#trans-unit1_thoughts

[probablynotasiren]

I’m not human

at least I don’t feel like I am

I sure as hell look like one but

My skin is wrong

The wrong shape

The wrong

texture

I was a man before I died

With a wife and a son. 

Before that I had skin made of opal

And hair like a curled lion’s mane

My names not right. 

Its the only name that fits,

But its wrong.

I'm not a human

But what else could I be?

I went to a woman for help

She told me i'm not alone

It doesn’t help

So I live in my mind

Where I have ears like the fae 

And teeth like the undead

In the world behind my incorrectly colored eyes

I'm free to not be human in peace

I am not human

But i’m getting good at pretending.

[cottagetwigs]

The large intestines are hanging in the sky.

Look down.

Look down,

at the sea shells and 

beach ball game. 

There is a strike

of hunger.

The thunder erupts in the 

stomach.

And the sky,

the stomach,

rips open.

I should have been more careful.

The waves crash now,

as people flee. 

The vomit is crashing through,

I cannot flee. 

Families land on the sand during the night.

They are laughing and loving underneath this body.

The man with his accordion plays

on the pier. 

I have no money for a henna 

tattoo.

- Rylie Doane 

(I will add my thoughts and more in a reblog)

[billiamshakesqueer]

[eniyatheelf]

I have been enjoying the class so far, a lot of it has been almost a review and reiteration of what life-partner has been telling me over the course of his own transitioning and being in the Transgender community. I will say though learning some of the history and terminology has really allowed me to better prepare and open my mind to what I have been doing wrong and how to change and correct those behaviors to be a better ally for my Trans friends and for my partner as well. Also another big takeaway was learning my own privilege of being Cisgender and how to reflect on that privilege, it made me aware of the stuggles the Transgender community goes through on a daily basis that I, being Cisgender don't go through and are not aware of. It has allowed me to be more sympathetic and aware of what I should look out for in order to be a better ally. I also I have enjoyed every bit of this class and cannot wait to continue to learn more and open my own heart, mind and soul in order to make myself a better ally.

[rubyreadingtrees]

This class was added when I changed up my entire schedule. I am so thankful that I did! I love this class, truly. It has taught me so much in such a short space of time. My thinking has been challenged in a good, growth kind of way. It has shown me how much I still have to learn and I am excited to learn as much as I can. I want to become the best ally advocate I can be. I think my favorite thing from class thus far has been “the Gender book.” I bought my own copy so I’m able to refer to it whenever I need/want to. I am honestly envious of those growing up today. Growing up, gender was tied to your sex. There was no exploring anything because I didn’t know there were things to explore. I have always felt like an outlier in life. It makes me wonder if I had this type of knowledge then, what would’ve changed for me.

[overthinkingandalwayshungry]

I've had a lot of information to process and think about these first four weeks. What were my biggest takeaways from this course? I know I won't be able to cover everything as my.mind is full of weeds currently, however, one of my biggest takeaways was about what exactly cisgender privilege is and how I've always taken it for granted thus far without even realizing. I never knew or understood what exactly this was or knew it existed in the first place! This is something I definitely am making myself more aware of and how I interact with people I don't know. I would never mean to intentionally hurt anyone by saying something that does not identify with them. It may hurt someone's feelings and everyone's feelings are important! Simple as that. I think moving toward this objective to using gender neutral terms and not to assume is a step in the right direction. Among other things that have stuck with me is the wheel of my own demographics, personality, and how and what I identify myself by. I think it's a tool I could use again in the future or even explain to another what it is and how they could discover more about themselves as well. Quite interesting, all the material read thus far, my favorite being The Gender Book at the beginning. Overall I love this class, my classmates, and my professor I truly feel that if I come out of this to remember and have learned anything it's that we should have and show more human compassion for others and their identities. ♡