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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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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As others have noted electrolysis is the gold standard. It's pricey though, I paid $100/hr and the tech told me it would take about 60-100 hours to get rid of all my facial hair. I ended up having to stop because my life situation changed, but it worked extremely well. Before that I got laser, which was also expensive, but faster and less painful. One note about laser though, it will not get any hairs lighter than medium brown. If your hair is blonde, light brown, red, or white it won't get those hairs at all. Both are extremely painful though. Laser felt like getting every sunburn I'd ever gotten in my entire life all at once and electrolysis could be used to torture prisoners for information. Getting a numbing cream from your doctor can make the difference between having to stop mid session to cry and finishing.
One thing I didn't see anyone mention though is orange concealer. No matter your hair color facial hair has a blue undertone so the orange will neutralize the color so your foundation can cover it more. You don't even need a full coverage foundation either, a partial coverage foundation blended well will make the shadow invisible.
Guess I should've started transitioning before I started graying.
Didn't think of a numbing cream! I'll look into it ASAP, I keep going and the laser technician needs to turn it down every time to get through the full session... thank you so much! I've always felt cursed with black hair that's visible even when shaved, but knowing that in the long run it'll be better for laser at least, I have hope. I had heard about orange concealer, but never the "why" - thank you loads! <3