I'm setting up a project where I look at rights for ace and aro people across the US. I will be doing a lot of research, but if there are any other categories I should include, let me know!
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@SenSchumer Wait a minute, why do Palestinians need help again?
Oh, I just remembered it was because you were so ready to fund the weapons and the military, legalized through state violence you normalize, which are only used to terrorize marginalized people in an apartheid state
purely through their ability and desire to procreate. We are humans, not baby-making machines. And Avery would be 18 now, which is young for a lot of people to know if they want kids.
So obviously this isn't a "detransition" as Avery now identifies as nonbinary, and so much of this post is rooted in transphobia.
However, I specifically want to focus on the acephobia used against Avery and by proxy against trans people as a category
I’m sure you all remember Avery Jackson, the “trans girl” who, at 9, was on the cover of National Geographic in January of 2017. Avery was given the gold standard in gender affirming care: he was chemically castrated and sterilized with “blockers” to hold off male puberty.
Now Avery has come out as “nonbinary” and chosen not to pursue transition, meaning that his puberty was blocked for no reason — but that’s not the worst part. He also identifies as asexual, meaning that he doesn’t experience sexual attraction.
This is undoubtedly the result of the medication used to delay male puberty. The president of WPATH, Dr, “Marci” Bowers, has said on camera that so-called puberty blockers, which are used to chemically castrate sex offenders, chemically castrate the young boys who take them as well, leaving them incapable of arousal or orgasm.
For adult sex offenders, the process is reversible. For boys like Avery, the effects are permanent. He will never feel sexual attraction, or any of the experiences that accompany it. He is also completely sterile; he will never father a child, and his own childhood was spent in the national spotlight. The blockers he was given have also stunted his physical and mental development in irreversible ways. We know from the experiences of other “trans” children that he will never sexually mature - neither physically nor emotionally. All of these things were stolen from him, and he has said that transitioning “ruined my life.”
It’s high time that we stop pretending that children can make an informed decision to transition or take blockers, even if their doctors are honest about the risks and consequences — which most are not.
Blockers are not a pause button. They are not reversible. The intellectual deficits they cause will never repair themselves, and neither will the damage done to the child victim’s body, or to their emotional intelligence and maturity. This will, of course, make it easier to push them into transitioning; ie, to sell them hormones and provide surgical alterations.
Parents like Avery’s, who try to monetize their child’s struggles with gender identity, belong in prison, not on television, and so do the doctors and politicians who were complicit in his chemical castration and sterilization.
Ace or not, Avery might choose to have kids later in life. Plenty of people do, but also many don't, and that's not a tragedy. That's actually a good thing because it means they are free to make their own decisions about their life. Be skeptical of anyone who sees people
For decades, we've been sold the lie that empire advances freedom and keeps us safe. Instead, it's led to violence, instability and a ruling class that reaps the profits but never pays the bill.
Today we're releasing our vision for a different foreign policy.
This morning the war criminal Donald Trump issued a genocidal threat against Iran on social media, writing, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” This alone qualifies as a crime against humanity.
In response, the Iranian masses have formed human chains to defend and protect bridges, power plants and other critical infrastructure.
Like in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, the U.S. empire and the zionist entity have manufactured genocide across the region, aided by Arab normalizing regimes that host and protect U.S. military bases.
Today, Iran stands against U.S. imperialism and the zionist entity, as it is defending its people, safeguarding its sovereignty, and sacrificing everything for the liberation of all our people in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, and beyond.
The price of this stance, maintained since the victorious Islamic Revolution that overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah, has been sanctions and war imposed by the very forces responsible for manufacturing genocide in Palestine.
As the U.S.–“israeli” aggression continues, thousands of Iranians have been martyred, as schools, mosques, churches, and synagogues are targeted by the U.S. and the zionist entity. Gaza remains under relentless bombardment, while southern Lebanon faces ongoing invasion and daily massacres.
As Trump continues to threaten Iran’s infrastructure and its people, we are reminded that Iran’s rich history and civilization spans thousands of years. In contrast, the U.S. was built on genocide, slavery and oppression and is the only country in history to ever use nuclear weapons.
We Remember Hiroshima. We remember Nagasaki. We remember all those who have resisted U.S. & zionist terror. And until all our people have broken free from the grip of empire, the global struggle against imperialism will continue.
The guy who's friends with Nick Fuentes, promoted the track 'Heil Hitler' with Ye, and tried to pick up a 14 year old on camera is ok for DNC insiders but people who oppose genocide aren't?
@SPANGLair@PunkLumberJack@shannonrwatts Netanyahu also had a lot of control over Biden. The genocide started under him. It's not as different as you seem to think