My partner is completely falling apart expecting we'll be sent to Gitmo. I don't believe that will happen but I don't have words to reassure her. I wish she wouldn't fall for his illusion of unlimited power. It's hard for me to take care of myself when she's in so much panic. Just needed to vent to someone who gets it.
So, I also noticed in the EO that they target "female genital mutilation" (quotes because I'm not sure they're actually talking about FGM), but nothing is said about male genital mutilation, i.e. circumcision. I'll bet we'd hear a lot about bodily autonomy if that started poking it's head up!
I am not trans, but I understand that some people are born into the wrong body. This isn't sometjing that someone "does" to someone. They are born who they are. Unfortunately, some people can't see beyond their nose and understand that THEY are the ones practicing the cruelty. Forcing someone not to be who and what they are is cruel....and it's also none of their business. You have the right to be whole and until you go through the entire process, you can't be whole. Repugs don't understand nuance and they don't understand what happened with trans people. They don't seem to have empathy, either, so they don't see what they are doing to transpeople by denying who they are. We, as the residents of this planet, need to stop putting people in neat, tidy boxes that line up with our own world view. We have the beauty of individualism and we need to honor that, not try to destroy it. I wish all of the people who have commented on this article so far, a life filled with joy, beauty and peace. Tall order, but try not to listen to ignorant rhetoric.
Well, i haven't listened to recordings of President Felon (for more than a few seconds at a time) for at least eight years, because i can't unring the bells of a) the rambling, arrogant con artistry that is his only mode of extemporizing, and b) the despicable rhetoric Republican speechwriters have been using for decades while their officials do nearly nothing but fuck up our country (and, at least as often, the rest of the world).
...but not listening to ignorant rhetoric is no longer on my to-not-do list, because the only thing left to do is defy all of the demagoguery until they're out of power again. No idea how long that will take; reliable observers are saying a generation at least.
By using the word "listen", I was meaning internalize or believing....not the literal meaning indicating the physical act of letting that BS pass across your already abused ear hair. My advice? Listen, but don't listen.
I always was myself. Being trans for me means I’m a happier, more fulfilled version of myself! I don’t want to go back to my more miserable, pre-transition self.
With all that being said, I love you being yourself too, Two-Slurs!
OMG I saw that doc linked on the WH website today, when I was searching for an update to their climate change “policy.” I shuddered with horror just reading the title. Thank you for reading and exploring, and spreading the word about their toxic, cruel, evil NONSENSE.
My partner is completely falling apart expecting we'll be sent to Gitmo. I don't believe that will happen but I don't have words to reassure her. I wish she wouldn't fall for his illusion of unlimited power. It's hard for me to take care of myself when she's in so much panic. Just needed to vent to someone who gets it.
I’ve said this before but RAGE.
So, I also noticed in the EO that they target "female genital mutilation" (quotes because I'm not sure they're actually talking about FGM), but nothing is said about male genital mutilation, i.e. circumcision. I'll bet we'd hear a lot about bodily autonomy if that started poking it's head up!
I am not trans, but I understand that some people are born into the wrong body. This isn't sometjing that someone "does" to someone. They are born who they are. Unfortunately, some people can't see beyond their nose and understand that THEY are the ones practicing the cruelty. Forcing someone not to be who and what they are is cruel....and it's also none of their business. You have the right to be whole and until you go through the entire process, you can't be whole. Repugs don't understand nuance and they don't understand what happened with trans people. They don't seem to have empathy, either, so they don't see what they are doing to transpeople by denying who they are. We, as the residents of this planet, need to stop putting people in neat, tidy boxes that line up with our own world view. We have the beauty of individualism and we need to honor that, not try to destroy it. I wish all of the people who have commented on this article so far, a life filled with joy, beauty and peace. Tall order, but try not to listen to ignorant rhetoric.
Well, i haven't listened to recordings of President Felon (for more than a few seconds at a time) for at least eight years, because i can't unring the bells of a) the rambling, arrogant con artistry that is his only mode of extemporizing, and b) the despicable rhetoric Republican speechwriters have been using for decades while their officials do nearly nothing but fuck up our country (and, at least as often, the rest of the world).
...but not listening to ignorant rhetoric is no longer on my to-not-do list, because the only thing left to do is defy all of the demagoguery until they're out of power again. No idea how long that will take; reliable observers are saying a generation at least.
By using the word "listen", I was meaning internalize or believing....not the literal meaning indicating the physical act of letting that BS pass across your already abused ear hair. My advice? Listen, but don't listen.
Agreed! Everything out of his mouth/twitterclone is of negative value to a free society
Unfortunately I predict the illiterate and corrupt courts will uphold his evil decrees.
And for the record, I *LOVE* being a trans woman; I just hate being persecuted for it.
I love you being yourself.
I always was myself. Being trans for me means I’m a happier, more fulfilled version of myself! I don’t want to go back to my more miserable, pre-transition self.
With all that being said, I love you being yourself too, Two-Slurs!
OMG I saw that doc linked on the WH website today, when I was searching for an update to their climate change “policy.” I shuddered with horror just reading the title. Thank you for reading and exploring, and spreading the word about their toxic, cruel, evil NONSENSE.
Don't forget to read the Wonkette piece that is the companion to this one.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/death-before-detransition
Thanks for the link. Will not forget! 😊👌