@MCSCRUNGUS@EndOfRematch How the theme fits into her backstory certainly complicates things, but I think it is important to note that many trans women are motivated to "prove [their] manhood to [themselves]" at some point. There's a reason 'denial beards' are a common experience.
@Nic4Nack@spokenword2@nyxxiana@LauraLoomer The COVID mRNA vaccine contains genetic information from the virus to produce a particular protein. It does not contain information to reproduce the actual virus, it cannot replicate the virus within your system, and thus cannot cause you to shed the virus.
@Nic4Nack@spokenword2@nyxxiana@LauraLoomer Shedding is an effect that can occur in certain live virus vaccines. Live virus vaccines contain a weakened form of a virus which does reproduce in the body and can hypothetically spread. The classic case is the live polio vaccine. This cannot happen with an mRNA vaccine.
@imbrunsgaard@ellienotnora@YifYifP5@Esqueer_@Jesikalashnikov The reasoning isn't strictly linguistic, it's more an acknowledgement that "man" is a social category not universally predicated on biology but historically shaped by culture and perception.
@modded@Esqueer_ This isn't referring to a study. Florida here is referring to the state government of Florida, who were legally obligated to produce evidence of widespread regret of transition to justify a ban on medical care, which they failed to do. Hope this helps.
@Duderino_E @ErinInTheMorn Consider: Children can and should be administered alcohol when it is deemed medically necessary because it demonstrably results in superior health outcomes, e.g. methanol poisoning, without access to fomepizole.
@pneuassassino @RomanianLiberal Basically just "not trans". In more words, it means that you identify yourself as the gender people decided you should be at birth. Like, doctor declares "it's a boy" and 30 years later you call yourself a man.
@Hiro77513025 @Undead_Usagi @Real_tttt_takes Masculinity and femininity are entirely arbitrarily constructed social categorizations that more often than not serve only the interests of the status quo. People should be free to do what they like to do and wear what they like to wear without these tags being attached.
@Pap1Juancho@ErinInTheMorn The thing about "basic science" is that it's, well, basic. Generally what you learn in school is a drastically simplified version of the actual shape of the field. It's easily digestible lies that approximate the truth close enough for most people's purposes.
@benappel So people are using trans people as an excuse for reactionary bigotry, and that's trans people's fault rather than the fault of reactionary bigots? Trans people need to go back into the closet and stop ruining the sweet thing cis gays have going? Is that your position?