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General trans community.
Rules:
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Follow all blahaj.zone rules
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All posts must be trans-related. Other queer-related posts go to c/lgbtq.
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Don't post negative, depressing news articles about trans issues unless there is a call to action or a way to help.
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[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/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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So basic makeup skills can be learned a few ways. A lot of people swear by tutorials like on YouTube/tiktok/wherever, but I never did. Alternatively or additionally look at communities like makeupaddiction on reddit and when you like something seriously look at what they did in order to do it. You'll start to notice techniques that you can adapt for your own purposes.
Practice is going to be the most important thing, just try it out on nights you're staying in (there's a faction of us who learned while recovering from bottom surgery for that reason).
And in that vein, learning what looks good on you will involve learning what colors work with you. I looked awful in the first lipstick I tried because I went with something moderate and ordinary. However with my skin, hair, and eye colors if I'm not going subdued (at which point I personally don't wear any makeup because my face is plenty fine as is, yes I did read a lot of feminism while transitioning), then I'm better off going with dark colors, including lip shades that I've had to give cis women courage to try.
So yeah, trial and error, if you've got any specific questions though I'm happy to share some of what I've learned
Thanks, I will get back to you once I hade my first hand on experience. Any tips on how to judge what is a good fit and what is not? Because ATM whenever I see myself I am not exactly happy with the face and I worry it will transfer over to when I try make up for the first time, as in that I will be hypercritical or not a good / reliable judge of what I see.