Sorry for the filthy mirror lol im trying to grow my hair out, I can't get hrt now since I live in a very transphobic country and with unsupportive parents. I hope I can get hrt in like a year and a half when I move out but im really scared cus I dont want to get any more masculine. ヽ(´Д｀;)ノ

I used to upload my photos here, but theres been a period where i didnt feel the need to be a woman, i try to not think about it a lot, but now, my need to be a woman its stronger than b4, its and trate feeling tho, but now i think that i just prefer to look more femenine. I think this urge borns because im close to turn 21, and my beard Shade its starting to notice, is something that i thought that could never happen to me but its happening so, in thinking doing something about it, but dont know wha.

want to start HRT, but live in Texas and don't know where to start. I was hoping someone could give me some information on starting. I'm ftm btw!

Hi all, sorry for posting this study again (first posted here in July)! I try to only post each phase of my studies once in each sub/group to avoid spamming, but I have had some cancellations for the bilingual focus group and am in need of a few more participants. Details below, with English translation available at the bottom.

¡Hola a todes! Me llamo Jamie Taber (they/elle) y soy estudiante de doctorado no binarie transmasculine y blanque en el programa de psicología de salud y ciencia clínica del CUNY Graduate Center y el Laboratorio de Salud de Minorías Sexuales y de Género en Baruch College. Estoy buscando participantes bilingües para un grupo focal del estudio de investigación de disociación y transnormatividad racializada (DART). En este estudio pagado, los participantes acudirán a un grupo focal virtual de 3 horas por Zoom para ayudarnos a traducir evaluaciones nuevas sobre la disociación de género y la transnormatividad racializada (es decir, cómo las normas para las personas trans se basan en la supremacía blanca y el colonialismo). ¡No se necesita experiencia profesional en traducción!

Podrías ser eligible si:

• Tienes 18 años o más
• Eres trans, no binario/a/e, o de género diverso
• Eres marginado/a/e racial/étnicamente o una persona de color
• Vives en los Estados Unidos o sus territorios
• Te sientes cómodo/a/e con el inglés
• Eres hispano parlante

Los participantes eligibles que completen todas las actividades del estudio, incluyendo el grupo focal y una encuesta breve para revisar la evaluación final, pueden recibir hasta $90 en tarjetas de regalo electrónicas.

Para más información y completar la encuesta de selección, haz clic en el enlace o escanea el código QR del volante, o ve a: https://baruch.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39TgKhuJmvHYgqq

La declaración de divulgación de consentimiento informado para la investigación con personas trans (TRICON) está disponible en https://linktr.ee/TransDissociate.

¡Gracias!

Translation:

Hello everyone! My name is Jamie Taber (they/elle) and I am a white transmasculine nonbinary doctoral student in the Health Psychology and Clinical Science program at the CUNY Graduate Center and the Sexual and Gender Minority Health Lab at Baruch College. I am looking for bilingual participants for a focus group for the Dissociation and Racialized Transnormativity (DART) Study. In this paid research study, participants will attend a 3-hour virtual focus group via Zoom to help translate new measures of gender dissociation and racialized transnormativity (i.e., how the norms for trans people are built on white supremacy and colonialism). No professional translation experience needed!

You may be eligible if you are:

• 18 years or older
• Trans, nonbinary, or gender diverse
• Racially/ethnically marginalized or a Person of Color
• Currently living in the United States or a U.S. territory
• Comfortable with verbal discussions in English
• A native Spanish speaker

Eligible participants who complete all study activities, including the focus group and a brief survey to review the final questionnaire, can receive up to $90 in electronic gift cards.

You can find more information and complete the screening survey by clicking the link or scanning the QR code in the flyer, or by going to: https://baruch.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39TgKhuJmvHYgqq

The Transgender Research Informed Consent (TRICON) disclosure statement is available at https://linktr.ee/TransDissociate.

Thanks!

hi there!

so i've been on hrt pellet implants for the last two years and my PCP just...disappeared. I am trying to find a new doctor in the Chicago area who will perform this procedure for me. i know it's usually not covered by insurance and that is fine. i've heard a good way to find a doctor who will do this is word of mouth so please reply or dm if you've got a lead :)

Hey hey, I'm very socially awkward and anxious but most sources I've found to help transition always mention a good community or people but I don't really trust my family enough to tell them yet.

I'm currently male, wanting to transition to female, 21. I know reddit's not the best place for this, but I don't have a Facebook, and other social media apps suck at connecting you with new people.

