#intersex inclusivity

[bisexualseraphim]

Very kindly begging ‘trans allies’ to stop forgetting about us and using non-inclusive language.

Just as a fairly common example I see here: “I wouldn’t know anything about dick because I’m a lesbian 🤪” okay but that has nothing to do with you being a lesbian. If you’re not into dick that’s totally fine but you being a lesbian is separate from that. You can absolutely be a lesbian and like dick or have experience with dick. Just say you’re not into dick and it would get the point across the same without alienating transfemmes.

As I saw someone say earlier (lost the post before I could save it, sorry), using inclusive language isn’t all about not hurting trans and intersex people’s feelings. It’s about making sure we’re not forgotten. And when you claim to be an ally but constantly and casually exclude us from the conversation, it comes across like you only remember we exist when you think you have a good reason to. “Oh yeah trans rights and fuck JKR!” And then you still constantly use cisnormative language and fall into bioessentialism.

Stop forgetting about trans and intersex people when it doesn’t suit you to remember. Stop erasing us. Please.

#Don’t get me wrong I appreciate the sentiments #But it doesn’t mean much if you do nothing about it except for when the discussion is specifically about trans people #We don’t just exist as a political chess piece or discourse on Twitter #We’re all around all the time every day #trans #transgender #trans rights #trans allyship #intersex #transphobia #trans erasure #intersex erasure #cisnormativity #gender essentialism #bioessentialism #trans inclusivity #intersex inclusivity #I said the word dick way too many times there

[peppermintbits]

She wants you to celebrate yourself <3 Another clown for my pride circus clown show.

#pride #pride month #pride 023 #pride art #this one's also a lesbian #digital art #little lady #clowns #circus clown #intersex inclusivity #boop the snoot #the snoot goes squeak

[talisidekick]

You're not LGBTQIA+ inclusive if you police transgender or intersex bodies, and expressions.

This goes out to transgender and cisgender people everywhere. I don't care if you're gay, bi, lesbian, aro, ace, an ally, etc.

If you think art, literature, or media shouldn't depict men with boobs and a vagina, or flat chested women with penises, because it's "fetishistic", let me be very damn clear: if you don't get the same feelings from seeing cisgender men and women in the same situations, you are the one oversexualizing trans bodies, not the artist, author, animator, or producer. You aren't being an ally, you're promoting bigotry; go check yourself.

I'm quite frankly tired of walking into supposedly LGBTQIA+ friendly spaces only to find out that my presence is unwanted because I don't conform to the cisgender man and woman body expectation. You're not an ally to me or people like me, you're a fucking threat preying on the hope the acronym and flag provide that say you'll be kind and inclusive. And frankly, thats awefully shitty of you, more shitty than just dropping the T or I from the acronym and putting up signs I'm not allowed, because at least you're letting me know in advance to stay away and not telling me I'm disgusting and unacceptable to you to my face.

I exist, and I shouldn't have to conform to cisgender male or female expectations to be recognized for my existence.

#lgbtqia+ #lgbtqia #lgbtq+ #lgbtq #lgbt+ #lgbt #2slgbtqia+ #2slgbtqia #trans #transgender #pride flag #pride #trans inclusion #trans inclusivity #gay #lesbian #bi #bisexual #intersex #aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #queer #questioning #talisidekick #talisidekick things

[lesbianpolls]

happy lesbian visibility week to all lesbians!! all lesbians are important and valued members of the lesbian community!! this includes trans lesbians, intersex lesbians, he/him lesbians, nonbinary lesbians, lesboys and male lesbians, transmasc lesbians, multigender lesbians, butch and femme lesbians, aspec lesbians, polyamorous lesbians, mspec/bi/pan/omni/abro/etc lesbians, gaybians and straightbians, any and all good faith lesbians!! you belong in the lesbian community!! fuck the exclusionists!!

