17/what-kids-teach-us-about-gender/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Asia #Japan #Transitioning #Progress

#Japan: #Familycourt #rules it’s #unconstitutional to #require #surgery for #legal #gender #change.

This landmark ruling comes as Japan’s Supreme Court mulls over a similar case. A ruling on the #SupremeCourt #case is expected before the year’s end.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/16/japan-surgery-gender-change-unconstitutional/

PSiReN-X :verified_paw:

https://syzito.xyz/@PSiReN/110814101666242174

#We're #Transitioning... #HongKongPhooey... #Chop...!

🧙⚔️🤖🐺🤖⚔️🧙 | 🕵️🍕🦹🦄🦹🍕🕵️

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #Transitioning #GateKeeping #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/13/alice-litman-inquest-trans-waiting-lists-coroner/

#AliceLitman faced ‘#unbearable’ #trans #healthcare wait before #death, #coroner finds.

Long #waitinglists for #genderaffirming #care contributed to a #decline in #AliceLitman’s #mentalhealth, a #coroner has concluded as the #inquest into the #death of the trans 20-year-old drew to a close.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Business #Allies #Representation #Culture

My #wife Zoe surprised her #coworkers when she #cameout as #trans. Then they #surprised her.

She was ready for one #reaction but was greeted with a #beautiful #response

https://www.upworthy.com/my-wife-surprised-her-coworkers-when-she-came-out-as-trans-then-they-surprised-her-rp2

#TransMen #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #HRT #Costco #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

A year after #KansasCity #investigation, another #trans #customer #turnedaway from a #Costco #pharmacy

Late last year, five other #transgender and #nonbinary #patients reported being #denied their #prescribed #testosterone and #Costco’s #pharmacy.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article280392949.html

#WhiteHouse #presssecretary #honors #NationalComingOutDay

#HumanRightsCampaign rolls out new #ComingOut #Guides.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture #NationalComingOutDay

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/11/white-house-press-secretary-honors-national-coming-out-day/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture #NationalComingOutDay

After years of hiding, #AdoreDelano is finally #embracing her #TrueSelf, and feeling better than ever.

This profile is part of #Queerty’s 2023 #OutForGood #series, recognizing #public #figures who’ve had the #courage to #comeout and #makeadifference in the past year.

https://www.queerty.com/after-years-of-hiding-adore-delano-is-finally-embracing-her-true-self-and-feeling-better-than-ever-20231011

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Transitioning #NHS #GateKeeping #WorkingAsIntended #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia

‘She just wanted to #live how she wanted to’: #couple #mourn their #trans #daughter

#AliceLitman, 20, endured almost 3-years of a 5-year wait for a #genderidentity #assessment when she committed #suicide. Her #parents say a complete #overhaul of #trans #care is needed.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/06/she-just-wanted-to-live-how-she-wanted-to-couple-mourn-their-trans-daughter

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Entertainment #Movies #Representation #Culture

3 months ago

#ElliotPage felt #liberated #filming a #shirtless #scene in his new #movie.

"Showing this #dude who's #comfortable and #present and #wakingup in his #body, that means a lot to me."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/elliot-page-felt-liberated-filming-a-shirtless-scene-in-his-new-movie/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #Breastfeeding

3 months ago

Yes, #trans #women can #breastfeed too. Here’s why it’s #safe, #healthy and #good for both #mum and #baby.

Most people assume that only #cisgender #women can #breastfeed, but a combination of #medical #research and #anecdotal #evidence prove this is not the case.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/27/trans-women-breastfeeding-explainer-research/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Sexuality #Intimacy #Relationships

“This does not make you #gay”: #TikTok #bro goes #viral with #video about the many, many #perks of dating #trans #women.

This #macho #socialmedia #star is tackling #transphobia, one #viral #video at a time.

https://www.queerty.com/this-does-not-make-you-gay-tiktok-bro-goes-viral-with-video-about-the-many-many-perks-of-dating-trans-women-20230814

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

#Conservatives Are Now #Blaming #Science For Low #Trans #Regret #Rates.

