Hey, I know us USA-ers are scared right now. I'm scared, too.
Yet I'm reminded of a quote from Mr. Rogers, something his mother told him as a child to reassure him about scary headlines in the news: "Look for the helpers. There will always be people who are willing to help."
Look for the helpers.
trans women do not only start to experience oppression or harassment when they start to present as women, and trans men do not stop experiencing oppression or harassment when they start to present as men. when you exist outside the status quo of the sex and gender binaries you experience these things constantly through your whole life, both before and after transitioning. the idea that trans women were "socialized male" and so grew up not experiencing sexism is bullshit. the idea that trans men have as much privilege as cis men and get to just stop experiencing sexism when they transition is also bullshit. both these statements are transphobic and are meant to diminish our experiences
can I say something too woke or no?
You guys really need to stop wasting your time appealing to Zionists. We are over a year into this Gaza genocide and over 70 years into this settler project I promise you they are not going to change their minds if they haven’t already several thousand dead children ago. Stop trying to appeal to their conscience, they have none. Focus on helping Palestinians and sharing information and fighting for a Free Palestine - Zionists are not worth your effort.
I know there’s an existing post somewhere, but here’s the list of OBGYNs in the USA and other countries that will perform tubal ligation (aka female sterilization) without arguing with you
thank you tumblr for showing me this post "based on my likes", but i've already seen it, since i just so happen to be the author of it
honestly if you’re reading a post about trans women where op clearly is including herself in “trans women” and you they/them op anyway without even trying to look for pronouns you’re lower than a dog. you’re lower than the worms that course the soil and they wait for you to join them six feet under, where your life will, finally, have contributed something to the greater whole
“I’m an ally but I could never date a trans woman because I was abused by a man as a child and the thought of dating a trans woman reminds me of him” should not be as widely accepted an argument as it is.
Why do people feel the need to chime in on every conversation like that? No one is keeping track of who you’re dating. You could never date a trans woman in your life and no one would bat an eye. Why would you choose to come online and, as an “ally”, compare a trans woman being attracted to you to sexual assault?
the main mental disorders people are really “”sympathetic”” to are depression & anxiety but even then it’s always abundantly clear that there is a very distinct limit to what society sees as acceptable and pitiable. and once someone goes over that it’s “what the fuck is wrong with you” and “why can’t you stop being like this” and. well you know