Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe
Forcing a child with a clear sense of their gender identity to be socialized and mature as something other is child abuse.
That tracks. I thought I was going to break the mold and escape COVID without realising I was trans! Figured it out like a year in lol
It's a convenient excuse that allows them to reject any social progress without having to examine or defend any of their own views. It doesn't matter that the ideas of the "leftist revolution" may in fact be correct and completely justifiable, because introducing it through a "revolution" is inherently bad.
Please take the aggression down a notch, I was not the one who claimed you support Israel and I did not intend to make such an implication.
I don't particularly appreciate your insinuation that because I said Palestine won't forget Israel's actions that I somehow support the cycle of violence in the region.
I don't think it is valuable to argue with this person. Anyone who can't recognise that the inherent power imbalance between child and adult makes consent impossible is probably not available to be convinced in the first place.
Obviously it isn't a foregone conclusion. Even if they come back in favor of Israel, that doesn't mean people, especially Palestinians, won't remember what happened.
I don't think it is productive or helpful to be overly cynical. An ICJ ruling may be too late or insufficient to stop a war, but officially committing a genocide would be headline news, and will erode public and political support for the occupation of Palestine.
Ooo I second the Nevada recommendation, and also recommend Small Beauty by Jiaqing Wilson-Yang
Welcome to the party! You have a lot of choices ahead of you, and the best part is that you get to make them. I don't know where you live, but if it's a large, reasonably progressive city, there is a good chance there will be some kind of local transgender advocacy and education organisation. They'll be able to provide support and recommend trans-positive therapists, doctors, etc in your local area, and you should absolutely talk to them. On the odd chance you live in Canberra, shoot me a DM and I can give you recommendations directly!
If you want to medically transition, you want to look into Spironolactone (which blocks testosterone) and Estradiol (girl juice). Medical transition is popular, and I personally love how it has changed my body, but it isn't required. You aren't more or less of a girl because of it. There are also options like Laser to remove unwanted body hair or, on the longer term, as well as various gender affirming surgeries. Socially, you don't owe anyone a coming out. Do it on your own terms and at your own speed. Just be mindful that it can get pretty exhausting to live two lives.
Early in transition was pretty scary for me. I am not a very confident person, and transitioning requires bucket loads of it, even more so when you're a new to the whole thing. It gets easier though, especially as you build up a community around yourself and your transition helps you feel more comfortable socially. Nowadays I'm happier than I have ever been! I went from a boy who had suffered from severe depression, anxiety, and social disconnection his whole life, to a woman who loves herself and looks forward to the future. That's my favourite part of it to me. I have so much agency over my future, and I am happy in a way I never thought possible. And I have great tits!
The fact that I get so much freedom to choose who I am. I get to choose where I want my voice to sit, how far I want to push my body into being feminine, my name, my gender presentation, etc.