As a transgender man who was chased out of my profession, subsequently experienced an intensifying period of relationship violence, was unable to find any form of support or help (no domestic violence shelters, no low income legal support, nothing), and experienced physical abuse on the female ward when this broke my brain so much that I told the nice person on the crisis line I wanted to die -
My life is political. I’m driving around with a license that might not count anymore, despite having followed all of the rules to get it changed 10 years ago. I don’t get to opt out of politics. I’d love to! I’d love to do nothing but focus on my career and hobbies, enjoy art and relationships.
But I can’t. The world I live in is actively hostile to people like me. Politics invades my life.
You’re valid and @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee is being incredibly dismissive towards your experiences. You have a right to be angry when you see privileged takes like that. You’re owed an apology.
As a transgender man who was chased out of my profession, subsequently experienced an intensifying period of relationship violence, was unable to find any form of support or help (no domestic violence shelters, no low income legal support, nothing), and experienced physical abuse on the female ward when this broke my brain so much that I told the nice person on the crisis line I wanted to die -
My life is political. I’m driving around with a license that might not count anymore, despite having followed all of the rules to get it changed 10 years ago. I don’t get to opt out of politics. I’d love to! I’d love to do nothing but focus on my career and hobbies, enjoy art and relationships.
But I can’t. The world I live in is actively hostile to people like me. Politics invades my life.
You’re valid and @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee is being incredibly dismissive towards your experiences. You have a right to be angry when you see privileged takes like that. You’re owed an apology.