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Words were exchanged between friends – the house of human companionship was established in secret – eons passed – eons passed – eons passed – eons passed

A) The house was diminished!

B) The house was strengthened!

C) The house was swept away!

[First ID: Animated GIF of Brandon Duhaime standing next to Trevor van Riemsdyk on the ice during a photoshoot. Logan Thompson is sitting in front of Duhaime, and Duhaime has his hands on Thompson's shoulders.]

[Second ID: Duhaime has removed his hands from Thompson and is looking around. His hair is glorious.]

[Third ID: Duhaime has his hands on Thompson again, who is smiling at the camera.]

what colonialism *did* do was enforce the specific european cultural context of man and woman to nonwestern societies, something that was in fact aided by the pre-existing sex binaries in those cultures!

I have seen like 3 posts today implying or outright stating that binary gender did not exist outside of europe pre-colonialism and I need you all to understand That Is Insane, Untrue, And Unhelpful!

Do not twist my words; I do not say this to cast undue shadow on non european nations and peoples pre-colonialism, nor do I say this to absolve europe of culpability in modern (trans)misogyny! I say this because the fight against misogyny is a global one and the accuracy of our adversity is important to its discussion and dismantling!

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12/13/2025 Ensenada, Mexico