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24 | it/fox | dwi'n awenydd | ffynnonrhyw | genderqueer trasnfeminine trans man | we find ourself back in the forest once more

[st-dionysus]

Saw someone on Instagram saying that if you're on T you should take men's multiviatims and if you're on E you should take women's multivitamins. And I can see how someone could come to that assumption, if you thought that vitiam intake needs were affected by hormone levels.

However that's not really the case, at least not when it comes to the sort of vitiams in a multiviatim.

The main difference is that "women's" multiviatims have iron in them to help make up for presumed monthly bloodloss. And "men's" multiviatims will sometimes have antioxidants that /could/ help with prostate health.

If you don't experience a menstrual cycle that features uterine shedding and consist monthly bleeding, then you shouldn't take multiviatims that are marketed as "women's", becouse if you use them longterm you'll end up suffering from secondary iron overload which can cause liver, heart, and pancreas damage.

To my knowledge, the antioxidants in "men's" multivaitims are not harmful to people who don't have a prostate. It's also might be good to remember that trans men on Testosterone for at least a year do develop prostate tissue (it's just not in the same spot). That being said, the antioxidants in men's vitiams aren't medically proven or assessed by the FDA as being beneficial to the prostate tissue - and what studies that do exist certainly don't include transmasculine people in testing, so really it's more 🤷 🤷 🤷

Anyway, basically:

If you're postmenopausal, if you're on T and it has stopped your menstrual cycle, or if you have a condition that makes it so you don't bleed every month, or if you're a trans woman or otherwise transfem then you probably don't want to be taking multiviatims that are marketed towards women, to avoid secondary iron overload.

And if you're on T but you still have a consistent menstrual cycle, you /might/ want to take multiviatims that are marketed towards women to make up for the iron loss during uterine shedding. Though this probably is only necessary if you are a heavy bleeder or someone who bleeds more days then the average.

Now - if you're transfem and having to take multivaitims marketed as "men's" makes you dysphoric, or if you're transmasc and having to take multiviatims marketed as "women's" makes you dyphoria, of it your transneutral and hate any gendered marketing in general. There is good news.

Adult multiviatims, which are marketed as just "for adults" provide a good baseline amount of vitiams that every person needs regardless of gender, with no iron and none of the antioxidants that are sometimes added to men's vitiams.

You can just take those, they're usually cheaper then the gendered ones. And if you think you need more iron, just buy a bottle of iron supplements (talk to yourd doctor or OB/GYN first) or eat more high iron veggies during your period. And if you're concerned about your prostate health then you should talk to a doctor instead of taking an antioxidant about it!

[tyrantosaurus-wrecks]

Caine and Jax are such perfect mirrors of each other, as the show’s main antagonists. Both of them are terrified of being abandoned and self-sabotage constantly, but their biggest flaws are the opposite. Jax runs away from connection and love, while Caine sprints thoughtlessly towards it.

[robertreich]

The world's first trillionaire.

[thinkingabout-girls]

this pride it is mandatory that everyone is nicer to lesbians. especially trans lesbians

[mad-dog308]

Transfem lesbians.

[thinkingabout-girls]

transfem lesbians are included in trans lesbians. this post is made in support of ALL trans lesbians

[mad-dog308]

The only trans lesbians are transfem lesbians. TME non-women aren't lesbians. If they are then gay men and straight people might as well be lesbians too.

[crippled-peeper]

transmasc lesbians have existed since long before you were born and will continue to exist long after you die.

you can be as mad about it as you want, you can call it something else, you can build your entire personality around how icky it makes you feel, but this is simply others lived reality and you don’t get to just decide it isn’t.

[charlesoberonn]

The reverse of cozy games that are actually psychological-horror: A psychological-horror game that is actually a cozy life-sim.

You start in a creepy abandoned town full of nightmarish horrors, and you beautify it bit by bit. You befriend the monsters and help solve their problems so that they don't want to murder people anymore.

[charlesoberonn]

In the same way that fake-cozy games still have the gameplay of cozy games, this game would still have the gameplay of a psychological horror game.

You'd be beautifying the town by solving obscure puzzles. Your monstrous residents communicate with you via cryptic hand-written notes.

[charlesoberonn]

You boot up the game on your birthday. There's a bloody note your welcome mat that reads:

"the day of emergence has come --- rejoice!"

Then a spider-creature made of baby limbs drops a rusty pendant from the ceiling and skitters into the darkness.

