As an autistic person I have no idea how to express pain. It seems like doctors want me to scream and make noises and howl but I can be 10/10 pain and just sit there blankly because I often dissociate from my pain
🚨🚨 BREAKING: UoM have just used dozens of private baliffs to physically evict student protesters. Shame on @OfficialUoM that they would rather do this than consider basic demands for affordable rent. Any pretence that these scum care about student welfare is clearly bullshit.
I’m a cis woman with Hyperandrogenism (excess “male” hormones a common symptom of PCOS which affects 1 in 10 cis women). The Transphobic obsession of what defines femininity does more damage to me than good (which is zero but still)
🇪🇸 Intersex children in Spain can no longer be subjected to medically unnecessary genital surgery under a new law.
❌ It includes a complete ban on unnecessary intersex surgeries for children under 12, while older children can request to undergo surgery if wanted.
Absolutely incredible turnout at today’s protest in London!
Teachers, doctors, civil servants, university workers and more striking together.
We demand fair pay for ALL 👊
#EnoughIsEnough
A lawyer on TikTok is performing a weekly list of recently arrested pedophiles in America simply to point out that it’s all youth pastors and politicians, not drag queens
Junior doctors in England begin 3 days of strikes this week over the more than 26% real-terms cuts to their pay since 2008. There's a lot of misinformation surrounding this dispute. I spoke to junior doctors to find out more about their pay and the conditions they work in. 🧵
I *really* need women who are pretending to understand feminism to listen up.
THE POINT OF BODILY AUTONOMY IS FREEDOM TO MAKE CHOICES ABOUT YOUR OWN BODY, THAT INCLUDES CHOICES YOU MAY REGRET, SOMEONE ELSE DECIDING YOU *MIGHT* REGRET IT AND STOPPING YOU IS REMOVING AUTONOMY.
I am a cis woman without a uterus. Most months, around when I should have had my period, I still get period symptoms.
Stfu, transphobes. You don’t have to have a uterus to have symptoms.
When people make comparisons with what went on in Germany in the 1930s, I refer to these words from the Auschwitz Museum to judge if there is some truth in their claim.