it really is so uncomfortable being a trans man in cis centric conversations of feminism. I just wonder. do they know about people like me? do they care? if I brought it up to them, how would they react? Do they expect me to be their human shield?

the look all the blue haired communist give you when they try their “i’m a non-abled intersex trans woman suffering from a plethora of diseases” excuse to get out of labour :

Why are these people, those who do no or refuse hard or meaningful labour, the face of these economic revolutionary parties?

my apologies if this has already been posted here but im sharing this. here is what someone said on twitter along w this image:

the central image text reads: “@everyone I HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED GUARDIAN JOURNALISTS ARE SNOOPING AROUND ASKING FOR TRANS PEOPLE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT DIY HRT. THEY ARE PARTICULARLY LOOKING FOR UNDER-18S DOING DIY. SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE SAID, BUT DO. NOT. ENGAGE. SPREAD WIDELY. DO NOT ENGAGE. WE NEED THIS NOTICE SPREAD OUT VIA EVERY GRASSROOTS SUPPORT GROUP AND SOCIAL CIRCLE IN THE COUNTRY.

URGENT. IF THEY GET EVEN ONE TO TAKE PART IT BECOMES A NATIONAL CONVERSATION. TOP ALERT.

Guardian journos are apparently asking trans people about DIY. Trans followers: DO NOT SAY ANYTHING TO THEM. NOT A WORD.

I also know I’ve got cis mutuals who have written for the Guardian. Please know I’ve always thought less of you because of that.

- https://x.com/TownTattle/status/1781045092049928551

this is a way better model... you'll still get transphobic & intersexist drs of course but i prefer this to male / female or even having separate questions for gender & sex.

[we can't see the full form, but i'd suggest having a "something else" option and dominant hormone question too.]

Apparently this is called trans broken arm syndrome

Trans person: I'm pretty sure I sprained my ankle

Doctors: Do you think you sprained it because of HRT?

There was an ask someone got that I saw in about 2015 and it was something like

"How are you LGBT if you're straight?"

And the op answered with

"What does the T stand for? Transparent?"

And I wish I could fucking find it because trans people were pretty fucking invisible only a decade ago and teenage me felt that the statement fit perfectly.

Plus in the work I'm doing now, I think to myself "if the T stood for transparent then the I is for invisible" and I want to be able to make that fucking joke without feeling that I'm stealing half of it.

It appears that most of my organized sources are now on intersex people because I assumed that I already must have had plenty on trans people.

Luckily for me, researchers rarely focus on the sex variant aspect of trans prejudice or stigma. Plus I have a right to say things because I'm trans and feel more confident in making theoretical assumptions here.

I am not trying to be like the social constructionalists that mention intersex people as an argument without listening to their experiences or sharing how they're oppressed.

Okay I've spent a lot of time researching and now I can finally-

Scramble and cry because I was never taught how to organize this much data and have no idea where I got this information now sitting in my head.

Plus what I know as common sense to me is not common sense to others and I don't want to have to give a citation on the meaning of transgender.

Besides that, if anyone has anything that focuses on attitudes dyadic and/or cisgender people have towards sex-variant people and their perceived or known sex characteristics, I'd appreciate a heads up. Academic work is what I've been looking through, but it can be a youtube video or blog post too.

Anything, unless it's Judith Butler, her work is impossible to read.

Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria is such a weird theory because it's like there's a very obvious explanation for why middle school kids who didn't have dysphoria before might suddenly have dysphoria. Like huh weird I wonder what very obvious and widely known change that could cause kids to suddenly become very uncomfortable in their gender or sexual identity starts in between the ages of 10 and 14. Guess we'll never know. Must be peer pressure to *checks notes* become the only gender minority in your whole school singling you out for harassment by your peers. Couldn't be puberty suddenly giving you new body parts/bodily functions that are wrong for you.

Okay I've spent a lot of time researching and now I can finally-

Scramble and cry because I was never taught how to organize this much data and have no idea where I got this information now sitting in my head.

Plus what I know as common sense to me is not common sense to others and I don't want to have to give a citation on the meaning of transgender.

Besides that, if anyone has anything that focuses on attitudes dyadic and/or cisgender people have towards sex-variant people and their perceived or known sex characteristics, I'd appreciate a heads up. Academic work is what I've been looking through, but it can be a youtube video or blog post too.

Anything, unless it's Judith Butler, her work is impossible to read.

Oh yeah, messages are enabled now. Pretty sure they're open to anyone.

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Around 2015, or when I was about 13 or 14, I was on a bus with the friend who introduced me to the existence of trans people, as they were trans themselves (unsure of their pronouns as of current).

On that bus ride home, they told me about how some trans people go through medical transition, such as hrt and surgery. And that sometimes they need that care to survive.

I felt myself get incredibly excited about the fact that such a thing was possible. I wanted it the second I heard it.

That feeling was instantly followed by shame and dread.

I walked home from the bus stop screaming at myself in my head. That I was a freak for wanting something like that, that I'd be more of a freak for doing it. That there must have been something incredibly wrong with me for wanting that.

I got home and cried. I locked myself in a room to cry, I looked in the mirror, said it to myself again, and cried harder.

I don't hear about this experience from others in my generation much, and honestly, that's relieving. I'm happy that not everyone had an experience like that, not everyone had a gut twisting reaction to trans medical care while figuring themselves out. I know that I can't be the only one though.

Today, I look at myself and my body of mixed sex characteristics, and I'm proud. I've slowly learned to love what I will become and what I have become. I'm not a freak, but if I am, then so be it. I'm proud either way.

This has required the help of the people I surround myself with and the trans community as a whole. It's taken a lot of time, but it's beautiful in a way. How the love and care of others can help heal wounds you never knew you had before.

That said, happy trans day of visibility. Our bodies and minds are wonderful, even if it takes a while to remove all the shit that says they're not. Thank you, all of you, for being visible and helping others to realize that 🏳️‍⚧️💕

Around 2015, or when I was about 13 or 14, I was on a bus with the friend who introduced me to the existence of trans people, as they were trans themselves (unsure of their pronouns as of current).

On that bus ride home, they told me about how some trans people go through medical transition, such as hrt and surgery. And that sometimes they need that care to survive.

I felt myself get incredibly excited about the fact that such a thing was possible. I wanted it the second I heard it.

That feeling was instantly followed by shame and dread.

I walked home from the bus stop screaming at myself in my head. That I was a freak for wanting something like that, that I'd be more of a freak for doing it. That there must have been something incredibly wrong with me for wanting that.

I got home and cried. I locked myself in a room to cry, I looked in the mirror, said it to myself again, and cried harder.

I don't hear about this experience from others in my generation much, and honestly, that's relieving. I'm happy that not everyone had an experience like that, not everyone had a gut twisting reaction to trans medical care while figuring themselves out. I know that I can't be the only one though.

Today, I look at myself and my body of mixed sex characteristics, and I'm proud. I've slowly learned to love what I will become and what I have become. I'm not a freak, but if I am, then so be it. I'm proud either way.

This has required the help of the people I surround myself with and the trans community as a whole. It's taken a lot of time, but it's beautiful in a way. How the love and care of others can help heal wounds you never knew you had before.

That said, happy trans day of visibility. Our bodies and minds are wonderful, even if it takes a while to remove all the shit that says they're not. Thank you, all of you, for being visible and helping others to realize that 🏳️‍⚧️💕

Shout out to the terf that complained about the term neuroqueer, which led me to read the book Neuroqueer Heresies by Nick Walker (through the queer liberation library/@queerliblib). I wouldn't have found a very good resource otherwise!