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It's another thing every fucking day. God I'm so tired of this.

 

This is kinda old but I really like this story
2 Catholic nuns fall in love, divorce the church … and then tie the knot

 

Little things in the scheme. Mom posted a FB memory today of my brother and dad, captioned "My guys, Billy and BIll, blah blah blah" and I know she didn't do it on purpose, but MOM YOU FORGOT A GUY. YOU HAVE A THIRD GUY.

I have the energy to write it here and in one other place, but not to actually text her about it and have that discussion. Literally all she would need to do here is edit the first part to "Two of my guys," to satisfy me, but I can't make myself write the text.

 

So were you not in the picture? If so, should she have captioned it "two of my guys"? Also, not sure if you mentioned it on here but has your mom been supportive of your transition?

 

No I was not in the picture. The edit would suffice. Overall yes she has. Probably better suited for the mental health thread why I have issues with talking to her about shit lol.

 

Taiwan's top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage - BBC News

 

i really like Tsai Ing-wen

 

How do you all deal with hypermasculine-and-macho-but-I-supposedly-respect-everyone men ? I struggle with these kind of people so much more now that I identify as non-binary and feel better in my body.

 

I try to avoid them because they make me deeply uncomfortable

 

My neighbor is one (though he does venture into racist territory on occasion). He still thinks I'm a lesbian and I'm probably keeping it that way. I interact with him as little as humanly possible.

 

This is what I'm finally beginning to do. I guess I accepted I can't change them...

 

California Is Ready To Recognize A Third Gender. Is The Rest Of The Country?

 

While I think it is possible for a masculine person to embody everything that is attractive about masculinity, there are a bunch of different factors in play. Obviously the toxic, hypermasculine, stereotypical behaviours are gross and need to just go away forever, but there is a fair subset of that set of behaviours that women, femmes, ngb people, and hell even mascs have internalised and normalised by sheer survival instinct if not a number of other defense mechanisms, external pressures, or internal struggles.

If we're being honest, I avoid every situation in which I can conceive of my gender becoming a focal point. And in public situations I either stick to the shadows or overcompensate with my repressed rage by proxy of feigned aggression.

You feel better in your body now that you identify as non-binary is the takeaway. So far what I've found is that you have to use that to harden yourself to basically all of existence. It's not really as hopeless as it seems though. Mostly people shut the fuck up when challenged in public, and in private exploring your true self more than makes up for the oppression you feel pressing inward.

Best advice I can give: when you're alone turn your music up and dance or sing/scream your heart out. It's basically building up a well of self-love that you can draw upon when shitty things happen.

 

Homophobic Man Beats Lesbian Unconscious On Brooklyn-Bound Q Train

This is so terrifying. Just for riding the train with her girlfriend. It really doesn't matter if you live in a red or blue state, America isn't as accepting to gay people as we like to think.

 

An open letter from Martina Navratilova: Time to rename Margaret Court Arena

 

I have difficulty articulating exactly what I want to say when it comes to serious topics, so I apologize if this comes off weird. Do you find that it's more difficult in person to deal with men like that than it is online? Or is it difficult all the time?

Side note: I constantly lurk in here for the education. Thank you all for that.

 

North Carolina woman admits leading 30 parishioners in beating of gay church member to expel his ‘demons’