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All posts must be trans-related. Other queer-related posts go to c/lgbtq.
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Resources:

Best resource: https://github.com/cvyl/awesome-transgender Site with links to resources for just about anything.

Trevor Project: crisis mental health services for LGBTQ people, lots of helpful information and resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

The Gender Dysphoria Bible: useful info on various aspects of gender dysphoria: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en

StainedGlassWoman: Various useful essays on trans topics: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/

Trans resources: https://trans-resources.info/

[USA] Resources for trans people in the South: https://southernequality.org/resources/transinthesouth/#provider-map

[USA] Report discrimination: https://action.aclu.org/legal-intake/report-lgbtqhiv-discrimination

[USA] Keep track on trans legislation and news: https://www.erininthemorning.com/

[GERMANY] Bundesverband Trans: Find medical trans resources: https://www.bundesverband-trans.de/publikationen/leitfaden-fuer-behandlungssuchende/

[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/

[GERMANY] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität: They have contact information for their advice centers and some general information for trans and intersex people. They also do activism: dgti.org

*this is a work in progress, and these resources are courtesy of users like you! if you have a resource that helped you out in your trans journey, comment below in the pinned post and I'll add here to pass it on

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post your best practices & tips for selfies (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 23 hours ago by kivihiili@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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it can be specific to body features common with being trans or just general photography technique in general, no matter how basic. example photos are ok, but we do not demand them. just thinking this would be a helpful thread to have !!

a tip of ours (for those femme-leaning at least):

having the camera from a more top-down perspective seems to make the jawline look a little nicer. this is true of most others in that they look skinnier, but it especially seems to bring out the femme look in our experience.

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[–] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 hours ago

Try in different light sources, especially when wearing makeup.

Especially with LEDs these days which generate very specific wavelengths of light rather than wider spectrums that incandescent bulbs emit, artificial lighting often changes your look. So if you can, try some natural lighting, or use a light source that has both cool and warm LEDs as opposed to one that has just neutral LEDs.

You'll find different color light sources bring out different colors on your face and cell phones try to correct for that, but most don't do a good job and end up making it worse by overemphasizing certain shades, IMHO.