#lesbian #lesbians #lesbian visibility week #lesbian week of visibility #trans lesbian #intersex lesbian #he/him lesbian #nonbinary lesbian #lesboy #male lesbian #transmasc lesbian #butch #femme #mspec lesbian #bi lesbian #pan lesbian #omni lesbian #abro lesbian #gaybian #straightbian #inclusive lesbian

[genderqueerpositivity]

Much like the trans community, intersex people are also fighting for bodily autonomy. LGBT+ communities and their allies in the United States are well aware of the influx of hateful legislation denying trans youth the right to gender affirming healthcare. But nobody’s talking about the fact many of these bills include specific exclusions for intersex children expressly permitting doctors to irreverisbly surgically “fix” their healthy bodies without their consent. The same oppressive movement denying trans youth healthcare they want and need is promoting harmful unwanted intervention on intersex kids. And it seems to go unnoticed and without a peep from the queer community.

(this has been in my drafts since June 2022)

#q #intersex inclusion #pride

[transmascpetewentz]

Anyway, after all that negativity and stuff about gay trans men in fandom, I wanted to make a thread for gay trans men who are fanartists and fanfic writers to promote their work.

If you're a gay trans man and a fanartist/writer, reblog this post and/or reply and tell us where to check you out!

#wentz.txt #trans #transmasc #this post is inclusive of intersex and nonbinary trans men/transmascs!

[thee-radio-host-is-a-kookaburra]

binary abolition includes the "men/non-men" and "tma/tme" binaries too. btw

#max squawks #binary abolition #intersexism #inclusivity #exorsexism #transmultiphobia

[angel-archivist]

It's so interesting and so exceedingly frustrating how agab is being utilized now within the queer community as a way to isolate and sort nonbinary and genderqueer folks into binary boxes that determine their moral purity levels, and their authority to do and write and exist.

The way nonbinary writers are being put under accusation of fetishizing gay men while their AGAB is continually brought up in a way that feels like queer-space-approved misgendering.

The way feminist circles that are supposedly trans-inclusive will use the word AFAB in a way that implicitly but intentionally isolates nonbinary people who aren't AFAB from joining. It's for women*.

The way the language is already flawed and leaves out intersex folks from the conversations while focusing on a binary of sex that isn't truthful.

The constant obsessing over whether someone is AFAB or AMAB and whether or not that gives them the privilege to join, do, write, or be present in certain spaces really really concerns me. How are we supposed to dismantle a binary system of gender if we can't even move past forcibly assigning and focusing on people's genders assigned at birth?

#and yes i understand! that agab language can in some circumstances be helpful in inclusive language and in the medical world but ultimately #is misgendering and unnecessary it should be up to the person to disclose their agab not an expectation of them to give up freely #I think that inclusive language shouldnt be misgendering in nature and agab as far as i can tell should only be used in select discussions #and certainly not as a way to frame a nonbinary writer as a “biological woman” but in a way where the queer community will nod along and sa #“oh they have a point” because you used the word AFAB instead #honestly afab is the term i see used most frequently and most harmfully towards other nonbinary people who don't identify w the label #to exclude trans women and amab nonbinary people #to frame nonbinary people as “still women” because of their assigned gender at birth #also i understand its not as simple as “not using” these terms bc they still serve a purpose and are important #but as they leave the queer community and as they enter the hands of cis queer people they become weapons #i wish i could like manifest my thoughts super clearly but i really cant bc its a difficult situation #its just another example of misogyny and bio-essentialism creeping into the queer community #because the patriarchy impacts all things including our discussions of trans oppression and gender we need to stop viewing it #as a strict binary of male female and oh sometimes we'll mention nonbinary people but we're all afab and amabs at the end of the day <3 #like flames literal flames #if you wanna like chip into the conversation just shoot me an ask or respond to the post i'd love to hear other peoples perspectives #im not infalliable so if i said anything you view as incorrect especially in regards to intersex folks and how you all would like to be #included in these discussions as im not intersex but am aware of how agab is a subject that leans into the idea of a binary of sex #so yeah rant over <3 #retro.bullshit #rant

[the-mountain-flower]

Revisited a story that was very important to me as a child, and learned about the author being very vocal about the harm gender roles & stereotypes cause. I thought "oh that's great!" but was afraid. What if she only applied that logic to cis ppl?

