Tag Archives: perception
-phobia
I have never liked the -phobia language used mostly by the LGBTQIA community. And trans, asexual, and intersex people use it, too, so they’re included this time. But it’s getting to me a bit more than usual. There are two … Continue reading
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Selling your soul to who, exactly?
I recently read Doktor Snake’s Voodoo spellbook (available in my school library, donated by someone who a building is named after, I find this awesome). I’d recommend it even for people who don’t care to practice Voodoo or hoodoo because … Continue reading
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Entertainment
One of the most annoying things, for me, of not having privileges is how hard it is to find entertainment that isn’t triggering. It’s next to impossible. I read a lot of webcomics, and a ton of them throw in … Continue reading
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T
Reasons not to start T (personal list, please be aware this applies to me only): Baldness runs in my family, I love my hair more body hair, do not want more acne, I have severe issues with my acne already … Continue reading
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The Vagina Monologues
My school did the vagina monologues. I did not go. I don’t know if they did either of the two about trans women, but I sure as hell hope they didn’t because I’m pretty sure that, if they did, they … Continue reading
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Shields Down
Most of the ways that I don’t have privilege are invisible and things that I wasn’t fully aware of. This doesn’t mean that I didn’t suffer because of not having the privilege. Bad things happened because I didn’t know I … Continue reading
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Opinions
It’s funny how much your opinions of people can be shaped by other people. If a person you trust tells you something about someone you thought was nice, and what they say makes you think they aren’t so nice, you’ll … Continue reading
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Privilege 101 ish
(I’m not entirely sure I’m qualified to talk about this, but I’ll give it a go.) Privilege doesn’t often come up around people who have it, and when it does it’s generally knocked down with privilege denying and people not … Continue reading
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To Parents
I want people, especially cis parents, to think. I want them to really think. I want every single parent of every single child to spend time asking themselves “Am I using these terms because they’re right for my child or because I can’t fully embrace who my child truly is? Are the terms I use doing damage to my child? Have I made my child aware of all the options, are there more options that might make my child happier?”. And I don’t care what the answers are, I don’t care if the answers are “I don’t want my kid to be one of those tr**ny freaks”- make sure you know the real answer about how you REALLY feel. Continue reading
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Intersections
A person who is both intersex and trans has written about the intersection and problems between the intersex and trans groups . The post listed why the person feels the groups could be able to work together, as well as … Continue reading
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