Feb 08 2019
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Sep 21 2018
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Topless trans man features on cover of Arabic gay magazine
The new issue will be available online from 27 September. It features
two covers, each featuring a trans man simply referred to as Rashed.
Although the publication has featured a trans woman on the cover before,
this is the first time it has featured a trans man.
(Source: gaystarnews.com)
Nov 01 2017
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Oct 03 2017
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Thailand’s oldest university, founded a century ago this year, celebrated another first today when a transgender man walked at graduation to receive his degree. Instead of wearing a dress as had been required in the past, Navarat “Grace” Techarathanaprasert wore the customary slacks and jacket of male students Friday to receive his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Chulalongkorn University. He’s believed to be the first student born female to wear the uniform consistent with his gender identity at a Chulalongkorn graduation.
(Source: khaosodenglish.com)
Sep 15 2016
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Book Box Set Giveaway
You’re invited to enter to win one of two box sets from Transgress Press that include the books Hung Jury: Testimonies of Genital Surgery by Transsexual Men and Below the Belt: Genital Talk by Men of Trans Experience.
Ends September 29. Enter now!
(Source: transguys.com)
Feb 11 2016
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Trans Men: Back to Jamaica
Photos from BBC Newsbeat’s recent documentary that follows two transgender friends as they travel back to Jamaica—one of the most transphobic countries in the world—to reveal their new identities to their families.
This is a well-done documentary with some positive outcomes. Watch now!
(Source: transguys.com)
Feb 04 2016
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BlackTransHx: Kylar Broadus
I never planned activism as a career and had no idea I would still be doing this work. I was inspired to do it because I came out in a time when we were less visible and the unemployment rate for those of us that came out was almost 100%. I just didn’t want others to experience the horrors that I have had to experience and thought it was grossly unfair that one could be fired, killed or otherwise just for being trans.
(Source: forge-forward.org)
Jan 11 2016
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10 Tips to Reduce Intramuscular Testosterone Injection Pain
1. Find injection sites that work for you (“sweet spots”) and rotate them. The deltoid (arm), vastus lateralis (thigh), and ventrogluteal (hip/butt) muscles are acceptable sites for IM injections. The common dorsogluteal injection site is no longer recommended. (Doing T shots in your butt? Read this.)
2. Choose your gear wisely. Use a needle that is long enough to penetrate deep into the muscle. Use a larger gauge needle for drawing up, then switch to a smaller gauge needle to inject.
3. Shorten your cycle. If you’re injecting every 14 days, you might try moving to a 7 day cycle to see if injecting the smaller volume helps minimize pain.
4. Re-visit your injection technique. Air-lock or Z-track? Are you injecting straight in or does the trajectory of the needle shift during injection? Fast or slow? Small tweaks to your technique might provide big wins in reducing post-injection pain.
5. Warm up and relax. Have a hot shower or bath before your injection to warm up the injection site. While injecting, keep the muscle relaxed (and unflexed.)
6. Warm up your T. too! Hold the vial in a closed fist for a couple of minutes, run it under hot water or place it on a baseboard heater for a minute to warm the T. to room temperature or a little higher. Warm oil in a warm muscle will produce less pain than cold oil in a cold muscle!
7. After sterilizing the injection site with alcohol, let the skin dry. Penetrating the skin with the needle before the alcohol has evaporated can cause a stinging pain sensation.
8. Apply manual pressure to the injection site for 10 seconds before your injection. Be sure to maintain sterility!
9. After your injection, reduce pain and swelling by applying topical Arnica gel or cream, and then ice the injection site.
10. Some people swear by it, so massage the site after injection if you think it helps!
Excerpt from 10 Ways to Make Intramuscular Testosterone Injections Less Painful: A review of scientific studies sets the record straight on minimizing post-injection pain from IM injections.
(Source: transguys.com)
Sep 09 2015
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Meet the Black Gay Trans Man at Minneapolis City Hall
Phillipe Cunningham was told he could never get into politics. Now, he’s the right-hand man for one of the most powerful women in Minnesota. Read more >
(Source: advocate.com)
Jul 24 2015
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One Brave Trans Man Reveals Why He Showed His Coming Out On Television
People that know me well know that I’ve never identified as anything, people say “what are you?” and I say, “awesome.” And I still feel that way, like why do I have to choose? Trans people have no way to explain that they like the other sex other than they just know it… why do we have to have a reason?
(Source: mtv.com)