I did some searching, and found out that not only does she support trans ppl, but has also spoken multiple times about how important it is to be able to see protagonists outside of the perceived norm. A.K.A., she doesn't see my very existence as wrong.

I let out a deep sigh of relief. I could continue to enjoy this thing that had been so important to me growing up.

But this isn't the first time something like this has happened. Too often I discover a new artist, or even be unsure of one I've enjoyed the work of for a long time up to the present; and I have to desperately search to know if I can enjoy their work. Either I am extremely relieved, or absolutely crushed.

This shouldn't be necessary. I shouldn't be feeling this deep fear that something so important to me, was created by someone who despises my very existence. That I, as a disabled queer femme ex-mormon Pagan witch who was raised like a girl, will be shoved off the emotional cliff of "this person you looked up to hates you for the same reason all bigots do".

I was so terrified that something that meant so much to me as a kid could've shattered me emotionally. Simply because I didn't know if the person who made it hates people like me.

We shouldn't have to live like this.

#this has happened so many times #I was SO fucking RELIEVED when I found out Lindsey Stirling supports queer people #she has been my biggest role model for years #but as a marginalized bitter ex-mormon I was scared until I found out she supports queer ppl #im tired #representation matters #transgender rights #trans rights #queer representation #queer rights #lgbtq+ rights #trans representation #disability representation #disability rights #feminism #trans inclusive feminism #pagan #pagan wicca #pagan witch #ex christian #ex mormon #anti racism #poc representation #poc rights #lgbtq+ representation #intersex rights

[uncanny-tranny]

There truly isn't a universal answer to what a man and woman "is" and that's where the whole "well, tell me what a man is if you say you are one" spiel falls apart for me. In trying to answer it, you fail to see that gender is not something to be understood empirically - it isnt something you can analyze like you might a hard scientific phenomenon, but gender something that is a tool. Gender is (one) of the languages we use to communicate to others, so like language, there is nuance.

My version of manhood* is one which differs from another man's. We use similar language to describe our malehood, perhaps, but much like language, we will have different dialects which we use. If I were to try to answer what a man "is," I will be informed by my own manhood* and the manhood my culture deems desirable. This is inherently exclusionary because it relies on myself and my culture to be the only "right" ones. I refuse to play this social game because it relies on this exclusionary mindset. Gender is what we humans make of it, and there simply cannot be an "answer" to the question as to what men and women "are." It varies culture to culture, by religion, by race, by a history of colonialism, even, and all of this is ignored, downplayed, and erased, essentially, when one acts like there is a universally-applicable answer to what a gender "is".

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #this feels like gender 101 but it seems like some people are stuck trying to rationalize what 'is' and 'is not' a gender... #...which is pretty devastating to trans *and* cis people. eventually somebody is barred from simply being a man/woman/person... #...for instance drawing the line of 'womanhood' at 'is feminine' excludes butch and gnc trans and cis people intersex people... #...because the definition of feminine has to be exstablished and people *usually* have a definition in mind for what 'is' feminine... #...trans people are correct in saying what their gender is in *part* because there IS no correct answer to being a man/woman/person/ect... #...if there is to be no correct answer how then can you be wrong in saying what your gender is? #this is why trans inclusion is so threatening because there is recognition that people should be allowed to just *be*... #...and to *be* without constraints without expectations without conforming without conventionality or assimilation #so yes i am a man*. but i will not answer what makes me one. the premise itself is faulty #and you don't have to answer what makes you a man or woman or person or whatever else to anybody too #(and anyway when people ask that question it's always soooo fruedian. it's always been a source of discomfort) #(like in movies with a ~scary transsexual~ where a psychiatrist will come on screen/stage to explain transsexuality. very odd indeed) #(99% of the time in my experience all this is done in worse-than-bad faith and as a 'gatcha') #(as though a cis person would give a 'legit' answer to what makes them a man/woman. a legit answer doesn't exist really) #oh and this is also why xenogender and 'genderweirdos'/'genderfreaks' are completely understandable *and* valid :) #i say genderweirdos and genderfreaks with complete love and sincerity but i have seen people reclaim those narratives for themselves #ig i'm a genderfreak. i'm a gender weirdo. what the genderhell am i doing here? (radiohead if creep was more trans) #if anybody reads all these tags you deserve a medal

