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[queerism1969]

Medical stuff I wish cisgender people knew

Medical transition does not make someone a man or a woman. A trans woman is a woman, and a trans man is a man, regardless of what medical treatment they have or have not had. Medical treatment just makes life a hell of a lot easier for a lot of people

It is not true that 40% of trans people commit suicide. The infamous 40% statistic refers specifically to rates of suicide attempts which occur before transition. Most of these attempts fail and the person survives.

Transition vastly reduces risk of suicide attempts from 40% down to around the national average, while dramatically improving mental health, social functionality, and quality of life for those who need it.

Being trans is not classified as a mental illness by either the American Psychological Association or the World Health Organization. Gender dysphoria (in the DSM) or incongruence (in the ICD) is recognized by both as a medical condition, and transition is the only treatment recognized as effective and appropriate medical response to this condition

When able to transition young, with access to appropriate medical care, and spared abuse and discrimination, trans people are as psychologically healthy as the general public

Transition-related medical treatment is not new or experimental; it has existed for over a century

Transition-related medical care is recognized as necessary, frequently life saving medical treatment by every major US and world medical authority

Transition is the only treatment for dysphoria that has proven to be effective. Attempts to "cure" trans people, alleviating dysphoria by changing the patient victims' gender identity to match their appearance at birth (aka "conversion therapy" or "gender identity change efforts"), are such utterly worthless and actively destructive train wrecks that this "therapy" is condemned as pseudo-scientific abuse by all major medical authorities

Transition is a very individual process; not everyone needs or wants the same things

"Regret" rates among trans surgical patients are vanishingly rare, consistently found to be about 1% and falling. This 1% includes people who are very happy they transitioned, and often are still glad they got reconstructive surgery, but regret only that medical error or shitty luck led to sub-optimal surgical results. That's a risk in any medical treatment, and a success rate of about 99% is astonishingly good. And only about 6% of trans people have had reconstructive surgery, so rates of surgical regret among trans people as a whole are about 0.06%.

Transition "regret" is vanishingly rare. Of everyone who starts even the preliminary steps of transition, like trying a new name or pronouns socially, only about 0.4% eventually realize it is not right for them (see p108-111). Most realize this soon after starting transition, when physical changes are minimal or nonexistent. Many do not regret exploring transition as an option, even if ultimately it wasn't what they needed.

Hormone therapy is pretty cheap, is generally the first line of treatment most trans people get, and dramatically impacts one's appearance

Most trans people socially transition long before they get reconstructive genital surgery, if they ever get it at all. Not everyone needs or wants surgery, and even those who do need it are often unable to afford it. Genital surgery for trans women costs tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket. Surgery for trans men can cost between tens of thousands to over $100k, depending on the procedure one is getting.

25 US states currently have laws prohibiting health insurance companies from having "trans exclusion" policies, where they categorically refuse to cover medically necessary transition-related treatment. This means that a small but growing number of people are able to get treatment, including surgery, covered by insurance

When a child or adolescent transitions that does not mean they are being rushed into irreversible surgery

Transition for predolescent children is 100% social; changing hair, clothes, name, pronouns, and/or the gender they are recognized as by their family and community. No medical treatment is necessary or provided before the start of puberty

The first line of medical care for trans adolescence is puberty-delaying treatment. It is gentle, fully reversible, and has been used for decades to delay puberty in kids who would otherwise have started it too young. It does nothing but buy time, and has no long term effects

Transition-related hormone supplements do not cause serious long term health problems

Reconstructive genital surgery for both trans women and trans men can provide excellent results

[littlealienproducts]

They/Them Pronoun Pins by  ThePinPrick

[2goo-p]

Got some little pins for my leather jacket! They're rad

[justanotherautie]

saw ur shoelaces addition to bein queer and i just wanted to ask where you got them because they are marvelous and i want a set

Thanks! They’re from a shop called ThePinPrick which does really gorgeous pride stuff ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[figdays]

Pixel LGBT Pride Heart Pins // ThePinPrick

[magicalshopping]

♡ Mini Lesbian Flag Pin by ThePinPrick ♡

[sara886a]

Just recieved this beautiful pin from @pinprick-shop.

[divinefeline28]

we get it im bisexual

[aceandarothingies]

Happy Pride Month!

