Uh, so as the title says, I want to use cotton fabric rolls as a way to compress down my breasts as a way to hide their growths from my parents (whom i have to visit soon). I tried buying binders made for transmascs, however, I didn’t find an option that fit my ribcage (which I am finding out is actually really large). Then, with the wrap, I can wear 2 layers of shirt (I’ll claim it’s a fashion thing) on top of that. I’m not quite sure how well it will work.

Alternatively, I also now have 4 sports bras with removal pads. The problem with the sports bras is that while I can easily explain bringing along rolls of Bandages, bringing along bras would wierd them out a lot and raise questions. Idk how to hide any bras I bring along, since my mom always goes through my stuff.

I’m also really not sure how I am supposed to hide my hormone supplies. What I’ve come up with so far is to pre-prepare supplies, put them in a padded metal box. Then once I get to my parents, I bury them in the ground somewhere in whatever woods they have nearby. I can then go there whenever I want, do the hormones in secret. The only problem I can think of is how to handle transporting the injections. Should I bring along the vial, or should I pre-prepare shots?

The more I type shit out, the more I’m thinking to myself what kind of spy bullshit am I even trying to do. Instead of coming out the closet, I’m doing this nonsense.

  • sodium_nitride [she/her, any]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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    17 days ago

    When you mention bandages, are you talking about using KT tape? It seems like that works pretty well, although I haven’t tried it personally.

    No, I am using ones with no adhesives

    There are also compression undershirts for cis men with gynecomastia

    I didn’t know about these. They might be useful. I’ll try. Certainly way easier to explain these.

    Another consideration is, do you actually have to go visit your parents, or do you just feel obligated to?

    I was asked this last time by comrades here. I’m not exactly sure how to explain it, but not going isn’t really an option. It’s partly a cultural thing. And also partly that I’ve booked all sorts of tickets already.

    For how long will you be visiting them? If you’re going to be there for multiple weeks, pre-preparing syringes probably isn’t a viable plan.

    For opsec reasons (i have already leaked too much information), I’m not going to answer this, but I will keep it in mind.

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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      16 days ago

      I wear undershirts with a built-in shelf bra that give enough support for me. My mom found one in the laundry (I meant to bring my clothes from the dryer and forgot) before I came out and she was confused about what it was and just assumed it was some sort of shape-wear for men. I provided zero explanation (which probably matches how much explanation I gave the first time I’d been caught sorta trying on a bra like 15 years prior).

      Honestly was surprised neither of my moms had noticed. Once or twice, I just wore a normal tshirt around them and just had to support my chest with my arm when running shortly before coming out.