#DIY HRT

[michaelmilkers]

in 2004 george w bush won the presidential election and promised in his acceptance speech to codify a federal ban on gay marriage. 30 states passed bans on gay marriage in the wake of his re-election. and then they fell. one by one by one. it has to get worse before it gets better.

queers. trans people especially. our attitude for the next decade has to be “we’re not fucking scared of you”. do you understand? this has always been at the core of who we are and what we do. we fucking move. we take up space or carve out our own with our bare hands. we take care of us.

do you know the other queers in your neighborhood? do you know who you can call at a bad time? do you know whose house you can crash at? do you know where you can go for a free meal? do you know where you can bring meals to the hungry? do you know the LGBT resources available in your area? do you know the informed consent clinics in your area?

do you know how DIY HRT works? do you know and have friends who don’t? do you know our history? have you read the works of james baldwin and leslie feinberg? are you equipped with knowledge about the forces that work against us? do you understand dialectical materialism? do you know what to say if stopped by the police? do you know what good opsec is? are your legal documents in order? do you know how to get them in order?

scream, cry, rot in your bed, do whatever you need to do to process this, then find something to do. do not fall into despair. in the face of extermination say “fuck you.”

[midwesttranssurvivalcollective]

diy hrt: how to safely search & order online

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ONLINE RELATING TO DIY read this <3

as many institutions seem to be already complying in advance and without resistance to gender affirming care bans (eye roll) i wanted to back into posting on here about accessing diy t.

first of all, stop using Google as your search engine. google search histories HAVE ALREADY been used in court, meaning law enforcement could request your search history and use it against you. incognito browsers do not actually give you any meaninful privacy either.

here's your mini digital security checklist:

-download TOR (aka the onion router) a free, privacy-focused browser. it's legit, it's used by many, many people for many different reasons. it has important features that help keep you more private online - their webpage has a great description of how it works.

-download a good VPN. (no VPN you've seen advertised in a youtube video will actually be good.) often they require payment, for a free one the ProtonVPN is fine. as long as you're in a country where usage of TOR is common it's less of a big deal, but still good. launch your VPN before launching TOR.

-while on TOR and your VPN, create a private email. ProtonMail is fine, there are other options if you want to look more deeply. only access this email through TOR, and create a very strong password. when you're shopping for your diy, you'll need to create an account with an email, so use this email for that and not for other things.

-get some bitcoin. it's annoying especially when that pay with paypal/bank transfer/credit card option is so easy, but it's really worth it. we go way into depth about this in the guide but the more familiar you get with using crypto for privacy, the more protected you can be when making purchases online.

the guide in our pinned post has more info including lots of places to look for different btc, mail, vpn, and other privacy services. and add on if you have other digisec checklist items!!

[moderndaycairn]

Tumblr forcemascs you’d love my friend ordering T for me, giving me my first shot in the woods and putting me on double the dose I thought I’d be starting on. Brother consensually forcemasc’d me I am living the dream.

[selfoftheseus]

Has anyone made a Forcemasc post like this yet

[genderqueerdykes]

Hey I remembered that y'all had asked about DIY HRT and Lily Alexandre posted a video just yesterday with a pseudo guide to how to do it safely.

https://youtu.be/o2Ggwe2j0Gc?si=b2PWkNHvpvZE-g65

Please if you check out this video, download it and rip it as well. Who knows how long we'll have access to it.

holy shit this is awesome, thank you so much!!!!!!

this is the ONLY way certain people can access HRT and i want to make sure those individuals stay as safe as possible. while it's best to try to get it through a medical provider when and where you can, not everyone has this option. thank you so much.

as suggested, download this video. i have downloaded a copy. if the video does go down, i will be happy to find ways to get it to people who need it. preserve this information. nobody deserves to go without lifesaving hormones.

EDIT: here is a backed up version, lmk if there's any issues with the link:

[queerautism]

We're back at this being the entirety of the advice being given for Testosterone DIY HRT in a bunch of current threads about it. Genuinely sick of this.

And it's very dismissive of the legal risk as well, which is significant for many marginalised people in the US, like POC who already get disproportionately targeted by the cops.

[sorceress-foxgirl-ariel]

please does anyone know a place to get diy hrt in the eu. my previous delivery got taken by customs

please

rb for reach?

[gummiatroblog]

[genericventblogname-cockandballs]

"Starving lowers your estrogen and raises testosterone" Oh?