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

just saw tiktok video made by someone who claim do adult autism assessments abt “autism in girls”

and it literally just. rephrase of DSM criteria.

which i mean, yeah of course! to be diagnose with autism need meet autism criteria

but just absolute baffle by how people (usually those who claim be trans inclusive) jump into gender essentialism when comes to late dx low support needs level high masking 1 autism and treat autism in “girls” (“afab” not much better) as this whole separate new unique different thing when literally they doing is 1) describe human trait or 2) restate DSM

(and because know there will be people who see this as personal attack for not being about them paint them as most oppress victim have it worst: yes girls or afab or whatever language use, many of them get missed, and yes many research done on cis white boys so many autism presentation only look at cis white boys, and yes DSM criteria & psychiatry in general problematic but promise autistic woman or girls or afab not whole new species i promise)

(also same people pretend as if all autistic girls/women/afab/etc are high masking late dx)

#whole entire gendered autism also impact intersex people but none of these creators claim be intersex inclusive.. #..because they literally not care abt intersex people lol like will casually say most obviously intersexist shit ever #loaf screm

[rockn-rule]

Y'all I couldn't be gayer if I tried

I have achieved peak gay

Btw I'm using my chalk markers on wood + a black erase markers so this was not easy

#pansexual #aroace #genderfluid #demiboy #bisexual #intersex #polyamarous #<- my version at least #theres two bi's and two aroace #for a wider range of inclusivity bc theres two versions of both flags from what ive seen

[dysphoric-culture-is]

Quick positivity post for trans people who didn’t get more conventionally attractive after they transitioned!

Trans people who look ‘worse’ or ‘the same’ are wonderful and look great actually.

Conventional beauty standards are exclusionary and flawed, and shouldn’t be the goal anyway- the point of transitioning isn’t to ‘glow up’ by becoming attractive, it’s to become more comfortable with yourself.

Trans people shouldn’t be expected to suddenly become conventionally attractive as part of their transition anyway (look as weird and non-cis as you want! it’s your body!), and photos of ’ugly’ pre-transition people who look ‘better’ after transitioning should not be used to justify to cis people why people should be allowed to transition.

Look the way you want (or the way you pass), not the way beauty standards want you to look! The endless quest to become conventionally attractive is a trap and you don’t have to fall for it when you transition.

#this post especially goes out to: #transmascs with ‘rat hair’ #transfems with big noses and big shoulders and muscles #transmascs who can’t grow beards or aren’t muscular #people who don’t medically transition #people who don’t tuck/bind/pack/wear breastsforms #gender nonconforming people #nonbinary people who are not androgynous #trans people with funky died hair and fashion #intersex trans people who will never meet cisnormative beauty standards #trans poc who don’t fit into eurocentric and cisnormative beauty standards #etc etc #you are all amazing and mod loves you all sm #not dysphoric culture #trans acceptance #trans beauty #trans inclusion #trans positivity #transmasc #transfem #nonbinary #trans #lgbtq #queer

[sapphic-cartoons]

progress pride lumity icons

all art by dana terrace

flag edit posted by @/zestybi here

NOTE: as a white, bisexual, transgender, and questioning intersex person, i am of the opinion that you do not need to be all four modality types (BIPOC*, SGA**, trans, intersex) included in the flag. i am okay with allies using these to show support, as that is what i believe this particular flag is for across the world. however, i am only one individual and others may disagree, so please keep that in mind and listen to them.

*BIPOC - black, indigenous, people of color. racial term.

**SGA - same-gender attracted. queer term.

#sorry for the lower quality of the outlined characters as well 💔 >.< #toh #the owl house #lumity #luz noceda #amity blight #toh icons #pride icons #pride flag #progress pride #rainbow flag #gilbert baker flag #lgbtq #gay #transgender #intersex #bipoc #inclusivity #inclusive #ally

[rainbowsbelieve]

#lesbian #gay #bisexual #transgender #queer #questioning #intersex #asexual #gay pride #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq community #facts #interesting #inclusivity #no.2 #be yourself #be proud #its your life