I’m not a fan of this meme, it seems too much to imply that a person who doesn’t take HRT or hasn’t taken HRT is still cis because of it, transmedicalism is not cool.

Yeah some people are upset about this meme and rightfully so, this meme embodies everything bad from r/egg_irl including thinly veiled transmedicalism. Since the comments do contain some useful info and so this post serves as an example it won’t be removed but it will be locked.

Oh and just for clarification, if it wasn’t Christmas I would permaban you for this post since you’ve done nothing here but be an ass, I do not endorse this behavior, and neither does this instance.

I commented this on another post already but I think it’s relevant here too:

you can easily start diy anywhere in the world right now as long as you can get your hands on some crypto (the only good use for crypto). there are many resources on how to safely do DIY hrt, which sellers are safe and that pros and cons of different medications. the risks or diy are vastly overstated. depending on what doctor you would get when going the official route it could even be safer (I’ve heard many stories about horrible doctors, and experienced them myself too).

there’s https://transfemscience.org/ for learning about the science behind HRT.

there’s https://hrtcafe.net/ for finding places to buy medication

I personally would recommend injections from home brewers. that is, people who buy raw estrogen in bulk and sell it as vials to inject. there is a website that tests their products in actual laboratories and publishes their findings to make sure trans people don’t inject dangerous stuff https://transharmreduction.org/hrt-testing

for further personal advice I would recommed the diyhrt reddit and discord, there are many amazing and knowledgeable people there that can give you more and better advice than I could: https://www.reddit.com/r/TransDIY/wiki/index/ https://discord.gg/QpaNPQsstw

you should educate yourself thoroughly about how HRT works, even and especially if you go the official route. you need to be knowledgeable and confident enough to recognize if a doctor is fucking you over and to do something against it. I’m not saying all doctors are evil, I’m saying you shouldn’t blindly trust them. do your own research, and if what they do seems to go against that then demand an explanation. it’s possible there’s a good reason, or maybe they just have no clue how to treat trans people (like what I have experienced)

in the end it is your body and it is your responsibility to take care of it. yes there are risks to diy hrt, there are also risks to official HRT and there are also risks to no HRT. only you can decide what the right choice is for you. if you want more advice feel free to pm me on Lemmy or on discord. my discord username is 0laura

that is a zero, not an o

So I’m not trans because I’m not on HRT? Get blocked

This meme is a bit cringey, but just the right amount to come full circle and be funny again. Shared it to my fellow trans friends and got a chuckle. :) Merry Christmas all.