Androqueer Struggles

repeat again because i know tumblr users have a hard time reading: i am not against funky labels or identities. i am responding to anons struggle with acceptance and being seen authentically while using a funky label. and i am suggesting what can be done about it, and that self reflection is needed to solve it. society is what it is: we can change it, but we have to act on it, not sit around waiting for it to just accept us and understand us.

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This is incredibly transphobic, I'm almost at a loss of what to say.

"Making up your own hyperniche labels and shit" transxenine is not hyperniche. Xeninity is really fucking common, actually. Society just refuses to listen to xenine voices. Xenine sublabels are often hyperniche, but xeninity itself is not.

"Im not arguing that anon should change labels or whatever but gotta kinda toughen up and decide what you want" why do trans people need to 'toughen up' about being misgendered? Saying that you're a guy, yet people insisting that you're non-binary, that's misgendering.

"How can you make your outside better conform to your transxenine truth?" Why the hell are you assuming that this person wants to medically transition? Not all trans & gender diverse people medically transition. What even is this? You sound supremely transmedicalist throwing this in out of nowhere.

"But if you don't have a personality that likes to cause waves, if you need acceptance for others, you're never going to find it from the majority of people identifying as transxenine." Why do trans & gender diverse people need to be rebellious? Why are they responsible for how they are treated? Why are you victim blaming? And why are you acting like transxenine people won't accept and support a fellow transxenine? Wtf?

JFC. This anon just keeps digging a deeper hole.

1- Stop erasing history. Xenogenders have been a topic of debate and harassment online for decades. People know what xenogenders are. Just because *you* never heard of it doesn't mean *others* haven't.

2- Body modifications are a form of medical transitioning for some people.

3- There was no reason for you to bring up this anons hypothetical transition goals, and I still have no idea why you did so.

4- You're perpetuating this concept transxeninity has a "look." No gender has a "look." The only way someone should determine gender is through what they are told. This is exactly the mindset that gets TGD, gender non-conforming, and varsex people misgendered. "Oh, that person has short hair and a beard, surely thats a man" - thats how you sound. You sound ridiculous.

Some xenines feel more comfortable presenting in a specific way, sure, but that doesn't mean xeninity has a "look." Xenines can present however they want, and their gender still shouldn't be assumed by others. NOBODY'S GENDER should be assumed by others.

Saying things like "do transxenines always wear green hats" is akin to saying "do transfemmes always wear dresses?" The whole point of the TGD movement is to DESTROY gender roles, not create *new ones.*

4- Why are you applying pronouns to this anon? This anon never said their pronouns. Why are you shoving ze/zir and xe/hir onto them?

5- "Growing a backbone" is, once again, a cruel thing to say about trans people who are vulnerable. Stop expecting all marginalized people to be punk and radical, some of them just want to fucking live their lives.

6- "You know very, very little about the trans experience" is actually fucking UNHINGED to say to a trans person living in a HIGHLY conservative area who has openly spoken about being violently hatecrimed and PERMANENTLY DISABLED due to being trans. I experience constant misgendering and harassment, even within the trans community. I am struggling to medically transition due to my financial status. I am trans, I have been trans for YEARS, and you don't get to act like you have the superior transgender experience in my inbox. Literally go fuck yourself, you piece of shit. Jfc.

I am not responding to you again. Not after you had the gall to talk shit about my trans experience. Go crawl back into whatever hole you came from.

"making up your own hyperniche labels and pronouns and shit"

I use it/its and he/him pronouns irl. I use it/its, rot/rots, and stray/strays pronouns online. I wouldn't say he/him or it/its are "hyperniche" or "made up."

"do you want 100% authentic self expression, oe do you want to be easily parseable and accepted by most people?"

Both. Why can we not have a world where transxenine people are accepted? Why must I choose? Also, why do you assume that I can't "pass" [as a man] while still being true to myself.

"if you need acceptance for others, you're never going to find it from the majority of people identifying as transxenine."

