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@trans-girl-trish

hi, im trish. i'm your tired friendly neighborhood 21 year old trans girl (she/her) I am an inclusionist, and i dont agree with transmeds! I've been on hrt since 6/18/22 btw, if you want to see my nsfw tumblr, be afraid to ask!

I know its fun to be like omg twitter is dying lets goooo

but its really sad that we're losing yet another form of human communication and years of information because of another ceo baby manchild. I'm going to lose contact with a bunch of friends i've made because of this and it sucks

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i'm starting to get the "oh i've never met a trans person before!" line a lot less these days. gives me a bit of hope. i'm grateful for the trans relatives, friends and acquaintances of the people i talk to. your names aren't told to me, but i am glad you are out there. I hope i can be that trans person someone knows for you too. I'm glad we live in the world together, i'm glad theres many of us, i'm glad we go about our lives the best we can.

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i hear a lot about cousins and friends of friends, neighbor's sons and book club members and that one barista- people people know are trans. i hear about how someone's god-daughter just started horomones or how the name change was hard but they picked a beautiful one, at least.. it's good to be known, i'm glad people know you. I'm glad they see you. I'm glad they see me. I'm glad i can see you through them, how they speak about your upcoming surgery dates and how they say my voice sounds just like yours... It's good that we're known, i'm glad you're out there, somewhere.

today for disability pride month, i’d like to discuss something not many able-bodied people know about: ambulatory wheelchair users!

first, “what is an ambulatory wheelchair user?”

it’s a term used to describe people who use wheelchairs that can stand and or walk in some capacity. the amount a person can walk can vary greatly between ambulatory wheelchair users, some may need their wheelchair 60% of the time, some may need theirs 90% of the time.

“why would someone use a wheelchair if they can walk?”

there are tons of reasons someone who can walk might use a wheelchair, such as fatigue, balance, heart problems, pain, fainting, and many, many more. it could be dangerous for them to walk.

“isn’t that being lazy?”

nope! take shoes, for example. you *could* walk without them, but it would be painful, and could give you cuts or blisters. would you consider wearing shoes to be lazy? also, many disabilities and conditions are progressive, using a wheelchair can help slow progression and damage to your body.

so next time you see a wheelchair user move their leg, remember that ambulatory wheelchair users exist!

Me taking my hypothetical children to pride:

See that man in the dog mask? He's playing a game of make believe with his friends to have fun, just like we do! See how his tail is wagging?

See that man with a gun? He's part of a violent institution that serves the ruling elite and upholds white supremacy. Fifty years ago he would have been raiding all these bars and arresting us all. He could shoot you in the face right now and probably not even lose his job. If he tries to talk to you, remember to say, "I won't speak with you unless I have an attorney present."

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Over the past 24 hours

  • Affirmative action is now illegal
  • There is a constitutionally protected right for businesses to refuse service to minority groups as long as they can shoehorn the words "religion" and "free speech" into their justification
  • No student loan forgiveness

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