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A community for transfeminine people and experiences.

This is a supportive community for all transfeminine or questioning people. Anyone is welcome to participate in this community but disrupting the safety of this space for trans feminine people is unacceptable and will result in moderator action.

Debate surrounding transgender rights or acceptance will result in an immediate ban.

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This community is supportive of DIY HRT. Unsolicited medical advice or caution being given to people on DIY will result in moderator action.

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Some helpful links:

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.

Support Hotlines:

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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Transgender Chili’s manager fired because ‘personal values and lifestyle did not align’ with chain’s, lawsuit says (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A large number of transgender job applicants don’t even make it past the interview process, according to Ortiz (Andrew Ortiz, a staff attorney at the Transgender Law Center). Further, he pointed out, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, under Donald Trump, has in fact been weaponized against trans people, dropping cases it had brought on behalf of trans employees and instructing career staff not to process trans employees’ complaints.

“We have no faith that this EEOC has any interest in protecting the rights of trans folks, and is even doing things to make it easier to treat them poorly,” Ortiz said.

In an email, Ash Lazarus Orr, press relations manager at Advocates for Trans Equality, said trans people continue to face “major barriers” to employment. Orr cited the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey, an anonymous online survey for transgender people ages 16 and older, which found that more than 80 percent of respondents reported being harassed or discriminated against at work because of their gender identity, more than 10 percent who said they had been fired, forced to resign, or laid off due to it, and a jobless rate among the trans community overall nearing 20 percent.

“The dismissal of trans employees has consequences beyond the individual,” Lazarus Orr said, “it can perpetuate a culture of discrimination and exclusion that discourages talented trans people from pursuing fulfilling careers.”

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago

Guess I just won't come out at work ever... Oh well the capitalists don't deserve me at my best anyway.