Destigmatize Being An Ipad Kid, So That Peace For Aac Users May Follow

destigmatize being an Ipad kid, so that peace for aac users may follow

other: while agender is a huge part of my identity, so is being multigender. I literally just use the term multigender most commonly to describe the parts of my identity that are multigendered.

I'm on T. Have been for a bit over two years, and while I occasionally get dysphoric over not having results that are intense enough (AKA my brain has convinced me that hardly anything has happened), my self confidence has overall improved.

rant under the cut, don't want to force those looking for positivity to read if they don't want to

That's why it's so frustrating to see the demonization of testosterone and its effects, to live with someone who treats it like a poison. I understand not everyone wants the effects, but to shit on it constantly is just so hostile and hurtful. I would never do that to estrogen.

i love you so much if you are a person, trans, intersex or something else who takes testosterone hrt and loves what it's done for you. people often treat testosterone like it's a tragedy, but most people who want to take it end up loving its effects. even if people don't, that's okay, they're unique experiences that don't diminish the other. it just always makes my heart sing when someone else finds out that they love what testosterone HRT does for their mental and physical health. it's a blessing

they don't, but apparently some people have the fear of being seen as ipad kids for using AAC?

destigmatize being an Ipad kid, so that peace for aac users may follow

i really want to see genderqueer be an identity we talk about in great detail this pride month. genderqueer saw more usage in the 90s and 2000s, with the rise of the term non binary we've seen more people gravitate toward that label as it becomes the more socially accepted term to use given its notoriety. i would like to bring back alternative labels for this experience, since our diversity is what makes us so unique and strong as a community

genderqueer is an identity that has a long history, and a myriad of definitions and folks who express it in different ways. it really can mean whatever the hell you want. it can mean that you're cisgender but express your gender in a queer way. it can mean that you're trans, take hormones, have gotten top and bottom surgery and dress however you want. it can mean that you dress "normal" and pass as cishet but have a queer gender on the inside. it can mean that you combine masculine and feminine aesthetics. it can mean that you strive for gender neutrality. it can mean that you want to be so ambiguously gendered strangers can't tell who you are.

there's no guidelines or rules, genderqueer is an identity meant to embrace the freedom one can have with gender expression. it can mean as much or as little as the person using it wants it to. it's a beautiful term that is just as flexible as non binary, and i do not postulate to replace that term, but rather bring light to another identity that may suit folks slightly better. it's a beautiful identity. it's what I came out as first in 2011 and I'm happy to be back at all these years later.

2024 is a great year to be proud of being genderqueer and to proudly tell people about this part of yourself. let's celebrate ourselves louder and prouder than ever before. there are many ways to exist outside of the binary, and folks deserve to know about older terms that have been used by the community as well as newer ones

WE WERE ROBBED BY DE

little pride glyphs with the cursed family since we didn't get anything :v