uhhh off the top of my head I know some stuff that some of my trans friends have used to prevent & regain hairloss. Most of it has been mentioned already in this thread, idk specifics because I've thankfully never had to deal with it.

1. Finasteride / Dutasteride either in pill form or topical if you don't like systemic effects
2. Minoxidil

3)Topical rosemary oil (I know it sounds like an old wives tale but I have seen photographic evidence of it working.)

4)Microneedling using a dermaroller. iirc it increases blood flow, stimulates follicle growth.

In the Kyoshi Duology (read the books they are so so so good) someone is killed by a waterbender freezing the water in his chest cavity, destroying his internal organs. It's pretty brutal, the series in general is way more brutal than the shows.

o7 doing the lords work

I don't get the concept of anti-unjust hierarchy being the basis of anarchism, like doesn't every political model advocate for what the consider a just amount of hierarchy? the concept of an unjust hierarchy is subjective and doesn't that open the door for literally all politcal concepts to be anarchistic by that definition? I mean obviously they aren't in reality but they would be based on that definition

Yeah, you hit the point I was trying to put into words.

If you like this, you should check out Amyl and The Sniffers.

yet again british people prove they can not be trusted with anything ever

idk if it's "mass-market" per se, but you might like the Dreadnought series. It's a "by-trans-for-trans" superhero novel,and its really good trans woman rep. It does include other rep (an NB character in the 2nd book) but their character doesn't really have depth because A) side character and B) the strength of the main character lies in the author pouring her heart and soul into her, and she can't really write an NB character to the same extent because the author is a trans woman. Other than that the series is WONDERFUL, I love it so much

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Ned Kelly springs to mind

assimilation? not even once.

SHAVING:

1. Clean your skin with a warm face cloth and/or a facial cleanser (to get rid of dead skin and reduce irratation post shave)
2. Put your shaving cream of choice on on your face while it's still wet.
3. Take small strokes with the grain of the hair, trying to use as few passes as possible. Rinse your razor after every stroke to avoid getting hair caught in the blades. If you are using a safety razor, you can take longer passes, they're less likely to get clogged.
4. Do the flat areas of your face first, making sure the skin is tight to avoid cutting yourself. Avoid the hair on the curve of your jaw and chin areas until later.
5. When the flat areas of your face are done you want to gently pull on the skin about your jawline so the hair on your jaw now lays flat instead of being curved. then you can shave it. Repeat with the tricky areas of your face, making sure the skin is as tight and flat as possible at all times.
6. If you still have some stubble, simply re-wet the skin with warm water and apply more shaving cream then shave again, either across the grain (think moving the razor from your ears towards your nose.) or against the grain. Against the grain will give you the closest shave possible but has more risk for irratation/cutting the skin. Across the grain is a middle ground, a tighter shave than with the grain with less risk of irratation than going against the grain.
7. Once you are finished, wash your face with a faceloth and cool water then apply moisturizer and aftershave if you're using it.

REMOVING HAIR AT THE ROOTS: Removing the hair at the roots has the benefit of keeping the hair away longer but it will hurt. You have 2 options: Waxing or Epilating. With waxing I'd recommend sugar due to its easy availabilty, you can make it at home very easily, all you need is lemon juice/vinegar and sugar. It's also better as it can be used at room temperature unlike more traditional wax which must be heated up. Here's a guide on how to make and use it: https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Body-Sugaring-Paste
Epilating on the other hand is using a tool called an epilator which is like an automatic tweezer which grabs the hair and pulls it at the roots. It does hurt, and is slower than wax.

PERMANENT HAIR REMOVAL: This is much more expensive than other options but it lasts. I highly recommend seeing a professional for this as DIY hair removing lasers are either underpowered, ineffecient, dont work, or actually very dangerous to use. You have two options: Laser or Electrolysis. Both arent exactly comfortable but electrolysis hurts more. Laser is most effective on dark hair on fair skin, doesn't really work that well for light hair or people with darker skin, because it relies on the hair follicle absorbing the energy from the laser which doesn't work so well with light hair or dark skin. Electrolysis does not have this drawback as it works by sticking a very fine needle into the hair follicle and delivering a small electric shock. Think of it like an electric tattoo.

https://alitelaser.com/laser-hair-removal-vs-electrolysis-which-is-best heres an article that explains the pros and cons

“This Bush guy, he is a donkey, no?”

Maybe Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, she was an IWW member, a founder of the ACLU, not straight in early-mid 20th century US, and she had a state funeral in red square in the 1960s

Gritty

Actually to be more specific what makes it great is the author pours all of her experiences as a trans woman into the trans main character, the problem is that this kind of falls apart when she tries to write an NB in the second book, because she doesn't have all that depth of knowledge to put into that character. So it's more of a book about a trans girl, by a trans woman

oh my god the Dreadnought series by April Daniels is brilliant trans representation. It's for trans people by trans people

Twins!

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