Married to Victorio and Rulio Calavera

They want to act like high levels of sickness whether it be airborne or foodborne are normal and not the responsibility of agencies like public health or food safety regulation so they can get away with dismantling them.

things like endometriosis can develop in an estrogen-dominated system, because its the hormones that cause the growth of endometrial lesions, not the “parts” themselves. If you’re experiencing unusually painful symptoms* then you have a right to find a doctor who will take you seriously and not try to gaslight you into thinking that the pain is “normal”.

This cycle causes the shedding of the uterus lining, which is menstruation, but that’s only one symptom of a period and the two should not be treated as synonyms (hence the distinction between menstruation and PMS). In fact it’s actually quite daunting, and reflective of a severe lack of sex education on how estrogen-dominated systems work, that so many people in the notes of this post do not realise that menstruation is not the only part of a period. Cis women without uteruses, for example, still experience period symptoms if their ovaries remain intact, because the ovaries still produce estrogen, and if they also don’t have their ovaries, then cis women may also go on HRT to restore their low levels of estrogen back to their normal levels, and will again experience the period symptoms caused by an estrogen-dominated system, such as bloating, mood swings, fatigue and even things such as PMDD (which is a hormone-based disorder and does not require the presence of a uterus, hence why trans women on HRT can also develop this debilitating disorder).

This knowledge is vital, not just for trans women, but for everyone with an estrogen-dominated system (cis women, trans women, pre-T trans men etc.) because working under the belief that period symptoms are entirely contained within the uterus means that many symtoms, issues and disorders can go undiagnosed when the uterus is not present. Endometriosis, for example, is literally a disorder caused by endometrial tissue growing outside of the uterus, so removing the uterus does not cure endometriosis.

TERFs are willing to ignore basic biological facts and literally put women in danger by minimising the effects that estrogen itself has on the body purely to further their exclusionary agenda wherin the idea of a trans woman being able to relate to them in any way causes them to seethe with misplaced anger.

It’s also interesting how much they’ve deified their own pain and suffering, so being exposed to the fact that this pain is not exclusive to cis women (or more specifically, those with a uterus) is so threatening to them that they have to literally change immutable facts in order to deny this reality.

Hey! I hate to be making this post, but I don’t have a lot of other options. My name is Kay. I’m an artist and theatre professional in Portland. I haven’t had consistent dental insurance since I was 18 and I desperately need some dental work. I need a root canal, two new crowns, replacements for two crowns that were poorly done when I was younger, and several fillings. I try to take good care of my teeth, but a combination of bad genetics, bad dentists, and bad insurance have resulted in a lot of problems. Although I’m employed at a theatre full-time, they only offer insurance to employees who meet a certain threshold, and the state insurance I can afford will only cover a small amount of the work I need done.

Most of these cavities are years old, and have been slowly getting worse to the point where I can no longer ignore them. It’s starting to cause significant disruption to my life. I’m in pain from day to day, I’m filling holes with dental wax to minimize irritation, I can only chew out of one corner of my mouth, I’m starting to lose weight because it’s too hard to eat, the dentist I consulted said it’s just a matter of time before he has to start pulling teeth instead of repairing them. I’m even starting to feel embarrassed about smiling.

My new dentist is great and has already offered me the biggest discounts they have available. But after insurance I’m still looking at $7800 out of pocket. I work at a nonprofit and my husband is underemployed—there’s no way we can come up with a fraction of that over the next year, let alone all of it. My parents live on a fixed income and can’t help me out. They require payment upfront, so I can’t just get them done and pay them back over time. I’m running out of options and I’d like to be able to eat again. Anything you can contribute will make a huge difference in my daily quality of life, not to mention my peace of mind. Thanks for reading. ♥️

No shirt, no bra, completely bare torso, just like cis men are allowed to

It's about desexualizing breasts and "female presenting nipples" and not being criminalized for our bodies if we want to go topless because it's a million damn degrees out. This was a popular growing movement that was still widely known a decade ago!