[sharp-shooting-cowboy]

I’m gonna get illegal testosterone and do illegal tranny shit

[midwesttranssurvivalcollective]

collective guide to diy-ing t now up!

collective guide to diy t

link to share: https://pad.riseup.net/p/r.e779ba66afa01a125fefa847d1cafb04

an in-progress guide covering everything from what is diy testosterone, what’s the legality, what are the risks, how do you find it, how do you pay for it securely online, digital security and shipping security 101, how to dose and inject, how to get blood tests, and probably more!

if you have questions or want to contribute to this just shoot us an email :) and please share

[classicjdiesandgoestohell]

i think people who say "testosterone is harder to diy than estrogen" have not themselves ever tried to look for testosterone. Because it is not hard. and there are 10x the amount of sources due to it also being a steroid cis men buy off the black market. i admittedly started buying estrogen at a bad time (multiple of the sources given to me by friends had shut down This Year; as well as a some major sources having recently exposed scandals), but i will say i had a slightly harder time finding estrogen in the current market. either way, they both took less than 30 minutes for me to vet multiple sources and find what i needed. additionally, you are NOT going to get in trouble for using it if you are 'caught' for whatever reason. Mail seizures are rare, and the government (speaking for the US, specifically) cares more about distributors than individuals using. Like, when cis men get caught using testosterone as a steroid, they just get kicked out of their sports team instead of being arrested.

i have no clue where the idea it was hard to diy testosterone came from, but i think it is very damaging to people who may potentially look into diy if not for this reputation.

[queeranarchism]

I'm seeing a worrying post about single/multi-use HRT vials going around. Please read this Queer Doc article instead.

The most important parts of this article are:

Check the ingredients. Vials without preservatives are intended to be thrown out after 1 use. Vials with preservatives are intended to be thrown out after 28 days.

Wash your hands, clean the table and disinfect injection surfaces (vial stopper, your injection site.)

Don’t let the needle or the rubber stopper of the vial touch contaminated surfaces.

Don’t re-use needles.

I would like to add:

In Europe you may also get single-use vials that are completely glass with a top that needs to be broken to access the medication. There is NO safe way to use these for multi-dosing.

Within the DIY community, you will find larger vials that people use for months. This caries extra risk but unfortunately a lot of people don't have much choice. Be extra diligent about hygiene and safety if you re-use vials for longer, understand that you've got more risk and do not do it if you are immunocompromised. Please consider changing your vial every 4 months if at all possible.

If you do get an infection you need to go to a doctor. Seriously. An infection deeper under the skin can not work itself to the surface and has a risk of entering the blood stream and becoming sepsis. This can kill you. Trans people will tell you that they had an infection and they were fine. They were lucky. You may be unlucky. Go to a doctor.

Normal injections often cause pain and a warm bump or hard spot at the injection site, with symptoms increasing during the first 24 hours and gradually getting less after that. Symptoms of infection are: pain, heat or a bump that continue to increase after 48 hour, oozing of liquid from the injection site hours/days after injection, fever, a rash spreading from the injection sight. If you get these symptoms go to a doctor.

Store your injection bottles, packaged syringes and needles in a dry, clean location, keep them away from food items. The packaging isn't fool-proof. If there is dirt on the package, do not trust the inside of the package. If the package is broken, do not trust the inside of the package.

Check the ingredients of your vial for allergies. Injections are oil-based and that oil can be peanut-oil, soy-oil and other things that people might have an allergic reaction to. If you have allergies, know which oil you're putting into your body.

[chrissy-kaos]

So I’ve been getting a lot of messages about HRT and the surgeries I’ve had. Please continue asking! I’m happy to answer any questions you have!

First and foremost I’ve been on HRT for 4 years. I’m on estradiol injections, spiro and progesterone.

So the number one question I get is are my boobs real? The answer is yes and no. I had grown about a B cup. I wasn’t satisfied with that. So I chose to get breast augmentation. I got 440cc cohesive gel implants under the muscle. With my previous growth that put me at a D cup. I highly recommend breast augmentation for any one struggling with chest dysphoria. It works wonders.

The second question I get is where did I get FFS(facial feminization surgery) and what did I get done. The answer to this nothing. I have not had FFS. This is my natural face. Take it or leave it. I might possibly get it in the future but rn I have no plans.

Third is if I’ve had bottom surgery or not. The answer to that is no. I keep getting ask how do I get so flat in the front without having bottom surgery. I’m just really good at tucking. I try very hard to keep it flat. I have an astronomical amount of bottom dysphoria so for me I have to be tucked always. But hopefully by the end of this year I should have bottom surgery and I’ll be a very happy girl!

With that said everything else is natural besides my boobs. I have not had any other surgeries. I just work hard and put max effort into my appearance and body.

Your transition is what you make it. The effort you put in will determine the results. Tho keep in mind everyone is different. There is no right way or wrong way to transition.

I hope this clears up some of the confusion and answers some questions! I just want to thank everyone for your support and you all mean so much to me! 🖤

[genderqueerdykes]

I’m currently in the US and was wondering if you have any idea about how I might potentially diy hrt

hey great question, this got asked very recently and fortunately i was sent a good youtube video about it! i've linked the original ask, as well as the video & a backup in case it goes down!

this video will be way more informative than i could be as i haven't had to DIY my HRT fortunately. if you need any more info feel free to come back and we'll try to get whatever we can for you!

[queerautism]

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@TownTattle on twitter: Susanna Rustin is apparently the Guardian journalist approaching trans people for an interview about DIY.

She’s a card-carrying TERF. Do not engage with her.