A few less talked about autistic traits:
- Listening to audio on 1.5x+ speed.
- Reading captions on videos despite having solid hearing.
- Only speaking when you’ve knowledge or valuable insights.
- Crying when feeling *any* emotion strongly.
- Answering “how are you?” honestly.
I've been out as trans for nearly 15 years and all that time saving to afford a single transition related surgery because of how unfathomably expensive they are and we're supposed to believe that every other kid is out their getting their tits and dicks removed? Calling bs.
Some dudes at my table were wondering out loud what my gender was and the guy next to me went “does he even speak spanish?” “Shut up he might speak spanish” so I turned around and said “yes, I speak spanish” AND HE FUCKING COLLAPSED HE WAS SO FUCKING EMBARRASSED IT WAS SO FUNNY
Hey, teachers, doctors, (sometimes parents):
Stop.
Taking.
Ear Protection.
From.
Autistic Kids.
You're putting them in pain. It's pain. It's called hyperacusis. 65% of autistic people have a pain disability involving loud noises.
Ear protection prevents the pain.
Gerd Katter (1910-1995) was a fierce trans teen activist. He transitioned as a child but was denied top surgery in 1927 due to his age (16). He unsuccessfully attempted surgery on himself with a razor, forcing doctors to provide him with the desperately needed procedure.
learned recently that after they realized they were gay during wwii returning combat veterans refused to marry into families so they formed bike gangs and started the leather subculture
UK transphobes have singled out this trans man's fundraiser for some reason.
It's galling to see this mob - who can raise 5 figures on a whim - be so randomly cruel to trans people just trying to get by.
We can give his fundraiser a little bump, right?
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