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Queer people online would rather waste time starting forever arguments over semantics than actually uplifting eachother and tackling real threats to our community.

“can trans men really be lesbians? is asexuality really an lgbt identity? being pan is biphobic actually because they’re basically the same thing-” Who cares. Trans people are dying. The problem is people in the government not some random person on Twitter who doesn’t have a problem with bi lesbians.

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yay trans kids in england will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers. fucking awful country

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transmeds never can understand the invisibility of black trans people. ever in their life.

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Im outraged and you should be too.

Recently in the state of Florida, Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis passed a law making it illegal for teachers to call students any name but their legal first middle and last name. Not even if its a shortened version for example if your name is Alexander your teacher cannot call you Alex without risking being fired and fined. Not only does this law apply to names but to preferred pronouns and gender. The only way you as a transgender or cisgender individual can get your teachers to call you by your "nickname" Is if you get a form SIGNED BY YOUR LEGAL GAURDIAN THAT LISTS THAT "NICKNAME" AND OR PREFFERED PRONOUNS. This law is fucking evil and is going to get so many trans youth murdered or dehoused. some Trans youth with cant get those forms signed without risking harm and its not a matter of "its just a nickname so get over it" because its not that simple. Im a non-binary individual and i go by the name of Max, this is not on my birth certificate yet i have such visceral sickening reaction to hearing my deadname not to mention i dont even recognize it. Ive been so uncomfortable the past few days because of all my teachers deadnaming me and i dont blame them because there is nothing they can do about it. So many teachers are leaving their professions because of what DeSantis is making them do to kids. I know my teachers dont want to out kids to their parents, i know my teachers dont want to deadname kids. I know my teachers love me. But he is taking away my right to my NAME like i am an object. I am not an object i am a CHILD. Hes also done things such as take away classes such as AP Psychology because it teaches on sexuality and AP African American history. He also wants to make sure we dont learn about the slavery period in U.S. History and wants us to teach that Slavery helped African Americans. Its fucking disgusting Please use your votes and make sure this fucker doesnt get into office because hes a fucking murderer

-Max (They/It) PS: Sorry for getting political but this is bullshit.

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A human rights crisis that demands your attention.

As always, I recommend following Erin Reed's Substack for updates on transgender legislation. She's a journalist focused on tracking U.S. trans laws and politics.

Another good beginning point for getting involved is locating your state's local Equality Federation organization, who are probably tracking these bills and carpooling to state capitols to testify against them.

Most importantly, open your homes and wallets for those fleeing their homes or stockpiling medication.

ID available in alt text and below the cut.

ID begins. A cartoony comic that is primarily black and white. The first panel shows a pie graph with five sections. Each section has a drawing of a different person in it. Two of the sections are highlighted in orange, and the people in those sections are sad. The text reads: as of March 2024, 38% of American trans youth live in a place where our basic healthcare is illegal. That’s 23 of 50 U.S. states. Millions of people are being forcibly detransitioned by the government. Statistic from the LGBT Movement Advancement Project, March 7th, 2024.

Panel two. A drawing of the author, shirtless, wiping his face with a towel over a sink. He has body hair and top surgery scars. The text reads: It’s been a year since the clinic where I received care was forcibly shuttered by the far-right state government. If I had been a few years younger, I would never have been able to access the care that allowed me to blossom. The grief and fear is constant.

Panel three is split into two panels. On the left, a hand holds a smartphone on which an article is displayed. The article is titled: U.S. International Refugee Crisis: 130-260k Trans People Have Already Fled”. The right panel shows a laptop on which an article is displayed. This article is titled: Some Trans Kids Are Being Forced To Flee America For Their Safety. The comic text reads: This is a crisis.

Panel four shows a map of U.S. states. 23 of them, all of which are in the South and Midwest, are colored orange, and in these states, gender-affirming care for minors is illegal. This map is via the LGBT Movement Advancement Project. The text reads: As a holdover from preserving slavery, each state essentially operates as a country and gets to make its own laws. If Texas was a country, it would be the world’s 38th most populous. This month, Texas tried to demand the names and addresses of its trans kids.