A new #study shows that #transgender #people who opt for #topsurgery have very little #regret. #Conservatives are predictably #outraged at the #conclusion, going as far as to blame #science

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/conservatives-are-now-blaming-science

#TransMen #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #TopSurgery #Regret

No #regret: #TopSurgery #patients report 100% #satisfaction

A new #study from the #UniversityofMichigan found #regret for #GenderAffirming #Surgery was 0 out of 100.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/no-regrets-top-surgery-patients-report-100-satisfaction/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Aging #Transitioning #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture

“It’s #Overdue”: #TwoSpirit #Elder #DSantiNava Is Ready for a #Revolution.

The #NewMexico-based #musician discusses #transitioning #laterinlife and what he’s #learned from #LGBTQ+ #youth

https://www.them.us/story/two-spirit-dsanti-nava-trans-elders-project

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #ComingOut

We are #failing #young #people by not #trusting them to be the #experts about their own #lives.

‘When I #talk to #young #people, particularly #trans #young #people, I hear a version of my #story reflected back at me’

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/28/young-people-experts-disability/

mia duval 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

I need some advice from trans women about going out on the street female-presenting for the first time.

I am going to have about 10 days home alone in August and I want to take the opportunity to go out for the first time in women’s attire. As my medical transition won’t happen soon enough, I need an outlet to curb my anxiety. I am not confident enough to do it close to home or in a situation in which I will have to interact with people, so I’m planning to drive to a lake about 40km from my place and have a picnic on the shore.

The one part of my body that I feel uncomfortable with in this scenario is my face. I have bought women’s glasses, I also want to buy a large hat and will put some make up on, but I wanted to be able to hide my face even more. I was thinking about getting a wig or some extensions; do you have any advice on this? Any other tips I should follow?

Boots are appreciated to increase reach. Thanks girls! #Trans #Transitioning

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #NHS #Transitioning #GateKeeping #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #WorkingAsIntended

#Appeal #against spiralling #trans #healthcare #waittimes argues #NHS ‘#breached #legal #duty’.

Waiting for a first #appointment at an #NHS #genderclinic are currently up to 5 years long – the #NHS has a #statutory #requirement that at least #92% of #patients should have a #referral-to-#treatment #time of less than 18 weeks.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/12/court-of-appeal-good-law-project-nhs/

#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #Transitioning #Entertainment #TV #Representation #Culture

#Yellowjackets #star #LivHewson says they’ve “never been #happier” after #topsurgery.

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/yellowjackets-star-liv-hewson-says-theyve-never-been-happier-after-top-surgery/

mia duval 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

So, after long internal debates, I finally came out as trans to my wife over the weekend… and it went even worse than I could have possibly imagined. She keeps telling me our marriage was a lie, and doesn’t even seem to believe that I ever loved her at all… I am devastated.

I wish I hadn’t said anything at all. I didn’t want to break her heart like this.

Transitioning is so difficult that I really hoped that I could have her by my side; with her alongside me, I felt I could face the world and confront any rejection or discrimination. Now, I will be left alone, knowing that I made her so unhappy she is questioning her life decisions.

This was not the first step I was hoping for.

#Trans #transitioning

Pria

I just found out that my best friend when I was a kid and into teen years (our mom’s were best friends all our lives), is #transitioning. She wants to get in touch with me BUT we have not spoken in decades because she has been a racist, right-wing asshole for a long, long time.

Does our shared #trans experience, especially at our age, mean I should reach out despite the other aspects or do I continue to just keep her from my life and remember the good times we had as kids?

