“Well, slideshows didn’t excite our readers, cause it’s just a bunch of pictures.  What if we use video to try and reach our reading audience?  That’s got to work.”

Gender dysphoria isn’t something you “work” through. You don’t just come to “accept” being the gender you’re not, any more than you could simply choose to change your own gender identity on a whim.

If a trans person is in mental distress, there are usually 2 causes:

I’m pursuing some gender affirming surgery myself and had my initial consult with a surgeon recently. My own employer in the industry has been clear that they want to make sure their healthcare “supports” trans people, as has our main insurance provider as well, but nailing that information down more concretely (what…

“postoperative suicide rates for transgender individuals were still extremely high”

If you search around online, you’ll find that pretty much the only sources citing the study you’re talking about are far-right religious fundamentalist blogs from the end of 2020, and the rest of the world has just ignored it. Why is that?

Some context for confused non-Americans reading this.

In America, our ability to afford doctors is tied up to our employers (should you be fortunate enough to be employed) and even then, most employers choose the cheapest available care. We’re talking no vision, no dental, specific doctors that are “out of network”…

The bigots are out in full force in the comments today.

This. This is absolutely why people who do the “you shouldn’t give attention to it” dance fail to understand. That by not responding to it, we are giving the implicit approval that NFT’s (or the ways crypto nerds want to run it) are valid.

I’m sorry but I’m sick of this type statement. Covid killed my Dad as well as many others. Please stop hating on the basic ways to stop spreading it just because you hate wearing masks and are over it. People are still dying my friend.

Even if COVID-19 never existed, if I “woke up vomiting blood” I wouldn’t be doing anything that day other than going to the ER.

34-month fetus? Get to a hospital lady! Something is terribly wrong.

I’m a dude, but this post resonates with me quite a bit. I grew up as a3rd Generation preacher’s kid, and all this purity pro-life stuff was a given when I was growing up. It took me a long time to deconstruct my beliefs and un-brainwash myself. It is something I still struggle with and likely will my whole life, like…

This is really the key passage for me:

FWIW, I think that Bolme’s journey may not be as different from the mainstream as she imagines. It just feels lonely and solitary, because we rarely talk about these changes of mind/heart with others—that’s why it’s great to talk (or in this case, write) about your evolution. Changing a fundamental belief from your…

I don’t know the 10-year-old’s story, but there’s a decent chance her rapist was a relative. But sure, ramping up policing would have stopped this crime that might have happened in her own home, in her own room. 

Republicans love to create strawmen to pass their ghoulish policies, but when a real tragedy happens because of said policies? “Personal responsiblity”, “thoughts and prayers”, “sometimes these things happen”, etc. The cruelty is the point.

So if you weren’t a dad or grandfather, you’d be a-okay with what’s going on?

Because the one thing you’ll never hear from a politician is “I fucked up, it was the wrong decision and I’m going to change it.”  Fuck DeWine for helping to turn Ohio back to the pre-1950's.  

Grocery stores that have ready-to-go foods (rotisserie chicken, pizza, etc) always put their kitchens near their entrance for the same reason. The pleasant smells that overwhelm you as you walk in subconsciously make you hungry and happy so you may be inclined to buy more on impulse.