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the conversation around AJK escalated quickly and I think that reflects the realities of living inside traumatized communities. I'm not good at de-escalating conflict (in fact, I often escalate it)

nothing terrifies me more as a trans woman then witnessing mobs of cis and non-trans feminine folks harass, tear down, and vilify trans women online and irl under the pretence

transmisogyny is part of rape culture and you can't claim to support survivors while simultaneously denigrating trans women as sexual predators bodies viewed as disposable and beastial are always

I often feel guilty when hard things happen to me, as if I should somehow be *good enough* to be happy or healthy, but as a trans woman, the dominant

reflecting on the vulnerability of seeking medical care while being misgendered: it's a common experience for me because I have a chronic illness. it forces me to navigate other ppl's