Anarchy Feels

People point out the dreadful John/Joan case, (dr. Money did do useful research in his time too, but, ew) and somehow frame it as evidence against trans people. Absurd, since the results are actually proof, that neither sex & biological factors, nor the environment (upbringing, social roles etc.) affect our gender -just the extend to which we're comfortable expressing & discussing it. Poor David was a boy. He didn't turn into a girl, despite the sex reassignment surgeries, and being shoved into the feminine mold by his social surroundings. Which made him extremely uncomfortable. (I won't go into details, the life of the Reimer twins was a tragedy, but do read up, if you're interested.)

I've heard some extreme people claim we're 'making people (think they're) trans', or encouraging children to have surgery. I've never heard this happen, but it exists in these people's minds. I would agree; it's a terrible idea to actively try & change someone's gender experience. We shouldn't be messing with children's healthy genitals. No one should be forced to abide by gender roles. Thing is, that's exactly what the world is currently doing to many trans & intersex (as well as cis) kids. I wish the general public would understand how crucial this is.

2024 highlights

Kummat (Oddity, Eli Brown, 2021) Illuusion pysyvyys (Jesse Heikkinen, 2016) Varastetaan pandoja (Juhani Karila, 2022) A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket, 1999-2006) The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School (Sonora Reyes, 2022) Poromafia (Mikko-Pekka Heikkinen, 2016)

Unusual year for me -I continued with Austen, but otherwise read mostly new-ish books for younger readers. Easy access to a good library is something I'll miss about city living..

I feel like you knew all along.

You knew how we would end up & it makes it all that much more cruel.

Not all women menstruate Not only women menstruate

This seems to cause some confusion still, so let me crack it open a little..

Girls & elderly women before puberty & after menopause. Trans women. Pregnant people. People with menstrual disorders. Genderfluid & intersex people, who may or may not be women. Trans men. People of non-binary genders. Agender people.

Only marketing period products to cis-women causes many to feel uncomfortable & left out, and buying them (we damn need them still) can cause dysphoria & even put people in danger (see 'hate crimes') No woman I've talked to actually likes the pretty-pink girlboss -aesthetic for these hygiene products anyway. So we plead: GENDER-NEUTRAL MENSTRUAL CARE <3

Nothing matters, no one cares. Who wakes up screaming out your name when you are gone? Nothing matters, no one cares. It will end, Always the same way it began.

'Cause nothing matters. And no one cares. How does one tell the difference between the Sun and other stars? Distance matters, so does time. Who wakes up crying in the night when we're all gone?

tags to reach, tags to file (even if The System only makes sense to you) & tags to scream -not like on the post, but On_the_Post can, and do coexist

falling deeper, slowly fading away.

harder to reach each and every day.

lonelier, by every word I say.

Damn, I've terribly neglected.. how could this happen!?

entering the festival area with a weekend date

me: *gets in cute security guy's line*

date: nope *theatrically yanks me in front of him to another line*

sis: *laughs*

...

sis: *gets checked by the cute guy*