February 2012
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Let the Self Made Men sell your products at pride... →
trans-itionfundcollective:
Hey everyone, I thought some of you might be able to take advantage of this. The Self Made Men will be attending various pride events this year and is offering to sell YOUR products! Just register here and ship them your products. They’ll be sold alongside Self Made Men merchandise and other fundraising products. Whatever doesn’t sell, they’ll ship right back. It...
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Trans Bashing Revisited: Trans People in Non-Trans... →
artoftransliness:
Another interesting article by Matt Kailey over at Tranifesto.
“Everybody knows what you’re against. Show them what you’re for. Then become the...”
– Andrea Gibson, Evolution (via brennando)
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The Self Made Men on Facebook →
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Lesbians dating Transmen →
We had the opportunity to take a controversial topic and look at it from two sides. This is one of those questions that comes up a lot and in the end there isn’t a right or wrong answer. Everyones life and who they choose to be romantically attracted to, as well as how they choose to identify is and always will be a case by case, personal choice.
Packers having a mind of their own...
jamesandsumes:
It crawls out of your pants and says ‘right, I’m off to a bar.’
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The Self Made Men Staff Tumblr - For questions and... →
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Summer Products Registration →
The Self Made Men will be running tables at pride events in 6 different cities this summer. A lot of members of the community are selling things to help fund their transition and we’d like to help! Take some time to fill out this form and we can get the ball rolling.
“We are very diverse and don’t all share the same personal identities. Be clear...”
– DUDE Magazine
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Anonymous asked: I am working to put together a centralized website of resources for trans* folks. What information would be most useful to include and can you recommend some websites/resources that should be listed?
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captinmack asked: For the Facebook thing. How would you like me to put your name on my Facebook? By liking the page? Or? I'm super popular on Facebook, so I want to do this. Even though most of my friends are not in the community.
trappedinalostworld asked: Have you changed the url for the penpal page or something? Whenever I try to access it the "page cannot be found" message comes up. I've tried from multiple links with the same result
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Packer Review - Mr Limpy Vs Mr Right →
Guide to tools - Primer Magazine
Screwdrivers
Pliers
Power Drill
Toilets
Plumbing
10 Tools To Have
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Remember that you’re not the only one...
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We just broke 800 people signed up for the Pen Pal...
Switched around our registration form to make matching everyone up easier and faster! Our goal is to get everyone who isn’t matched up matched by the end of the night!
To sign up visit our registration page here.
It’s free
It’s email based
International
Trans* guys only (most of the submission are looking for community and advice, this isn’t to exclude cisgender...
"Gay Marriage"
jasonrobertballard:
Is actually, politically incorrect and exclusive to the Trans* community. Marriage Equality, is the inclusive version and somehow, like with all Trans* rights, seems to be forgotten and not cared about… Or dropped to help the LGB.
If a FAAB man transitions and their sexual orientation is straight (meaning attracted to females) the term “Gay Marriage” invalidates his...
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Article Request:
We’d like to run a pro and con article and we’re looking for someone to write one half or the other. This isn’t a battle, it’s just a controversial topic and we’d like to show people both sides of the fences rather than writing something about it from only one.
So if you’d like to write to us about the way you see this topic, please send your article to...
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Grooming: Scents →
gentlemansprimer:
I recently had a reader ask about how to pick out and wear scents. Here is my reply, with some general thoughts, as well as considerations for transmen. As always, feel free to ask any questions, about attire, grooming, etiquette, or anything else! Thanks for reading.
Cheers - Mason
More info on the Facebook timelines
All you’ve got to do is send us a picture of yourself to TheSelfMadeMen@gmail.com
goosheyleo asked: Are you still looking for big brothers for the pen pal program?
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The Men's Room →
Anonymous asked: I'm interested in the whole facebook headline thing, but is it kind of discreet? Everyone thinks I'm a cismale and I don't want to out myself haha
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Anonymous asked: How does the whole big brother letter thing work? Has anyone been using it?
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Travel, TSA, and Trans: Know Your Rights →
cam1sado asked: hi there -- quick question, why do you put an asterisk next to the word trans?
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In the same way you don't have to be an animal to...
You don’t have to be Trans* to support Trans* rights.
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How To: Do Valentines Day without breaking your... →
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I've only been able to recently call people out on...
Me: Well, I'm transgender.
Coworker: So, wait. What?
Me: Everyone is gendered at birth if they're born in a hospital. I was gendered female.
Coworker: So do you.. -
Me: You mean what's in my pants?
Coworker: Well, I was going to put it more nicely, but yeah basically.
Me: You're asking me something really personal and private in front of other people that you would never ask anyone else because I'm transgender. Do you realize that?
Coworker: When you put it like that, it makes me sound like a jerk.
Me: Is that not what's happening?
Coworker: ...
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Etiquette: Offering Your Arm →
gentlemansprimer:
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to post something with a little romantic twist. So here are my thoughts on offering an arm to a significant other (or as I call them “Sig-O”), or other in need of assistance…
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The Self Made Men on Facebook →