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If it wasn't so *EVIL*, I would have to laugh. Everyone knows that trans women in particular have such an overwhelming superiority in poetry that the competition would be unfair if they were allowed to enter. You can't make this stuff up!
Seriously, sorry for making light of it. But it is only by highlighting the utter absurdity of this kind of crap, whether it occurs in Russia or Florida, that I am able to hang on to any shred of sanity.
I used to fully agree with this statement, that is, until the first lockdown
Everyone I knew around me was affected by the pandemic. they couldn't work. they couldn't see their friends. they felt bored/ frustrated they couldn't get out of the house
and then there was me who welcomed it, because for once in my life, I didn't feel like a loser- and after lockdown, when everyone looked forward to going back to work or going out, well.. I had nothing- and I felt that no, I wasn't normal because I didn't have a life to get back to
https://beachgrit.com/2024/04/tolerance-on-the-ropes-as-transgender-surfer-refused-entry-into-womens-division-of-longboard-contest/
Same old same old. How will the Cis-girl surfers feel about trans men participating in their events, I wonder?
Carolyn Marie
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/russian-poetry-competition-bans-transgender-applicants/
Everyone in Russia knows that Putin hates LGBT people, so every segment of society gets on board with the Leader's viewpoint, or they risk his wrath. Sounds a lot like Florida, doesn't it?
Carolyn Marie
That’s super healthy, to see that something that becomes common has less effect on you and that you are able to decipher these feelings.
Sadly, this trend tends to only deaden good feelings as we tend not to let bad feelings attenuate the same way.
I have noticed less euphoria, but still feel the dysphorias that I have. Sometimes the good sneaks in and reminds me, but often time it’s just me seeing myself in the mirror and being comfortable about what I see when embracing my realized self. I may not get the same buzz I once did, but I don’t feel incongruous when looking at a more “drab” reflection.
Wishing you strength, you are amazing!
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