Do! 👀 NOT!! 👀 Double!! 👀 Bind!!!
Double!! 👀 Bind!!👀 If!! 👀Needed!!👀For!!👀Flat!!👀Chest!!!
um or don’t because it’s unhealthy and can mess up ur body a similar way as an ace bandage?
Guys please dont double bind!! I know it sucks to not have a flat chest, trust me im a triple D and im not a big dude..im rather small. I. Know. It. Sucks. But. Please! DONT! DOUBLE! BIND! It can heavily damage your body! Its way too risky and not worth it… believe me its not!
Hey fam, double binding now severely impacts your ability to have a healthy enough body for top surgery (if you want it), exercise, or even basic respiration in the future. So, even though not being flat right now sucks (I hear you. I’m with you. I’m sorry.) right now will not last forever, and right now is not worth all of the things double binding will make you not be able to enjoy or even experience.
There are so many awesome things about you that deserve more room to breathe and flourish than double binding will allow.
Your validity is not determined by how flat you are.
Your worth is not measured in the circumference of your chest.
You deserve to breathe. You deserve belly laughs, and the ability for your lungs to expand enough to sing really bad karaoke or blow out birthday candles or take your dog for a walk. You deserve oxygen, and unbroken ribs, and unpunctured lungs. You deserve to live like the bad ass you are, and you can’t if you can’t breathe (I know this from experience!).
By double binding you are restricting the glory of who you are and all you can be to this idea that validity, joy, and worth are only for guys with flat chests. It’s a lie. You don’t need a flat chest to be valid. You don’t need a flat chest to own your truth and be true to it. The idea is a lie. You don’t deserve its consequences (physical and emotional). The truth of your validity and awesomeness is so much better, so please bind safely and keep breathing into the bad ass that is you.
No flat chest is worth a flatline.
Thanks, @transboysunited <3
Sorry for the spam guys, but really, I’m reblogging these because no one talks about double binding and the first reblog really shocked me. The only reason I am mentioning this is because I’VE done it, and it’s not ok.
Thankfully, I stopped double binding before breaking any ribs, despite doing it for a quite a long time, but I know that double binding has damaged me INSIDE.
I used to double bind almost daily because of dysphoria and it got to the point, I really did need to have a break. I couldn’t bind at all and thankfully, at this time I was going through mental health issues so I didn’t leave my house in need of having to wear my binder, but I was in pain; my back, my chest, my ribs, everything hurt. I remember for about 2 weeks I stayed in bed but I remember even lying down would kill me. I’ve never been to a doctor about it, but I have eventually healed.
However, even now, my back, chest and ribs can still hurt if I bind for about 1-2 hours. My body really can’t take it any more and there will also be times that even without binding, it will play up.
Just because you’re not using an ace bandage, or tape, does NOT mean that double binding with a chest binder, a small sports bra, a small binder or a mixture of both is safe and won’t harm you, because it’s far from safe.
Bind safely, one binder is enough and remember that chests are not 100% flat.
You really need to listen if you are doing this because I know that if I saw a message like this sooner, I probably would have stopped.
-Caleb
Note from a biologist and EMT
Your rib cage isn’t really a system of bones the way any other bone is. Its not anchored to other bones through joint systems. Its connected by a series of elastic cartilage segments or fused to your sternum or spine.
This elasticity is great for your lungs because it means your ribs can expand so you can take deeper breaths, but it also means your ribs are extremely vulnerable to warping under continual pressure.
Over binding, especially when you’re still growing (so from puberty typically until your mid 20s), will permanently deform your ribs and back. I assure you binding safely now will not only insure you can have top surgery, but will save you from chronic, often dehabilitating and life threatening injury.
For any of my binding nb peeps. Keep yourselves safe.
Transition dilemmas….road to a new you
Hi folx,
I’ve started a blog about my life and adventures as a queer enby trans masculine person. Here is a recent blog post about transition:
https://queerenby.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/transition-dilemmas-a-road-to-a-new-you/
Thanks x
How to put on (and escape) your binder!!
Hi Gents and Gendercools and whomever else comes across this post and wants to know how to bind, here is a post of how to put on your binder!
Disclaimer: I have a GC2B full tank binder. So if you happen to have a different binder and these steps don’t work for you, please add on what does work.
Putting it on
Step One: Put your arms through both your armholes and pull it so the fabric is around your shoulders and in front of your face.
Step Two: Pull the binder over your face until it’s around your shoulders. You may look like an awkward chicken-pterodactyl thing right about now. Don’t panic!
Step Three: Using your hands, pull down on the binder until it covers your chesticles. It might be crooked but don’t worry about that right now. It will be tight and maybe even a little uncomfortable while you’re pulling it onto yourself. You should feel it just fit when you have it on right. It will feel comfortable and you will be able to move your arms like normal.
Step Four: Here’s where you adjust your binder and/or chesticles so you are wearing correctly and get the best flattening effect. Basically just pull your binder so it’s in the middle of your chest and comfortable. I have smaller chesticles, so I tend to be done at this step. But if you have larger ones, you might have to adjust them to fit in your binder. Push them to the inside of your chest and up or down, whichever is more comfortable for you. If someone more experienced in this are would like to add onto this, that’d be fantabulous.
