Free Femme Shapewear

Point of Pride provides free femme shapewear (specially-designed compression underwear/gaffs) to any trans femme person who needs one and cannot afford or safely obtain one.

We have only two requirements in an effort to be as inclusive as possible:

• You identify as transgender (MTF, genderqueer, non-binary, genderfluid, gender non-conforming, and every other non-cis identity assigned male at birth within the trans umbrella.)
• You cannot afford to purchase femme shapewear, or you cannot safely obtain femme shapewear.

We accept all requests for support, and applications are open year-round. Once you complete your application, your request will be added to our waitlist. Shipping is discrete and 100% free, and we ship internationally to 90+ countries and counting.

Model wearing tucking shapewear

This program is intended to help trans folks who otherwise can not afford or access femme shapewear. We ask that you consider your access before applying. 

• Are you able to pay for a tucking undergarment? (If yes, we recommend our one of our partners—Origami Customs and urBasics—for their high-quality, affordably priced gaffs and shapewear.)

Submitting your request

1. Carefully read this page, especially our Frequently Asked Questions section.
2. Measure yourself.
3. Submit your application via the Google form. Once you submit, you’ll automatically be added to our waiting list.
4. You will receive an email* from an "@pointofpride.org" account when your garment is ready to be shipped. At that time, you can review how your name should appear on the label, what mailing address we should use, and what size garment you need. You can make updates or changes at this time.
   
5. We mail out your package! You will receive another email from an "@pointofpride.org" account with your tracking number. You can enter the tracking number via USPS and set up text or email alerts for your package. (Tracking numbers can take up to 24 hours to fully activate and the USPS site may list the package as “pre-shipment” until it activates.)

*Because our team will contact you via email, please check your spam folder and the quota limit on your inbox to make sure it hasn’t been filtered or bounced back. You may need to search for email accounts that end in “@pointofpride.org” or update your settings to allow emails from “@pointofpride.org” accounts. Please note that in most instances of applicants missing status updates, the result is due to spam filters. To help us focus on supporting our community, we strongly encourage checking your account for any missed messages before reaching out. From all of us at Point of Pride, we are deeply appreciative of your patience and understanding.

Wait time

Please check our Program Status Dashboard to see what requests we are currently processing. Although we mail out about hundreds of garments every month, we average 75 new garment requests every single day. We know our waiting times are extraordinarily long, and we are working as hard as we can to meet the demand. Thank you for your patience!

Our program uses multiple manufacturers, each with their own sizing guide. Origami Customs has created this handy guide to teach you how and where to measure your body, but you'll want to check your size against your preferred manufacturer's sizing chart. Please keep in mind that the Origami Customs garments we ship typically measure at the high hip and the urBasics garments typically measure at the waist. 

When you sign up for our waiting list, you won't have the opportunity to select a manufacturer yet. (That change will come in early 2025.) Signing up now will put you on our waiting list, and when we're ready to fulfill your request, we'll reach out to collect specific info about the type of gaff you want.

• Your name as it appears on the shipping label: It does not have to be your legal name unless your mail system requires that. For some folks not public or out, this may be your deadname. You should put whatever name feels safest and easiest for you to receive mail with.
• Your email address: We recommend that you avoid email addresses on private domains or school email addresses (for example: @k12.state.us) as these sometimes have admin settings that block our emails. Our most common rejected emails are from private domains that don’t allow emails from external senders.
• Updating your request after submitting: You can resubmit the request form using the same email address you originally signed up with. Any changes made will be associated with your original request, and you will not lose your place on our waiting list. Or, you can wait to edit your request when your garment is ready to ship. You'll be asked to edit or approve your name, mailing address, size, etc. before your garment is mailed. If you need to change your email address, please contact us.