Yeah

reblog from insta 'cause why not

i don't know if people know this but the idea that AGAB is useful in medical contexts is actually actively dangerous

one of my friends has CAIS. they were assigned female and have a prostate. they have been denied prostate exams multiple times on the basis of "being assigned female" despite insisting that they had valid concerns about symptoms that aligned with prostate cancer. guess what happened when they finally got an exam? they ended up having prostate cancer

it fortunately is now in complete remission, which is why they're comfortable with me talking about it, but you see the issue here? biology is never as simple as assigned sex, by judging the care someone needs by their proximity to maleness or femaleness any mixed or otherwise "abnormal" sex characteristics they have are completely ignored

it doesn't just affect intersex people either, you're throwing trans people under the bus as well. transitioning does change your sex characteristics, trans people should have access to medical care that is catered to their body and not to their assigned sex

I wanna crawl inside peter steels ribcage

if your response to "diagnosed autistics in the US are having HIPPA violated to have their names put on a list by the government" is "so happy i was never diagnosed!"... then you are actually not helping in the slightest.

most of us with diagnoses were diagnosed as children, we didn't get a choice. and now we are getting put on a list, with those who are high support needs facing the most danger from said lists.

rubbing it in our faces that you won't be on said list is hurtful. its not funny. its not cute.

Go forth, my Jonathan Sims themed ENA

So.

Another 751 unmarked graves were found at a Saskatchewan residential school.

Seven hundred fifty one.

Egg-volent

Some progress art w Dream BBQ coming out!! i love ena sm rips hair out

Experiencing this right now. I’m choosing to medically transition but honestly if they give even the slightest pushback I might stop. I’m so scared of losing them but I know that if I wait longer I’ll be suffering.

Being trans with unsupportive parents is such an interesting experience. When you eventually do move out you have to make the decision, do I medically transition and finally be myself even though my parents will hate me or do I stay closeted just out of fear of losing family?