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Helpful tips for supportive parents of trans kids in the UK, in light of the ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers

(Please note that we've defaulted to the British English spellings of oestrogen [estrogen] and oestradiol [estradiol], as this currently affects those in the UK.)

As many of you may already be aware, as one of their last acts in power, the government has placed restrictions on new prescriptions (NHS or private) of puberty blockers for trans people under 18.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-restrictions-on-puberty-blockers

The affected medications are ones that contain:

buserelin

gonadorelin

goserelin

leuprorelin acetate

nafarelin

triptorelin

It should be noted that that this is not a complete list of such medications, commonly referred to as gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists.

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists

Available forms

Additionally, there are similar drugs referred to as gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists. These have the same outcomes and low risk profiles as the banned medications, but have notably not been included in the ban.

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists

Available forms

Alternatives to puberty blockers

Whilst puberty blockers are considered the gold standard:

They were mainly offered in place of gender-affirming hormone therapy in order to delay the medical transition of trans kids, in the hopes that they could be "persuaded" that they're not actually trans (i.e., conversion therapy).

Other alternatives to these do exist and are commonly available.

Anti-androgens

One notable alternative for trans fem kids is bicalutamide. It's not a perfect drug, as it has a rare chance of causing liver issues, so needs regular monitoring, but it can stop masculinisation by blocking androgen receptors in the body. It also has comparatively few common side effects vs other medications like spironolactone or cyproterone acetate, which are less ideal anti-androgens.

Anti-oestrogens

There are alternative anti-oestrogens, particularly SERMs, but they typically have a lot of side effects and risks. As a rule, most don't come highly recommended.

Monotherapy

It's very notable that the ban does not ban any oestradiol (oestrogen) or testosterone prescriptions.

This means that there is nothing to stop supportive parents from helping their trans kids to get a private prescription for oestradiol or testosterone.

Furthermore, due to the way human bodies work, if you maintain a high-enough trough (lowest) level of either oestradiol or testosterone, the body will basically tell the gonads to stop producing that hormone.

For trans fems, monotherapy typically requires maintaining an oestradiol trough of around 750 pmol/L. It varies from person to person, so some folks might need as little as 350 pmol/L.

You'll know if their oestradiol trough is sufficient if their testosterone level is 2.4 nmol/L or lower, though up to 3 nmol/L is still considered within the high-end of female range.

For trans mascs, a testosterone trough of around 10-12 nmol/L is generally considered the aim when using prescription testosterone medications like Nebido or Sustanon, with a peak around 25-30 nmol/L.

You'll typically know if their testosterone trough is sufficient if their oestradiol level is under 150 pmol/L, though some folks may be up to around 180 pmol/L.

Monotherapy completely avoids the need for a puberty blocker, an anti-androgen, or an anti-oestrogen.

It also has the delightful side-effect of making your trans kid happy to be starting the puberty that they want to go through sooner, thus alleviating their feelings of gender dysphoria and allowing them to enjoy their lives, rather than continuing to wait on non-existent NHS healthcare.

For trans fems, monotherapy is most easily achieved by a daily high-dose of oestradiol in the form of oestrogel (oestrogen gel) applied to a high-absorption area, but could in theory be achieved by sufficient patches applied twice weekly. Injections and implants are sadly not available on prescription.

For trans mascs, monotherapy can be achieved by daily application of testosterone gel or cream, but is more easily achieved by testosterone injections (Nebido or Sustanon).

Blood tests

These can be done privately, completely avoiding the need for the NHS.

You can find more information here:

https://genderkit.org.uk/resources/blood-testing/

https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/hormone-therapy/

Where can we find more information about gender-affirming care by experts who actually want to help trans kids?

Although far from perfect, arguably the best sources currently are:

WPATH Standards Of Care 8

UCSF guidelines for gender-affirming care

What if I'm still confused about all this?

Ask for help. We're all in this together. Some of us know a lot about how broken trans healthcare is on the NHS right now, not just for trans kids but for trans adults too.

The key thing to remember is that you are never alone. All you have to do is reach out and ask for help 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

(Original post made on my Mastodon account - https://cultofshiv.wtf/@SleepyCatten/112537465644976935)

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sleepycatten · 11 days

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As a lesbian i will always relate more to trans women than cishet women. Made to feel disgusting and predatory in women’s spaces? Check. Berated and mocked for our relation to sexuality and womanhood? Check. Hated for our “deviancy from the norm”? Check. Every single essay about womanhood by a trans woman–and especially, especially by trans wlw–has spoken more to me than anything written by a cis straight woman ever could. T*rfs can take that to the bank.

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sleepycatten · 1 month

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WATCH THIS VIDEO

a very, VERY important post. spread everywhere and screen record the video to your phone. or message me and ill happily send you the video. give to every woman and girl you know.

bc as they both said / demonstrated, its not only super easy to do, but super easy to miss.

