Shave and use sports tape!! Remove in hot shower with soap and lotion afterwards
I really wish there was more trans humor like this, that actually references the trans experience
There’s trans humor that doesn’t reference the trans experience?
Yes, can’t think of any on top of our head but there are some memes out there where we feel that the author of said memes think that’s how trans people are and it’s not actually relatable in any kind of way.
I.e. we need more humor for trans people and not about trans people
Also that actually pokes fun at some of the actually funny parts of the trans experience
Like some of the things we have to go through can definitely be seen through the lens of humor, in a way that a trans person could appreciate
I guess I hadn’t thought about it, but a lot of memes are more trans aesthetic than trans experience. Good point.
Honestly even trans tape is rough to take off. Adhesive under strain holding things to your body for days is not fun 😭 thank god for surgery ✂️🩹
You’re doing that for days? That causes infections doesn’t it? In the hair follicles at least
Days sounds like a bad idea for anything, really.
you can get adhesive barrier wipes to prevent tape rash. i like smith&nephews’s, i use 2/week to glue shit to me for 7+ days so if y’all go ham make sure i can at least buy that many please.
i use 2/week to glue shit to me for 7+ days so if y’all go ham
You must smell horrifying. I imagine like poop and pork.
and a fresh summer breeze
Mmmmm… Sunbaked poop and pork…
Eeek days is crazy
But i agree, no matter what you do it always ends up a little tender at least
But try baby oil, like soak that tape in it. Itll come off much easier
One of my transmasc friends used to bind his chest with 6in KT tape for a week at a time, and before he got top surgery he was usually found with a small patch on his arm where he was testing the next roll for long term adhesive exposure.
I need to get some baby oil, the last few days have been a little rougher than usual since I’ve been going out in more form fitting clothing recently.
LPT: Even though acetone will get the sticky adhesive residue off, DON’T USE IT IF YOU’VE SHAVED RECENTLY! seems like a no-brainer, right? Well late-night me doesn’t always think clearly…
if you need adhesive remover, orange oil is great. they also sell medical grade adhesive remover for like 15 bucks a box of 75 wipes (the last time i bought some) at the medical supply store.
Yeah adhesive remover is great if you can get it, but it is expensive honestly
Is duct tape typically used to… what, stick a penis against the body in order to make it invisible ? or am I wildly misunderstanding this
Back in the day, duct tape was used for that, as well as some breast tissue positioning and immobilization.
It was never a good idea, even for short term use, and it would usually only be people fairly new to controlling their body that would use it. As soon as they made friends that had experience, they’d usually switch to other methods. There were some drag queens that preferred it for stage work, but that’s a different thing entirely even though the use of duct tape in those circles does linger at times because it’s cheaper when you’re using whatever control product you choose more often.
But, yeah, the use of tape in one form or another goes back to at least the 60s that I know of, though duct tape wasn’t always in play afaik. Not like I’m a historian, I’m just loosely familiar with bits and pieces from immersion in the old solo school lgbt community. Hell, mostly from when it was mostly just lgb tbh, though I try to keep up on basic info for when someone in my life expresses a need/desire for info to get them started.
And on that note, it’s important to remember that duct tape is maybe the worst possible choice for top or bottom control. There’s old tricks where it can be used in very limited ways to give a little tactile shift in small patches, but I sure wouldn’t recommend it despite it still being done.
Tape is used for that and to keep breasts flat against the chest.
Duct tape is not used.
ok ! cheers.
Transmen (female to male) use not duct tape for whats called binding ie taping booba down to be as flat as possible
Transfems (male to female) use not duct tape for tucking, which is a bit more involved than what you said but yeah its exactly what you think it is, genitalia taped down again to be as flat as possible
Kinesiology tape is a good tape to use for both of these purposes
Duct tape for chest, idk for the trans man Surly it isn’t related to the hole
Edit I don’t speak trans so Idek
I’m confused, the trans man would be the one using duct tape for chest. Trans women would be using it for tucking. Neither should use duct tape, it will cause damage.
Transmen would be the ones taping their chest, just FIY. No hate, not everyone is fluent in the language i get it
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Understood, I will use a scissor instead :3
(Jokes aside, it’s best to get special bindtuck tools, like gaffs and binders).
I actually did find a Canadian site that’s a queer- and worker-owned cooperative, which makes those, pretty cool.
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