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A community for transfeminine people and experiences.

This is a supportive community for all transfeminine or questioning people. Anyone is welcome to participate in this community but disrupting the safety of this space for trans feminine people is unacceptable and will result in moderator action.

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The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
Trans Voice Help // A community here on blahaj.zone for voice training.
LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
Gender Spectrum // Resources for youth, parents and family, educators, mental health professionals and faith leaders.

Support Hotlines:

The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
TransLifeLine // A US/Canada LGBTQ+ phone support hotline service. The US line has Spanish support.
LGBT Youthline.ca // A Canadian LGBT hotline support service with phone call and web chat support. (4pm - 9:30pm EST)
988lifeline // A US only Crisis hotline with phone call, text and web chat support. Dedicated staff for LGBTQIA+ youth 24/7 on phone service, 3pm to 2am EST for text and web chat.

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Privacy recommendations? Improving our community's tech literacy 🧿 (Updated) (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by xilliah@beehaw.org to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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It's good for all of us to be privacy literate, given that things can take a turn for the worse in many places, or already are bad. There was a post a few days ago that highlighted how the vast majority of trans people rely on internet access 🤔

I'll start by saying that matrix seems to be a solid solution for communication, and tor for accessing information. It's worth it to get familiar with them before you need them yourself, but also to understand them as a community so we can support each other globally 🏳️‍⚧️

I am also wondering if any of you are familiar with getting around network restrictions. For example a DIY mesh network? 📡

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[–] Melody@lemmy.one 3 points 1 month ago

Privacy is a spectrum. Your privacy needs may vary; depending on your personal situation.

But good first steps are pretty easy.

Leave your email accounts at services like GMail, Yahoo, or any other big corporation. Find a privacy respecting provider such as Tuta or ProtonMail.
Log into all accounts you have online; switch them over to the new email.
Minimize your use of 'Corporate' social media. Delete any accounts you can live without. (Meta/Instagram/Pinterest)
For any of the "Social Media" accounts (like Facebook) you choose to KEEP; you must log into them and lock them down, and make sure all the privacy settings are configured to minimize invasive tracking. Repeat this step on a monthly basis.
Seek out alternate social media. (Lemmy/Mastodon/Fediverse)
Use 2FA. For everything. No Exceptions. This will cut down on problems later if your data gets leaked.
Set a unique password for everything, and use a password manager to help you do this! Seriously. Bitwarden is good.
Switch messengers. Matrix, Signal and the like are good; but understand you may not be able to get everyone around you to switch, so don't rush this too quickly.