Step Five: Put on a top and walk out into the world like that wonderful person you are. :)
Taking it off
Note: This process is different for everyone, and there’s probably an easier way to do it than how I do it, but this is how I first figured it out.
Step One: Put your arm (I usually do left) through the arm hole and down your chest between your chesticles.
Step Two: Pull the left shoulder with your right hand until you can free your arm. I’ll be honest. This is uncomfortable, and if you let your binder roll up while you do this, and right after you do so, your arm will get red. It’s not a big deal, cause it goes away pretty quickly, but if you’re closeted and your parents are nosy, it might make them suspicious.
Step Three: Just pull the rest of the binder off. It should come off easy-peasy.
Binder Emergencies
There are times, especially when you first put on your binder, that you will get stuck in it. These are terrifying. I know the feeling. But don’t panic. Depending on how you get it stuck on you, whether its halfway on, halfway off, or some monstrous other option, there are remedies. Believe me. I have been through them. But if you’re like me, and you aren’t out yet to your parents or your parents aren’t accepting, your binder mishap may become an actual emergency. The best thing you can do is not panic.
If you get stuck taking your binder off, and you honestly cannot get it off, try to put it back on. You hear your parents coming up the stairs? Tell them you’re getting dressed, changing your shirt, or, worst case scenario, wrap yourself in a big bathrobe and pretend you’re taking a nap until you can get it off of you.
So you got stuck putting your binder on and it’s around your shoulders or something, and it’s nowhere near being on you? Pull like hell. Off of your body. Try putting it on the way I told you above. But if you get it stuck, just pull so you can get it off. It’ll probably hurt. It’ll probably hurt a lot. But as long as you don’t break an arm or something. it’s better than getting caught in your binder, looking like an awkward pterodactyl forever.
If you don’t have time to take it off and there’s someone you need to hide your flat chest from, throw on a shirt with a colorful, busy pattern. A button-down is also a good choice, since those don’t flatter your chest anyway. Put on a bathrobe. Literally, anything. Keep yourself safe.
What if you’re at school and this happens? If you’re able, go to the school nurse. At most schools, the faculty isn’t allowed to disclose your transgender identity to your parents. Sure, it will be embarrassing. But it’s better than being caught. If you’ve got a friend you’re out to, ask them to pull it off of you. A bathroom stall is a good place for this.
If there’s any questions or something to add to this post, please go ahead and do it, or message me.
Good luck, my brothers and siblings, and happy binding!
Still A Few Days To Save!!
After a few days of hiatus with the store, we’re back up and ready to end Pride Month in style! Now until June 30th save 20% off all LGBT items!
I sell many different bracelets for ALL different kinds of gender identities and sexualities!
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And many other kinds of bracelets for different LGBT colours and I also accept custom orders (which are also on sale) so everyone can show their pride!!
Every bracelet is handmade by a non-binary person looking to save up enough money to buy a chest binder! This sale won’t last long so get them while you can! I ship all over the globe, is there’s a mailbox it’ll get to you and every package is decorated by hand!
I hope some of you are interested in these bracelets and showing your pride with these!
If you have any questions my blog is @apeskyhedgehog
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Hi, I run a small online store!
Hey there, my name is Erin and I run a small stop called “Thready To Go” on Etsy! There I make woven bracelets and right now for a limited time I’m holding a sale where all stock is 25% off!
What does this mean for the community? Well, I sell all kinds of LGBTQ pride bracelets!
Tadaaaa!
And right now all of these bracelets are on 25% off with code, GIMME25
I’ve been told that these bracelets are an excellent way to show your pride, and I also accept custom orders if you find an identity that isn’t shown!
If anyone is interested they can be found here:
Have a great day!
this was my zine from the library show at MCAD that just ended so thats cool i guess
It would be cool if Crystal Gem/Homeworld Gem could be a term for genderless people who still prefer he him/she her. I feel like it would be easier to explain/understand.
Triathlete Chris Mosier Joins Men of Team USA, Making Transgender Sports History
Winning a spot on Team USA in the men’s sprint duathalon Saturday, Chris
Mosier has become the first known out trans athlete to join a U.S.
national team that matches his gender identity
Jean-François Bouchard’s Transpose
“I didn’t want this to be sexual or shocking,“ he explained in a recent interivew with Canada’sNational Post. “I wanted this to be about the personal stories. I could have shot this in a far more shocking way — scars, things like that. But I didn’t want to take over the personal stories that are more important.”
Fittingly, the spare, deceptively powerful portraits are accompanied by personal statements from his subjects, a diverse group of young and middle-aged trans men with whom Bouchard, a cisgender (nontrans) man, worked after three years of research. A statement by subject Alex reads simply, ”[My] tattoo means strong because you have to be. Five and a half years of weekly injections, two surgeries, and I now finally feel comfortable in my body.“
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