Welcome to Freebase Hopium, a resource for the trans folks.
Don't try to consume all of this in one sitting. Burnout is a real concern.
"Societal standards of beauty--natural beauty at that--are a source of anxiety and dysphoria for trans and cis women alike." https://www.wussymag.com/all/the-trans-agenda-natural-beauty-standards-for-trans-women
Budge, S. L. (2015). Psychotherapists as gatekeepers: An evidence-based case study highlighting the role and process of letter writing for transgender clients. Psychotherapy, 52(3), 287–297. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000034
Verbeek W, Baici W, MacKinnon KR, Zaheer J, Lam JSH. "Mental Readiness" and Gatekeeping in Trans Healthcare. Can J Psychiatry. 2022 Nov;67(11):828-830. doi:10.1177/07067437221102725. Epub 2022 May 22. PMID: 35603661; PMCID: PMC9561692.
Ortiz, Kevin V., "Gatekeeping in the Transgender Community" (2020). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 9003. https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/9003