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The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
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.

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The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
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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Finally Got My Ears Pierced (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I've been wearing cuffs for a while, but I finally got around to piercings this afternoon. Got both lobes and the conch on one side done so far. Have to wait for the conch to heal before getting the other side done, so I don't sleep on it and mess up the angle before it heals. The pain was minimal, even less than I expected, since it was a pro that did it, and the soreness so far is much less than the soreness after wearing cuffs for a few hours, so I'm super excited for it all to heal so I can wear more interesting earnings.

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[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Congrats! I got both my conches done a couple months ago. I tried sleeping on my back for a while but I'm a side sleeper so it kinda sucked. I got an ear pillow recently and it's great. Highly recommend.

[–] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I had originally intended to get both at once, but my piercer was pretty adamant about only doing one side at a time for the conch. Too much risk of messing up the angle of the hole in the cartilage or other issues. They have a lot of experience and were in healthcare before, so I trusted their judgment. My hair is at a length where they're covered most of the time, and I won't be able to use rings and more noticeable stuff for a while, anyway. And yeah I'm mostly a side sleeper, so that is probably better anyway. Might check out the pillow though. I do like being able to switch sides at night so that's going to be a challenge, lol.