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General trans community.
Rules:
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Follow all blahaj.zone rules
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All posts must be trans-related. Other queer-related posts go to c/lgbtq.
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Don't post negative, depressing news articles about trans issues unless there is a call to action or a way to help.
Resources:
Best resource: https://github.com/cvyl/awesome-transgender Site with links to resources for just about anything.
Trevor Project: crisis mental health services for LGBTQ people, lots of helpful information and resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
The Gender Dysphoria Bible: useful info on various aspects of gender dysphoria: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en
StainedGlassWoman: Various useful essays on trans topics: https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/
Trans resources: https://trans-resources.info/
[USA] Resources for trans people in the South: https://southernequality.org/resources/transinthesouth/#provider-map
[USA] Report discrimination: https://action.aclu.org/legal-intake/report-lgbtqhiv-discrimination
[USA] Keep track on trans legislation and news: https://www.erininthemorning.com/
[GERMANY] Bundesverband Trans: Find medical trans resources: https://www.bundesverband-trans.de/publikationen/leitfaden-fuer-behandlungssuchende/
[GERMANY] Trans DB: Insurance information (may be outdated): https://transdb.de/
[GERMANY] Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität: They have contact information for their advice centers and some general information for trans and intersex people. They also do activism: dgti.org
*this is a work in progress, and these resources are courtesy of users like you! if you have a resource that helped you out in your trans journey, comment below in the pinned post and I'll add here to pass it on
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No. Words have different meanings to different groups of people and cultures. If it's an insult to be called that, then it doesn't matter if they mean it that way or not. Just like someone from Australia wouldn't come to the US and be able to call people "cunt" because in the US it's a slur against women even if that's not how they usually use it.
I actually would be less—no, not at all—offended by an Aussie calling me "cunt". I really fuckin' hate being called bro.
Oh totally, at least it's a dialectical misunderstanding and the accent would give it away.
Bro or dude are masculine terms in the majority of American society not gender neutral, and thus if you use them to refer to a woman who considers them masculine tems, they explain that, and you refuse to change, that's a problem.
If you tell an Aussie what "cunt" means in the US who doesn't know, they probably would stop using it, at least with people who don't appreciate it.
I have started using inappropriate terms of endearment when people do it to me. It's especially easy with men outside of the deep south to call them "dear" or "sugar" or "darlin'" and then say, well those are commonly used as gender neutral in the south. With women, ive sometimes found, like "hey, man, what's up" an then say that's gender neutral to me. But depends on regional and subcultural uses of that one. Sometimes using the b word. It's not uncommon for very friendly women, especially in black culture, to use that with each other, but very offensive if you don't agree on calling each other that. Same concept. It might be a term of endearment for me, but offensive to you.
Anyway, finding some of those things usually helps them get it. If not, then they're out of my life of basic respect isn't viable for them.
I'd actually be like "wow, genuine Aussie called me a cunt!" lol
If girlypop doesn't work, I might have to escalate to bitch. The thing is, I'm not entirely convinced it's completely engrained in their ideolect.
Yeah... I really gotta move outta here.