I don't need acceptance. I need people to STOP calling me nonbinary just because I'm not transmasc and I need people to STOP using they/them for me when I've told them not to. This is about respect, not acceptance.

"i am responding to anons struggle with acceptance and being seen authentically while using a funky label."

Like. I don't understand if anon is implying that I need to accept myself? Because I already have.

"that's looking funky to match one's funky non-non-binary tranxenine gender"

Why do you assume I want to look "funky"? If you must know, I don't have any transition goals. I want to go on T, but other than that, I'm going with the flow. That's why I identify as transxenine: because I'm not (necessarily) transitioning toward masculinity. I just want to be perceived as transgender before everything else.

I also want to add that my original submission wasn't about random people mistaking me for nonbinary: I do not care. I was specifically talking about people online (who can see how I identify) and people irl (who I have told how I identify) who purposefully shove me into "non-binary." I don't need to differentiate myself, I need people to respect what I have ask them to call me, and I need people on the internet to stop assuming that being alt aligned (e.g. transxenine, transoutherine, etc) makes you non-binary.

repeat again because i know tumblr users have a hard time reading: i am not against funky labels or identities. i am responding to anons struggle with acceptance and being seen authentically while using a funky label. and i am suggesting what can be done about it, and that self reflection is needed to solve it. society is what it is: we can change it, but we have to act on it, not sit around waiting for it to just accept us and understand us.

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This is incredibly transphobic, I'm almost at a loss of what to say.

"Making up your own hyperniche labels and shit" transxenine is not hyperniche. Xeninity is really fucking common, actually. Society just refuses to listen to xenine voices. Xenine sublabels are often hyperniche, but xeninity itself is not.

"Im not arguing that anon should change labels or whatever but gotta kinda toughen up and decide what you want" why do trans people need to 'toughen up' about being misgendered? Saying that you're a guy, yet people insisting that you're non-binary, that's misgendering.

"How can you make your outside better conform to your transxenine truth?" Why the hell are you assuming that this person wants to medically transition? Not all trans & gender diverse people medically transition. What even is this? You sound supremely transmedicalist throwing this in out of nowhere.

"But if you don't have a personality that likes to cause waves, if you need acceptance for others, you're never going to find it from the majority of people identifying as transxenine." Why do trans & gender diverse people need to be rebellious? Why are they responsible for how they are treated? Why are you victim blaming? And why are you acting like transxenine people won't accept and support a fellow transxenine? Wtf?

JFC. This anon just keeps digging a deeper hole.

1- Stop erasing history. Xenogenders have been a topic of debate and harassment online for decades. People know what xenogenders are. Just because *you* never heard of it doesn't mean *others* haven't.

2- Body modifications are a form of medical transitioning for some people.

3- There was no reason for you to bring up this anons hypothetical transition goals, and I still have no idea why you did so.

4- You're perpetuating this concept transxeninity has a "look." No gender has a "look." The only way someone should determine gender is through what they are told. This is exactly the mindset that gets TGD, gender non-conforming, and varsex people misgendered. "Oh, that person has short hair and a beard, surely thats a man" - thats how you sound. You sound ridiculous.

Some xenines feel more comfortable presenting in a specific way, sure, but that doesn't mean xeninity has a "look." Xenines can present however they want, and their gender still shouldn't be assumed by others. NOBODY'S GENDER should be assumed by others.

Saying things like "do transxenines always wear green hats" is akin to saying "do transfemmes always wear dresses?" The whole point of the TGD movement is to DESTROY gender roles, not create *new ones.*

4- Why are you applying pronouns to this anon? This anon never said their pronouns. Why are you shoving ze/zir and xe/hir onto them?

5- "Growing a backbone" is, once again, a cruel thing to say about trans people who are vulnerable. Stop expecting all marginalized people to be punk and radical, some of them just want to fucking live their lives.

