I had to dig up and reblog this post because there's one in the trans guy tags about how "the post about DIY HRT" was filled with transmisogynist notes and I wanted to verify the claim for myself and
Unless I have the bad actors blocked and thus can't see them, the notes are a repeat of:
Injectible HRT is controlled, both testosterone and estrogen. HOWEVER other forms of estrogen including DIY estrogen are not controlled, and all forms of testosterone are. This means that saying "just DIY your HRT" is ignoring the fact that any trans person who takes testosterone CANNOT DO THAT, and "just stockpile from your doctor" only works if your doctor AND your insurance AND your pharmacy are all willing to play ball.
I can, and have, stockpiled about 3.5 months worth of T gel because the laws, my doctor, my insurance, and my pharmacy were all willing to do this for me (after I fussed at them about it). However I live in a safe state that has passed laws protecting my ability to do so and I go to a gender clinic and have pretty decent insurance. Someone in a state this post was made in reaction to? Probably can't do that! Which is the point!
No where does this blame trans women for this! We know it's not y'all that took our HRT away! It's "please think of your trans brothers when having this discussion because we cannot do what you can in terms of DIY hormones without risking felony charges". Asking to be included in a conversation that inherently includes us doesn't mean you can't talk about your side of things or that you caused our problems.