A shout out to trans Twitter. A new teen NB patient the other day, hearing their new Dr use terms like ‘deadname’, ‘pass’, ‘enby’, and noting ‘they/them’ as their pronouns (not ‘preferred’), & watching them relax, and smile, is all because of you..
@RealDMitchell it is I, the Confounder of Algorithms letting you know that I do, in fact, exist
(Had no idea who William the Conquerer was - honestly- except a vague notion that he obvs liked to win at something)
@clairegcoleman @KimGould@gomichild Claire, you’re 100% correct. I’ve had to divorce myself from Medicare for my own sanity, and the result is… I’m a better doctor again. I’m slowly finding the time and energy I had as that young, enthusiastic GP. Not the old, jaded, burnt out version. I’m so glad she saved you.
@simongerman600 The curated homes, the ‘must-have’ products. It has set up a culture of chronic dissatisfaction, particularly among younger ppl. When is enough, enough? I fear that now, with housing costs as well, we’ll never, ever have reduced hours. We’ve forgotten the art of contentment
@simongerman600 If we measured our lifestyle by the average wants and needs of the age in those articles, most of us (who bought our homes before prices became ridiculous) could probably afford to live on a 30hour week. SoMe has a lot to answer for - the Insta travel we all crave
@DJ_raindelay@XSports_1@emily_murnane Why are you incapable of understanding that you only RARELY see measles BECAUSE of the vaccinations? Such blind health privilege it makes me shake my head at the complete stupidity and ignorance
@pauloliver9999 @imaanjoshi @Mark_Butler_MP So I’m a strong labour supporter- but this is short sighted politics at its best. And I WORK at a UCC. They’re not a solution. They are a Band-Aid for a haemorrhage. GP work is not valued by our govt. It’s not party-specific. I’ve seen both come and go…
@IoannisFokas969@BlahBlahBllaahh@zerochills I ‘slept around’ (had consensual sex) with ‘unknown men’ (other backpackers) in foreign countries when I was in my early 20’s.
I wasn’t murdered.
I wasn’t ‘lucky’. I EXPECTED to NOT be MURDERED.
I went on to live a full life, with a loving family.
She deserved this.
I publicly came out as trans right when I turned 40. I had been quietly on HRT for several years before that & would shave my face everyday to avoid coming out. It wasn’t an easy thing for me to do.
I didn’t want to be trans. I was full of internalized transphobia. I tried everything under the sun for it not to be true. No, I wasn’t trans. No way. Not me.
Then I turned 40 and threw the doors wide open to my own personal trans liberation. Best decision ever.
Transphobes think this is just something we wake up and decide to be one day. Nothing could be further from the truth for a lot of us. We struggle, we deny, we wrestle with it. Until one day, I just couldn’t deny that I was simply transgender 🏳️⚧️
@clairegcoleman But what beautiful, beautiful babies…. Be proud of what you have birthed and brought forth into this world. You deserve the title of Mother as much as the rest of us….