#transaffirming

[melancholyjones]

I know these are just for the funny hahas but also I kinda am living for how differently each 1 works as a metaphor for being trans?

Like none of them are denying that these things "used to be something else". The point is that they all became something new & the new thing is what defines them. But not all in the same ways.

Like the chair started out as just wood/a tree. A naturally occurring thing that a person reshaped to serve a specific function for themself or some1 else.

The snacks & vodka are similar, naturally occurring things repurposed. Only these have no "practical" use, they're purely transformed bc they bring pleasure.

Then there's the glass, the butterfly, the continents. All naturally occurring things that transform completely free from human intervention. Not all sand becomes glass, & some glass is made artificially, but some is made just by existing in its natural state, in the right environment, for the right amount of time.

The continents started out as 1 indistinct mass & thru a series of internal & external shifts/impacts, became more complex, distinct aspects. But you can still see how they all fit together

My fav is probs the butterfly tho, bc there's no reality where a caterpillar doesn't eventually become a butterfly. It isn't "turned into" a butterfly by any outside force, but it also isn't a deliberate choice. It's just the natural next phase in its lifespan. It was always going to transform, the only thing that could stop it is to die before it gets the chance. Plus, some butterflies look a lot like their catterpillar forms, some look completely different. Some spent a longer part of their lifespan as caterpillars or chrysalises than others. But they're all still unquestionably butterflies.

Btw I don't think any of these metaphors is better/worse than the rest. I like them all, I think they're all valuable, poetic descriptions of some of the ways trans ppl can interpret their experiences.

Welcome to the funniest set of memes I’ve ever seen thank you

[barbthebuilder]

Imma hang out with super cool trans people and allies and you are super welcome to do so too!!!

If you wanna help: donate, reblog, copy the link, participtae in chat, like and subscribe. You know the drill. I will be there under a name "Frrejus Frrejus". Can't wait to see ya there!

Tagging y'all:

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[fruityracoons]

NEW BLOG! @transaffirmations

will try to post affirming things there daily and affirm any asks in my inbox. feel free to ask!

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: SEGM

Published: Mar 10, 2024

Significant parallels between gender dysphoria and anorexia in teen girls calls for a nuanced and developmentally-informed approach

A new publication* in Sexuologie (the journal of the German Society for Sexual Medicine, Sexual Therapy and Sexual Science/DGSMTW) takes on the issue of the sharp rise in transgender identification in adolescent females, which remains poorly understood. The authors, Korte and Gille, present an intriguing hypothesis for this novel phenomenon, comparing and contrasting gender dysphoria to anorexia nervosa, and finding a number of important similarities. The authors conclude that clinicians working with gender-dysphoric adolescents must familiarize themselves with the complex dynamics of female adolescent development, and that trans-affirmative medical interventions should not be considered until adolescent development is complete.

With the Journal's permission, SEGM is posting the full English-language translation below, preceded by a brief synopsis and the SEGM take-away. 

Synopsis

“The development of a stable female identity in adolescence is highly complex, demanding, susceptible to disruption and accompanied by crises,” observe Korte and Gille. Female puberty presents serious challenges that every girl must find a way to navigate. Temporary crises during this stage are common as girls attempt to navigate their changing bodies and the ways families, peers, and society at large respond to these changes. The authors observe that successfully traversing this crucial phase of psychosocial and identity development requires “a high degree of willingness to change, flexibility and advanced emotional and self-regulation skills.”  

When an adolescent girl fails to negotiate these challenges successfully, serious disorders, including anorexia and gender dysphoria, may arise, with psychological conflicts projecting onto the body. Either disorder may serve as an “exit strategy” employed when a girl cannot find a way to accept her developing female body. However, the diagnosis of "gender dysphoria" can offer several societal advantages in the current cultural moment:

"... the trendy diagnosis of gender dysphoria or self-identification as trans offers two decisive advantages over anorexia and bulimia nervosa: first, in comparison to eating disorders, the projection surface for gender incongruence is more diverse, and the boundaries are not only sought, but crossed in a very concrete, not just symbolic way. Secondly, gender incongruence and “being trans” are currently extremely socially and politically legitimized and have been defined as a matter of human rights in recent years, which is also reflected in the planned “law of self-determination”. As a result, those affected experience strong external validation and positive reinforcement in their disorder – which, according to the proponents of a transaffirmative care, should no longer be described as such."

