What does TGNC stand for?

What does it mean to identify as Transgender or Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC)? is a course offered by the University of Minnesota. In this course, students will be exposed to different concepts regarding gender. Such concepts include gender identity and the general nature of gender itself.

How do I talk to my therapist about transgender?

Ask the therapist what they need to do in order to feel comfortable with writing a letter supporting medical gender transition. Ask if the therapist has written such a letter before. Ask the therapist if you can read the letter before they send it to your doctor.

What is House of tulip?

House of Tulip will provide zero-barrier housing to trans and gender nonconforming people in need of a safe place to stay while growing the supply of affordable housing in New Orleans.

Is being transgender a choice?

Surprisingly, being transgender is not a choice, or at least it wasn’t a choice for myself and many others of the community that I have read’s coming out stories. For most people, it starts in childhood with things like playing with boy toys, acting “tomboy-ish”, being more daring.

What are the benefits of top surgery for transgender men?

For one, top surgery removes the chest of a transgender male, and two, testosterone changes your voice, gives you some growth between your legs (mainly around 1-3 inches, sometimes shorter or I imagine longer, depending on the person), it also makes your bones more dense and your features more masculine.

Do transgender people have to pack and bind?

Just because a person is transgender doesn’t mean they have to pack or bind. Although packing and binding does help a lot of people, they can also have the opposite effect on some. For example, a person may try to pack, but it may trigger dysphoria because it reminds them of what they don’t have.

Why do FTM’s use packing devices?

Many FtM’s find it necessary to pack in certain environments, such as the gym or locker rooms where the lack of a penis, or for that matter, penis looking-part can be an obvious alert to those with wandering eyes. Generally, what the natural born man has, is what the FTM wants, and so it goes that the packing device was created.