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I hope this dolls nomenclature isnāt long lived.
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That hit me right in the feels, AND made me feel so much better about starting HRT at the ripe old age of nearly 50;
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Itās kinda tired. I like the idea of the main cast being all trans, the gimmick of referring to them as dolls seems reductionist and patronizing. And what about the trans men?
Frankly if they want to make a movie making use of the whole dolls thing i would like a Guys and Dolls musical and having all trans cast. Itās on the nose but it could be fun
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Some things can be all trans women or all trans men or all intersex or all nonbinary. Our experiences while linked are not exactly the same. The all trans woman Vagina Monologues years ago being a good example of distinct experiences informing a work of art.
But less patronizing is certainly welcome.
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Thatās a very thoughtful essay! Thanks for sharing!
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Iāve broken the āegg prime directiveā, though I never really agreed with it. Iām not going to go around just telling people theyāre trans, but when someone youāre close to can relate to your own experience every time you talk about your history with dysphoria, youād be a shitty friend not to say something.
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Yeah, that makes sense to me. This is the general problem with almost any hard and fast rule, that there are so many different scenarios in just daily life, that almost every thing we think of as a common sense rule has a wide variety of exceptions. I get the point of not just saying āoh, you must be transā in a very dismissive kind of way, but if you know the person, and you have a solid friendship with them, yeah, I think telling them what you think is gonna be helpful, even if they get upset with you at firstā¦
Right now, it feels like other ways of being to figure out their identity for trans people is under attack (representative on TV or in public spaces, in attacks on gender and queer studies programs, on drag shows, etc) and these friendships are going to be so important going forward. Itās a really scare time for our trans brothers and sistersā¦ I really wish it wasnāt and Iām sorry that things are sliding backwards so fastā¦
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This is true. I have some mild dysphoria when it comes to my shoulders. I avoided tank tops for the first few years of my transition. This summerās been so hot that I started wearing them and was surprised they make me feel less dysphoric than when Iām wearing a t-shirt.
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Iād like to report a very positive experience with a local hair place I went to last Friday; they were listed in the āstrands for transā database, and the stylist and I hit it off immediately. We (and the stylist and her client in the chair next to us) fangirled for a couple minutes over the MURDERBOT show, I got compliments on my Bee skirt, and ended up with braided pigtails. (Which idiot me undid later that night, because ignorance- Iām getting those re-done ASAP.)
Plus there was this cute little dog with white fur, but its hair was dyed BRIGHT pink, and was super friendly.
And breaking OpSec here: Itās Tantrum Hair Salon in Mesa, AZ
A++++++++++, will visit again, as in āIāve already booked my next sessionā
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This trans journalist wrote from prison on a contrabrand cellphone. Now sheās a Pride grand marshal.
Christy Perez risked her life with every word she published. She says it was all worth it.
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I feel that. I was 52! Itās never too late.
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as i transition in my 40s my body is making two changes at once: one of age and one of sex. in some ways it gets younger, in some ways it gets older, and in yet other ways it simply changes.
simultaneously it is both a second dawn and a reminder of sunset. i think this is okay.
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Today is International Allyship Day š©·
The flag in this post is the Trans Ally Flag
Itās a symbol of active, vocal support for trans rights and acceptance ā not just quietly agreeing, but standing up and showing up.
At NION Women, we are staunch allies to the trans+ community.
We reject discrimination, division, and attempts to speak āin our nameā against our trans siblings. Our message is clear: Not in our name.
We call on other cis women trans allies to stand with us. If you believe trans rights are human rights:
Sign & share our open letter: Petition Ā· Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community - United Kingdom Ā· Change.org
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