6- "You know very, very little about the trans experience" is actually fucking UNHINGED to say to a trans person living in a HIGHLY conservative area who has openly spoken about being violently hatecrimed and PERMANENTLY DISABLED due to being trans. I experience constant misgendering and harassment, even within the trans community. I am struggling to medically transition due to my financial status. I am trans, I have been trans for YEARS, and you don't get to act like you have the superior transgender experience in my inbox. Literally go fuck yourself, you piece of shit. Jfc.

I am not responding to you again. Not after you had the gall to talk shit about my trans experience. Go crawl back into whatever hole you came from.

[PT: Over 100 million children are homeless and/or on the streets /End PT]

That's the numbers estimated back in 2015, and regardless of whether they've grown or shrunk since then, the issue still remains that there are MILLIONS of minors on the streets.

Homelessness and street survival is an intersecting issue for people of all marginalized groups, and that includes the youth.

Homeless youth are very likely to be sex trafficked and targeted by dangerous people to be groomed into criminal activities or otherwise unsafe practices.

Many homeless youth are runaways, usually trying to escape abusive households.

Note for clarity: "Children" and "kids" throughout this post will be referring to teenagers as well, since minors of all ages are grouped together in these statistics.

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What is homelessness and street children?

[PT: What is homelessness and street children? /end PT]

Homelessness is defined by a lack of stable housing. This includes living without shelter, in a tent, in a car, in a homeless shelter, couch surfing, or using public locations/transport for shelter.

"Street children" are children who spend a majority of their time on the street due to housing complications. Some of them are not considered "truly homeless", because they technically have a house, but this house is usually inaccessible or unsafe for them, and thus they do not reside in it much, if at all. Usually, they only spend the night there, but the rest of their time is spent outdoors.

When discussing the statistics of both these concepts, I cannot neatly discern between them, because so many of the studies use the statistics interchangeably. Street children have very few distinctions anyways, and thus trying to separate the two is usually not beneficial anyways.

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What are the statistics of homeless youth and street children around the globe?

[PT: What are the statistics of homeless youth and street children around the globe? /end PT]

Around 30 million children in Africa are homeless/on the street.

There is no overall consensus on how many children in Asia (including The Middle East) as an entirety are homeless/on the street, however it is estimated to be quite high, with individual locations being given statistics (Bangledash having 445,000 homeless/street children, India having 11 million, Pakistan having 1.5 million, Indonesia having over 170,000, Iran having anywhere between 60,000-200,000, the Phillipines having 1.5 million, Turkey having 88,000, etc.)

There is also no overall consensus on how many children in the Oceania are homeless/on the street, however Australia estimates around 76,000, and New Zealand estimates around 33,000.

Around 400,000 children in the EU (European Union) are homeless/on the street. There is no overall consensus on how many children in Europe as a whole (not just the EU) are homeless/on the street, however individual countries also have statistics.

Over 1.2 million children in the USA are homeless/on the street. Over 40,000 children in Canada are homeless/on the street.

Around 40 million children in Latin America are homeless/on the street.

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What ways do homeless youth and street children suffer?

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A higher risk of sex trafficking, rape, assault, and kidnapping. A higher risk of child labor/slavery. A higher risk of being poisoned or suffering from oral, throat, or gastrointestinal system damage (as malicious people often put poison, razors/glass/sharp objects, and other dangerous things into the food provided to the homeless.) A higher risk of sexual, reproductive, urogenital, and gastrointestinal disorders/infections. A higher risk of respiratory disorders. A higher risk of nutritional disorders, growth disorders, and starvation. Higher rates of substance use and addictive disorders. A higher risk of mental health disorders. Low or no accessibility to hygiene products or showers/bathing (which significantly increases risks of infections and diseases.)

And, of course, a higher likelihood of death and grave injury, due to weather conditions, untreated disease/injuries, hate crimes, overdose, and/or suicide.

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What about intersectionality? How does that affect homelessness and street survival?

[PT: What about intersectionality? How does that affect homelessness?. /End PT]

Note: Whenever the discussion of employment comes up, we think it is important to remember that:

1- Unemployed adults can have children, and thus, the children in the equation will be effected.

