And not one person thought to bring it up.

When I was talking about how horrifying puberty felt. When I was cutting myself. When I was in inpatient care. When I attempted suicide. When I talked for YEARS in therapy about how dissociated and trapped I felt in my body. When I felt like I never truly fixed something that was deeply wrong about me that started at puberty.

Not one person said it was a possibility. No one thought "hey, maybe this kid should go to someone trained to identify dysphoria". No one mentioned that trans people weren't some weird other group of people. It didn't have to be pressure. It didn't have to be "forcing" me. Just mentioning that trans people exist and it could be me. That it was possible and it was easy. No pushing, just laying the option out there.

HRT is treated like this last ditch option. This horrific, mutilating thing that I GUESS we can give to you if you have NO OTHER options. Because did you know it's permanent? Did you know you'll be on it for the rest of your life? Did you know the health risks? Did you know it'll make you infertile? Did you know that it's deviant? Did you know that it's an alternative lifestyle for other people?

No one said it was okay to WANT it to be permanent. Or noted that most people are reliant on the medical system in one way or the other anyways (and it's not even necessary for HRT). Or that the health risks are the normal parts of having that hormone, even in cis people of your gender. Or said it was okay to not want kids, or mention that you can just freeze gametes. Or acknowledged that the "deviant" people are just people, living their lives, that have been violently pushed out of "normal" society.

I grew up in an area that Republicans mock for being a kind of "woke central". And even then it's just. Not treated as an easy option. It was never on the table if you don't specifically already know you're going through gender stuff, and no one will help you get to that point. At which point, it's still treated like the last ditch option. Did you know you can be a feminine man? Did you know you can slap a "she/her" in your twitter bio and be done with it? Did you know that you're oh-so-valid without it? Did you know that you shouldn't take HRT? Maybe don't take HRT? Don't take HRT? Don't take HRT? Don't ta-

When you've been in it a while, HRT is the easiest, most casual thing in the world. Just pop a shot on a Saturday as part of your "everything shower" routine and you're done.

The Lao government has announced the suspension of imports of most fossil fuel-powered vehicles until the end of 2026 and imposed strict price controls on electric vehicles to ensure affordability.

On 12 May, the Office of the Prime Minister imposed immediate implementation of the directive.

Under the new policy, only passenger vehicles, project and production vehicles, and vehicles for specialized functions are exempt from the import ban.

Authorities have instructed the Ministry to develop a comprehensive price structure covering factory costs, transport, taxes, and profit ceilings for every class and brand of EV sold in Laos.

Companies found to exceed these limits face fines and additional penalties.

The eastern foot of the Pamir Plateau, Kashgar Prefecture, traditional clothing and daily wear of Tajik people in China. (cr 歌莱诠，刘星球，CCCCEE是个秀导，FoodWine 中文版)

Almaty (2) (3) by Emma 刘

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¹ the US commander for occupational force of South Korea, or as they call themselves, United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea

I really need a break of like $1000. Which is a fraction of what I saw some truly fucking dogshit people raising yesterday so I'm sick of feeling like it's unreasonable or impossible for me to afford fucking contact lenses so I can see my own fucking yard. (I'm blind even with glasses.)

ty prev and cosigned... i'm blocked by some of the biggest names in mutual aid posting for some verifiably very stupid reasons and others have been directly involved in harassment campaigns against my family and are thus blocked for our safety

some updates since this post is about a month old now

not quite sure how much money this has raised so far, checking is an entire ordeal because, stateless so my banking situation is a mess. it's for sure short of the $1000 goal I set but also remarkably better than the $300 average up to this point which is good because

my phone gave out entirely and I did have to replace it, also,

my landlord and i had a very unpleasant conversation in which she very forcefully tried to get me to explain my chronic health conditions and the nuances of my legal status to her in a language i barely speak,

(i don't even understand what my legal status is right now or if i even have one that's a whole other thing i have to sort out)

and if i could explain my health conditions well that would be one less thing in the way of treatment wouldnt it

and i was not able or frankly willing to do that so i am moving out at the end of june

and i was able to book the biggest travel expense well in advance (thus saving a lot of money for this-month me).

will this new situation be superior in terms of healthcare and education access? i think so but it's going to be expensive to set up at first because we don't have housing etc ready

still blind, still without several medications, laptop still basically how it has been

This week in Brazil, after over a year of constant efforts, we abolished the 6x1 workweek. And we only got this victory thanks to a trans woman and a gay man!!!!

Erika Hilton and Rick Azevedo fought so, so hard for this. The congresswoman and the activist led this movement, they got the whole country to fight for this, until the rest of the house (mostly right-wing) had to cave in and approve the bill. It's almost as if politicians fear the people ;)

Ofc we still have to get it approved by the Senate, but this is HUGE. People will be able to work less, rest more, without pay cuts!