Korte and Gille note that “similar to anorexia, pubescent girls are offered another, albeit particularly drastic opportunity to avoid dealing with maturity-related changes and developmental tasks and to express their individual suffering in a form that is accepted in our time and culture.”

Drawing on their clinical work with such patients, Korte and Gille observe that trans identification in adolescent girls may reflect the desire to circumvent the challenges of female adolescence rather than a deep identification with maleness. They note that “although there is pronounced rejection of the female body and/or the female gender role," there is frequently no pronounced desire for the primary or even secondary physical characteristics of the opposite sex. The authors do not assert that there is a single cause for the rise of gender dysphoria in all adolescent females. Instead, they suggest multiple pathways for the development of trans identity in adolescents, with a few common etiologies:

Temporary adolescent maturation crisis (i.e., a result of failure in pubertal developmental tasks)

Non-conformity with gender role expectations ( i.e., the requirements, rules and norms of how girls/boys should behave in the respective culture)

Sexuality-related problems (e.g., internalized homophobia or sexual preference peculiarities especially in male adolescents);

Psychiatric conditions (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, trauma, personality disorder)

The authors note several similarities between anorexia and gender dysphoria. Both involve body image disorders where  aggression is "turned against one’s own self, inward, but also outward, against important others." The authors note:

"...in both anorexic eating disorders and gender identity disorders (gender dysphoria), relatives, especially parents, are exposed to strong feelings of helplessness and powerlessness in addition to the massive feelings of guilt and failure that often arise. In both disorders, this sometimes exacerbates the symptoms” of the … patient within a correspondingly pathological relationship dynamic."

Korte and Gille conclude by outlining concrete steps that pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, gynecologists, and other medical providers can take to help girls navigate puberty in a way that averts or mitigates these developmental crises. They caution clinicians that in the vast majority of cases of gender dysphoria arising around adolescence, it is likely temporary and represents a maturation crisis or insecurity of 'sexual, rather than gender identity." 

The authors criticize the "trans-affirmative" (gender-affirming) model of care for adolescents, which is focused on the provision of physical body modifications, as inconsistent with the principles of adolescent development. They highlight the importance of addressing adolescent gender dysphoria within a developmental framework, recognizing the complexity of adolescent experiences and the need for tailored interventions that address underlying conflicts and promote adaptive coping strategies.

SEGM Take-away

The German-language publication, translated in full below, is a brilliant and nuanced discussion of the topic of transgender identification in female adolescents. While the title “Elective Affinities” (or “Kindred by Choice”) may be confusing to English-speaking readers (the paper itself is eponymously titled Wahlverwandtschaften after a famous novel by Goethe), the authors' nuanced exploration of the complexities surrounding female adolescent development is clear even in translation. 

The authors examine the complexities surrounding female adolescent development, including brain maturation, identity formation, and the quest for resolution during a period of dramatic developmental challenges. They propose that both gender dysphoria and anorexia nervosa should be viewed in the context of these developmental changes and opine that both conditions represent attempts to cope with developmental conflicts related to identity formation, autonomy, body image, and societal expectations.

This, in turn, suggests that the current trans-affirmative approach to gender dysphoria in youth and the focus on irreversible physical body modifications obtained before maturity has been achieved is not only at odds with adolescent development, but also may constitute direct iatrogenic harm. Clinicians caring for this population should familiarize themselves with the complexities of female adolescent development and heed the author’s advice not to “hastily collude in their use of trans-identification template."

