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trans individuals I am looking for some help. my younger sibling (16) is nonbinary wants a binder and I want to get them one for Christmas. but me as a cis straight older sibling has no clue what one would be best please leave advice/recommendations.
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Anonymous 11h

check reviews. companies like gc2b dominated the market for a long time til recently i’ve been hearing horror stories about their quality going downhill. My own gc2b stretched out within a few wears and the stitching’s come loose in that time too. I also have an underworks binder but they’re built differently and don’t have the same panel in the front. my best binders rn are some random knockoffs off amazon genuinely

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Anonymous 21h

i got mine from GC2B, but note this before wearing binders: -make sure they absolutely get the correct sizing. Do NOT undersize because you want it to work better - that’s not how it works. -Make sure your sibling is not wearing the binder for more than ~7 hours, it can cause breathing and rib pain over long periods of time.

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Anonymous 1h

make sure they are binding appropriately and for an appropriate amount of time while their body is growing because it can cause a lot more than just rib pain to an adolescent

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

Source: trans man of 5 years

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11h

How did u like ur binder?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11h

overall if you can i’d loop your sibling into the convo and work with them to find one they’d for sure like to try. keep an eye out for return policies or chats that help size yourself perfectly. Avoid zippers and clips for the most part; some are ok but you never know and overall the solid sewn ones seem to be better for you. Get a skin tone one for sure and maybe a black one if you’ve got some extra cash, very neutral colors that work with a lot

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