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HRT twitter scam (beaft.tumblr.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The linked tumblr post explains in detail a dangerous scam going around twitter's trans community.

A product called "I can't believe it's not estrogen" is being advertised as a natural replacement for estrogen. It is packaged in a trendy, eye-catching way and it is sold as an OTC supplement for people who can't get access to actual HRT.

In reality, it is at best a scam that will never ship and it aims at collecting trans women's personal details in order to harass them later on. At worst, it is a scam that directly aims at physically harming trans women. The substance contained in the advertised pills is ashwagandha, which boosts the production of the hormones your body produces on its own (i.e it would boost T production for a trans woman). Furthermore, the dosage found in these pills increases anxiety levels. If taken for several weeks in a a row, it will cause something called "serotonin syndrome", which will send you to the ER, potentially at death's door.

If you are in queer twitter circles, spread the warning around to keep our community safe.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm perplexed that this Twitter post is using soy as an insulting description of a fake estrogen scammer when the whole soy uproar originated with right wing fear mongering over the plant supposedly mimicking estrogen and feminizing men. Soy as an insult is transphobia and it seems out of place in a post calling out a transphobic Nazi.

Apart from that, I do appreciate when Neonazis out themselves so they can face consequences for their actions.