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This is an information resource mainly written for trans US citizens considering emigrating to another country, although we hope it is useful beyond that.

Please treat this wiki as a starting point for your own research, not as an authoritative source of truth or as legal advice.

Many of the authors have gone through the process themselves and want to share what they have learned.

Template:CultureIntegration

From Trans World Express

This is a template to help you create a country-specific sub-page with information about how to adept to the local culture and cultural differences you may encounter.

This template will generate the most relevant headings/sections you might want to use in this type of page To use this template, create a new page in the Edit source mode, add {{subst:CultureIntegration}} as the only text and save it. This will give you all the content that's shown in this template, which you can then edit as a new page.

This template is also only meant to be a starting-point for new pages, to avoid the "blank page" problem. You don't have to add all sections & can add sections that would be relevant but are missing from the template. If you need to add, sections. If you add sections please let the Submission & Review team know, so the template can be reviewed and updated, if needed.

Everything written in bold is considered an important part and we suggest it needs to be filled in, if the section is applicable to you.

Culture and Integration

In addition to the general Cultural adaptation tips, in COUNTRY the following things might be important:

Cultural Differences between COUNTRY and the US

  • openness and politeness
  • friendships
  • workplace culture
  • holidays
  • taboos
  • restrooms
  • food (vegan/vegetarian options)

Cultural Attitudes Toward Trans People

Societal Acceptance
  • examples of acceptance
  • regional differences
'Historical Context'
  • history of LGBTQ rights and trans rights

Bureaucracy & Paperwork

Navigating COUNTRY Bureaucracy

  • common challenges
  • corruption

Learning LANGUAGE

  • short description of language
  • can you survive speaking only English?
  • How long does it take to learn the Language?
  • language courses
  • materials for learning the language

Pronouns in LANGUAGE

  • if applicable: how do pronouns work in LANGUAGE? Are there pronouns for non-binary people?