formal (and long-overdue) apology
I’m going to try to keep this as concise as I can. Many of you have probably seen a callout post for me circulating recently, and I would like to address it. Basically yes, the callout is accurate, I was at one point a crypto- and eventually public terf. This occurred around the end of March 2019, I was called out around April, and ended about the end of May. There is no good explanation for why I became a terf in the first place, I'm not going to try to blame it on any kind of circumstance or disorder, I simply fucked up and made bad choices that were completely my own and got involved in something horrible. After a couple of months of this I started to realize how wrong and fucked up it was, I deleted all the transphobic posts I had made/reblogged and unfollowed/blocked the accounts I had interacted with. (side note: I realize I had been still following some accounts recently that were marked as transphobic, I guess I had missed some users in my blocking spree and don't pay close attention to people I reblog from, I apologize for this as well). I made a few short posts about how I didn't agree with any of that anymore, but never a formal public apology because I didn't want to be harassed, but I've realized that that was also a stupid choice because it isn't about me or my feelings, its about the people I hurt with my actions and beliefs. I would like to apologize to the people I exposed to this ideology at the time, and especially to the trans women who are hurt by this the most. I am deeply remorseful that I ever allowed myself to become the way I was, and I no longer hold any of those beliefs. Nothing can excuse what I did or said, and nobody is obligated to forgive me or accept this apology, the most I can hope for is understanding.
I’ll be leaving this account and moving to @scimitartooth , feel free to follow me or block me if you wish
Thank you for taking the time to read.