Salon/barber in MoCo for a tween's gender-confirming haircut

[Anonymous]

DC, 12, has been exploring this identity space and has requested a haircut that "looks like a boy when I wear a hat" but wants to have a non-binary look otherwise. They've been sort of floating around between NB and trans for a couple of years now, and not sure where they will eventually settle. They've always had long hair (their preference), mostly because it is easiest. DC is autistic and does not like haircuts, answering questions, or talking to people (we really get each other lol). Anyway, does anyone have a suggestion for a salon/barber in MoCo (we're in Gburg but can do a hike for the right place) that I can take DC to for this haircut and also perhaps get some advice for the type of style? Or suggestions for how to handle this in general? How can they find reference pictures? I'm trying to make sure they get the look they want without overwhelming them with options or having to explain the "situation" to multiple people.

[Anonymous]

https://billymaloy.glossgenius.com/

[Anonymous]

If you take a photograph to any non-chain barber or salon, they can do the job.

But self-cut is the true punk way to just say no to societal fashion standards.

[Anonymous]

Georgie’s Barber in Takoma Park

[Anonymous]

Another recommendation for Billy Maloy, as well as Conway Smithson at Ira Ludwick Salon and Gregg Johnson at Symmetry Salon Studios.

[Anonymous]

I have found Floyds 99 Barbershop to be a good fit for my gender non-conforming kid. We go to the one in Fairfax but they seem to be all over the area and I imagine that it's part of their brand to approach things from a pretty open perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have found Floyds 99 Barbershop to be a good fit for my gender non-conforming kid. We go to the one in Fairfax but they seem to be all over the area and I imagine that it's part of their brand to approach things from a pretty open perspective.

I'm sure they are very open minded, but the one near Rio has given out too many bad haircuts to my kids for us to recommend that shop

[Anonymous]

Some odd responses here. It can be uncomfortable getting a cut for a variety of reasons. One reason is that many hairstylists who are not trained barbers actually aren’t comfortable and/or good with clippers. It can also be weird to get a men’s cut and then get charged the more expensive women’s price based on how they perceive you and sometimes you’re not actually looking to have a gender identity conversation with a stylist you hardly know. Many barbershops are notoriously unwelcoming places for people who identify as LGBTQ. Maybe some of you have lucked out and never had an uncomfortable experience with a barber; that’s not the case for many people.

All that to say — I also recommend Georgie’s.

[Anonymous]

I go to https://www.instagram.com/brix.thebarber/?hl=en in Hyattsville--Brix is great and he would be super affirming of whatever hairstyle your kid wants!

[Anonymous]

It sounds like OP's kid has an idea of features they'd like in a haircut, but doesn't actually know what style would offer those features, so cutting a picture out of a magazine isn't going to work.