[ivyroseiris]

If you tie morality to intelligence/ cognitive ability, you are a eugenicist. Idc how anti capitalist you are. Terms like idiot and stupid are ableist terms that tie someones ability to perform cognitively to someones ability to do good. Which i need people to recognize as harmful. Similarly with IQ, that is just pure eugenics and was created with explicitly that goal, even tho the creator of the test that inspired it was so very against everything IQ stood for.

[yr-tiktok-mom]

[syrnyj]

[summer-fruits-and-cream]

[boringkate]

If you do hardcore porn and you think you're better than someone who does full service sex work then you're a fool and a traitor.

If you do tastefully suggestive lingerie pics and you think you're better than someone who does full service sex work then you're a fool and a traitor.

If you're a barista and you think you're better than someone who does full service sex work then you're a fool and a traitor.

People that do full service sex work are cool as fuck!

[catbreon-draws]

I’m p

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Tnhk

[catbreon-draws]

Tumblr wouldn’t let me upload the video but I let the mice write a tumblr post for me and this is the result :^)

[ohfuck-abastard-deactivated2023]

i thought that was just. a regular tumblr post and accepted it

[chatmeow9]

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

[odumb-deactivated20220303]

till deactivation do us part

[flightyfinch]

im so sad this is from a deactivated blog i feel like i just found a heartfelt message in an old locket at a garage sale

[depsidase]

[valtsv]

it's always "you gnawed off your own leg to escape like an animal caught in a trap" and never "why didn't anyone try to help you out of the trap" or "why weren't you provided with any other resources to escape the trap with except for your own teeth"

[trufflesmushroom]

[galactic-mayhem]

saw this on pinterest but i think it belongs here too

[vinnie-vindictive]

this will never not be important

[gender-incinerator]

I fear many of us are forgetting that trans men belong to Men (the gender) but not Men (the sociopolitical class) and I think thats an important distinction

[spikyabyss]

I thought the consensus was gender is social construct. can you elaborate on what do you mean by gender as distinct from it's sociopolitical meaning?

[frozen-puddle-stomper]

sex and gender operate on a variety of levels.

medical, legal, beaurocratic, interpersonal, domestic, sexual, romantic, experiential, spiritual

it's always easier in a strictly hierarchical world to downgrade your spot in the hierarchy than it is to climb up

born males can easily disbenefit themselves by taking any steps towards feminisation. born females taking steps to masculinisation also usually disbenefit themselves except in certain, contextual scenarios.

so trans women are women = when a born male decides to live as a woman, she casts herself off that throne and down into the pit with the rest of us very easily. i think of course there are complicating factors, but for the most part. loving as a woman, legally being a woman, opens her up to domestic, interpersonal, and structural abuse on the basis of being a woman. whereas for the trans man, the negative effects of being born a female are much harder to elide. legal transition without surgical transition opens up one to situations like being forced into male prisons, shelters, and other spaces while having a vagina and possibly even breasts, which opens one up to higher rates of rape and assault. medicial transition often makes the trans man a domestic outcast from his family of origin or from his cis partner, if applicable, and in the case of lesbians, from his chosen family.

basically, if youre born rich, you can experience the wonders of being poor by just giving away all your money and living on the street. if youre born poor, you cant just identify as being rich.

but trans men can be truly men in their spirit, in the way they love, the domestic roles they take on, and so forth, and might genuinely interact with people as men and get coded as men in social settings. but when it comes to medical issues for his female body, legal issues that affect his reproduction and other rights, and the trauma of having been a woman in a misogynistic world, those are inescapable.

[gender-incinerator]

I fear many of us are forgetting that trans men belong to Men (the gender) but not Men (the sociopolitical class) and I think thats an important distinction

[burninglights]

fucking insane to be a person of colour in the uk right now

[burninglights]

When my family first moved to the UK, we faced a similar risk to our wellbeing & safety as many are facing now, albeit for different reasons. in light of everything happening in Ireland & the tensions increasing in Glasgow, and the perennial England, here’s a list of actionable things to do for people who may be targeted & anti racist allies.

MY HOME IS ON THE LIST/LIKELY TO BE TARGETED, WHAT CAN I DO?

* it may bring you peace of mind to have a go-bag ready, just in case. A go-bag is a bag with everything in it that you need to get out a volatile situation quickly. Any bag that can be secured (buttoned or zipped) will do. In your go-bag, you should include;

- identifying documents; passport/driver’s license/asylum card/ILR certificate/British Residency permit card

- Wallet and/or banking books

- A spare charger & cable and/or a power bank

- any shelf-stable medication (tablets, inhalers etc.) if you are on medication that needs to be refrigerated, leave it in the fridge until you have to leave

- Sanitary items; toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitary pads & tampons, deodorant. If you have very young children with you, you may also want to take your nappy bag.

