Avowed Inframaterialist

making a new post because the other one is a few months old now. i’m a trans masc with mental health and (seemingly ever being added to) physical health issues that have made it impossible for me to work for a while now and i’m coming to terms recently with the fact that i won’t be able to for a while now (i feel like it’s too early to say ever). i have chronic migraines, ibs, dental issues as a result of my mental health issues, chronic wrist pain due to tendon issues that make gripping and lifting difficult as it affects my grip. i also recently hurt my lower back to the point it’s really painful especially standing/walking much and bending and so between my depression and adhd i’m struggling to even get basic tasks done lately.

update as things are mostly the same but we’re at a new part of the journey which is that my doctor for my wrist has essentially signed off on the fact that yes i am currently disabled by my wrist pain and weakness to the point i can’t work. he basically said this with the caveat that he does not have a diagnosis for me which the government generally wants for disability assistance, but i’m hoping they’ll accept this for food assistance.

continuing from here, because transmascvoicesproject turned off reblogs

several of the survivors who have had their stories used by this project discuss in their stories that they have complex feelings about coming forward because they don't want to contribute to the stereotype that all trans women are predators. they discuss not wanting others to use their stories to justify discrimination against trans women

one survivor shared her story only as part of a criticism of what this blog is doing, and the mod posted it as part of the "project"

I decided with my therapist that I really really need a break from all of this--activism in general. I am going to try my best to step away for some time

I'm trying very hard not to fall into the whole illiteracy crisis thing but the number of times I have been like "Here is my stance on this very basic thing, with the extremely basic, almost childishly unnecessary caveat that there is an exception of X circumstance" only to have people be like "SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH X SITUATION? WHAT ABOUT IN CASES OF X? HAVE YOU CONSIDERED X CIRCUMSTANCE?" I am very close to bypassing "literacy crisis" and devolving directly into fascistic modes of thinking e.g. thinking you "people" are lower than dogs to me

Hey does anyone remember when a transgender adult man with cerebral palsy got top surgery of his own accord and then posted about it in celebration, and then transphobes: