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My first conversation about PCOS with my new endocrine/OBGYN was about weight management and how that could improve my fertility when I eventually wanted kids. It wasn't asked what my goals were for my health or if I wanted kids, just assumed.

I was a hormonal, depressed mess. I hated my body. My body dysmorphia was so bad that I cloistered myself away from so much. I wore hoodies and jeans in the 90°F, 80% humidity summers. This was considered fine. I was given metformin and birth control pills and told this was all that could be done. That PCOS wouldn't affect my life until I wanted to be pregnant. I wasn't asked if I wanted to be pregnant, just assumed.

I don't know how many PCOS groups I joined on my early 20s hoping to find community and commonality for body dysmorphia and symptom management, only to be bombarded with fertility treatments and tips and 'inspirational conception' anecdotes. They never asked if I was attempting to conceive, just assumed.

The conversation meanders and eventually lands on trans topics, and almost unprompted they pipe up and say how it’s unfortunate that some trans women retain their male-privileged mindset after transition and remain selfish and domineering and misogynistic. You’re stunned, and you take a second to process that they really felt OK saying that at a table full of trans women. You reply that you know tons of trans women and none of them are like that. By this time another one of the girls is tuning into the conversation and asks what we’re talking about. Gym enby repeats their claim about “some” trans women, seemingly unaware that they are saying something bigoted. The other girl is similarly taken aback at hearing one of the worst stereotypes about us dropped into conversation so casually. She also says that she knows plenty of trans women and none of them are like that.

When pressed, the person admits that they believe this because a trans woman they knew once treated them terribly. One personal experience is apparently justification enough for them to form broad generalizations of an entire group of people they share a community with.

Creator game tag! -  post some of your gifs before and after coloring

Okay guys, i don't even remember the last time we did this but i think we should do this again! I mean, so much has happened since and we all have been so busy these months having fun and making gifs and edits of our favorite moments with our favorite boys, but mostly fighting with weverse and youtube horrible colorings😬 I've seen so many beautiful creations on my dash, they gave me so much happiness and inspiration! Please, share your before and after, i really want to see them💖

As for my gifs, i spent a lot of time, blood, sweat and tears trying to make them look decent. Didn't always succed. But these are the ones i'm most proud of.

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