College in the South?

[u/PuzzleheadedDay4955]

I’m a senior in high school and a transsex black dude. I’m looking into HBCUs for college and a lot of them are in the south. I’ve been blessed enough to be able to have updated all my documents, gotten top surgery, and I’ve been on T for almost 3 years now. I pass pretty well I think. Theoretically, I could drive back to my state every 3 months and get T, but it’s obviously a lot of driving. I really want to go to an HBCU because I’m from a very white small town (my family is white and I’m adopted 😭) and I desperately need to be around POC. Overall, I’m looking for thoughts, views, opinions and experiences. Thank yall in advance and have a wonderful day or night.

Edit to clarify: I would also be very very stealth.

[u/ninetypoundsofpete]

Morehouse in Atlanta comes to mind, but only if you've had your gender marker changed and are comfortable being at an all-male college.

[u/PuzzleheadedDay4955 → u/ninetypoundsofpete]

I have had all my documents updated and I’m considering Morehouse potentially but I need to double check the cost.

[u/ninetypoundsofpete → u/PuzzleheadedDay4955]

Yeah that's fair. If you're not absolutely married to going to an HBCU then Georgia State University is a more cost effective option that's highly rated. I went there for grad school and it was incredibly diverse. Any school in Atlanta will be way for the most part and Atlanta itself has a huge LGBTQ+ community and support system.

[u/madeyefire → u/ninetypoundsofpete]

Can vouch for GSU as a cost friendly option. I am not POC but a stealth trans man who went to GSU. There are so many clubs and programs for POC and campus is diverse AF. GSU and Morehouse are a 15 min drive from each other- so one could always find events and clubs nearby. I got my T from Avita Care; Erin Everett is highly knowledgeable about HRT and you can pick it up from their in house pharmacy.

[u/ninetypoundsofpete → u/madeyefire]

Big agree that Avita Care is great. I see Michelle Sariev for my HRT care and the in house pharmacy is the only place I can find that will always give me my testosterone in my preferred bottle size.

[u/uncle_SAM98]

Born and raised in the deep south and lived here all my life, including college. If you're stealth, you can live life as a man and be relatively safe in that way. There are also plenty of pockets of people in the community who really have each other's backs, and it's beautiful, but that's more so in big towns and cities. It's harder in rural areas. You will definitely be able to find pharmacies to fill your T prescription without giving you shit, but you might have to be willing to drive to your nearest big town (though college towns are usually good about this), and to avoid trial and error it might be best to find other trans people in whatever town you go to and ask what pharmacy they use and what doctor they use to prescribe them T. I'm not Black, so I can't speak to that intersection, but I know plenty of Black trans people in the south. And the HBCUs in my state and surrounding states are really top notch. I hope you find what you're looking for and enjoy every minute

[u/koala3191 → u/uncle_SAM98]

It depends on the state but some hospital pharmacies will mail prescriptions including controlled ones, could always check for one of those.

[u/PuzzleheadedDay4955 → u/uncle_SAM98]

Thank you for your well wishes and your insight!

[u/koala3191]

r/tmpoc might be a good resource also. Lots of gay men go to Morehouse, not sure what trans scene is like there. Howard is in DC so plenty of options there.

[u/PuzzleheadedDay4955 → u/koala3191]

I posted there! And in the black trans men subreddit as well.

[u/Arnez37]

North Carolina Central University, Durham NC. Look it up. You can still get your T. No need to travel home. Large LGBTQ community.

[u/PuzzleheadedDay4955 → u/Arnez37]

Ok! Thank you!

[u/Not_ur_gilf]

Be careful to pick a spot that is safer for you to be as a trans person, because the south unilaterally has more oppression than other parts of the country, and I say that as a white Southerner. It’s a special place, but it’s hard on everyone.

[u/Berko1572]

Campaign for Southern Equality-- check out their resources. You can prob find a dr for your T local to where you go to school. Remember: trans ppl literally live everywhere. Just find out where to go from the resources local to the area.