If you are having trouble finding an endo in your location or are sick of traveling far to get to one, consider contacting your local Planned Parenthood.
I was traveling all the way to Seattle on a 2 hour bus just to see my endo and it was a pain and I actually decided to stop taking testosterone just to avoid the stress of traveling to the city alone just sit in office for less than 5 minutes and be sent home. When I first moved here (2 years ago) I was told that they were working on offering HRT but I never heard anything more. Last month I called on a whim and sure enough, they now offer it and just started in June. I now go somewhere that’s only 18 minutes away by bus which is very nice and convenient. I also know some of my friends that live in more rural areas now have somewhere to go when they didn’t before which is nice.
Whether or not your insurance pays for HRT may still be an issue, but Planned Parenthood does take all types of insurance I believe and they also offer a sliding scale program for those that have trouble affording appointments.
Anywho, I hope this information helps someone like it helped me! I haven’t really seen a lot of people taking about yet so I wanted to get the word out there for those who need it!
To any trans women and transfeminine followers of mine, did you know there’s a pretty huge Etsy store which does gaff underwear and swimsuits specifically designed for trans people amongst its products? They go in a pretty decent range of sizes, including sizes for young girls, and while I do not personally know anyone who has used them, there’s a fuckton of positive reviews on the Etsy store. They have a ton of colours to choose from, different fabric choices, the works.
And for once they’re not marked “for crossdressers” too, they actually under “transgender”, so that’s (depressingly) unusual.
I’m mostly posting this because I’ve seen a lot of younger people recently in particular saying they never knew what gaffs were… a lot of people find them WAY MORE comfortable and convenient than tucking, so I would recommend looking into them if you’ve never done so before!
And even if you yourself don’t use or need this stuff, do pass this kind of info on to any friends of yours that might, guys! There’s always like a million more PSAs about transmasc stuff as opposed to transfem stuf tbh…
This is a *really good* article that both handles anatomy concerns and presumes zero background makeup knowledge. Well done.
It’s amazing that the cover photo is showing both older women and people of color, something that the media consistently ignores regarding the trans community.
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