*Korte, A., & Gille, G. (2023). Wahlverwandtschaften? Trans-Identifizierung und Anorexia nervosa als maladaptive Lösungsversuche für Entwicklungskonflikte in der weiblichen Adoleszenz [Elective affinities? Trans-identification and anorexia nervosa as maladaptive attempts to resolve developmental conflicts in female adolescence]. Sexuologie / DGSMTW, 30 (3-4), 105–122. 

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Full paper: https://segm.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/korte_gille_heft_2023-3-4_engl.pdf

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Gender affirming care: If you say you're a boy instead of a girl, we believe you unequivocally and affirm your identity as a boy. Here's some hormones and we'll organize a double mastectomy.

Weight affirming care: If you say you're overweight instead of dangerously underweight, we believe you unequivocally and affirm your identity as an overweight person. Here's some diet pills and we'll organize lap band surgery.

[jloisse]

"Des manuels scolaires proposent une idéologie transaffirmative pour les enfants !"

🗣️ Sophie Audugé, déléguée générale de Sos-Education, dénonce les dérives de l'éducation nationale

[barbthebuilder]

Okay, few things gotta be said:

First: don't panic. Take a deep breath, things are gonna be alright. That is not to say "don't take this seriously".

Second: Don't give up, keep fighting. If you can - call. If you can't - reblog & tag as many people as possible. We can do this.

This is serious, but we are going to be okay.

Tagging:

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🚨🚨🚨 KOSA being voted on in Senate THIS THURSDAY 7/25/2024

By now you probably have heard of KOSA, or the Kid's Online Safety Act. If not, a quick TLDR here: https://www.them.us/story/kids-online-safety-act-kosa-youth-lgbtq-content

Basically it is a mass censorship and surveillance bill being disguised as "child safety". Grassroots organizers have been fighting against this bill for two years, and now it's come to the point where it will likely pass the Senate unless we make a LOT of noise RN.

The best way to stop this bill is to go to https://www.stopkosa.com/ and use their call script to call your Senators and tell them to vote NO. After this, it goes to the House, and we need to show as much pushback as we can rn asap.

If KOSA passes, this will enable a possible future Trump presidency to go after any and every LGBT content online under the guise of "protecting kids from harm" exactly like they did with book bans. Except, it will be much, much worse.

(Source for the vote on thursday)

[schadenfreudich]

The village I work in has geese walking around that at least used to belong to someone and some friends have said they'd react aggressively to them but they never did with me. And also I saw a guy walk right next to them and they avoided him.

So what I'm saying is they are transaffirming misogynistic geese.

[that-fox-that-you-hate]

Transaffirming asmr for mideastern rural area transmascs where your friends go clothes shopping at the fleet farm with you and the radio plays shitty country and you get some tools.

[tsandoverwhelmed]

tw sad trans shit

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talked to my co-worker after work today as she cried about how she moved to the city to have more access to transaffirming health care for her daughter. as soon as she moves here the state makes it illegal for children to receive hormone blockers.

just read a big news story about a friend of mine who is a girl who was assaulted on a bus and had a gun pointed out of her. people on the bus did nothing and people in the comments section of the article are saying she deserved it.

I feel so hard for both of these people as someone who has had to struggle to have access to health care and has felt unsafe in public most of my life. shit can be so dark and sad for trans girls in this country and in this state and I just want to be somewhere where girls like me don't have to be afraid to be in public or feel like our lives are barely held on by a string to the Amerikkkan government

I'm so tired of having to work this hard to survive and watch sisters mothers and daughters around me struggle to be allowed to live !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[reshmaanil4instagram-blog]

This is a course I would recommend to anyone and everyone, even if it isn't your area of expertise. Equity and affirmation is something that everybody needs and deserves, as long as they exist and their existence doesn't harm someone else. So, we need to empower ourselves to offer that affirmation and become better human beings. Tag me after posting your certificates too once you're done doing this course. Best wishes! As for the recent Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, can't thank @tomdaley more and the other open LGBTQ+ athletes. Thanks a lot for all your efforts and I hope I can offer whatever possible from my side too and we, even though from different parts of the world, can further our efforts to build a better & fair world. #transwellness #affirmations #affirmation #transaffirming #transaffirmingcare #성소수자 #transgender #transmasculine #transmasc #lgbtqia #inclusive #inclusion #inclusivity #lgbtq #lgbt #online #onlinecourse #onlinecourses #certificate #certified #certification #lgbtqindia #lgbtyouth #lgbtindia (at Community-Based Research Centre - CBRC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CglYtl2pSHZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[churchoutaz]

