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Transitioning has not saved me from being hit on by weird creepy older dudes nearly as much as I thought it would. I am almost always more confident they will not kill me or attempt to physically overpower me in most scenarios now, but it still doesn't stop me from shaking like a leaf every time a cis man expresses open interest in me (which they now only do when there aren't others around, which is very nerve-racking) Woman or man, I am simply never free.

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skyscraper is such a rad fucking thing for a building to be called but its the status quo so its normal and nobody talks about it

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This is going to sound so "oldie yells at cloud" of me but the radicalisation of the young into black and white, zero shades of grey thinking, both in the media they consume and in real life situations, is genuinely terrifying.

The world is complex. The world is grey. There is infinite nuance in everything. No amount of trying to shove it all into neatly labeled boxes is ever going to work.

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I am once again the king of making ill-advised decisions that turn out fine, actually.

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can someone teach me how to be emotionally regulated and not be sensitive or take things personally

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I wonder why these two groups have been getting along so well lately

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The dependence on ChatGPT for knowledge is so dangerous and will be responsible for someone’s death someday

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When an intersex person is cis, they are expected to have an entirely pericis experience. They cannot talk about their queerness/intersex experiences because it's seen as "talking over" trans people. Everything they face is seen through the lense of "cis people facing latteral transphobia". Their experiences are erased.

When an intersex person is trans, they are expected to have a typical perisex trans experience. When talking about their experiences it's supposed to still go "agab is sex is SIG" and you having a gender & experience that is "far enough away" from that.

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Any experiences that push them "closer" to their trans identity is considered "luck", medical abuse included.

Additionally, if you are naturally/abused to be "too close" to your identity, suddenly you're not allowed to be trans. You're pushed back into the cis category by mere object of not being understandable to perisex people. They still view you as being able to be put in the female or male category, so you're still expected to fit into typical MTF or FTM experiences.

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There is no regard for the intersex experience in the trans community, because perisex trans people refuse to let go of the sex binary they have based transness as a whole on. They only deconstructed enough bigotry they learned from society to allow them to transition happily, but not enough to support the liberation of queers as a whole.

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whoops lost myself for about eight years there

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all politics about ai aside if you use it to create fanwork you're just a fucking dweeb

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As we move into the oncoming era of video-recorded confrontations between police/military and protestors, here are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Laughter is often a fear or panic response. Just because someone is laughing doesn't mean they aren't taking the situation seriously or that it isn't scary.

2. If you see officers having their eyes flushed of tear gas, pepper spray, etc- that's THEIR fault, *they* have the tear gas and if they have somehow been impacted by it it's because they're deploying chemical agents on civilians.

3. People are literally paid to cause chaos and get into the crowds. If you see a video where someone is being unnecessarily inflammatory, be very very critical of it. If you are in-person at these events point out the agitators and tell them to knock it the hell off.

4. Again, if you are in-person at these events, be very alert not only for threats but for cameras- avoid getting your face or any identifying marks in as many videos as possible. You're inevitably gonna get caught on camera somehow by someone, but if you would be at risk having your presence known at these protests just try to minimize your exposure or any close up shots. Masks and goggles are great to help protect your lungs and eyes from irritants, yourself and your fellow people from infection, as well as your identity from idiots on the internet.

5. AI is much better than it used to be. Be extremely, extremely wary of any video or article or picture you see regarding protests or violence and do your best to find a source for any information you're spreading.

6. If you are in person filming a protest and not intending to participate in any significant way, try to avoid catching too many close ups of people's faces and absolutely stay AWAY from the front lines if you're just planning to document and not help. Get out of the way, for real. Also if a protestor tells you to get the camera out of their face, put it away to help with an action, etc, listen to them. If you're willingly getting in the mix you may have to sacrifice your perfect shot and actually get your hands dirty, so either be willing to do that or keep filming from a distance.

7. It's the government. Always, always, always, it is the people with the big guns and the full-kit and all the power who are in the wrong. The citizens are at an inherent power deficit and even actions like yelling, throwing bottles, or blocking roads are not worthy of military-level response and aggression. Especially with these LA protests but in most instances: If the government was doing its job correctly in the first place instead of going after innocent people, they wouldn't have to quell opposition. They started this and they could end it just as quickly, the responsibility of the outcome is on the aggressor.

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Hey quick question: if somebody comes up and punches you in the throat for seemingly no reason, is it reasonable to ask you to quietly and politely tell them that was rude? If that person continues to punch you in the throat despite your protests, is it reasonable to tell you to just take it and continue peacefully letting them know you'd like them to stop punching you in the throat?

No? That's not reasonable? Because someone who only seems interested in punching you in the throat probably isn't gonna stop just because you asked nicely enough times? Because it's your right to defend yourself from some random asshole punching you in the throat for just walking down the street?

Cool. Now you get why we're past 'peaceful protest'.

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anyone else notice that looking at the calendar is getting scary recently

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i haven't been playing tumblr as much because i've been outside inhaling pollen