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Aug 18, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Let's say, someone identified as you 🧵💕
They come to your house, convince all your friends to be cool with it, pretending to have your medical conditions, etc, all while doing things you would never do and saying that's just what being you means to them -
- At first, you try to ignore them. You don't want to stop anyone from expressing themselves.
It's not impacting you, right?
Well, now, people are starting to think you're at fault for their behavior, people don't see you as a full person anymore. *You* are just a concept -
Oct 17, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
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You can identify how you please, but when you insist that everyone else redefines the rules, their language, their protections, etc for you, with no concern for their feelings, it's no longer about you.
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Once you start changing safety regulations in sport just to accommodate your feelings, you've disregarded the majority. It's not just about you. Everyone else should be safe. Everyone else should be considered too.
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Nov 21, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I'm tired of things being all crazy and muddled, so here's clarification:
Dysphoria is real, it's not just something that seems to suddenly happen. You can have it as a child, but it isn't about toys or clothes or stereotypes.
It comes in varying degrees and the way someone -
- manages it is completely up to them AND THEM ONLY. MIND YOUR BUSINESS. GET A HOBBY. LEAVE US ALONE.
Not everyone who is dysphoric transitions. That's okay. WE AREN'T TRANS. Appropriating that label disrespects the work people transitioning put in and the issues they face. -
