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Myths of Transness
Trigger warning: mental health and themes of suicide. For a start, Iâll state clearly that Iâm not a doctor. Iâm a scientifically literate lay person. The purpose of this article is to address common misconceptions about trans people and transness. The first myth is that transness is a mental illness. In and of itself itâs…
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Itâs Complicated
Non-binary isnât a single gender. Itâs a collective name for an array of gender identities, many of which may overlap, others of which may have nothing in common with one another, other than being external to the male/female binary. Iâve come to hate that binary. I see it as a barrier to integration. Itâs a…
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Sinking Ships
Shipping, or, to be pedantic âshipping, via ârelationshippingâ, is the fantasistâs version of match-making. Now, I have zero issue with day-dreaming, creative thinking, fantasising, or wishful thinking. When itâs staying in your head, or being adapted into original thought or content, itâs incredibly healthy and productive. Thatâs not always the outcome, though. I only discovered…
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Fanning Flames
Actors and musicians donât owe us a thing. Interaction is a privilege. Intimacy is not an option. Our rights do not go beyond product weâve purchased, and we shouldnât forget that. As someone who has, on a minuscule scale, had fans, and as a Kiwi who grew up in a country where people are mostly…