I live in the broken-arrow/Tulsa, Oklahoma area if there's someone else who needs a friend. I don't mind in person, but would rather we start online. (Social anxiety and what not). I also wouldn't mind a purely online friendship

Virtual consult

So i have a virtual consult with foria care next week. This will be my first step to transition... can someone tell me whats going to happen.. what questions ill be asked..should I have somthing prepared ..im nervous

Hello, when i came out as trans i started growing my hair (2018) its nice and long lol but u don't have an specific cut, meaning everywhere is the same length, i don't want it shorter but i finally think is time to have a cut that could better favor my face, so I'm looking for recommendations for it, any ideas? ✨

I’m fresh out of school, my mother keeps pushing me away from wanting hrt and I literally can’t find a job. I have no money to my name so I figured eh it can’t be that hard to find a job nope, all summer I looked for job opportunities and I got 1 interview and 2 callbacks. I really don’t have a support in this and have no way for hrt, I was considering the army and just doing that for money because at this point it seems like the only option. If anyone has advice or knows ways I could get interviews easier let me know please.

I came out to my family a few weeks ago and since then I felt comfortable enough to actually start a transition. Really wanted to shave my legs. My arms aren’t really that dysphoric for me so my legs and ass were the main items of interest. I don’t really own any equipment and I’m broke as shit so I can’t really buy anything unless it’s under $15AUD. I tried shaving after a shower by using scissors to trim the hair to a shave-able length, and using the safety shaver I use for my face (with a new blade ofc). I’ve had two problems so far;

1. It wasn’t very effective. There’s still a lot of hair.
2. Now there’s hair clippings everywhere and I can’t get them out of my hands. I showered like 3 times and I still can’t get the clippings off me.

Any help for this is appreciated. I’d like to know what I did wrong and what I can do next time. Im not sure if I’m comfortable posting a picture of this publicly but if it’ll help, I can dm anyone who asks a pic of it. Anything to fix this minor catastrophe…

Thanks in advance.

This is a before in 2023 and a after today in 2026 and I feel like besides my hair getting better, much better emotionally and breast growth nothing much has changed being on hrt. I don't know what to do at this point I'm so tired looking in a mirror and panicking from dysphoria, bangs helped but a single gust of wind can blow it up revealing my big forehead which I hate but surgery terrifies me I dont know what to do or where to go I hate this and looking like this TwT

I’m currently covered by state medicaid (superior hp) due to being in a lower income home. I’ve been seeing an endocrinologist and they prescribed me 3 months worth of vials about a week ago. I had some issues with the insurance and had to pay out of pocket, though I only purchased a month’s supply. Although I have been saving up, I will not be able to afford paying out of pocket for more than a couple of months.
Also, I was sent a letter in the mail stating the denial of coverage due to the diagnosis not meeting the insurance’s policy guidelines along with information for an appeal. Does this mean the appointments with the endocrinologist will no longer be covered?

Additional Information:
I live in texas, currently unemployed, and attending college full-time. 18M | Rx: testosterone cypionate 200mg/ml (if relevant)

Questions:
- For those who live in texas, do you know of any insurance companies that will cover hormonal therapy for gender identity disorder of childhood F64.2 at a low cost?
- Does Ambetter follow these strict policies on hormonal treatment?

-Any other resources or information that can help others with this?

So, as the title says, it's been two years now and I don't expect much more to happen. I've been thinking about FFS (i'm mtf), but apparently there are no really safe and professional options in my country. Strangers 90% of the time address me as Mr. I think it's time to accept that this is it and I have no idea how to cope with that.

(pls don't try to tell me, that I should wait more and see what happens, because it is unlikely and I need to learn to live with what I got rn)

For context, I’ve been questioning my gender identity for an extremely long time. When I finally worked up the courage to tell my parents that I was interested in starting HRT after moving across the country, I was told that I was “not ready” and “had not put the work in.” This was AFTER months of therapy just to become comfortable expressing my desires.

A few months passed, and with the help of my psychiatrist, I got set up with a doctor and started HRT without consulting my parents because it’s MY decision. I started doing injections and taking spiro, and I genuinely felt happier and more at peace.

The cat suddenly got out of the bag when my mom went through my room without my knowledge and stumbled upon my HRT supplies. Shortly afterward, my parents confronted me separately. My mom called me selfish, impulsive, and a compulsive liar. My dad said I had no marketable skills and was going to end up homeless. It really hurt to hear those things, but I decided to push through and continue tolerating living with them. Until yesterday…

My mom burst into my room and berated me for over an hour, bringing up every mistake I’ve ever made. She said I don’t care about anyone but myself, that I’m lying to my family AND my therapist to “get what I want,” and that I’m not actually doing anything to fix my problems. Additionally, she claimed that she no longer knows how to help me.

I desperately need help and advice on how I can get out of my parents’ house and start living my life without constant judgment, ridicule, and criticism.

Okay so for some context i am trans ftm i did come out to my mother officially tonight however she already knew she is kinda accepting, i really want to come out to my father as i live with him and his parents/my grand parents however i am very worried he might not accept me however he has showed zero signs of being transphobic even when i mentioned trans people i am still very scared at the chance he or his parents wont accept it and or support it, how could i come out? any advice you can share to help me :,>