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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CONTENT WARNING: STALKING

A lot of brewskis have noticed my slow down these last few months and this is the major reason for it. Yes, a person at my work has been following me at the beginnings of my shifts and has not gotten any repercussion. I don't feel safe anymore. My partner and I are moving, but even still we don't feel comfortable with me working at that place, however it's difficult as I don't have a college degree and this place pays more than most jobs around here.

We have some plans in place, but I'm financially struggling. I hate to do this, but I created a ko-fi to help with relocation and to help stifle some of the burden of quitting this job. All the money would go towards things like rent, groceries, and car payments. I do have a Patreon, but it isn't bringing in enough to help with this issue and I'm debating about deleting it due to me not being able to keep up with things over there.

Anything helps, but don't donate if you can't---reading this and sharing it will be a massive help still <3

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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A silly :3

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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catgirl hrt.. meowstrogen redux

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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Thinkin bout that time Ranma emotionally ruined me

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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Courtesy of @SDweevil on Twitter

PLAY MICE TEA

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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Hello Y'all ! Name's Bubble and from now on, I will post my comics and art here too ! Already on Reddit and Twitter if you wanna check my old stuff !

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sleepycatten · 2 months

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2D Character Designer Looking for work

Trans 2D Character Designer Looking for work.

Hiya everyone, Ashe Celeste here.

I specialize in Cartoon Characters and Image editing. As well, I also have commissions available on my ko-fi page. I'm ready to work if you'll have me.

Some examples of my character design:

As well, here is my commission info on Ko-Fi. More options and add-ons available on the page.

These can all be ordered here:

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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Today is the only day you can Reblog this

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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Wanna watch them arguing that they don't deserve it while the other insist on giving it to them?

Featuring a bunch of my favorites artists, left from right: @brooke2valley @deadeyedfae @welldrawnfish @kaylasartwork @rominaflauers BubbleVerse and a lot more that I couldn't draw!

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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Hey everyone! I need your help! Please read below the comic 💜🏳️‍⚧️

Our lovely Kayla of @kaylasartwork is having to deal with alot right now and one thing that we can help with is get Webtoons to sort themselves out!

Below is a link to file a report and also a screenshot of what I filled out on mine

As a community that prides itself on supporting eachother I say we need to support Kayla anyway we can right now, absolutely no one should have to deal with this but I'm sure you can all agree that Kayla is a wonderful person and we all want her safe!

For context for anyone thats is unsure what's been happening, Kayla has been targeted by one individual on many accounts doxxing her on every post she makes on Webtoons as well as messaging friends and fans with the same details.

Here is what I typed in the body of the complaint:

(Hi

It has been brought to my attention that the creator of It's The Small Things: My Trans Journey has been receiving comments on all of her uploads doxxing her.

This is unsafe at the best of times but as Kayla is a trans woman it is especially worrying. The accounts posting this information are all from the same source but with diffrent usernames, using handles that are full of slurs and other inappropriate content.

As this is a matter of safety I trust you will do all in your power to find a solution to this.

I await your response

Fae)

Please do what we do best and let's support Kayla and call Webtoons to action!

Thank you everyone 💜💜

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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Right, considering the current state of corporate politics on this site, and that it seems that only those affected seem to be actively speaking on the matter, it is up to I, the only fucking cishet on tumblr, to drag this out to a wider audience.

REBLOG IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS A TRANSFEM SAFE SPACE.

We need to show these higher ups how much we truly value them.

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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Adding to this for absolutely no reason at all ✊🏳️‍⚧️

Trans timeline for no reason at all. Totally not to do with what's going on currently.

#trans #transgender #transition #transitioning #transition timeline #trans timeline #trans fem #trans woman #trans rights are human rights #queer #LGBTQ #LGBTQ+#LGBTQIA #LGBTQIA+#trans rights #trans joy

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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tumblr has an AI toggle you should turn on to prevent your work being shared with training models/etc! it's under settings (gear icon) & then visibility.

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sleepycatten · 3 months

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Hi, Tumblr. It’s Tumblr. We’re working on some things that we want to share with you.

AI companies are acquiring content across the internet for a variety of purposes in all sorts of ways. There are currently very few regulations giving individuals control over how their content is used by AI platforms. Proposed regulations around the world, like the European Union’s AI Act, would give individuals more control over whether and how their content is utilized by this emerging technology. We support this right regardless of geographic location, so we’re releasing a toggle to opt out of sharing content from your public blogs with third parties, including AI platforms that use this content for model training. We’re also working with partners to ensure you have as much control as possible regarding what content is used.

Here are the important details:

We already discourage AI crawlers from gathering content from Tumblr and will continue to do so, save for those with which we partner.

We want to represent all of you on Tumblr and ensure that protections are in place for how your content is used. We are committed to making sure our partners respect those decisions.

To opt out of sharing your public blogs’ content with third parties, visit each of your public blogs’ blog settings via the web interface and toggle on the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.

For instructions on how to opt out using the latest version of the app, please visit this Help Center doc.

Please note: If you’ve already chosen to discourage search crawling of your blog in your settings, we’ve automatically enabled the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.

If you have concerns, please read through the Help Center doc linked above and contact us via Support if you still have questions.

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