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Why this exists

hrtcafe.net was a free, community-maintained harm reduction resource covering DIY hormone therapy — medications, vendors, homebrew guides, and dosing information. It existed because formal medical care for trans people is routinely inaccessible: gatekept, unaffordable, or geographically out of reach.

In late 2023 and early 2024, vendors listed on the site faced a coordinated UK complaint campaign targeting their hosting, domains, and email providers. The site continued operating until March 2026. On March 10, 2026 — the date of the last archived snapshot — The Daily Signal (media arm of The Heritage Foundation, architects of Project 2025) published a piece calling for FDA investigation of DIY hormone vendors. The site shut down within days. Removing accurate harm reduction information does not make people safer.

This archive is for harm reduction purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not a substitute for a qualified healthcare provider. For current vendor status and updated guides, see the live alternatives linked above.

Incident record

A free resource was forced offline. This is what remains.

2023–2024: Vendors listed on the site faced a coordinated campaign of hosting, domain, and email suspension complaints, primarily originating in the UK. The site documented these attacks — the original complaint letters are preserved in the wiki section of this archive. The site itself continued operating through this period.

March 10, 2026: The last Wayback Machine snapshot was taken. That same day, The Daily Signal — media arm of The Heritage Foundation, architects of Project 2025 — published a piece calling for FDA investigation of DIY hormone vendors. The site shut down within days. No official statement was published.

Removing accurate harm reduction information does not make people safer.

The archive

HRT Cafe

hrtcafe.net

Archived
2024–2026
Format
Static HTML
Status
Offline since March 2026

Medication guides covering estrogens, anti-androgens, progesterone, and other compounds — with dosing information, vendor directory with verification status, homebrew preparation tutorials, and resources on testing and harm reduction. The wiki section documents the political takedown attempts the site faced, including the original complaint letters.

Snapshot, not a live site. Vendor listings, stock status, and pricing are from 2024–2026 and are very likely outdated. Do not use vendor information here without cross-referencing a current source. See active alternatives below.
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Active maintained alternatives

These are live sites with current vendor status and up-to-date guides.

DIY HRT Market

Live

Live vendor listings with stock availability and pricing. Updated continuously.

diyhrt.market →

DIY HRT Directory

Live

Safer use guides for transfem and transmasc HRT. Telehealth and informed consent resources.

diyhrt.info →

DIY HRT Wiki

Live

Reference wiki: guides, blood testing, injection supplies, telehealth options.

diyhrt.wiki →

Harm reduction notice

This archive is published for harm reduction and preservation purposes. It is not medical advice. It is not a substitute for a qualified healthcare provider. If you have access to a doctor, pharmacist, or informed consent clinic, please use that resource.

The goal of harm reduction is to meet people where they are. For many trans people, self-administered HRT is not a choice made in the absence of better options — it is the only option available. Accurate information reduces risk. This archive exists to preserve that information.

Nothing here should be read as encouragement to bypass medical care that is genuinely available to you.

Acknowledgements

The original hrtcafe.net contributors — the anonymous volunteers who built and maintained this resource, wrote the guides, verified vendors, and kept it running for years under increasing political pressure. This archive exists because of their work.

Internet Archive / Wayback Machine — The snapshots used to reconstruct this archive were preserved by the Internet Archive. Without their ongoing crawls, this content would be unrecoverable. Consider donating to support their work.

The active community — diyhrt.market, diyhrt.wiki, and diyhrt.info for continuing to provide updated, maintained resources after hrtcafe.net went down.

Contact

Broken links, outdated content flags, takedown complaints, or other concerns: archive@hrtarchive.org