Now, more than ever we’re relying on community to get us through hard times. Lord of all, watch over us. Help us be the church for each other. #churchout #queertheology #queeraffirming #lgbtqia #queerministry #queer #queerlife #church #theology #affirming #churchlife #community #lgbtaffirming #faithfullyqueer #lesbian #gay #pansexual #asexual #trans #transaffirming #christian #spiritual #religion #religious #phoenixarizona #arizona #phoenix #phoenixchurch #arizonachurch #faith (at Phoenix, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FkMh9h59A/?igshid=10iktdcibius5

[kamalamackerel]

Thrilled to see these pieces from my TRANS AFFIRMATIONS textile collection exhibited at The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, BC (unceded syilx territory). The exhibit TIME IS RELATIVE is curated by Hanss Lujan Torres and features work from Arielle Twist, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Léuli Eshrāghi, Lucas LaRochelle and myself. On from Sept 26 to Oct 22. Please check it out if you are in Kelowna or around. Big thanks to @haannssl for wanting to exhibit this work, and for curating this show with so much care and attention! Photo credit: Andreas Rutkauskas and Hanss Lujan Torres #transaffirmations #visualart #visualartist #textile #textileartist #textileart #art #kelowna #timeisrealtive #exhibition #exhibit #contemporaryart #interdisciplinary #multidisciplinary #queer #trans #lgbt #lgbtq #femme #lamackerel #kamalamackerel #transmauritius #transmontreal (at Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjncuPFLTyK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[barbthebuilder]

I think it would be funny if I just..

@vikkysweep @markhoffmanfanaccount @saltysalat @beelper-owo @banethebloodgoat @letrayofash @frogofalltime @rdng1230 @noodl3s4dayz @immortalmoron @rissagroves @imreallymenow @ireallyliketalldarksultrymen @i-am-an-arson-enthusiast @liquid-queer @actual-changeling @teaktty @your-13th-suffers @eszera15 @bisexualjeans @lonelydipshit @lavrenmx @lesbian-lady-bird @bubblytonks @aceofcrows1222 @tentacled-being @r0tt1ng-bunn1ez @thegeniusidiotnstickmerchant3728 @agrebel18 @tea-intheworld @starfilled-galaxy @soundsofastar @cornfieldsrambles @ghostnamedmem @trap-wire @wrylu @obedienttofu @alwaysprey @dandelionsgivelifemeaning @night-rhea @random-slow-pumpkin @queerrambles @queen-mihai @wren-fest @walk2574 @rat0 @the-trans-advice-blog @their-genderfluid-life @transaffirmations @transgenderpolls

Help our friend! Reblog, comment and like :) tag your friends if you wanna!

I should be doing homework but instead...

(idek if this is popular anymore, I just need motivation tbh)

1 note and I'll go take a shower

25 notes and I'll get off Tumblr and finish my homework.

50 notes and I'll put away my laundry

100 notes and I'll fix my sleep scedule

150 notes and I'll start eating breakfast before school for the rest of the school year

200 notes and I'll tell my parents what I want for my birthday

250 notes and I'll start handing out my resume/applying to jobs

300 notes and I'll start running 1 mile every week

350 notes and I'll finish/publish a wip (poll will come if we hit it)

400 notes and I'll finished the next chapter on BtSA

450 notes and I'll spend 10 minutes a day working on my novel

500 notes and...... you decide

(1000 notes and I'll come out as genderfluid to my therapist, despite how terrifying it is)

[mommymidwife]

