Summary
Transgender Americans are stockpiling hormones and researching DIY solutions amid fears that President-elect Trump may restrict gender-affirming healthcare, as he pledged during his campaign.
Online communities are sharing resources, with some turning to nontraditional sources or synthesizing hormones despite risks like inconsistent dosages and legal consequences.
Advocacy groups are offering legal support for those self-managing care, while healthcare providers emphasize that access remains unchanged for now.
The World Health Organization has called for expanding self-care guidelines to include gender-affirming therapy, reflecting a growing global conversation on healthcare access disparities.
Reminder that in some states it is a crime to do this with testosterone, and anything you write anywhere online (but especially the fediverse) should be considered permanent.
Also reminder that the “SINGLE USE ONLY” label on injectable HRT can be ignored*, and used to not even be on there Back In The Day. Just look for crud floating around, warm the bottle in your hands to make sure it’s not just crystallized, and toss it if it doesn’t go away. Don’t mistake bubbles for crud if you shake it.
* You can check to make sure it has preservative ingredients if you’re super worried about it
And, unfortunately, if you’ve come out online, they’ll be able to find out who you are and find you. Please do something to get yourself to safety. Anything.
We are really, really close to Underground Railroad territory here.
I have the same info. Straight from the nurses mouth, buy new clean needles, you can reuse the bottle lots.
Replacing the needle tip with a new one after loading the syringe also keeps the needle very sharp for the shot.