[biteofboredom]

pmdd resources should be written for women AND include gender neutral language for people who don’t identify as women. if you ONLY use gender neutral language for an issue that only affects the female sex who are predominantly women, then you’re just doing what the patriarchy already does - pretending women don’t exist. “women and people who menstruate” is ideal - inclusive without erasure. thoughts?

using gender neutral language doesn't pretend that women don't exist. gender neutral language is gender neutral, and should be used because menstruation and anything related to it is gender neutral. using "women + people who menstruate" still puts a focus on menstruation being a "woman thing", which it is not.

to say that menstruation only affects the female sex regardless of gender is also incorrect as some intersex people have a menstrual cycle. and not all cis women have periods either, so "people who menstruate" is the most inclusive term for all.

gender neutral language is inclusive. it includes women. and it includes people who are not women.

[self-harm-harm-reduction]

If you have a disability caused or worsened by self-harm, eating disorders, substance use, or a suicide attempt you are just as worthy of resources as any other disabled person. Just like how disability has no morality, neither does the cause of your disability.

[northern-punk-lad]

Everyone understands privacy until a disabled person doesn’t wanna disclose their disability

[the-seelie-court-official]

"that doesn't sound sincere- it sounds rehearsed" is one of the most devastating and fucked-up statements you can make to anyone in the neurodivergent/ADHD/Autistic/Schizophrenic/Disordered Personality sphere. yeah bitch it's rehearsed. because i wanted to get it right when i said it

[ch4nn3l4st4tic]

[probuccalfat]

coming out of depression and suicidal ideation feels like developing stockholm syndrome for the freak keeping you chained up and locked in a basement sometimes

[that-satireguy-deactivated20250]

i despise how the haha im illegal in 64 countries is always focused on 'oh noooo the white gays cant travel here' rather than 'queer people in these countries are in danger'

[biteofboredom]

"protect the dolls" is wonderful but if that's all you have to say in support of trans rights, then you are not a trans ally. do not forget trans men and people outside of the gender binary in your activism.

supporting trans women is amazing. it's necessary. never stop. but i want to see people showing up for other trans people in the same way.

[emarezi-backup]

bad post sry. "im not included in this so it must be bad" why does it bother you so much that theres slogans specifically for trans women

[biteofboredom]

it doesn't bother me that there are slogans for trans women. it bothers me that there are no slogans for anyone else. it bothers me that slogans are the limit of most people's public support for the trans community. it bothers me that when people say 'protect the dolls', they usually only mean feminine, passing trans women instead of all trans women regardless of appearance or presentation.

i want activism to be inclusive. i want slogans for trans women to mean and represent all trans women. i want more to be done for the rest of the trans community to stop us being erased.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Like we have to always remember that a person with health anxiety can get ill, a person with paranoia and psychosis can be in serious danger, a person with social anxiety can get bullied, a person with RSD can get rejected, a person with BPD can get abandoned, a person with depression can have a serious reason to be upset and so on indefinitely. We cannot automatically treat every concern of a person who has been labeled as mentally ill and irrational as if it isn't worth taking seriously and investigating. Making that assumption puts people in real danger.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

It's important to remember that "neurotypical" just means "still able to cope with society's demands and expectations well enough to avoid being psychiatrized". It doesn't refer to some idealized super human who doesn't have any problems, doesn't struggle with anything, never does anything weird and who thrives under the status quo.

[girlmostlikely]

Is anybody else just really scared

[insaneyve]

"It's fine." I tell myself while having the worst crash out of my life.

[3000s]

if you dont check your bank account you can pretend nothing is happening

[biteofboredom]

"protect the dolls" is wonderful but if that's all you have to say in support of trans rights, then you are not a trans ally. do not forget trans men and people outside of the gender binary in your activism.

supporting trans women is amazing. it's necessary. never stop. but i want to see people showing up for other trans people in the same way.

[danhasnolife]

Holding your hand as I say this OP, trans women getting positive attention doesn't mean that other trans people are being neglected. Saying "I support the protection of trans women" doesn't mean "Idgaf about trans men/nonbinary people ."

Our sisters historically get the least support and the most violence thrown at them. So to whine "what about meeee" when they get a little public support, a little modicum of proof that someone with power may fight for them? That's stupid. Support your sisters. Protect them, love them, don't make it about you and your feelings.

[biteofboredom]

"doesn't mean other trans people are being neglected"

i have never seen public support for trans men before.

90% of the people i came out to were shocked that trans men existed because they'd only ever heard of trans women.

i'm not telling people to stop supporting trans women, i'm telling people to give the same public support to everyone else.

[biteofboredom]

hot take but detransitioners that don't want to go back to calling themselves as cis but still don't identify with any trans label should be able to label (or not label) themselves however the fuck they want because their gender is theirs, and is also none of your business

[low-empathy-advocacy]

don't say "empathy" when you mean "helping others."

don't say "empathy" when you mean "moral values."

don't say "empathy" when you mean "taking people's problems into account."

don't say "empathy" when you mean "stand up for people who can't stand up for themselves."

don't say "empathy" when you mean "sense of justice."

don't say "empathy" when you mean "doing right things."

[millmore]

How do I tell someone “sorry I literally lack the ability to care about you in any shape of form and so you are a burden but that doesn’t mean I want to hurt you, but I dont feel anything from you being hurt” without saying that