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The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
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LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
Rainbow Railroad // A non-profit international humans rights organization helping at risk LGBTQ+ people relocate to safety.

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The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
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LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.

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Gender affirmation before diagnosis (piefed.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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37 years young. Tomorrow, I'm finally asking my home physician to send me to a gender identity clinic to assess whether I have dysphoria according to my country's standards and policies. If my physician does send me there, then within a few years I might get the much needed diagnosis and then I will finally be eligible for HRT.

MEANWHILE.

I have made a list of things that I can start exploring in order to feel more comfortable with the woman within. Gosh... Please excuse my phrasing. I'm so effing closeted. 😅

Hair removal - booked!!! Going on the 27th.
Perfumes - planned!!! Trying some out tomorrow.
Nails - don't even know where to start. I have NEVER even given these babies a second's thought. 😭
Wigs - I have no hair. If and when I get diagnosed, the state will provide a certain amount every year to buy wigs and they will refer me to a professional wig maker as part of the treatment for dysphoria.
Makeup - no idea where to start. Is there ANY other way than watching YouTube tutorials? Although I totally accept that this probably is the most effective way.
Clothes - am I just supposed to try on everything I find pretty? 😅🩷🩵🤍

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[–] akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone [S] 10 points 4 months ago

Finally back on a PC and keyboard 😅

What got deleted earlier was, although not in its full glory:

"English please. 😭" was just a really bad joke, trying to imply that makeup, to me, is like a foreign language that I don't understand.

I can't stop smiling just by the thought of trying on nail polish! 😆💙 Maybe I'll check some out tomorrow when I'm also looking for perfumes.

There is a great thrift store where I live with a great selection of clothes that send a great variety of expression and identity! I live in isolation, but there might be one person whom I could ask to lend me, or even hang out with me when I try out, their nail polish. Although I can't stop wondering what she'll say when I ask her not to call me a boy.

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