Panel five. A drawing of Joey, the author, a man with short hair, wearing a sweater and an N95 mask. His arms are crossed and he looks upset. The text reads: After moving north, when I talk about human rights horrors in red states, I always get the same responses. Two text bubbles read: Why don’t they just move? And: Everyone in red states should just die. Additional comic text reads: As if we don’t live everywhere.

Panel six. A fat woman with short, curly hair wears a backpack and holds a suitcase while holding the hand of her child, whose hair is held back in curly poofs. The child is also wearing a backpack, out of which peeks a teddy bear. The text reads: Regardless of ability to move (although “safe” states are increasingly expensive and inaccessible), you’re literally talking about internally displaced political refugees.

Panel seven. A drawing of a fat person with a mohawk, glasses, a vest, and necklace. They use a cane and are smiling. The text reads: To be clear, none of these bans are based in reality. The 2022 U.S. Trans Survey, with 92,000 respondents, found that 98% of respondents were significantly happier due to hormonal replacement therapy. Via ustranssurvey.org. Released just last week, a study from Perth, Australia found that only 1% of their pediatric gender clinic patients went on to reidentify with their birth sex. Via Cavve et al, JAMA Pediatrics, March 4th, 2024.

Panel eight. A drawing of Joey wearing glasses, an N95 mask, and a professional button-up shirt. He carries a laptop. An arrow points to him and is labeled “straight up adult”. The text reads: And it’s not just about trans teens. This manufactured outrage has planned to ban adult care from the beginning. Some states have begun proposing laws to ban care up to age 26, which would cut me off after 6.5 years on hormones. An article headline by Erin Reed is pasted at the bottom of the panel. The headline reads: Ohio, Michigan Republicans In Released Audio: Endgame Is To Ban Trans Care For Everyone.

Panel nine. Joey as a kid with jaw-length hair kneels to tie his shoe. The text reads: As a trans child, the easiest thing I could do was be authentically me. Will you not preserve this joy for others? Published March 10, 2024. End ID.

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Right, considering the current state of corporate politics on this site, and that it seems that only those affected seem to be actively speaking on the matter, it is up to I, the only fucking cishet on tumblr, to drag this out to a wider audience.

REBLOG IF YOUR ACCOUNT IS A TRANSFEM SAFE SPACE.

We need to show these higher ups how much we truly value them.

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NOTE TO SELF-SLOW THE FUCK DOWN!

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Now that Israel had destroyed practically all housing units in Gaza, it is now striking literal tents where displaced Palestinians had sought refuge.

At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured today in an Israeli attack on refugee tents in Al Mawasi, an area designated as a safe zone by Israel.

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Fun History Fact: The overwhelming majority of cowboys in the U.S. were Indigenous, Black, and/or Mexican persons. The omnipresent white cowboy is a Hollywood studio concoction meant to uphold the mythology of white masculinity.

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Failure

Warning: the work you are reading is one of a failure A guitarist who can't play A singer who can't sing A writer who can't write But I am a A fool A failure A charlatan failing upwards, if you will What do you call imposter syndrome when it's right? A prophet who only predicts their own demise? Who butchers divinity just to get close to it? I sailed myself to the desert Using not but paraphrased words of those wiser than me Yet I did not run when the water turned to sand Not because I'm valiant but because I'm foolish Yet both are identical Why did I begin this journey anyway To have my name in lights at Ragnarok? To have a love I cannot feel? To be better than your competition? Which ones, The ones who are better than me in every single way, The ones who use Sora to academically cosplay Summerton Or the ones who bite the flesh of lovers and are still better? But I continue Because there are So many books to read Instruments to learn Languages to speak Poems to write Ideologies to understand Songs to sing Mangos to eat But When I look at my peers, I see gods When they cut, they bleed Ambrosia For they are Nike, and I am not but mortal They play as if Hermes They sing as if Archangel Gabriel They write as if Shakespeare Yet it's my work that gets praise Why, I don't understand A blessing from Tyche? A curse of Hastur? Or maybe Just maybe I don't understand my worth? I mean, how can I understand my worth if I don't even pass the Harkness test Why do I cry when I success, Wail when I win, Lament when my wish comes true? I might as well worship Loviatar For I continue masochistically I should shut up Stop complaining Just live life Warning: the work you are reading is one of a crybaby

