Transgender

This is a passage from Andrea Dworkin’s Woman Hating.

Essentially what happened was that Mary Daly and Janice Raymond realized that they’d get a lot more attention if they teamed up with conservatives. Mary Daly was a weird theologian who wrote woowoo “divine feminine” goddess shit. Raymond was especially vicious and nasty, and closed down places that were doing GRS in the 70’s.

There seems to be a pattern here - I’d connect Raymond’s action to the “backlash” era of the 80’s. When feminism seems to be getting powerful enough, bad faith actors swoop in to distract by trying to hijack the movement into transphobia.

It’s always been a front. It’s amazing how many TERFs claim they love Dworkin, but are unaware of this passage.

My therapist recommended that I speak with a specialist about HRT, the impacts it might/might not have, and discuss a plan. I tried Planned Parenthood, but it's not covered by my insurance. My insurance provider (UHC) seems to only provide me with references to surgeons for MTF surgeries, which I'm not interested in. I just want to speak with someone who can have a discussion about how HRT might work and how - in particular - it might impact my fertility. I want to know what options are available to me to increase the likelihood of maintaining my fertility.

Are there online services available to help me ask these questions and get answer specific to my goals? Does it make sense to try and sign up for Plume (which is covered by my insurance) for this kind of thing?

I'm gonna die a part of the pauper class because I'm not going back. I will not capitulate any longer. All of those above us are terrified of becoming us. Let them fear as they step over us. Let them turn their heads as we cross the threshold. Let them feed and clothe us to relieve themselves of the burden of shame. Let them pick up our trash. Let them shun us. Let them kill us. Our purpose is to keep them in line. Let them queue up for assimilation and the yoke. Let them live and grow indifferent. When they join us we will watch them as they too become social monadic lumpenproletariat. Let them be the temporarily embarrassed labor class. Let them live their panicked survival trip. Death comes for us all.

Crossposted from https://slrpnk.net/post/22255724