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[manookie]

Since folks are posting their transition timelines-

On the left, a photo taken in 2022 in my parents’ bathroom while I was still living with them. I had only just started on HRT.

On the right, a photo taken during a shoot for a school documentary in my bedroom in my apartment. I had been on HRT for just about a year at the time of taking (It’s only been a few more months since then so I’m still not much over a year).

Over the course of my first year on HRT, I got kicked out of my parents’ house, I moved into a friend’s basement, worked my way back into college, moved into my own apartment, and continue to work my ass off to ensure I will continue to succeed.

No matter how turbulent the condition, we will persevere. 🏳️‍⚧️

[wolrith]

I didn't know predstrogen or her blog but that doesn't matter to me and it shouldn't matter to you. if they came for her they will come for you. if you're not trans they will come for you when they're done with them.

hate doesn't start and end with one target, it morphs and amalgamates until no one is safe, and it lashes out a lot.

[mytilu-nova]

[sourcreammachine]

[ashes2caches]

thousands upon thousands of pornbots: *exist*

tumblr staff: what? are we supposed to do something about that?

one singular transfem: *exists*

tumblr staff: we’re gonna erase you from fucking existence you swine

[almond-tofu-chan]

LMAO i just spent like 10 minutes tryna figure out what the hell everyone was talking about with matt and cars and hammers only for it to be some of the most fragile white male elon musk bullshit ive ever seen and him trying so hard to cover it up just makes him look sadder honestly, fuck this hellsite, fuck matt mullenweg, trans rights

[paw--on--heart]

Ms. Defendant, could you please tell the court whether or not you intended to, uh..."kill the Plaintiff forever in a painful death involving a car covered in hammers that explodes more than a few times and hammers go flying everywhere"

[recreationalpasta]

[letsjustsaymistakesweremade]

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[sharkboywrites]

The trans experience on social media:

Me: Hey, (non disclosed social media), this person has started to leave really mean comments on my posts. Can you do something about it?

Social media: Mmm, no it doesn’t seem like this violates any guidelines

Me: Hey, (non disclosed social media), this person is now leaving very hateful comments and has been harassing me for a few days, can you do something about it?

Social media: No, they’re not doing anything wrong at all, have you tried blocking them?

Me: Hey, (non disclosed social media), this person is now sending me and my mutuals death threats and hate crime threats, which is clearly hate speech against lgbt people, can you PLEASE do something about it?

Social media: Mmm, fine I GUESS this violates our guidelines

Me: Hey, (non disclosed social media), taking down these comments did absolutely nothing, they’re still harassing me and sending threats along with making hateful posts about me wishing harm and sending people after me, along with stalking my other accounts on different platforms, can you please do something about this?

Social media: Okay, this definitely violates our guidelines, we’ll take the comments and posts down

Me: Hey, (non disclosed social media), this didn’t do anything and they’re still harassing me, can you ban them? They’ve had multiple violations in a row

Social media: No, there doesn’t seem to be any violations here. Can’t ban them.

Me:… okay, well I’m going to make a post bringing awareness to this where I will, very justifiably, be just a tiny bit less than nice about it

Social media: NO WHAT THE FUCK??? THIS IS HARASSMENT AND BULLYING. THIS IS HATE SPEECH AND THREATS. CAREFUL, ONE MORE STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND YOU’RE BANNED BUDDY!

[as-you-think]

This post is a bannable offense

[ultimatenutshackfangirl]

If the OG posting of this gets taken down because these social media execs hate the mere idea of getting what's coming to them, I have a backup at the ready.

[abstractgirlobject]

Figured now would be the best time to post my face as an out-and-proud trans woman! (he/they) If my account gets taken down it's been nice knowing you all. <3. Justice for predstrogen.

Hey just wanted to check and make sure. Y'all reblogging this, you are normal about trans women, right? Even the ones who are mentally ill, or psychotic, or systems? Even the ones who loudly tell you when something you might enjoy is trans misogynistic? Even the ones that are not white? You wouldn't misgender a trans woman just because you disagreed with her, right? You understand that the car hammer explosion meme is about transmisogyny, not making fun of a CEO, right? You know who this is about and how it's not necessarily something you struggle with also? You know that I'm a flesh and blood human and not just a face you can stamp on your blog to make it seem like you care? Y'know you have to get mad about this too right?

Im sorry but if you somehow missed all that you're gonna have to think a little more about reblogging.

And if this post is sitting among a bunch of funny memes about exploding cars rather than resource posts about transmisogyny, I'm sorry to say you've sorely missed the point.

[carhammerexplosionmatt]

andddd to the surprise of no one:

he is trying to cover this up. there wasn't even a reason given for the rejection. this post does NOT go against TOS or community guidelines whatsoever. i would know, i've read through them both thrice. i did, however, find this!

i have the right to display and redistribute this. this is stated in the tos. for fuck's sake, @photomatt @staff follow your own advice. here's a little reminder in case you forgot (straight from your own tos!):

you fucked around, now you're finding out. womp womp.

[bambibimbosparkles]

I'm scared.

This is the only social media platform I feel remotely comfortable on. I left behind all others because they only resulted in annoyance and pain. For a while this was my favorite place. But now?

I'm scared.

I'm gonna log in one day and be gone. I've made so many friends here and they're just ripped away from me. I don't have the strength to fight like everyone else. I want to fight but I freak our every time I speak up. Even right now as I type this

I'm scared.

But I can't just say nothing. Out of fear, I finally decide to make my voice heard so at least I have something to say before getting nuked. Because if I do get wiped, I'd like to do so without silence. Because I don't want to go quietly if I do, I want to go down swinging if I go down at all. And I want to be able to say the very thing all the rest of us are thinking.

I'm scared.

I've never felt more afraid of being openly queer. Normally I'd be annoyed at corporate rainbow pride, but both online and in my real physical world, this year it doesn't even exist. There are no local businesses doing Pride this year, not even my local Target. It's officially too high risk of profit loss to support the queers. Pride feels like it's being stripped away, and the one place I could once rely on is a place I could wake up to and find I'm suddenly removed from it. Friend groups are shattering, drama is rising, being queer is a death sentence, and we're being silenced at every turn. And i don't know what else I can truly say except

I'm scared.

[blairelythere]

The audacity of staff members acting as if this site was a golden holy safe space for trans people before popular blogs started getting nuked.

Coming from first-hand experience, many of us get death threats weekly on here. I've had harmless posts brigaded by terfs with 0 recourse. Porn bots I've reported months ago *still* haven't been banned.

The double standards are clear - the transmisogyny here is systemic.