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Sorry if this isnt allowed here. If it isnt mods please tell me where else I can post it. He is beloved in the local trans and art community and we are desperate to find him. Even if you arent near the OH/KY area please post as he could be anywhere at this point. Thank you. I will probably post more info in the comments.

OU Health sent out this email to providers tonight.

OK Legislature has decided they know better than medical professionals. They're now dictating what care doctors can provide, and made it illegal for doctors to administer care they determine is medically appropriate for their patients.

Even if you don’t support trans rights, you can still recognize legislators are not doctors. There is no reason they should be overriding physician judgment and directly dictating medical care.

Hello y'all,

This quote comes from one of the many powerful stories shared on TransMascStories, a platform dedicated to collecting real and anonymous transition stories from trans men and trans masculine individuals.

As a trans man myself, this project is very close to my heart. I review every submission to ensure the site remains a safe and supportive space.

You can access TransMascStories here: https://www.transmascstories.com/

So far, we’ve collected over 200+ transition stories that speak to resilience, offer perspective, and inspire. Each one is a reminder that you’re not alone on your journey.

We also share stories on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TransMascStories_/

I hope this resource brings you strength, insight, or simply the comfort of knowing others have walked this path too.

With care,

Cheers x

Meik

📢 Please read and share. This one matters.

I want to tell you about someone in our community who needs help getting out.

His name is Rayford. He goes by Ray. In ten years, his parents have never once used either. They call him Rae — a feminized nickname tied to a version of him they refuse to release. When his father died, Rayford had no say in how he appeared in the obituary. They used Rae. They used photos of him as a child in a flower girl dress — not a single image of the adult man he has become. He found out after the fact. He was told, not asked. Even in grief, even in a document that will exist forever, he was not allowed to be himself.

His parents are and were emotionally abusive. His father is, as previously stated, recently deceased from cancer. The threat and sometimes follow-through of physical abuse cowed him and silenced Rayford for years. And right now — because he has no driver's license, no vehicle, and no way to reliably get to and from work in a rural North Carolina town — he has no way out.

Last October, Rayford survived a suicide attempt.

He is still here. And he is still fighting. But he cannot keep fighting from inside that house.

Here's the part that stopped me:

While he was going through all of that — the abuse, the isolation, the October that almost took him — he was building a mental health platform. For us. For people like him. Rayford suffers from Bipolar II disorder, ADHD, CPTSD, PTSD stemming from a violent bar parking lot assault that left his right ankle crushed and needing surgical repair, autism, and anxiety. He understands the struggle of mental health and navigating the mental health system and lifestyle. The app he developed could change how people interact with and support their own mental and emotional well-being. It's called MindFull Nest, and it's real: encrypted journaling, a 34-emotion check-in system, AI mood analytics and relationship support, crisis routing to 988, domestic violence support groups and LGBTQ+ hotlines, grief support, and peer communities for marginalized groups of many kinds, including individuals suffering from substance use disorder. Built by a trans man with lived psychiatric experience who refused to believe our community or ANY community deserved less than what he could give us.

He didn't build it from a place of stability. He built it from the floor. At his most vulnerable and broken, he asked himself what he needed most and created an app that could help him survive. Only when the dawn broke did he realize this app could help so many others climb back up and dive back in for another round of life.

He has a plan. He has mining certifications and real job prospects in Nevada. He has a partner there who is his chosen family. He has a dog named Bo — his emotional support animal and, by his own words, his reason to keep going on the worst days.

He needs to get there.

His goal is $5,000. That covers a one-way flight, first month's rent in a pet-friendly place, and enough of a buffer to get employed and cover transportation to/from work before he runs out of ground and takes off flying on his own.

If you've ever felt like the world was trying to erase you and you built something anyway — this is that person.

If you've ever needed someone to guide you through to the other side of something, this is his desperate plea for your guiding hand.

Please donate if you can. Please share if you can't. Please tag anyone who needs to see this.

Every dollar over goal goes directly into MindFull Nest — launching this platform to marginalized communities across multiple environments, including our own. You can find demos of the platform linked below. They are available on YouTube but kept private for his personal reasons. Please be respectful of his work and mindful of how it is shared.

https://youtu.be/B2LoU5fVgnw?si=-cVnfxKInyt7ZjGx

https://youtu.be/ys66s7hpTSw?si=jdDKckN2hmpEeMMm

#TransSupport #MutualAid #LGBTQCommunity #MentalHealth #TransRights #MindFullNest #HelpRayford #TransRescue #TransEscape

Before and after photos night before photo is in 2020 that is just doing makeup with facial feminization makeup tricks and techniques. Thought I was doing a great job. However, after FFS surgery and that’s what no Makeup I really see the differences what are your thoughts? Golden State dermatology, doctor Rahul Seth is the best in my opinion