Michelangelo
(He/Him/His)
The first moment I could see my future as a trans man or trans masculine person was...
The Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia (TAP VA) both provided me with assistance when I was deeply struggling financially as well as put me in touch with a clinic which followed an informed consent model to provide HRT. They also put me in touch with a local LGBT+ center where they had support groups for transgender people and transmasculine people of color and I found enormous consolation and guidance from those members of my community.
Resources that helped me...
The Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia (TAP VA) both provided me with assistance when I was deeply struggling financially as well as put me in touch with a clinic which followed an informed consent model to provide HRT. They also put me in touch with a local LGBT+ center where they had support groups for transgender people and transmasculine people of color and I found enormous consolation and guidance from those members of my community.