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #Transitioning #Birthcertificates #Progress #Representation #Culture

6 months ago

#Queensland passes new #law allowing #trans #people over the age of 16 to #selfID on #birthcertificates

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/15/queensland-birth-certificates-trans-self-id/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #GenderIdentity #Sexuality #Intimacy

6 months ago

#ComingOut as #Transgender Was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to My #Sex #life

https://www.popsugar.com/love/coming-out-transgender-helped-sex-life-49185515

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Georgia #Transitioning

7 months ago

#Atlanta #Mayor #AndreDickens #Announces $55,000 in #Funding for #Trans #community

https://thegavoice.com/news/atlanta/mayor-dickens-announces-55000-in-funding-for-trans-community/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #ComingOut #Transitioning #Representation #Culture
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/rae-mcdaniel-interview-lgbtq-therapy-49152295

7 months ago

This #Nonbinary #Therapist Is Asking: "What Does It Look Like For #Trans Folks to #thrive".

So, it goes without saying that #Mentalhealth #services are #crucial for #LGBTQ+ #folks

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Texas #Transitioning #HigherEducation #ComingOut #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coming-out-trans-texas-small-town_n_643e42dee4b011a819bcd19a

I Was #Married With #Kids In #SmallTown #Texas. Then I #CameOut As #transgender — And I Did Not Expect This Outcome.

"My family can’t easily flee #Uvalde or #Texas, escape the people who #hate people like me. Nor do we want to. What will happen to us?"

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Police #Incarceration #Healthcare #Transitioning #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #NoPoliceAtPride

#ChelseaManning describes #transitioning #behindbars while serving her 7-year #sentence: '#Prisons just don't #prioritize #medicalcare'.

"(They) just don't care. They're there to protect the prison, and the workers, the employees — not the inmates. They're not there to advocate for an inmate."

https://www.businessinsider.com/chelsea-manning-transitioning-they-dont-prioritize-medical-care-in-prison-2023-4

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Asia #Vietnam #Transitioning #ComingOut

#Vietnam to introduce #landmark new #bill making it easier for #trans #people to #change #their #gender

The proposed #law would allow people the right to change #genderidentity, request a different gender identity to the one assigned at birth and the right to choose a #medical #intervention #method for #gender-reaffirming #surgery

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/10/vietnam-trans-rights-bill-change-gender/

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Parents #Allies #Transitioning #ComingOut
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/10/transgender-nonbinary-youths-come-out-younger-ages-risks-rise/11566100002/

#Transgender and #nonbinary #youths are #comingout at #younger #ages, #survey says. #Risks remain.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #SocialMedia #Transitioning #Healthcare
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/03/tiktok-stream-mercury-stardust-jory-trans-point-of-pride/

Joyful #queer #TikTok-a-thon raises millions for #trans #healthcare #charity #PointOfPride: ‘#Lives will be changed’

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #History #Representation #Culture https://www.inverse.com/health/gender-affirming-care-history

Uncovering #GenderAffirming #HealthCare’s #Long and #Complicated #History.

It’s been nearly 60 years since the first transgender medical clinic opened in the U.S.

Understanding the history of these treatments in the U.S. can be a helpful guide for citizens and legislators in a year when a record number of bills in statehouses target the rights of transgender people.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #ConversionTherapy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/transgender-conversion-therapy_n_6429e562e4b0c8ff0406e289

I Thought I'd Found A #TransAffirming #therapist. What Happened At Our First Session Shocked Me.

"I was living in a small town in #Idaho at the time, and I needed to find a #therapist who #specialized in working with #transgender people."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Transitioning
https://www.advocate.com/voices/transgender-day-of-visibility-congress

#TransDayOfVisibility: Now Is the Time to #Support, #Encourage, and #Love the #Transgender #Community

"When we create #environments for #transgender #people to #thrive, we create a #society where people can #live the #lives they deserve to live."

Bryn :heart_cyber:

#queer #lgbtq #transitioning #NonBiney #NonBinary

Question for #trans people: if your dead/pre-transition self had no connection to you at all and you passed them on the street, would you find them attractive?

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Anne Fausto Sterling