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.
I’m a cancer patient and getting an emergency stockpile of meds is nigh-impossible.
The thing is, they make all kinds of exceptions for cancer patients because our circumstances are considered dire, so if it’s this difficult for me, it’s astoundingly more difficult for the trans community, who have no such exceptions protecting them.
It’s probably a good idea to get your homes prepped to hide LGBT+ folks, Anne Frank style, just so you’re not caught off guard when the need arises. Keep in mind Nazi SS didn’t have high tech shit like heat vision goggles to sniff out anyone hiding, so do your homework before you start.