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We especially welcome those who are *questioning* (people who have
discovered they are trans, and are looking inwards on their life and
exploring their gender identity), and wish to provide support for them.
This *also* includes trans people currently in their transition who have
*regret* or discover that they have a different identity (e.g. trans
woman or trans man who discovers that they are non-binary, and vice
versa).

We also welcome family (parents, partners, children, etc) and friends of
trans people, if they have any questions or would like to understand
their trans relative or friend more. More information will be posted on
the site later on.

We also recognise that not all trans people have gender dysphoria; some
have *gender euphoria*. We welcome those people. We also welcome trans
people who don't want to transition, for whatever reason, or those who
only want certain parts (e.g. HRT without surgery, or vice versa). We
recognize that the world is not binary.

Unlike many other sites and communities, we are also pro-DIY. It is
common for trans women to wait years on the NHS for hormone therapy for
instance, where they cannot afford private care (which is often still
slow, and gatekeepery). *This website will soon contain information
about how to order hormones on the internet, and how to take them safely
at safe doses, and common pitfalls to avoid, as well as mentioning risks
and how to mitigate them, things to check for, how to battle with the
NHS for getting blood tests, etc.*

We believe in *informed consent*, provided on the NHS, and one of the
goals of Transit is to campaign in activist activities to force the
government and healthcare providers to end the gatekeeping forced
therapy that many trans people are subject to, which in many cases stops
them from being able to get HRT or surgery, due to travel costs and
other factors. We believe that if you have the blood tests and
endocrinologist's approval, that you should be able to start HRT and
get surgery whenever you want, even within days after requesting it at
your GP. In many countries, this is currently not the case (it's a few
years, not days, especially if using the NHS).

We also believe that children should be allowed to transition. This
includes hormone blockers to block their genetical puberty. We believe
that children (at any age) should be allowed to have surgery. Currently,
children are not allowed surgery. People are also not allowed to start
HRT until they become adults; hormone blockers are provided to some
kids, but even then it's often at a point where they've already been
damaged by their genetic puberty. We think that full HRT should be
provided to any child that is of puberty age, even if they are younger
than 16 years old. *We think that preventing children from transitioning
is ethically disgusting. Children should not be forced to suffer gender
dysphoria, as they currently are.*

We believe that a person should be able to change their birth
certificate with a simple form, without gatekeeping. This is currently
not the case in most countries.

More generally, we want to campaign in activist activities to raise
public awareness about trans issues, and to help bring about a culture
where trans people are accepted by society and have equal rights
compared to cis people. This is currently still not the case in most
countries.

People from all over the world are welcome to join our community.
