The Monkees Drinking Boba Tea

A beginner’s guide to buying a binder

I am a B cup with a 42 inch rib cage for reference (I know it’s an odd combo XD)

If you’re trying to be discreet, I suggest you say your ordering a swim top/beach top since they look very similar to that type of fabric.

Also, GC2B, Tomboyx, Paxi’s, and Underworks have all had discrete out packaging. They were all relatively close in price.

Of all of the ones I’ve tried, GC2B’s half binder has been my favorite. I wear a large. I do experience some slipping during the day but it doesn’t make me feel as claustrophobic as the full binder. All the slipping is not too bad and I’m able to fix it in the bathroom during the day. They also bounce back pretty well and I can wash them in the washing machine 1 or 2 a month.

GC2B’s classic full binder is good. The first one I bought even still gives a bit of a bind (it’s been 2 years). Though it rolls up all the time and it makes me feel claustrophobic. Don’t recommend for sensory issues.

GC2B’s racerback did not bind well for me. My chest was constantly slipping out and the straps would twist. That being said, I think someone with a smaller build would wear it well. It also gave more breathing room.

I only got 1 binder from underworks because I felt it didn’t do any better than GC2B but it was more uncomfortable. The bottom would roll up no matter what I did because I don’t have a completely flat stomach, however I’m a 34 inch waist so I don’t think it would be much better for others. It’s thick and you cannot exercise in it (which I could my other ones). Overall is was just uncomfortable and left red marks, I didn’t feel it binded any better either.

The zip up binder from Tomboyx I got as part of a swimsuit set. It lasted two months and was difficult to get a natural looking compression, but it wasn’t bad.

I got 2 athletic half binders from Paxi’s. They have zippers on the side which made them more accessible to put on (and easier) as well as allowed easy breaks. One of them’s zipper busted very early into the wear, however the other is still going strong. They are gentler in compression but still work. I wore them while swimming as a lifeguard and felt safe and comfortable. There is a little more slippage then the GC2B but I recommend these for athletics if you cannot exercise without binding due to dysphoria or fear of being outed.

dealing with the worst case scenario

your condom breaks

you feel a lump on your breast

your friends are ignoring you

you’re stranded on an island 

you got rejected by a crush

you get into a car accident

you got stung by a bee/wasp

you got fired from your job

you’re in an earthquake

your tattoo gets infected

your house is on fire

you’re lost in the woods

you get arrested abroad

you get robbed

your partner cheated on you

you’re on a ship that’s sinking

you fall into ice

you’re stuck in an elevator

you hit a deer with your car

you have food poisoning

your pet passed away

you fall off of a horse

you or your friend has alcohol poisoning

you have toxic shock syndrome

your house has a gas leak

Posting a TikTok edit here… Davy Jones from the Monkees and Dance the Night by Dua Lipa. I will not be taking questions on my mental state at this time.

Give me view pls 🙏

"here lie those who loved life and could not find a way to live it" x

Reblog and put why dudebros would call you ‘forced diversity’ and ‘totally unrealistic’ if you were a fictional character in the tags

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament

Petition: Do not ban transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards

The Health Secretary has said that transgender hospital patients in England may be banned from being treated in female- and male-only wards.

more fucking petitions because this clown car country cannot stop with the bigotry for 30 seconds

uk people it takes 5 seconds and you checking your email to verify

everyone else: rebloge please

We are all uniting in our creative interests together. Any work, despite level of talent or expertise, given to share in celebration of a fandom, story, or experience should be shared, loved, and celebrated.

This is the best part of Tumblr/social media, people getting together to share their creative work. Keep putting it out there, guys. We love it!

Every writer on Tumblr: “I would combust out of love if someone ever drew fanart of my fic!!” Me: “oh man I wanna draw this scene BUT THEY WOULD PROBABLY HATE IT AND HATE ME FOR THE NERVE”

don't do that.

Once a Bad Bitch always a Bad Bitch

pose reference from @ Kaosdisabledsupport on tiktok

When I forget to do something, I say “Fuck” in a specific tone of voice. Fuck is not a word I say by itself often (usually it’s in a phrase). Then, whenever I do say “fuck” again later that day or the next, I remember the other thing I forgot to do, which I can sometimes do right then, or sometimes I build up a list of things I forgot, but anyway the “Fuck” helps me remember them so I don’t go three months without having done whatever it is or forgot it existed.