Congratulations, I'm so glad your shipment came in. Very proud of you for getting some help with your first injection :) it gets easier as time goes on.
This community is CATEGORICALLY supportive of DIY HRT. You do not have the right to insert yourself into her decision to take DIY. She does not need you to inform her of the risks. Or for you to interrogate her over whether she knows what she's doing.
I've removed all your comments and banned you for the day. Please read the rules of this community before engaging here.
Not really, no. The main difference is that body razors have a differently shaped razor attachment. It's a bit wider and has a bevel around it to make it easier to use on parts of your body with curves like your legs. They also usually have different built-in skin hydrating bars or whatever they're called to make it easier on your skin, I think. Honestly, I'm not too clear on it, haha.
I shave using the Schick hydro silk razors once a week. I usually don't get any cuts and if I do I replace the blade. I have a pack of 9 that you can buy to have on hand. You should replace them regularly cause when they get dull, they're more likely to dig in and cut you. I use sensitive skin shaving cream, no particular brand whatevers on sale. I also use this razor on sensitive areas once a week and find it works just fine. I have a specific shaving routine to try and minimize in grown hairs and skin irritation. Whenever I shave, and whenever I shower more generally, I use a body lotion to keep my skin hydrated. Super easy to dry out and that will also impact your results with body shaving.
On the higher end there's still like epilators and IPL devices, which might be worth looking into long term. Shaving suits me fine. For me it's worth the half an hour time investment once a week.
It's okay! Early on will be a lot of community building and connecting with people and groups who are interested in what we're doing or have similar goals. You are welcome to join whenever you are able or feel prepared to do so!
I will try and make a regular habit of posting some form of updates here to keep the topic fresh in people's minds and generate new interest.
Thank you!
I can definitely see how it would. For the moment, I'm starting off small-scale. I was initially looking into more closed ended support networks but pivoted to mutual aid in part because it avoids a lot of problems like that.
Sorry to hear your appointment didn't go well. :( are your parents unsupportive of your transition? Hope you're safe. We're here for you.
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You're right that leaving is your best bet. That isn't a reality for millions of queer people, however. Leaving isn't always feasible, or many of the queer people still in deep red states would already be gone.
It's time for us to make moves to prepare ourselves to contend with this administration and political agenda. Networks need to be made, connections between suppliers of DIY hormones and communities at risk of losing Healthcare need to be established.
As much as we need to help people get out, we also need to confront the fact that not everyone can, and this is the reality we live in now. I'm just saying, "Get out while you still can" isn't enough. We need to ready ourselves for a much more long-term fight against this system. Everyone who can should be getting involved.
I'm fine with people venting, but thats not the same thing as saying "Just remember that anyone who enabled Trump... on the left... committed an act of violence against the LGBT community... These communities, even on lemmy, should not be allowed to come back from this transgression.". Anyway, I've said what I will on it. You are welcome to continue to participate here, just not to do that.
You are welcome to your opinon, and I agree that support for Trump is itself an act of violence against trans people. I have not seen anyone on the left besides accelerationists, of whom there are very few, arguing in favor of voting for Trump. I have seen many people on the left criticizing the democratic party. Critcizing the DNC is not one and the same with supporting Trump.
You aren't being excluded here, you are welcome to voice your opinion, but you are not welcome to turn this post into a platform to call for users to view some other communities on lemmy in a particular way. There are lots of communities you can request brigading from, this just isn't one of them.
This community is for all transfeminine people to share whatever they want to. You are absolutely welcome to talk about your dysphoria here. This space is for you.