So I'm A Dragon?

Happy Aro week of visibility! 💚

(and an ace knight because these two often go hand in hand 💜)

And they were like "What?"

And I was like, "Agility isn't the ultimate form of preparedness. Contingency is. Agility still requires you to flounder and figure out a solution in the moment, but if you have a contingency plan, all you have to do is implement it."

And they were like "But you can't make contingency plans for every situation!"

And I was like, "Yeah, you basically can if you just identify all of your basic dependencies and contingency plan around the loss of any dependency," and then I gave a few examples.

And they all stared at me like I'm an alien.

As he described to the interviewer a moment of panic and how he he overcame, the interviewer said, in one of those, summarise-last-answer-given-with-appropriate-levels-of-respect-in-order-to-proceed-to-next-question phrasing’s, “Wow, so you rose to the occasion -“

This post is for people who may identify with "trans intersex" / "MtI" / "FtI", these labels are harmful, so I'm bringing awareness to some alternatives!

Nonbinary

We all know this one. A person who's gender identity does not align with a binary gender. Many people use this to describe their transition as well.

Transneutral

Transitioning to a neutral or between state. Related to terms FtN, MtN, (N standing for neutral or nonbinary) FtX, MtX, (X representing 'other' as seen on official documents)

Transneutral flags

Androgyne / Androgynous

An androgynous person, such as one whose appearance is neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine AND/OR a person whose gender identity is linked to androgyny, such as by being a blend of male and female or by being neither male nor female.

Transandrogynous flag, Androgyne flag, Androgynous flag

Salmacian / Bigenital

A label for those who wish to transition to have both a penis and a vagina. This is not linked to any specific identity, anyone can be salmacian or bigenetal. The term salmacian has had controversy involving intersex fetishization however the label itself is not considered harmful.

Salmacian flag, Bigenital flag

Varioformic

A transgender-adjacent umbrella term for those who desire to physically transition partially or in an otherwise non-standard way. It can be used by cis or trans people. This label covers everything from bigenital bottom surgery to cis people who wish to transition

Variotrans flag, Varioformic flag, Varioxenic flag

Epicene

A historic term referring to a person with both male and female characteristics, or a person of indeterminate sex. It can describe both perisex transsexual & transgender people, as well as intersex people.

Epicene flags

Altersex

The most updated definition is "a state of having sex characteristics or a combination of sex characteristics that deviate from what would be considered male or female, while also not inherently being intersex" This term has had a controversial history due to its coining as a replacement for words like 'herm', 'futanari', and other slurs in porn tags. Some people have adopted it as a genuine identity since then, and it has had multiple definition changes. Notably, one of the earlier definitions positioned altersex as a 'third category' in the intersex/perisex (non-intersex) dichotomy, this is not true, and is intersexist misinformation. Everyone is either perisex (non-intersex) or intersex, regardless of whether or not they are altersex.

Altersexual flag, Altersex flag

Aldernic

Aldernic is an umbrella term for individuals who have, or wish to have, a body that deviates from what is expected in society or typical human notions. Aldernic is geared towards those who wish to have a more nonhuman form, and is popular among alterhuman, otherkin, and therian circles. It is however, not exclusive to these groups.

Alderelic, Aldernic, Alderdragolos

@crunchbuttsteak I'm delighted you asked! Since you can't be bothered to read, I'll help you a little:

Here's Ty Turner's video about the book [ X ].

Jammiedodger has talked about the impacts of the book [ here ] and [ here ].

The idea of "rapid onset gender dysphoria" is literally intentionally targeted against young nonbinary people who were afab and trans boys and the blame is often placed on social media and trans male influencers like Chase Ross, Ty Turner, and Jamie Raines. "ROGD" is considered a "social contagion" that is spread by trans men who are convincing "young girls" to "ruin" their bodies with hormones and surgeries.

starting HRT doesn't have to be a huge momentous all-or-nothing decision. you can just try it like you would an antidepressant you've been informed of the risks of.

there won't be any immediate irreversible changes overnight. you can always stop, change your dose, change your delivery system, decide it's not the right time. you can even microdose if you want to.

you don't have to tell anyone. you don't have to announce it if you don't want to.

stop waiting for a perfect time in your life because it won't come.

stop waiting to reach a mythical level of certainty that never comes to anyone, for anything.

"That's cute," I said.