Where to donate an unused binder / compression top?
October 10, 2021 4:02 PM Subscribe
Due to an order mix-up, I recieved a Tomboyx black compression top, size 3x, in the mail. Tomboyx told me to keep or donate it instead of returning it. Are there any charities or groups you've had experience with that could make sure this gets to a person who could use it? Willing to mail it anywhere in the US. I'm not very online except for Metafilter, so I can't post it on Facebook or other social media sites.
I would donate it to whoever I normally donate clothes to. Normalize finding binders on the racks at Goodwill.
posted by The corpse in the library at 4:29 PM on October 10, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by The corpse in the library at 4:29 PM on October 10, 2021 [6 favorites]
There are a handful of groups that take donations & then redistribute binders, specifically. I don’t have personal experience with any but googling “binder exchange” brings a few up.
posted by needs more cowbell at 4:40 PM on October 10, 2021
posted by needs more cowbell at 4:40 PM on October 10, 2021
Transform Cincy
Transform has a simple goal: Provide free wardrobes, head to toe, for transgender and gender non conforming youth.
posted by cooker girl at 4:47 PM on October 10, 2021 [5 favorites]
Transform has a simple goal: Provide free wardrobes, head to toe, for transgender and gender non conforming youth.
posted by cooker girl at 4:47 PM on October 10, 2021 [5 favorites]
I know a school social worker who gets them to teens in need, without regard to how their parents feel about that. They were specifically requesting larger sizes recently.
posted by teremala at 4:56 PM on October 10, 2021
posted by teremala at 4:56 PM on October 10, 2021
Brave Space Alliance in Chicago, too.
posted by jeweled accumulation at 5:55 PM on October 10, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by jeweled accumulation at 5:55 PM on October 10, 2021 [1 favorite]
My first thought would be the Ali Forney Center, though they don't currently have binders on their trans-specific wishlist. There's contact info here.
posted by babelfish at 9:25 PM on October 10, 2021
posted by babelfish at 9:25 PM on October 10, 2021
Point of Pride accepts binder donations and redistributes them to people in need. I don’t have personal experience with them but I’ve heard only positive things about them from friends.
I wouldn’t recommend donating it to Goodwill if you can avoid it — it’s less likely to find its way into the hands of someone who needs it that way.
posted by mekily at 9:45 PM on October 10, 2021 [5 favorites]
I wouldn’t recommend donating it to Goodwill if you can avoid it — it’s less likely to find its way into the hands of someone who needs it that way.
posted by mekily at 9:45 PM on October 10, 2021 [5 favorites]
Apologies, if this is inappropriate, but if you would be interested in giving it to my partner, xe would be very, very grateful. It's even the right size! Send me a message if you want to do this.
Either way, please don't give it to somewhere like Goodwill. There's little chance of the right person finding it there and it might well end up tossed out if it won't sell.
posted by mkuhnell at 10:46 AM on October 11, 2021 [4 favorites]
Either way, please don't give it to somewhere like Goodwill. There's little chance of the right person finding it there and it might well end up tossed out if it won't sell.
posted by mkuhnell at 10:46 AM on October 11, 2021 [4 favorites]
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