Reposted from @birthbecomesher - It’s been really difficult to find images of trans birth and I think it speaks to a larger issue within the birth community, inclusion. I realize the trans birth conversation is just beginning but read these words by @badassmotherbirther ✨ I’m still searching for images so tag BBH if you have something I need to see! . Reposted by @rushesandwaves for the #birthbecomeshertakeover 👶🏼 . We cannot change birth if we fail to include every single birthing person. It’s hypocrisy. ✦ 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒. 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐘. 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄. ✦ #Repost @refugemidwifery . What a sweet pregnant belly shot with two expecting dads @equineboy21 . Trans people can (and DO) use their bodies to create pregnancies and birth healthy babies. As awareness about #transbirth is growing, we're also seeing #transmen and #nonbinary pregnant people using midwives and having home births at rates far higher than the general population. This is DEFINITELY true in my practice, where almost 1/4 of my clients identify as trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming. . Why use midwives? Because the #midwivesmodelofcare offers: -Continuity with one or a few providers that get to know you, your family, and your preferences *this reduces chances of discrimination* -Individualized care -Time to include partners in care -For #homebirth - knowing and trusting everyone who will be apart of your birth -Providers that are more likely to act as advocates . Midwives and doctors can make simple changes to their language, documents, office decor and care to provide affirming #reproductivecare to trans people. And guess what, making your practice #transaffirming will benefit ALL of the pregnant people that you serve! - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/BzK6uB7AljG/?igshid=tq1kytervk4

[neckomancer]

It's sad that other transgender people are becoming transmeds on tiktok. I've literally seen tons of them using "theyfab/theymab" to mock and put down nonbinary people because they do not plan to or cant transition.

I thought we as a trans community have gone through this hundreds of times that it's a privilege to pass and to have transaffirming surgery. And that passing isn't everyones goal as a trans person, sometimes wearing just a binder is their goal, maybe just feeling comfortable in their own skin and how they look is their goal. MAYBE JUST MAYBE...them finally realizing they were trans nonbinary all along and can finally live with themselfes happily is their goal.

If you spread such harmful transmed ideology just to make yourself feel better and put nonbinary people under the bus, you're not any better, you're a transphobe with small steps and a fancy label.

[flowers-n-felines]

🫐, 🔮, ☔️? ;w;

🫐 - What aesthetic do you associate with your F/O (or your general dynamic with them)?

Lovecore, cleancore aesthetics. Idk why but Dia gives me vibes of being really into the aesthetic appeal of cleanliness but his mental health and living conditions pre and current part 5 weren't good because of his lifestyle but once he's back post part 5 he really starts to better himself, in the ways he can. Lovecore because the pinks imo, like he's maybe a classic 80's fan of lovecore? Silly goofy little valentine heart cards and shit. He refuses to acknowledge he has a soft spot for the aesthetic though.

That and he loves the surreal sort of art and visuals that exist out there.

🔮 - What’s your dream future with you and your F/O (for example, where do you wanna live? would you like kids)? Think of this question as explaining your ideal happily-ever-after with them!

Sunday finally gets the transaffirming care he deserves, Dia gets to live in a real body again, they both live in the Italian countryside. Doppio is given a proper burial site on the property, even if it's a symbolic grave that doesn't contain remains. Diavolo wanted to make amends with Doppio after the dude endured 33 years with him. He really reflected upon himself in the loop and realized how horrible of a headmate he was to Doppio. The least he can do is show he's sorry by honoring him.. Sunday would have a little bookstore in the city that he runs, offers little spiritual services and has the old vineyard to tend to. Dia helps out with the vineyard and handles most of the jobs with pertaining to selling off the products they gather from harvests. They're happy and living humbly and without fanfare.

☔️ - What do you and your F/O do when you’re trapped in rainy weather?

Kiss him I mean what-- Anyways uhhh we try to run inside, as wet clothes and wet feet are a sensory nightmare. I do love watching the rain though. The sounds are lovely. Diavolo likes to sit with me when I'm just quietly observing. He hadn't taken the time to just stop and..... Absorb life. Often times we're in such a rush that we forget to just. Breathe. Live. And take in the small things of the world.