gnawing on it

❝Transgender women in the study group suffered 8x times as many head injuries as the controls, 36x as many facial injuries, and 5x times as many chest injuries.❞

For all those wondering why the title doesn't say this, it's because the study doesn't say this either.

While the cause of the injuries may be obvious, it's not technically known, and science speaks for what is known.

I just have the crippling feeling of everything taking too many steps. Do you have any tips for girls for all the pre work? The electrolysis feels so daunting....

thanks and best wishes with your recovery

this is what it's all about <3 i'm so very proud of you sis. it took a long time for me to start actually taking steps and stop seeing it as impossible, out of reach goal. in fact i started and stopped the process several times over the years because i let fear get to me. needless to say, it's been one of the best decisions i've ever made to actually pursue it.

it can certainly feel daunting! but it's also much more doable than it seems. obviously i don't know where you're living anon so the specifics will vary, but here's a secret: i didn't get electrolysis! you don't have to! there are many surgeons who require it, yes, but not all of them do! the fact is, there's not a consensus on whether electrolysis vs laser vs follicle scraping works best, and they all work, and so it's really up to the individual surgeons and their techniques. my surgeon, Dr Eidelson in DC, does follicle scraping during surgery and does not require any hair removal beforehand! her colleague at the practice, Dr Ramineni, is the same. she also did a fellowship in Montreal with Dr Brassard before coming back to the states, and you guessed it, Brassard doesn't require hair removal beforehand either!

my biggest advice would be to do your research, don't be afraid to scour websites and reach out to other girls on here or on reddit or wherever else, reach out to surgeons with questions. get a list of things You want out of a surgical outcome, i guarantee you can find a good surgeon who can provide them all to you. i loved the aesthetic results coming out of GRS Montreal, and i didn't want to do hair removal beforehand, and i wanted someone who accepted my insurance in the states. and i found Dr Eidelson! fun fact, Ramineni's practice also doesn't impose BMI limits to my knowledge.

there are so many more options than what a lot of girls know going into this. it can seem daunting, but do your research! really get into it, start shopping around, there are so many different techniques and outcomes and pre-op procedures and there are so, so many ways to get a result you will be in love with. i believe in you sis, you've got this. if i could do it so can you <3

nope, sorry, it's for transfems specifically.

"-to check accounts for transphobia-"

you mean transmisogyny.

"but trans women started using it to-"

it was ours to begin with.

"-mark innocent people red."

mark transmisogynists red. you don't think they're transmisogynists because you don't take transfems seriously.

can you find someone marked red, look me in the eyes, and honestly tell me they haven't done any of the following:

-said men are oppressed/misandry is an issue

-defended afab-only spaces

-opposed transfeminists

-claimed transfeminist terminology is an attack on other marginalized groups

-spread rumors about a transfem being a predator without evidence

-participated in lolcowing a transfem

-tried to reclaim femboy culture as a non-transfem

-defended male socialization theory

-implied transfems are generally dangerous

-accused a transfem of being an evil pervert while excusing non-transfems engaging in similar kinks

-claimed transmascs have no privilege or power over transfems

-claimed most transfeminists are white/bourgeoisie

-called trans women bitches, cunts, or racial slurs

Sure if you mark someone one way or another on your browser, they stay that way for you.

But for someone you've never seen before to be marked red, that means the majority of users who saw that account and made any input at all, all came to the conclusion that that person was bad news.

Notjust a few, but the majority who carry the extension and had anything to say about that user.

I'm still very behind on my car payment and receiving constant harrasment about possible repossession over it, and the car's registration needs to be paid for the year.

If you're able to help out at all, even if just a bit for gas and groceries, it means the world to me

cash

here's the sexual content guidelines saying nudity is ok

here's the bit from the termination email telling you you can make a new account as long as it doesn't break the same rule

here's the guidelines for what counts as explicit (not mature, aka grounds for content deletion)

here's the section telling us that you will always be able to respond to content getting flagged as explicit (lie)

here's the section where it says you will be notified when your accunt gets terminated, and that the appeals are reviewed by humans (both lies)

and by the way, posting a single thing against ToS isn't supposed to be grounds for deletion,