The thing about outwardly visible transition, whether medical or presentational, is that it's a lot harder for others to deny than just declaring your identity. They're sort of forced to Deal With It Similar to the difference between saying "I'm gay" and bringing a same-gender partner with you.

A comic about CNC kink I've been thinking about for a few years, and I finally decided to sit down and make it.

Believe trans people when we tell you the 'science' behind the Cass Report is as solid as the 'science' behind paracetamol causing autism.

...apparently he tweeted about it several days ago. it seems weird that The Economist purposely hid his name from readers. unless of course they knew that readers might already be aware of Jəsse's long history of bias on this issue...

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

Denying care could also be considered a medical intervention. What gives you the right to force a child through the wrong puberty? That too, is irreversible.

Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.

1st time I got doxed (before GG, when some nerds mad because I thought interactive fiction deserved to be on Steam and I got the 1st one approved to be on the platform) they got my info from a signup to house people displaced by the Boston marathon bombing. The concern around protest signup is legit

To put this in another light: the federal government is seeking to classify around 3,000,000 citizens as violent extremists because they desperately need a group of people the Dems will agree to punch down on with them because the average person is willing to sacrifice human rights for Harry Potter.

“Conservatives are ordering drinks at Starbucks with Charlie Kirk’s name and then throwing the cups in the trash!”

Hey, want to see what Jimmy Kimmel actually said?

In light of today’s news I’d like to remind you that this is a real newspaper clipping. History repeats itself when we don’t stop it.

ah, well

It’s literally the simplest thing to use @pronouns.diy , and if you’re gonna interact with trans folks, it’s really helpful to avoid misgendering them. I don’t normally put folks on blast, but don’t lie to me and say you’re going to do better, and then refuse to use the labeler.

[very smart online tgirl voice] the trans women who are thriving and succeeding in their transitions have nothing useful for me, I need to get my transition advice from the "we are all doomed and can never get better" community

hmmm. seems like god hates charlie kirk

the reason (predominantly white) liberals are so horrified by the death of Charlie Kirk is because they feel closer to him than the people he terrorized btw. they're worried that it could be them next, without fully realizing these are the risks marginalized people have been living with fur years

Since Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, people on the left have been censored, punished, and targeted with more violence for telling the truth about Kirk's legacy. The cycle continues: mainstream whitewashing of violence begets more violence and the victims are blamed. spitfirenews.com/p/the-nation...

fed up with seeing examples of the law protecting but not binding some people and binding but not protecting others would like to see some cool new examples, maybe of trans people getting money

something so interesting (“interesting”) has been the accepted shift that “good riddance to a real piece of trash” from the left is a DEATH THREAT, but any manner of direct threats from the right are ~first amendment rights~

Interesting that, say, Jenna Marbles is basically an online household name, like we've all heard of her, but if you ask the average person at the grocery store which is their favorite Jenna Marbles video they will stare & say "who?" anyway she has like 5x the YouTube followers as Charlie Kirk did

Someone else shared this. Various comments Kirk has made.

The fucking thin skin on Popehat to BLOCK a trans person rather than just using the "unattach" feature. I'm very much "block for whatever reason," but I think it's telling when Internet "thought leaders" block dissenting opinions from minorities.

This is a milquetoast, out-of-touch take from someone who's not subject to violence. You can literally remove the word "political" from the post and it's just as true. We're disproportionately the targets of violence. So honestly, when the oppressor is finally the victim, perhaps shut the fuck up.

I should add “teach me to play magic” to my feeld profile and see if that increases or decreases the response rate and quality.

I'm also not gonna be a hypocrite and say "violence is never the answer." Sometimes, before responding "violence is never the answer," you really ought to listen to the question first

"Don't be a ghoul about Charlie Kirk!" No, white libs. You don't get to tell me that I don't get to talk my shit about a man who on multiple occasions has pushed for an America where folks like me get killed to cleanse the land. Y'all can kiss my ass with that suggestion.

I see this so often with “trans women don’t get periods,” even though so many of us are getting monthly symptoms. “But you don’t have a monthly hormone cycle!” What if the period *caused* hormone fluctuations? What if cause and effect aren’t always easy to untangle?

Your local porn, lingerie, fetish, and sex toy store is essentially an art store You can buy art that other artists made, use the various supplies to make art yourself as a hobbyist, start making art to sell as an amateur, or even buy supplies as a professional

This wouldn't just ban federal funds from directly funding gender-affirming care, it would be an effective ban on ANY facility that receives ANY federal funding for ANY reason from providing gender-affirming care. It's a de-facto ban. Call your congressmen.

Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.

This, by the way, is why folks argue so much about what it means to "act like a man," and "act like a woman." They want to gatekeep who can be each by defining it more narrowly. They understand it intuitively, even as they rail against it.

"Performative" doesn't mean "putting on a performance." It means "puts into existence." A "performative statement" like "you're fired" is itself the act of being fired. "Gender is performative" means you're a woman if you act as a woman. Not that being a woman is a performance.

Once again, we are not a “distraction,” we’re the foot in the door. Whatever they can justify doing to trans folks, they can do to anyone else. You’re not even “next,” you’re right along with us.

I think one of the funniest types of articles we will see for the next few days is "writer is extremely disappointed that Silksong is a Hollow Knight sequel."

Accuratized

Garrus wishes you all (belated) a low-stress back-to-school season.

Children have rights. Parents have responsibilities. “Parental rights” is a euphemism for treating children as chattel instead of people.

It’s like manpower. A man can exert a bunch of force at once, but if you ask him to work throughout the day, he’ll probably have little output and leave it for his wife to finish.

I hauve covid. 🥺

It is in the patriarchal state's interest to suppress and limit stories where women express rough and rich sexual desires for other women. Love and sex between women is antithetical to patriarchy. Be wary of reactionaries that try to restrict f/f to being pure and palateable and assimilationist.

Chris Kluwe on Gavin Newsom and his treatment of the trans community: www.thehandbasket.co/p/chris-kluw...

One of my favorite books as a kid was a collection of editorial cartoons by Ben Sargent. BIG BROTHER BLUES came out in 1984 and covered much of the first Reagan administration. For some mysterious reason, I've been thinking about this book a lot lately

This from Riley Gaines is why trans people freak out when Democrats try to carve out some compromise over sports. The politicians and activists attacking trans people are not interested in compromise! They're interested in our eradication from public life and are exploiting sports to that end

The best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little pho. 🤤

Y’all, I just really like green.