Hello gals and pals, I know this may seem abstract and "could never happen" and as most people around me say "collapse is a slow process so you'll have time" but as the Seneca effect has shown - that is usually not true - collapse can and mostly likely will be much faster than we imagine.
And considering geopolitical tensions and the fact that most hormone precursors are made in China I can see the supply drying up almost entirely
I guess my question is - how are you preparing?
For me community is a massive one - learning where to get blood work done outside the system, how to diy, how to get in touch with homebrewers - but at the same time I've not found anyone who actually makes hormones from scratch - most still mix existing precursors into injectables.
I've though about storing pills and making them into stickies ~~but I still doubt they'd last more than 5 years even if stored in ideal conditions.~~ on further research it appears pills could retain 50% or more of their potency for 15-20 years if stored in extra vaccum sealed packaging in a cool dark place
And I know the HRT pharmaceutical business is much bigger than just trans people but AFAIK very few cis people cannot live without exogenous hormones as most produce at least some by themselves - which I dont think is the case if you're trans and have been on HRT for years/decades (not to mention after bottom surgery) - so I can see how their production can get deprioritised in favor of much more critical things like insulin for example.
How are you dealing with all of this?
I'm sorry but you have to recognise that Ukrainians are refugees and those that want to return are expecting to do so once the war is over (ie making it not an ethnic cleansing) while the same is not the case for Palestinians (ie the "one-way journey") which is the part that makes this an ethnic cleansing