Norah - She/They

the writer is claiming that the writer’s gender

Are you purposefully talking to It using the third person? Because that just seems like a roundabout way of misgendering them on purpose, with an extra dash of disrespect.

Except your “logical conclusion” missed the most important part of their comment. Here, let me fix it for you:

That all expressions of sexual desire (“between two consenting adults”) are expressions of love, that all expressions of love are equally valid, and that no expression of love should be repressed.

I agree with this statement, and I think most people would. You’re right as well that almost no one would agree with your thought experiment, as it opens up the argument that rape and sexual assault are “expressions of love” when they very much are not. I don’t think that was an accident on your part though, considering your account is less than a day old and you decided to come straight to an lgbtq community and participate in the manner in which you have.

Oh no, I guess I’m a hedonist ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hehe oh sweetheart…you sound just like me on reddit ~7 years ago. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’d like <3

Okay, I’m sorry, I don’t want to come across as being harassing, I came back to check on the post and see what other insights people offered. But I had to write a reply to this.

You do realise that it would be impossible for a random person in public to tell you that you pass right? People don’t just walk up to cis women and compliment them on passing as a woman. The only reason the person you’re replying too can is because of the context of being in a trans community…

Yeah it’s absolutely okay to participate if you aren’t trans, as long as you’re doing so in good faith, which you are :) From the sidebar:

Anyone is welcome to participate in this community but disrupting the safety of this space for trans feminine people is unacceptable and will result in moderator action.

I pay AUD$20.40/month, £10.69 or USD$13.39, for all three in Australia.

Please don’t take this the wrong way, but some girls are just ugly? This isn’t even me making a judgement call on your pic, because even though I don’t think you’re ugly, telling you as much isn’t going to change your mind.

One of the most important things I learned during transition is that I can’t transition into a super model. I am what I am though, and no one can take that from me.

Being on hormones isn’t about being pretty, it’s about whether they’re right for you. Societal beauty standards are never going to provide you that validation, even if you meet that standard for now. Because you will grow old, and you won’t fit into them anymore. Self-love is forever though.

that’s fucking amazing, good form! lol

Same <3

Jenkem is made up of human feces and urine that has undergone fermentation.

Wait, wtf??

nope, not clicking that lol

There are also patches which are the safest method to use, although they are also the most expensive.

I’m going to put a note here for trans women outside the US that patches are often available under universal healthcare. I’m in Australia and I only pay $6.80/month for my Estradot patches.

If you’re still using your hand, something that might help a lot is getting a vibrating wand. I got a Doxxy wand a couple years after coming out and it’s been a lifesaver in terms of not feeling as much dysphoria masturbating.

What I did with my childhood HP books a few years back:

That’s fair, I’m sorry if I came off standoffish. I’ve been a long-time defender of the term Queer on the internet and can be a little trigger-happy at times. Thank you for your service in verifying TERF activity 🫡

Was their comment in the image above not enough proof it wasn’t ironic? “Queer is a slur” is also a transphobic dogwhistle. TERFs manufactured that ‘controversy’ to sow discord in the wider community, as it’s a term that can be used to encompass a diverse array of identities and sexualities. Community groups and activists spent the 80s & 90s reclaiming that term. Groups like Queer Nation who were founded in 1990 and coined the slogan “We’re here, We’re Queer, Get used to it!”. TERFs have been trying to un-reclaim it on tumblr since like 2010.

Edit: This essay on the history of the term is really good: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/queer-history-a-history-of-queer/

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I’m gonna add the link to the accompanying short film here because it’s really gorgeous:

https://www.nowness.com/series/other-voices/entre-amigxs

Where in my comment did I say it had to be a woman?

No worries :)