* If you have to leave, a go-bag is a convenient way to ensure you have everything of importance with you.

* If you are being supported by an asylum seekers or refugee charity, or are a member of a gurdwara/temple, mosque, synagogue or church, reach out to your religious leaders. They may be able to provide direct support, or put you in contact with organisations or other congregants who can help. If you are friendly with your neighbours, it may be worth contacting them too.

* IN THE EVENT THAT “PROTESTORS” DO COME TO YOUR HOUSE, CALL 999 IMMEDIATELY, AND FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS THEY GIVE YOU. MOVE AWAY FROM ANY WINDOWS. DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY EMERGENCY SERVICES.

I’M AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT/CARE WORKER/NHS WORKER, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

* Contact your student welfare office/NHS Trust/agency for advice, support and referral to organisations that may be able to provide assistance

* if you live in or commute through an area that is likely to be targeted, contact your lecturers and your faculty to find out whether remote study is possible; if you work in care or as part of the NHS, find out if it is possible to change shifts.

* If it would provide peace of mind, prepare a go-bag as listed above

* Reach out to your the uni society or student’s organisation for international students or students of specific ethnic origin; they may be able to provide you with direction to resources and peer support. If your university has a Marxist or Socialist society, reach out to them for mutual aid with a travel buddy etc., for getting to and from your place of study/work

* If you are a member of a gurdwara/temple, mosque, synagogue or church, reach out to your religious leaders. They may be able to provide direct support, or put you in contact with organisations or other congregants who can help.

* If you are friendly with your neighbours, it may be worth contacting them too for assistance with travel to & from work.

* Report any racism or racialised violence you are subjected to. NHS staff have a right to refuse to treat patients who harass, abuse, threaten or insult them; if a patient is racist to you, where possible, ask another member of staff to take over their care.

PERSONAL SAFETY:

* do not leave your home unless strictly necessary. If it is necessary to leave, don’t do it alone.

* use NextDoor, WhatsApp, social media and word of mouth to avoid commuting through “protestor” road blocks, areas of active conflict etc.,

* When travelling, use Share My Location or Life360, and keep at least two people aware of your expected time of arrival at your destination with instructions to contact the police if you do not let them know you’ve made it safely

* do not directly confront any individuals involved, or allow them to bait you into becoming confrontational

* only record if it is safe. Do not record individuals directly/from up close

* Do not directly intervene. If you see violence occurring, contact emergency services and if safe to do so, record what’s happening.

ALLYSHIP & HOW TO HELP:

* if you have neighbours, friends, coworkers or acquaintances form targeted communities, reach out to them. Ask them what you can do to help them feel safe.

* If you live in an area likely to be targeted, reach out to any vulnerable people you know. If safe and possible, offer to let them shelter with you in the event they need to leave home

* If you see any incitement to violence online screenshot it; it may prove useful in the event of individual “protesters” being prosecuted

* If you see any specific areas being discussed as targets, alert anyone you know at risk in the area

* Reach out to local refugee & asylum seekers’ organisations, to organisations supporting foreign national care & healthcare workers, and to churches, mosques, gurdwaras; they may be looking for short term assistance in helping to provide for vulnerable members of their community

CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE & TO SUPPORT:

* NASC Ireland; refugee & asylum seeker charity

* Doras.org; migrant, stateless persons, refugee and asylum seeker rights advocates

* Jesuit Refugee Service; religious refugee & asylum seekers charity

* Irish Refugee Council; supporting stateless displaced persons & refugees in NI & ROI

* International Student’s House (IE & UK WIDE): provides hardship funding and help to international students

* PathFinder (UK WIDE); supports international students

* Care International (GLOBAL); global carer’s charity

* Choose Love (IE & UK WIDE); charitable organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers

* Praxis UK (UK WIDE); supporting refugees & asylum seekers

* The Runnymede Trust (IE & UK WIDE); antiracism education charity

* Migrant’s Rights Network (IE & UK WIDE); advocacy and support for migrants and refugees

* ShareTheMeal (GLOBAL); providing meals for refugees and those fleeing conflict globally

* Amnesty (IRELAND, UK & WORLDWIDE); human rights NGO

* UNHCR & UN Refugee Council (GLOBAL); UN refugee bodies supporting those seeking asylum, fleeing conflict & internally/internationally displaced worldwide

[monstersovka]

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