#poet #poem #poetry #poets on tumblr #original poem #writers and poets #writing

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Nex deserved to live

Their name was Nex Benedict

A kid just like you and me

A kid being themselves

And they died for it

What happened was no accident

When Nex needed people most, no one was there

Nex deserved to live

Nex deserved so much more

My friend wrote on a trans flag to honor them

It said "Nex deserved to live"

Kids in our class asked us what it was about

We told them what happened to Nex

The only thing they said was "good"

I now live in fear

But Nex, I live for you

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I would trust like none of you with my story if I was a cc. People like you are the reason people like me don’t talk about being hurt.

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Men aren't inherently abusive. Bioessentialism is a bs terf argument.

But people do have to realize how the patriarchy and systemic misogyny influences abuse. These systems that people are socialized in is what causes violence, misogyny, abuse, trans and queerphobia, racism, etc. The patriarchy is inherently abusive. Please center these systems when discussing victims. The end

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Also for all those mad I want the men that have been called to by lexie and shubble to speak out or to have at least supported them privately here's a tweet shubble liked.

Yall really need to comfortable discussing misogyny and how it intersects with victims not being able to come forward im begging you. I need people to see that. This is an important convo and has nothing to do with "harassing ccs to speak up". Please keep onnfocus to support Shelby, sniff, niki, lexie, and the other people harmed by abuse and misogyny here. Who have been silenced by misogyny. Who have been afraid to speak up because of stan culture reinforcing misogyny. Please focus on their voices.

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Don’t know why tf people have to be told this in 2024 but

Do not fucking call yourself a trans ally if you demonize or exclude certain alignments.

This means masculine-aligned

This means feminine-aligned

This means people who fit into neither

This means multigender

This means people who’s gender you may not fully understand

This means gender not based on traditional concepts

I can’t believe people still have to be fucking told this, but DO NOT call yourself a trans ally if you saying “I support all trans people… except these ones.” And I don’t care if you’re a trans person who pulls this shit. That’s disappointing.

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(this ask is agreeing with your stances on the topic)

//tw mention of pedophilia, rape, and csa

i hate hate hate when people open their mouths to talk about pedophilia, pedophiles, and child harm only to have their words make it instanstly clear that they do not care about the reality of what it takes to protect kids. they dont WANT to provide comprehensive sex ed and anti-abuse education to children.

they want an acceptable target to attack, not a way to help kids. they want to "feel good" about themselves, not prevent situations from escalating and causing harm.

csa victims cant even open our mouths to fucking talk about how this is actively unhelpful, harmful, and damaging without getting fucking DOGPILED and told a multitide of horrific shit. ive seen csa victims told they deserved their abuse, that the person hoped their abuser TRACKED THEM DOWN, that the person wanted to abuse them to punish them for their stances and opinions.

it takes literally the barest amouny of research to learn most people who harm children do not experience pedophilic attraction.

pedophile does not mean "someone who harmed children" and people have GOT to stop using it like that

ps thanks for you post abt how we should respect the people who realize they have a problem and reach out for help. i agree. i just wish those individuals didnt get fucking punished by society for asking - and needing - help

yeah and if you read the notes on that post a majority of people actually going out and raping children are just normal rapists not people struggling with pedophilia. they go after children because they're easy targets not because they're attracted to them.

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Nex Benedict deserved to live.

That's not just bullying, that's assault and murder.

Notice how the "save the children" crowd is literally nowhere to be seen?