Curated queer links
I put together this list of links that have helped me throughout my transition. Be aware that much of this is transfem-oriented, as I am one myself.
Questioning
- 💖 Turn Me Into A Girl! 💖
- The Gender Dysphoria Bible
- How To Figure Out If You're Trans -- and Stained Glass Woman's seven part series on discovering herself:
- Gender Dysphoria Isn’t What You Think…
- Depersonalization in gender dysphoria: widespread and widely unrecognized
- NightlingBug's Twitter thread (or my backup of it)
Deeper questioning
- The Button Test: How A Button Press Helps Trans People Find Themselves
- “That was dysphoria?” 8 signs and symptoms of indirect gender dysphoria
- Gender Desire vs. Gender Identity
- It’s Just a Fetish, Right?
- Beneath the Surface
Acceptance
Coming out
Clothing and measurements
- Clothing Size Charts – Transpulse & TransGender Pulse Transgender Resources
- A Bra That Fits MtF guide
- A Bra That Fits Calculator
Hormone therapy
If you're considering feminizing HRT, I suggest reading these:
- This repost on Tumblr regarding the effects of HRT
- Estrogenic Second Puberty 101 / Androgenic Second Puberty 101 from the Gender Dysphoria Bible
Getting HRT
- Erin's Informed Consent HRT Map: How To Obtain Transgender Hormone Therapy Easily
- The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project
Advanced HRT info
Name and gender changes
Someone you know is trans
- How to Show Your Trans Friend You Care
- Things I Want My Cis Friends To Know
- Help! Somebody I love is transgender
- What Does All This Trans Stuff Mean?
- Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
- Misgendering: What it is and why it matters - Harvard Health