Last year I made a great big post full of queer shops to support and I’m proud to say this year I’ve found even more! So if you like pride merch made by LGBTQ+ artists have I got some reccomendations for you?

Oh! Also! They’re not all US! Most shops have the locations listed.

TheDiamondD20 makes dice and dominoes! They’re great quality and they have a number of pride designs!

EccentricAccentsLA makes stickers and buttons! I’ve bought from them a few times myself and all their stuff is super well made!

Marginal Doodles does MOGAI buttons! Their shipping is pretty good considering they’re from the UK! They’ve got pins for most identities and do customs too!

PurrrdyNerdy makes awesome stickers, pins, lanyards, etc! They just moved to their own site!

ToveTapestries makes handmade flag tapestries!

Discreetpridedepot makes stealthy flags/buttons/clothes!

Stamistudios has tons of cool acrylic pins!

TheSareBearCrafts does pins and stickers!

Prismaglowcrafts does stickers!

UnicornPeeps does stickers and clothes in a few different designs!

WovenStarlight does bows!

FeltedFlyingFox does bottle charms and stickers!

TattooedandChained does armour inspired jewellery!

PeacebyChocolate is an ethical chocolate company who makes pride bars! They donate part of the proceeds to LGBTQ+ charities!

MillsDraws does pride moth designs on Redbubble!

Rezerin does pride stickers!

CajunHusker does unique pride designs for many smaller labels! For example, they have abrosexual and angled aroace!

Milk Candy has cute, pastel, pride stickers!

SimakaiHoodies does, what else, pride hoodies!

SonsationalCreations does pride creatures!

MylenesBracelets does bracelets!

Shameless self promo, I also do kandi bracelets! DM me for info oop

PlushMayhem does pride bats!

StudioPickles does super cute earrings!

Mathysphere does cross-stitch patterns!

Eldritchratch does badges! 

Character509 does beanies!

ThePinPrick does pins and shoelaces! (I like yours btw)

Chickenpantstudio does stickers!

Schlady does too!

Gay and tired does necklaces!

Chaobunnyarts does pins!

Yasune is a small shop from Spain that does keychains!

TheGoblinGirls do retro style pins!

YasPetitPoulet does chemistry themed pride merch, for all the science gays!

GloriusWeirdo does tons of cool space themed pride stuff!

VluArts does Pokemon pride merch!

Littleleeeloo does Zelda and anime merch!

NympthofNovelties does masks! Wear yours with pride ;) They also do hair accessories and pins!

ManutoMaking does masks too, as well as earrings!

LittleRedChucks does T-shirts!

Custom flag makers can be found here!

If you don't know what you want but you want to support some businesses, some of my personal Etsy favourites can be found here!

Please add your own recommendations in the notes! You’re welcome to add your own shop too!

Happy pride month 2022!!

[streetart-everywhere]

© Pic by Street.Art.Gaarden, Germany, Kiel, 2020.

Still life with a wall and several posters.

[littlealienproducts]

Subtle Minimalist LGBT Rainbow Gay Pride Accessories by ThePinPrick

[justisaisfine]

Okay, so I don’t know if you would even know this information, but I saw this post awhile back that had a bunch of links to stores that sell discreet pride merch and I can’t find it. I was wondering if you could help me track it down perchance? It’s fine if you don’t know what I’m talking about or can’t, I get it. I don’t know if your blog was the one I saw it on, but it seemed most likely to me. Would you happen to at least know of some good websites and such that sold that kind of thing? Sorry if I’m bothering you, have a nice day

Dude yeah!! They’re the pin prick on Etsy!! I have a bunch of their stuff!

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ThePinPrick?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=690706625

[figdays]

Pride Shoelaces // ThePinPrick

Gay // Lesbian 

Bisexual // Genderqueer

Genderfluid // Asexual

Aromantic //  Pansexual

Non-Binary // Transgender

[magicalshopping]

♡ Infinitely Lesbian Pin ♡

[monoxidecahedron]

look at this. look. at. this. i have never wanted something more in my life.

IMAGINE

IMAGINE THE “I LIKE YOUR SHOELACES” 

IMAGINE THE OPPORTUNITIES

I WANT 

the seller has more too! other flags!! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePinPrick?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=824860811&search_query=shoelaces

LOOK AT THIS 

I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE