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Definitely not a cult, definitely not aiming to pervert kids.In fact, I would argue that rejecting the word trans as a non-binary person actually takes up space in the very way many non-binary people who reject the word trans are often trying to avoid. Such an outlook reinforces the narrow, cissexist understanding of transness that limits the use of the word trans to those who cannot imagine themselves existing as cis; it reasserts the myths that someone must experience dysphoria to be trans and that non-binary people cannot be trans; and it contributes to a culture that makes many of us reluctant to adopt the word trans and, by extension, the internalized transphobia of other non-binary people.
Embracing yourself as trans, on the other hand, contributes to trans liberation. This helps chip away at our culture’s limited understanding of who is and can be trans, helping more of us find embodiment and ourselves. It widens and adds complexity to our understandings of transness while pushing back against gatekeeping rooted in cissexism. Embracing ourselves as trans also moves us in the direction of defining and understanding our transness by who we are rather than our pain.
In short, by claiming the label trans, we are creating more space for transness to exist—quite the opposite of taking up too much. So, yes, you are definitely trans enough to be trans. And I’m thrilled you’re here.
So it's true: Lesbians don't exist.people are claiming "sexuality can be changed" on Emma Portner's Instagram in response to people asking if she's
Xir, this is a Wendy's.Oliver-Ash Kleine said:The progression from an overly-earnest lovesick middle schooler writing angst-ridden poetry during recess to a young journalist who hated cis men but was still far too eager for their approval was pretty damn linear. I was nothing if not consistent. But now? The rug had been pulled out from under me, and I’d been in a free fall for six months. I didn’t know how to find my footing. Or even who I was anymore.
This produced an all-consuming sense of dread. And an isolating one. I feared that talking to trans friends or my partner would be demanding inappropriate labor, especially if I ended up deciding I was cis. (Reader, learn from my mistakes and do not fear this—many trans people love to help crack eggs open). I eventually worked up the nerve to text a close friend whose analysis of gender and transness would challenge, inform and deepen my own.
They expressed that the need for certainty about being trans is, in itself, transphobic, for it requires cisness of everyone unless they absolutely cannot even fathom existing happily as a cisgender person. Such an understanding allows only for the smallest possible space for transness to exist and positions being cisgender as the default. They asked me why my uncertainly about being cis also didn’t disqualify me from using that label and pointed out the “always knew” and “born this way” narratives of being trans didn’t fit for everyone.
These words helped me to begin seeing the ways my ideas about transness were rooted in limited understandings of trans experiences based on cissexism and transphobia. They’re the ones that allowed a shift in my understanding of gender and, ultimately, allowed me to embrace the label trans. They’re the words I share when someone expresses they’re not sure if they’re trans enough to call themselves trans, because I now understand that concern itself is rooted in our culture’s cissexist understanding of transness. We cannot embrace ourselves fully or acknowledge the breadth and diversity in trans experiences until we break down that cissexism ingrained in our psyches and reevaluate how we conceptualize transness.
I am not a professional "quote maker", but this is my attempt:Saying that trans people have dysphoria is transphobia. If you want to be progressive, you need to say being trans (or gay, for that matter) is just a choice and has no meaning.
There's nothing "lately" about that.The commies really hate farmers lately. CHAZ‘s garden worked out so well, they want to follow the tried and true commie tactic of murdering the farmers who know how to grow food.
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"Hunt the farmers". Ah, so I see their fondness for famine is in full display there. Forget "eat the bugs", we're going straight into "eat the long pork".The commies really hate farmers lately. CHAZ‘s garden worked out so well, they want to follow the tried and true commie tactic of murdering the farmers who know how to grow food.
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Robert Mugabe has entered the chatThe commies really hate farmers lately. CHAZ‘s garden worked out so well, they want to follow the tried and true commie tactic of murdering the farmers who know how to grow food.
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I wonder how many SJW will take it as gospel.
Imagine creating a strawman that ends up making you look like the biggest piece of shit possible.
This is your brain on estrogen supplements.Imagine creating a strawman that ends up making you look like the biggest piece of shit possible.
I haven't heard about it recently, but it was always a good time when the animal 'activists' released mink or research animals into the wild. Oddly none of them do very well in the wild.Raw soybeans and field corn would taste great I'm sure. Probably just turn all the livestock loose to run free because they're urbanites who see farm animals as "baby moomoos" and such.
I will never understand the vitriolic hate these dumb fucks have for farming and agriculture. Even the most dribbling of retards can comprehend "we eat food to live, farms grown food, we need farms to live". I mean fuck sakes this is shit that young children that are barley able to use the potty by themselves learn.I'm from a farming area with a liberal arts college in the neighboring town. Commie college kids absolutely despise the farmers and always have despite never interacting with them or venturing into the farmland.
They seem to think if they get their revolution they'll just seize and eat the crops maybe? Raw soybeans and field corn would taste great I'm sure. Probably just turn all the livestock loose to run free because they're urbanites who see farm animals as "baby moomoos" and such.
Then they'd quickly starve because they wouldn't re-plant anything.
The same can be said here in California; though a little more quiet because most of the farmers and harvesters are of Hispanic or Native American descent. It's basically you can take the kid out of mom's basement, but you can't take the basement out of the kids.I'm from a farming area with a liberal arts college in the neighboring town. Commie college kids absolutely despise the farmers and always have despite never interacting with them or venturing into the farmland.
They seem to think if they get their revolution they'll just seize and eat the crops maybe? Raw soybeans and field corn would taste great I'm sure. Probably just turn all the livestock loose to run free because they're urbanites who see farm animals as "baby moomoos" and such.
Then they'd quickly starve because they wouldn't re-plant anything.
Good question. I can see some taking this as face value and teaming with TERFs to berate white trannys. But I think most would use this as a excuse that all black and brown people were always tolerated of transgenderism.View attachment 1762082
I wonder how many SJW will take it as gospel.