every word you speak feels like a knife to the chest every assumption, every erasure makes me feel alien, like i don’t belong like i shouldn’t exist tears come near my eyes, but you cannot see i cannot let you see, because you isolate me and you won’t understand just why you sting me so [...]
Way back when (because it seems like eons ago), there was a discussion on tumblr. Someone, somewhere, asked which term was more inclusive as a general umbrella term when it comes to trans gender identity, trans or trans*. I responded with my perspective on the situation, though from my understanding it went largely unnoticed. So [...]
Yesterday, while I was at work, I saw a “straight-seeming” couple walk in holding hands. Both of them were wearing purple. This got me thinking. It got me thinking about the invisibility of the queer community. Both in our society and within the community itself. Here is this couple that so many people wouldn’t even [...]
Note: This post was originally posted on Questioning Transphobia. I’m cross-posting it here because what better way to get back into the swing of talking about trans issues than to blog about it? Or at least in my world. It’s what works for me, so I’mma do it. I’ve been avoiding the trans community for [...]
By staticnonsense
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Posted in ableism, cissexism, mental health
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Also tagged ableism, DID, disability, mental health, mental illness, neurodiversity, psychophobia, schizotypy, self acceptance, social conflicts, trans erasure, trans issues
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It’s Celebrate Bisexuality Day today. And I feel like I’m being torn in two. Part of me really wants to get involved, make it known, say “This is who I am and I’m proud of that” to the world. The other part of me is still in struggle, like it has been for pretty much [...]
By staticnonsense
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Posted in ableism, cissexism, mental health
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Also tagged ableism, cissexism, disability erasure, mental health, mental illness, neurodiversity, self acceptance, sexuality, trans erasure
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Note: I am aware that this post is more than a month late. It had been originally started on March 29th, and since then I have not had the spoons to continue working on it. Like I mentioned on Twitter, I am aware that me choosing to post this despite it being so late could [...]
