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I feel like I need to write an explainer on transmedicalism cause I keep seeing people either not identifying actual transmedicalism or people saying things are transmedicalism that are not transmedicalism

transmedicalist statements:

being trans is a medical disorder

being trans needs to be diagnosed by a doctor or psychiatrist

not everyone who disagrees with their assignment is really trans, and the fakers make the true transsexuals look bad

you can "fully" transition and then you're not trans anymore. trans only refers to the medical transitioning process. if you find out you are not trans, you can detransition back. the goal is to not be trans, and transition is a middle stage to get through as quickly and privately as possible.

"male" and "female" are real, biological realities and anyone who says they are not one or the other is lying or delusional

not transmedicalist statements:

a lot of trans people need and/or desire access to surgical and/or hormonal healthcare options which are currently restricted on the basis of sex assignment at birth

when healthcare access is denied due to a patient's diagnosis of "gender dysphoria," that denial is specifically targeting trans people for being trans (even though not all trans people have that diagnosis)

sometimes trans people assume they do not want transition care because they have internalized transphobic propaganda about what it is, how it works, and how accessible it is for them. giving them information about it can help them make a more educated choice about what they want.

nonbinary people pursue medical transition too. this is not at all uncommon. sometimes nonbinary people, particularly transfeminized nonbinary people, need additional support and encouragement to know they are not "taking resources" from "real" trans people before they are able to admit they need and/or want transition care.

thombalan

hydrahowl

you think im petting you but actually i a,m takig you away

FOR THE LOVW OF GOD HELP ME

woolblossom-archive

Blue says trans rights

machine-unlearning

god I'm such a slut for Chinese eggplant in garlic sauce *decides it’s inaccurate to refer to myself as a slut in light of my minimal sexual activity* if The Enemy discovered my ardor for Chinese eggplant in garlic sauce, they would gain a significant strategic advantage

byjove

things not to say when someone tells you they’re having a baby, from a transgender autistic guy named Algernon who has experienced a lot of trial and error:

Why? I know this is the question you want to ask. You are not allowed to ask it. I’m not sure why it’s frowned upon but you can’t.

You should name it after me. Not funny. No one laughs. A selfish statement that takes the attention off the pregnant party and shifts it to you. This joke is a flop, save it for the next pet they get.

Is it mine? It’s not mine. I have no testicles. If there is a possibility it is yours, they’ll tell you. Probably. No one wants an interrogation in this moment.

logy-kot

Eva Stratt x Ava (iron lung)

Now it's Stratt's turn to deal with a person from iron lung universe and all the trauma that comes with it. She was prepared to save the world in any way possible, not to deal with this random woman, who is covered in blood, randomly appearing from nowhere

Also she is cannonically not very good with people, so this would be so difficult for her. She used to have a guy to deal with stuff like this, but he was launched into space, so....

pangur-and-grim

my humours have balanced. I have become mentally normal again

pangur-and-grim

no, mentally normal people can still write spider sex books

teaboot

YOU

incendavery

average library childrens room tasks

thegaymertrainer

Ok this slaaaaaaaps

magicalsapphiccranberry

sexhaver

lmfao the Scots in town for the World Cup have made a pilgrimage to Boston's world-famous Cop Annihilating Slide

getrealprim

Me: “Why does the cop get flung out but everyone else I see just go down it normally? What did the cop do?”

Me: “Ohhhh ☝️ it’s because the slide is alive and hates cops. This is good.”

mothfishing

the fact hijabi amputee is basically a meme for the excesses of "woke 1.0 representation" ("woke 1.0" itself being an antiblack term) is really crazy to me. i went to high school with a hijabi girl who had a stump for an arm, although she was born with it rather than it being an amputation. yes, i know more hijabis than someone living in a whites-only town like most people who make such jokes, but hijabi amputees are real people. some of whom are gay or poly or w/e btw

not to mention like, gaza has one of the highest rates of amputees in the world, and you're telling me hijabi amputee is such an unrealistic combination you couldn't possibly imagine such a person being gay and/or trans

mousegirlheart

there is absolutely no shame whatsoever in using a shower chair. there's no rule that says you have to shower standing. stop ignoring the pain. get yourself a shower chair. please.

wiisagi-maiingan

You do not need a diagnosis to get a shower chair. You do not need a prescription. You do not need permission from anyone or approval from a doctor or anything like that. If a shower chair will benefit you, even if it just helps ease some pain or makes you a bit less dizzy in the shower, then get one.

autogynophelia

A frustrating thing about being aware of transmisogyny is how hard it is to convince other transfems (particularly those who are newly out) of its existence as a real form of oppression.

You'll meet a girl who got kicked out of a queer group because of a sex joke she made that landed badly, and she'll just be taking 100% of the blame and saying she deserved it, saying that she should have known her place and been meek and sexless to prove that she's not a predator.

You'll meet a girl who's afraid to go to the laser clinic, because the one time she went she overheard the laser techs arguing about who would be "burdened" with her, and from that she internalised that she *is* a burden that no one should have to deal with.

You'll meet a girl who's gone to the theoretically-inclusive sapphic meetup like ten times, even though no-one ever talks to her, and when she tries to talk to them they give a one-word response and turn away. And she just keeps going back because she thinks the problem is that she's the "new girl". Even though there have been three newer girls than her who are already in the in-group.

Some of these women are so used to marginalisation and mistreatment, that when it happens again and again they consider it the natural course of events. It's their own fault, some unique character flaw that they alone have. And they're so isolated and desperate for community that they will put up with any amount of abuse from other queers.

Sometimes it's only after seeing it happen several times to *other* transfems, and never any other kind of queer person even if they do exactly the same things, that they realise that a pattern exists, and there is a name for that pattern, and all there's a whole world of transfeminist writing for them to dive into with newly-opened eyes.