Welcome to the Chest Binder Review website. This is a resource for FtM transsexuals and female-bodied androgynes who are looking for a binder and are unsure which to pick.

Oct 25, 2007

Looking for reviewers!

If you are currently using a binder, or have in the past, and would like to review a binder, contact me at dysperdis[at]gmail[dot]com, or on gaiaonline (username: DysPerDis). All reviews will be credited, so please include your name or preferred alias.


For all reviews, please include the following:

  • Product name
  • Manufacturer's website
  • Cup size at time of use
  • Ratings out of 5 for each of three categories: comfort, effectiveness, and discreetness, as well as an overall score out of 5- if no overall score is provided, I will use an average of the other three scores.
  • EDIT: If possible, please include when you got your binder, as some manufacturers will change their products over time.

A good review should include how effective it was at reducing your chest size, how comfortable it was, any pressure points, and how discreet it was. Photos showing the difference between bound and unbound chests are also helpful, but not required. Reviews may be edited for formatting, grammar and spelling. No other changes will be made without contacting you first.


Nov 20, 2007

As you may know, today marks the 9th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.


"The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.


Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as transgendered — that is, as a transsexual, crossdresser, or otherwise gender-variant — each was a victim of violence based on bias against transgendered people.

We live in times more sensitive than ever to hatred based violence, especially since the events of September 11th. Yet even now, the deaths of those based on anti-transgender hatred or prejudice are largely ignored. Over the last decade, more than one person per month has died due to transgender-based hate or prejudice, regardless of any other factors in their lives. This trend shows no sign of abating.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance serves several purposes. It raises public awareness of hate crimes against transgendered people, an action that current media doesn’t perform. Day of Remembrance publicly mourns and honors the lives of our brothers and sisters who might otherwise be forgotten. Through the vigil, we express love and respect for our people in the face of national indifference and hatred. Day of Remembrance reminds non-transgendered people that we are their sons, daughters, parents, friends and lovers. Day of Remembrance gives our allies a chance to step forward with us and stand in vigil, memorializing those of us who’ve died by anti-transgender violence." [Source]


The DOR website lists 11 murders in 2007- one for each month so far. This is by no means a complete list.

Some of us are attending various memorial events today. I ask all of you, regardless of whether you plan on attending one of these events to take a moment to reflect on those who lost their lives, simply because they refused to live a lie.




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