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The tech-brained office-work monoculture of early 21st century American capitalism resents the notion that there are spaces and places that are not 'for' it, but it expects hostility. Much more unsettling to this class is utter indifference. Hostility directed at the office drone swells the ego of that drone, it makes them feel important and centered. The thing they fear most is not hostility, it is not disrespect, it is the plain fact that they are small and, ultimately, do not matter.

This is a zine specifically focused on creating and developing intersex characters, how to handle intersexuality in a variety of genres and creative project types, how to worldbuild while conscious of intersexuality, and common pitfalls for uninformed allies new to writing intersex folks. For references more specific to writing, see versegm’s “An Intersex Writing Reference” and Hans Lindahl’s “Tips for Writing an Intersex Character with Grace.” [Content warning: in order to respectfully but realistically talk about intersex history, this zine contains brief, undetailed discussions of topics such as medical gaslighting and abuse, sexual harassment and assault, and medical and sexual abuse against children. These are included strictly for the purpose of educating on intersex history and experiences. Slurs and bigoted or discriminatory language towards intersex folks and traits are included without censorship, also to educate on their history and meaning. Full content warnings are available within the zine itself.]

will this discourse ever cool down enough for people to understand that julia serano, the coiner of the word transmisogyny, said herself that there'a a case to be made for words to describe the specific transphobia that trans men/transmascs and non-binary people face or are we just going to keep going in loops about it

Yes he(?)'s actually factually real and has even been given an extremely millennial nickname: Jimothy. Wildlife experts advise everyone to just leave him alone and let him live his life

"Everyone should just do whatever they want as long as it's not systemic discrimination against marginalized people" is an abysmally low bar and I actually do think humans are capable of more. I actually do believe we can have a world where we are kind to each other and care for each other. I am going to hold people to a higher standard and say so when people aren't meeting it. I would like us not to be tar pits.