2- Teenagers can also get employed in a majority of locations, and in many countries even minors younger than that, meaning their incomes could be contributing to housing as well.

The most obvious - being low income often risks loss of housing. Hell, being "average income" doesn't even afford housing anymore for most people, in the current financial crisis. Classism and homelessness go hand in hand, and the refusal to provide for the lower class their basic needs is the direct cause of homelessness.

Being a foster kid. Discussion:

Being a foster kid greatly increases the likelihood of homelessness, due to the foster system being notoriously abusive, and not providing minors with the proper funds, stability, and education necessary to survive in life. In the USA alone, 23,000 people age out of foster care a year. 25%-50% of those who age out end up homeless. Now imagine the statistics of that worldwide, of how many people are ending up homeless the moment they turn 18 (or younger, in countries where legal adulthood begins sooner)? Additionally, minors will often run away from foster homes, because it is unsafe for them there. They wish to escape the abuse. A depressing fact is that a majority of sex trafficked youth are from foster care, usually runaways who were living on the street to avoid abuse. (You can read our post about the statistics of foster kids here [link.])

Being disabled. (Note: Some of these statistics leave out emotional, behavioral, personality, or other mental disabilities, and also often leave out "small" physical disabilities, so the statistics may actually be higher if all disabilities were included.) Discussion:

We could not find any overall statistics on the intersection of homelessness and disability in Africa and Asia, unfortunately. However, disabled people in Africa often suffer forced evictions and are more likely to be impoverished, and we did find statistics on specific locations of Asia (ie; 42% of homeless people [including adults] in Nagoya Japan are neuropsychologically disabled, 15% of homeless people [including adults] in Hong Kong are physically disabled, in South Asia 85% of disabled people [including adults] are unemployed which greatly risks homelessness, etc.) We could not find any overall statistics on the intersection of homelessness and disability in the Oceania as a whole, however we did find statistics in Hawai'i, Australia, and New Zealand. in Hawai'i an estimated 62% of homeless people [including adults] are disabled. In Australia, an estimated 9.5% homeless people [including adults] are disabled, and 8.9% have an unknown disability status. In New Zealand, 4.1% of homeless people (including adults) are disabled. We could not find any overall statistics on the intersection of homelessness and disability in overall Europe, however in the UK alone, 35-39% of homeless people [including adults] are disabled (and for comparison, only 20-22% of the overall UK population are disabled.) In Canada, there is no minor-specific statistics for disability, however 50-60% of the overall homeless population (including adults) are disabled. In the USA, 19% of homeless K-12 [pre-college] students are disabled (and for comparison, only 14% of the overall USA student population is disabled.) We could not find any overall statistics on the intersection of homelessness and disability in South America as a whole, however in Latin America, disabled kids are 15% more likely to not attend school (and those who do attend are more likely to drop out), which inherently leads to employment issues down the line (and thus, housing issues) Additionally, 1 of every 5 households in extreme poverty houses a disabled person. And in some locations, people with disabilities are more likely to be unemployed (ie; in Argentina 91% of disabled people are unemployed), earn less money in work (ie; in Mexico and Costa Rica, disabled people earn 20% less than their abled peers), and/or have no insurance (in Ecuador, 84% of disabled people have no insurance), which can cause or exacerbate housing issues.

