"generally struggles to read/understand others" as a primary typifier for what is considered "autism" has done terrible damage in terms of convincing the great deal of people who are very socially adept/good at reading others *because of autism* that they probably aren't autistic
I'd come out to family, friend and work. But for the rest of the world my transition will be a surprise. I wrote something to try to explain to people what it's like to hide your life and my joy from transition. I'm pretty proud of it tbh. If you feel like a read...
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Serious question for cis people: are you engaging with news about the massive wave of attacks on trans health, safety, and rights? Are you checking in with your trans friends? Lots of us are terrified right now and I see very little about what's going on from cis liberals.
Why are ethics questions always like:
"is it ethical to steal bread to feed your starving family?"
And not:
"is it ethical to hoard bread when families are starving?"
My tweets about not supporting Hogwarts Legacy nor the people wishing to buy/stream/play it have lead to a constant barrage of transphobes in my replies, my DMs, and now tagging me. Instead of caving in and giving up, I want to give you all a history lesson so buckle up:
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So frustrating to watch people argue and defend the subject to death that they know not much about!!! For the last time, MSG is not bad for you! It’s a myth rooted in racism!!!
misogynistic men look down on overtly sexual women, marry internally misogynistic prudes, and then spend the rest of their lives complaining about their sexless marriages on twitter
The "friend zone" is a myth. If you view friendship as a consolation prize instead of "getting in her pants", then you aren't a friend. You're a predator.
I can’t get over the fact that periodically the government reveals that it can just soft lock itself if you find the right series of stupid events like an old adventure game
“So many ppl autistic now a days”
Yes…because y’all stopped lobotomizing us and sticking us in hospitals to die and euthanizing our autistic children around the late 1900s So yes you’re gonna see more autistic ppl showing up.