Relatively inexpensive lifelong treatment compared to some conditions that are supported unequivocally. Probably some that people at NYT have
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Iâm gonna have to ask how many NYT employees are taking blood pressure medication. Or HRT.
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God, can you imagine having to take a drug forever? (Sips caffeinated beverage 99% of people need to get by in our nightmarish corporate system)
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Hell, I figured out that I was NB back in 2017 after having a go at being a ânormalâ cishet person and failing miserably. I was more of an Ace/Aro at that time, and that box fits pretty good, at least the aro part.
I didnât figure out I was trans until I decided to do a crossplay for halloween 2023 and started hearing egg cracking noises that summer, and it was a year later that it finally cracked. However, thatâs my experience, and I know damn well that itâs not everyoneâs experience, and even this stupid AuADHD girl has the sense to not apply that to everyone.
Personally, somewhere in the back of my head thereâs a little tiny voice that says âYou wonât be a full girl until you fix your voice, remove all the hair off the arms and chest, etc. etc. etc.â Iâve gotten really good at ignoring that voice, because itâs wrong and I damn well know it.
⌠and that wonât work- we have always been here, and always will. You can try and kill us individually, but being trans is an idea that cannot be killed. Ever. Stomp us all out, but weâll be back in a generation despite your worst and most horrific efforts.
When I figured I was aromantic, I had never heard of the term, or asexual for that matter, mainly because Ace folks have dealt with their culture being erased or written off as a disorder in the DSM- I only managed to stumble on it and was amazed that I was not alone at that time.
Iâm still aromantic, but more genderfuild, with a default of mostly femme. Going on HRT has absolutely fixed a number of problems in my headspace which were admittedly getting worse. Removing my HRT will also result in unlocking the cages of ALL the feral things in my head, and no one wants that, trust me. Thereâs a reason I have a Protest PurseâŚ
And finally, I will state that, as a trans person, I am getting So. Very. Fucking. TIRED. of being demonized and thrown under the bus by both political parties because these fuckers keep forgetting that an attack on us is an attack on everyone.
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You can start with asking how many of them need those totally unnatural glasses or contacts to live their daily lives because they were born with the wrong kind of eyes.
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A lot of people are going to be taking pictures of Joanne in the loo and posting them online.
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Probably the only nytimes piece that cuts to the core.
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Itâd be hilarious if Rowlingâs bigotry led instead to the elimination of gendered bathrooms entirely. Make them ALL unisex. Many are already and nobody cares. Gendered bathrooms are an outdated concept that nobody needs. Make Rowling look like the out-of-touch fossil she is by properly modernizing society around her.
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All bathrooms will be like the bathrooms in Ally McBealâŚ
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I love the bathrooms at a localish posh theater. Huge line of fully enclosed stalls facing a huge line of sinks. Door to the side where the urinals are. No gender signage anywhere. Just signs for the family bathroom (which also has a diaper station), the separate diaper station, disability access stalls, and the door with âUrinals This Wayâ on it.
The size is impractical for many public applications but the concept would be easy to implement. More stalls in less space, too.
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Meanwhile solving the greatest inequality of all large indoor gatherings of people (concerts and sporting events, etc) - that the line at the womensâ bathroom stretches out of sight and there is no line for the mensâ.
ETA: and maybe more men would wash their hands if there were women around to noticeâŚ
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We have something similar at a local food hall built in the past few years. The stalls are really FULLY enclosed too, floor to ceiling doors with no gaps. Itâs a really nice experience because each one is like a little isolation booth where you can just be alone for a few minutes without a bunch of bathroom sounds from the surrounding stalls and sinks. Iâm slightly worried that drug users shooting up, clogging toilets and littering needles will make public bathrooms an unsustainable tradition entirely around here, but gender, at least, is simply not relevant any more when it comes to restrooms locally, and most newer places just ignore it.
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The local coffee shop where I hang out has the best signs on both of their single-person bathroomsâŚ
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