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{{Content warning|<translate><!--T:1--> anatomically correct language for breasts, as well as mentions of injuries or infections</translate>}}{{Disclaimer| | {{Content warning|<translate><!--T:1--> anatomically correct language for breasts, as well as mentions of injuries or infections</translate>}}{{Disclaimer|medical}} | ||
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| quote = <translate><!--T:3--> I kept staring at my hips and chest in shock when I wore women’s clothes. I just kept thinking “Why are those there? Things would fit me right if I just had a flat chest”.</translate> | | quote = <translate><!--T:3--> I kept staring at my hips and chest in shock when I wore women’s clothes. I just kept thinking “Why are those there? Things would fit me right if I just had a flat chest”.</translate> | ||
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Some people have bound their chests with duct tape, ACE bandage, saran wrap, or layering bras in complicated ways, but these are unsafe binding methods. Those can cause fainting, break ribs, injure lungs, cause skin infections, scarring, or death. They can need surgery to repair scarring or other damage. Home-made binding methods might bind so much tighter than is reasonable that they cut off circulation and cause tissue death. | |||
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'''The "Tri-Top style 983," by Underworks.''' [http://www.ftm.underworks.com/ http://www.ftm.underworks.com/] Shaped like a cropped tank-top, with a breathable mesh back, with a heavy-duty front that feels like it's made out of the same stuff as a trampoline. It doesn't have any fasteners. You put it on by stepping into it and pulling it up. Putting it on over your head requires a lot of agility in your arms, which can get tangled in it, but some people who are wider in the lower part of their body find that this is easier. Either way, try practising by putting on a normal tank top over and over, thinking carefully about how you're moving your body to do it. Think of putting on the binder as like putting on an amazingly intractable tank top. It's very, very difficult to put this binder on over your head when the binder hasn't been broken in yet. After it's been broken in, and after you've had some practice, you can get so that you can put it on as quickly as a bra. | '''The "Tri-Top style 983," by Underworks.''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027201255/http://www.ftm.underworks.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131027201255/http://www.ftm.underworks.com/] Shaped like a cropped tank-top, with a breathable mesh back, with a heavy-duty front that feels like it's made out of the same stuff as a trampoline. It doesn't have any fasteners. You put it on by stepping into it and pulling it up. Putting it on over your head requires a lot of agility in your arms, which can get tangled in it, but some people who are wider in the lower part of their body find that this is easier. Either way, try practising by putting on a normal tank top over and over, thinking carefully about how you're moving your body to do it. Think of putting on the binder as like putting on an amazingly intractable tank top. It's very, very difficult to put this binder on over your head when the binder hasn't been broken in yet. After it's been broken in, and after you've had some practice, you can get so that you can put it on as quickly as a bra. | ||
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'''The "extreme chest concealer style 988," by Underworks''' (at the same link as above), is another version of the tri-top described above, with a small change: it's longer, so you can tuck it into your waistband. Some people have trouble with the tri-top rolling up, so they prefer to get the long one and tuck it in so it can't roll up. The tri-top has been re-designed a little bit (with a flared lower edge) so that it's less likely to roll up, though. The tri-top would have to be the more comfortable of the two, because it doesn't constrict around your tummy at all, so you can breathe more freely. Some people save money by buying the tri-top style 983 instead and then sewing some extra fabric onto the end so that it can tuck in as this long 988 binder can. That's cheaper if you've got the sewing skills and supplies. | '''The "extreme chest concealer style 988," by Underworks''' (at the same link as above), is another version of the tri-top described above, with a small change: it's longer, so you can tuck it into your waistband. Some people have trouble with the tri-top rolling up, so they prefer to get the long one and tuck it in so it can't roll up. The tri-top has been re-designed a little bit (with a flared lower edge) so that it's less likely to roll up, though. The tri-top would have to be the more comfortable of the two, because it doesn't constrict around your tummy at all, so you can breathe more freely. Some people save money by buying the tri-top style 983 instead and then sewing some extra fabric onto the end so that it can tuck in as this long 988 binder can. That's cheaper if you've got the sewing skills and supplies. | ||
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'''GC2B Tank or Half binder''' [https://gc2b.io/ (UK/EU)] [https://gc2b.co US/CAN/Americas] Similar design shape to underworks, but in nude (5 shades), red, green, blue and purple too. The compression panel is made of cotton, compared to Underwork's one-material-all-over design. Racerback binders are now available in black and nude (5 shades). | '''GC2B Tank or Half binder''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20200111034417/https://gc2b.io/ (UK/EU)] [https://gc2b.co US/CAN/Americas] Similar design shape to underworks, but in nude (5 shades), red, green, blue and purple too. The compression panel is made of cotton, compared to Underwork's one-material-all-over design. Racerback binders are now available in black and nude (5 shades). | ||
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'''Esha Chest binder''' https://eshaproduct.com/ | '''Esha Chest binder''' https://eshaproduct.com/{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | ||
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*[http://www.thetransitionalmale.com/BBUB.html Big Brother Used Binder Program]. Donate used binders, and this group gives them to trans men for free. They require that you prove that you truly need a binder and can't afford one. Region: USA. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170807104728/http://www.thetransitionalmale.com/BBUB.html Big Brother Used Binder Program]. Donate used binders, and this group gives them to trans men for free. They require that you prove that you truly need a binder and can't afford one. Region: USA. | ||
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*[https://bindersforlove.wixsite.com/bindersforlove Binders For Love]. Gives new and used binders for free to trans people who can't afford one. | *[https://bindersforlove.wixsite.com/bindersforlove Binders For Love]. Gives new and used binders for free to trans people who can't afford one. | ||
*[https://www.dcats.org/binderexchange DC Area Transmasculine Society (DCATS) Binder Exchange] - Free binders to residents of Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia. | |||
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*[http://ftmgaragesale.livejournal.com/ FTM Garage Sale]. A Livejournal blog/forum for trans men to sell their second-hand binders and other equipment. | *[http://ftmgaragesale.livejournal.com/ FTM Garage Sale]. A Livejournal blog/forum for trans men to sell their second-hand binders and other equipment. | ||
*[https://herkimercountypridealliance.org/about Herkimer County Pride Alliance] - Provides "new or gently used binders" to people who can't otherwise access them. Limited to residents of Herkimer County, New York, USA. You need parental permission if you're under 13. | |||
*[https://linktr.ee/littlepetalalliance Little Petal Alliance] - LPA is partnered with GC2B for a binder giveaway program for people in the USA (prioritizing Black and Indigenous people, as well as people in states where trans rights are under legislative attack.) As of June 2023, the binder giveaway is currently closed, but check back in the future to see if they reopen it. | |||
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*[https://www.morf.org.uk/binder-scheme/ MORF binder exchange]. Region: UK. | *[https://www.morf.org.uk/binder-scheme/ MORF binder exchange]. Region: UK. | ||
*[https://phoenixtransitionprogram.com/binder Phoenix Transition Program] - Gives free GC2B binders to transmasculine people age 18 or over in the USA. | |||
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*[http://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/board,324.0.html Susan's Place Transgender Resources - Forum - FTM Gear]. People often make posts on this forum about binders they have to sell or give away. | *[http://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/board,324.0.html Susan's Place Transgender Resources - Forum - FTM Gear]. People often make posts on this forum about binders they have to sell or give away. | ||
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