Being queer. Discussion:

In Africa, we could not find any statistics of the overall intersection of being LGBTQIA+ and homelessness, however homelessness is highly reported by LGBTQIA+ people (especially youth.) We could not find any statistics of the overall intersection of being LGBTQIA+ and homeless in Asia, however we did find a few for individual Asian locations (ie; in Singapore 20% of LGBTQIA+ people [including adults] experience homelessness, in the Philippines 12% of people who are 15-25 are homeless, In Japan 4 in 10 LGBTQIA+ people struggle with housing, in India there is a hidden housing crisis within LGBTQIA+ people, etc.) We could not find any statistics of the overall intersection of being LGBTQIA+ and homeless in the Oceania, however we did find some statistics for Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, queer-oriented people [including adults] are twice as likely to be homeless than nonqueer-oriented people, and 1 in 5 trans & gender diverse people aged 18-25 suffered homelessness (unfortunately we cannot find a statistics for people younger.) In New Zealand, 2.6% LGBQTIA+ people who are 15 and above are homeless, and unfortunately there is not a clearcut estimate on minors under the age of 15. In Europe, 17.39% of LGBTQIA+ people [including adults] have been homeless, with 1/3rd of intersex people and 1/4th of trans people being homeless. In the USA, LGBTQ+ minors are 120% more likely to end up homeless. They make up roughly 30-40% of homeless youth (and for comparison, only 9.5% of the overall population are LGBTQ+) LGBTQ+ minors of color have an 83% higher risk of homelessness than their white peers. 44% of Indigenous LGBTQ+ youth, 16% of LGBTQ+ Asian & Pacific Islander youth, 27% of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth, 26% of Black LGBTQ+ youth, and 36% of multiracial LGBTQ+ youth have experienced homelessness. 38% of trans girl youth, 39% of of trans boy youth, and 35% of non-binary youth have experienced homelessness (compared to 23% of non-trans & non-gender diverse homeless queer-oriented youth.) 39% of intersex youth have experienced homelessness. In Canada, 25% of homeless youth are LGBTQIA2S+ (and for comparison, only 5-10% of the overall Canadian population are LGBTQIA2S+.) We could not find any statistics on the overarching intersection of LGBTQIA+ and homeless in South America, however we did find a few in specific locations (ie; 30-40% of homeless youth in Brazil, 30-35% of homeless youth in Argentina, 30-35% of homeless youth in Colombia, 25-30% of homeless youth in Mexico, 15-25% of homeless youth in Chile, etc)

Being a person of color. Discussion:

We could not find any statistics on the overarching intersection of race and homelessness in the Oceania, however we did find some individual statistics for Hawai'i, Australia, and New Zealand. In Hawai'i, 28-50% of homeless people [including adults] are Native Hawaiian. In Australia, 1 in every 3 Indigenous Australian is homeless. In New Zealand, 31% of homeless people [including adults] are Māori, and 6.6% of Pacific Peoples [including adults] (and for comparison, 17% of the overall New Zealand population are Māori, and 8% are Pacific peoples.) We could not find any statistics of the overall intersection of homelessness and being a BIPOC, however we did find statistics in the England, Ireland, and the EU specifically. In England, Black people [including adults] are 4x more likely to be homeless than white people. In Ireland, 15% of homeless people [including adults] are Romanian, and 6% are Black. In the USA, Hispanic high schoolers are 2x more likely to experience homelessness than white highschoolers. Black highschoolers are 2.25x more likely to experience homelessness than white highschoolers. Black and Hispanic people [including adults] make up 64% of the homeless population. Pacific Islanders [including adults] have the highest rate of homelessness in the USA. Native Americans [including adults] have the second highest rate of homelessness in the USA. In Canada, 10-30% of homeless youth are Indigenous and 15.4% are Black (and for comparison, 5% of the overall Canadian population are Indigenous, and 4.3% are Black.) We could not find any statistics of the intersection of race and homelessness in Africa or South America, unfortunately.

Other. Discussion:

In the USA, 17% of English learners (which are usually immigrants) in K-12 [pre-college] school are homeless (and for comparison, 10% of the overall student population are English learners.)

Being in areas of the world subject to war, genocide, political violence, and environmental disaster. Discussion:

16% of the population in Sudan had to flee their homes due to conflict. 90% of Gaza [including adults] are homeless right now. 46% of homeless people [including adults] in Ukraine became homeless due to the invasion costing them their homes. Venezuelan immigration has led to a disproportionate amount of homeless Venezuelans in South America.

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