Ok y’all, I need you to drop links for free binder services. It’s November which means that parents won’t think it’s odd for their children to request that they not inspect packages. They’ll simply assume it’s a present for whatever holiday they observe. So please do your part by dropping links in the reblogs and trying to get this seen by those who need it
edit: k, so I mean this in nicest way possible. Liking isn’t going to help anyone. This isn’t just for me, other people need these links. If you if you can’t/don’t have the energy to find and post links to ACTIVE donations. Please at least reblog so someone who follows you can. Please and thank you <3
Master list version: I will be editing and adding to this version where possible.
PLEASE REBLOG
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- Point of Pride provides Binders AND Femme Shapewear. Provides sizing guides. International!
- B4CK provides free, but gently used Binders and provides a sizing guide. Link goes directly to the ordering page since site layout is slightly confusing. Not sure how discreet the packaging is. Ships to the Contiguous US & Canada (meaning they do not ship to Alaska and Hawaii).
- The Euphoria Project provides free gender-affirming care items such as binders, gaffs, breast forms, and packers. You will need to research what kind of item/the brand/size you want to receive.
- The Phoenix Transition Program provides free binders to people living in the United States. Provides a size guide.
- Kansas City Center For Inclusion offers a binder exchange program This service may only be usable for people in the Kansas City Metro, range of service is unclear.
- The True Self Foundation's Binder Xchange Program is a service available to people living in Puerto Rico. the page (and site) is in Spanish, but can be translated into English via Google Translate pop-up. The application form is fully in Spanish, and cannot be translated directly via pop-up, but is easy enough to understand, and the relatively direct wording can be easily typed into Google Translate directly. Binders may need to be picked up on-site.
- American Trans Resource Hub (ATRH) offers a free binder program that ships across America, but it looks like there may be a backlog of orders, but the service can be used by people 13 years and up
- For youths & young adults in South Dakota , there's a program called Marty's Closet that offers a free set of 3 personalized outfits and a very large kit of resources (including E-Certificates for binders, tucking underwear, binding tape, bras, and packers). Note: This is very personalized & involved, PLEASE use caution when ordering, receiving, wearing, and storing these products
- Clock inc. is located in Rock Valley Plaza in Rock Island, Illinois, and Provides free binders and offers a clothing swap, but is exclusively in-person. Note: the website has many pop-ups that ask for donations and the site may not be entirely up to date.
- Out Maine provides free binders to people living in Maine who are between the age of 14 to 22
- The Q Corner provides free binders and gaffs to people in Santa Clara County (with multiple sizes & different styles) (I have linked directly to the request form)
- BroThersPGH is a branch-off project of the SisTersPGH (a black & trans lead nonprofit orginization) , and offers binders for people living in Allegheny County/Pittsburgh
- For people in Poland, Western Pomerania there's Lambda Szczecin, which provides assistance with the purchase of binders (The website is in Polish, but can be translated with Google translate if desired. Keep this in mind when contacting them to receive a binder).
If you'd prefer to sew your own binder, you can find a free pattern at Ureshii design
Links to lifehacks from the Transgender Equity Network Ireland for tips when binding or tucking for the first time
And here's a link to a Tumblr post showing a step-by-step guide on how to wash your binder. <3