"The intersections between being a trans & autistic person couldn’t be clearer. My experience was trenchantly invalidated because under the cisgender and neurotypical gaze, we are drained of any agency, autonomy or say in who we are." Fey
"Being open from the start of the appointment about the emotional side of my request made it easier for me to communicate, something that can be hard being autistic, instead of trying to find the right words to say after I was already upset." Gage
If you're trans and have got questions about transition related surgery, TransActual are here to help. Check out our 'What Do I Need To Know About Transition Related Surgery?' resource at https://tinyurl.com/TransActualSurgery
Tout plaquer, la desertion ne fait pas partie de la solution mais du problème, Anne Humbert
@livres
Un petit essai qui parlera de la transistion, du choix que certain et certaine feront pour changer de boulot et mener une autre vie plus en accord avec nos valeurs.
Ce que critique Anne Humbert est justement tout un mouvement qui fait dans l'Art du storytelling et le vend. Un mouvement qui oublie ses racines, son héritage, plus exactement leur classe sociale qui leur permet de réaliser leur rêve quelqu'en soit le cout et le risque.
C'est une chose que la majorité des gens ne peut pas se permettre à cause de leur situation fragile.
Donc pour résumer, ya la narration "j'ai été ingénieur.e et j'ai tout plaqué" sous diverse forme. Qui sous-entends "quand on veut, on peut". Ya la classe sociale, "j'ai de l'argent, je peux acquérir des terres, changer de boulot comme de paire de baskets"
Sur le fond, je suis plutot d'accord avec ses idées lorsqu'elle explique qu'on manque de paysans et paysannes parce que les terres agricoles sont inaccessibles à cause de leur prix. Plus exactement des investissements à réaliser sont élevés. Et que forcément celleux qui ont les moyens sont avantagés.
Reste, que ya tout de meme une autre vocation derrière le métier paysan où une grande partie seront à la retraite et l'agrobuiness va acquérir leur terre. Ya aussi la question de l'insécurité alimentaire, instabilité climatique où il faut agir très vite...et travailler dans le vent sous la pluie, laver les carottes dans l'eau froide, se lever à 4h du matin pour le marché à 6h un samedi, les demandes de dérogation, autorisation de construction, planifications, plein de choses qui ne sont pas abordés ou ellipsés via le ménage des champs.
Au final, le très petit livre n'offrira pas vraiment une perspective nuancée, ce n'est pas son propos mais elle nous rapelle que la transistion n'est pas forcément accessible à tous et toutes. Et qu'il existe d'autres moyens de luttes.
TRANS FRIENDS:
Would you be willing to let me share pictures of your transition timeline on my blog?
There are so many of us that feel like it will be impossible to ever be ourselves. I want to show what social transition, HRT, and/or gender-affirming surgeries are capable of doing for us because I know that would have made a difference for me once upon a time.
If you can reply or send me a direct message with your timeline or before/after images, and let me know whether you want your name/masto handle on it or if you would prefer to have no name/handle on it, I would really appreciate it! The piece in question will discuss a little bit of complicated history of the before/after transition images but then focus on the power of seeing how dynamic our bodies are and how much is possible through different kinds of transition. If you change your mind after sharing, I can always remove your images.
Been offered your surgery date but not sure what happens next? If it's transition related surgery you're having, TransActual are here to help. Check out 'What Do I Need to Know About Surgery?' at https://tinyurl.com/TransActualSurgery
TransActual are celebrating #TransDayOfVisibility this year with the launch of a new resource for UK based trans people.
What Do I Need To Know About Surgery? is your guide to (almost) all things transition related surgery. Thanks to everyone who contributed their ideas to our community survey and for sharing your top surgery recovery tips.
You'll find this brand new resource at tinyurl.com/TransActualSurgery
On March 23, 2024, the Moon is in Virgo with a Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse on the 25th. Mars enters […]. Readings: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalms 22:17-20,8-9,23-24; Mark 15:1-39; Philippians 2:6-11.
Heut ist der Kostenbescheid der Landesjustizkasse für mein Namens- und Personenstandsänderungsverfahren nach §§ 1, 8 TSG per Post gekommen. Kostenpunkt: € 1.200
Good morning, here's a video of a wind turbine with what I think are pretty good aesthetics. If they work on the ground that's cool, but I bet they could be nice up on the top of tall buildings along the walls. https://airiva.com/
If the stars align for you than even in the USA you can switch to an EV for under ten grand!
As explained in The Denver Post, these incentive programs can facilitate the purchase of an electric vehicle for as little as $5,500. Two Teslas and two Chevrolets qualify for the three incentive programs that were introduced Jan. 1, each with its own set of complexities.
Sodalite, a crystal of insight and intuition, promotes harmony and aids in communication. Known for enhancing self-trust and mental clarity, it's beneficial during periods of transition or uncertainty. Carry or place near workspaces.
Four months since I was finally honest with myself and came out as trans. I think you can see that I am pretty happy about my life now, when compared to before.
Today’s Moon in Cancer reflects nurturing. Major transit: First Quarter Moon; no retrogrades. Readings resonate with transitions & promises: 2 Samuel 4:12-14, 7:16, Matthew 1:18-21, Romans 4:13,16-18.
Content warning: Reference to conversion practices.
More than a quarter of Black trans people have been subjected to conversion practices. It's time to ban conversion practices and that ban must include trans people.
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“Gardening is great self care: nurturing, planting, growing. Being able to get my hands in the soil grounds me. It feels calming, like nature rewards me in return.”
(ID: A picture of a hand holding a flower, with the above quote mentioned. Covered by a Blue/Pink gradient.)
Embracing March 2024: A Journey of Wisdom, Trust, and Transition - Let the path of insight guide us through the forests of life, toward the glowing dawn of divine guidance and understanding.
Read the full reading at https://www.patreon.com/posts/99443315
Mental health support for trans people: what's available & how to access it
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:00 - 20:30
It’s a free online workshop for UK based trans women and femmes.
Here's something interesting for all of those trans fems out there that are worried about testosterone levels or that have been invalidated by family members and friends telling them that they only think they're trans because they "have low testosterone"
The red cross on that graph is my pre transition testosterone level vs the average values in cis men, by age.
As you can see, my T levels were HIGH! And yet here I am :)
Research Request!
Today we have a research request from Keiran Wilson at Birkbeck, University of London.
If you would like to take part, email kwilso12@student.bbk.ac.uk
(Accessibility: A brightly coloured call for participants for a doctoral dissertation. The funder’s logo is featured in the bottom corner Arts and Humanities Research Council)
If we live in a "solutionist age" (remember: E. Morozov), why are technological solutions to the climate issue ( #geoengineering e.g. direct air capture) so unpopular (meaning: at least in Germany, I don't see any significant public support)?