transForms! is a newly born retailer of chest binding compression shirts designed for transmen, ftm, genderqueer, transmasculine, & gender variant people who need to find quality chest binders at an affordable cost.
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Based in Western MA, transForms! is a trans-inspired initiative.
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There’s something I found out that I think is important for trans men, trans mascs, and anyone who’s considering or is regularly binding to know. You know those binder safety guidelines? There is no science backing them whatsoever. They are essentially arbitrary, best guesses of what constitutes as safe use. The actual length of use and how long of breaks need to be taken, etc could actually require shorter durations of use and longer breaks.
When people have bad experiences with binding and speak out against their use, it’s often just dismissed as they weren’t following the safety protocols. However, we have no evidence that religiously following these protocols will guarantee someone will not experience a serious binder injury or permanent damage. I think we need to start noting that these aren’t safety guidelines and you’ll be safe when following them. These are guesses at how someone may reduce the risk of harm from regular binding.
I’m saying this as a trans man. I’m not someone with an agenda who’s using dishonest scare tactics. It’s important people are aware of the risks to make a truly informed decision on various aspects of transition. Especially when you consider how few people actually moderately follow these guidelines let alone religiously follow them.
This is just to do with transition related stuff, I’m in the process of finding surgeons for top surgery. It’s been difficult. Everything is kind of overwhelming, but exciting. I’m just looking forward to being even more confident and happy.
One thing growing up I’ve realized is that one of the only reasons I hate myself as a trans person is because of transphobes. I think I’m pretty hot, I love myself, I’m a kind person, but it gets me down when I’m reminded that people hate me/others just because I’m trans. My body is wonderful, but to be told relentlessly that my body is disgusting, it makes me feel grossed out with myself. To be told that there’s somethingwrongwith me, over and over, that, that truly gets me as well. T3rfs are the worst offenders of this. Not only is their rhetoric transphoic, but ableist as well. To constantly use mentally ill as an insult, to think of our surgery/scars as disgusting, it’s awful.
It’s awful to feel so happy and euphoric about yourself and comfortable in yourself and gender then just to be shit on.
I just want to live my trans life in peace and happiness. I want to love. I want to feel loved. I want to give happiness out to others.
I cannot express enough how much I love trans people. I love trans fems, mascs, and nonbinary people so much. Ya’ll are so hot. Pre-op, post-op, hormones or not, I WILL thirst over you. There is just something so beautiful about being trans.
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So here we are. As many of you already know, I’m about to embark on a year-long phalloplasty/recovery journey which includes 3 surgeries and 3 round trips from Vancouver to Austin, Texas. This is without a doubt, going to be one of the most difficult things I will ever go through, not only physically and mentally but financially as well. I would be lying if I said I’m not overwhelmed and completely terrified… but I’m also excited and more than any of that, I am hopeful about a future where my body can feel like home to me. If you would like to support me in this journey, please donate if you can or share my fundraiser page. All my love. ❤
