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Hello,
My name is CJ and I’m a trans man. I grew up in a small town in North Carolina and I still live there today. My dad is a Chilean immigrant and he came to this country when he was only 8, spending most of his life in the beautiful land of Puerto Rico. My mom grew up in Florida (where I was born) and has mainly Irish ancestry. I have two older brothers, both in college. One attends Juilliard, the other UNCC. Most of my friends are a part of the LGBTQ+ community. I also have friends who are children of immigrants, just like me.
When I was born, it was induced by medication and I was born 8 weeks early due to a disease my mom had contracted while pregnant with me. We both survived thanks to the doctors and nurses who helped my mom deliver me safely. Due to my premature birth, I have struggled my whole life with chronic illness and disability.
I am telling you all of this because I am scared. Tomorrow is November 5th, Election Day, and depending on who wins I may be in serious danger.
Please, for the sake of me, my friends, my family, the trans community, the chronically ill, the disabled community, immigrants, immigrant families, women who need access to healthcare, and EVERY. SINGLE. American citizen…
💙VOTE BLUE💙
I don’t want my rights to be taken from me.
A rant on politics :)
!!TW!! There will be mentions of r@pe, inc3st, and ab0rti0ns
I know not many people see my posts or my page or anything but as of right now? I don't give a shit.
If you're pro-life have fun with that right now:) Cause there are a lot of people that are completely against you and will do anything and I mean ANYTHING to let you know that. This is not a threat. It is me telling you to keep an eye out.
I personally am pro-choice. That does NOT mean I am pro-abortion but I'm not against it. They took away our right to a SAFE abortion, not to abortions in general because no matter what there WILL be unsafe ones where people can die and the fetuses ( obviously ) are included. Why should old, white, cis straight men who are gonna die in a few years dictate what we should do with our bodies? I'd doesn't involve them so they don't give a shit what happens. They could be doing this because during covid over a million people died here in the US and they could wanna repopulate us pr they are just being complete jackasses who don't give a shit about the people that are already living and only about the cells that aren't even people yet.
If someone wants an abortion, let them get one! I understand that there will be people that are like "it's not just up to the woman. There is a father too." Okay? is the man ( talking about cis - trans men are men too but this targets cis men ) carrying the fetus? is it the man who has to grow it to be a human body in their stomach? Are they the ones that have to have their stomach cut open or a being pushed out of their vagina? No. Women should be the ones controlling this.
Some people may want to keep the fetus, and some may not. We are entitled to our own choices on what happens with OUR bodies. If you aren't the one carrying it, keep your opinions to yourself unless it's asked for.
Quit worrying about taking our rights from us.
You should be worrying about all the kids in foster care, adoption or orphanages. Take it from someone who was in foster care for 2 years. It is a shit place. So many houses and places will treat you like trash off the street. Adoption and orphanages are worse.
Worry about getting formula and food for the kids we ALREADY have. Worry about giving THOSE kids a better home BEFORE you start worrying about others and THEIR choices with their bodies.
There are going to be some men that think of this as a way to kee a woman to stay with him. THERE WILL BE MEN!! Who will think of this as a loophole to rape! PLEASE! PLEASE WOMEN!! PLEASE KEEP SOME SORT OF WEAPON OR PROTECTION ON YOU AT ALL TIMES!!! Make sure it is legal so you cant get into trouble.
If you plan on illegally leaving the country ( I don't advise ) please be cautious because border control HAS doubled! They can and WILL do anything they have to if it means you stay! Even murder and they can get away with it because they are the only ones that can look into it!
We WILL need to protect ourselves.
Keep your laws OFF my body.
Friendly reminder that this blog is pro-choice and if you don’t think everyone should have full control of their own body, then kindly unfollow me right now and go to hell
I hate that a lot of people, especially from older generations, don't bother searching information.
No, reading in the dark won't worsen your vision. Staring at the same object for a long time (doesn't matter if it's a phone, a book or a wall) will.
No, eating ice cream when you have a cold won't kill you or worsen your state. In fact, it can be used to help with sore throat.
No, abortions (when done in proper conditions by professionals) won't make you infertile. Abortion is healthcare.
No, the humanity won't disappear because more and more people decide to stay child-free. Our planet is overpopulated.
No, teaching children that gay/trans people exist and they shouldn't be bullied won't turn them gay/trans. It's like saying "Oh no, this school talked about Asian people, now my son is Japanese!!!"
No, capitalism isn't "the best system we can have", it's awful and should be replaced.
No, diversity in movies, cartoons and books isn't a bad thing. Some corporations just suck at creating it.
Stop believing stupid crap and spreading misinformation.
ARGENTINA JUST MADE HISTORY.
The first protest for legal abortion in democracy in Argentina was on March 7, 1984. 36 years later, December 30, 2020 at 04:13 am, abortion is now officially legal, safe and free for all women. Women have fought for so long to obtain rights of this kind. This is a HUGE step for us, what an amazing day. EL ABORTO ES LEGAL 💚
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” — Audre Lorde
All of the "Pro-lifers" that are celebrating right now I sincerely hope you or your daughters never have a Miscarriage that they cannot naturally pass, because a D&C is an abortion.
I hope you don't have a ectopic pregnancy, because the procedure that will save your life is an abortion.
I hope you don't have a still born baby that your body can't naturally pass because that induction is an abortion.
I hope you are never in a place where carrying a baby full term would mean your death (as mine would, my doctor looked me in the eyes and told me if I get pregnant again I WILL NOT MAKE IT, and fuck you all because my kids need a mom more than they need a sibling.)
I hope you don't find out your baby has a condition that will mean being alive for how ever long will cause them excruciating pain, that you don't have to birth your baby and watch them die a horrific, painful death in your arms.
I hope you aren't raped and forced to carry that baby to term no matter the detriment to your mental/physical health.
I hope you aren't forced to give birth to your abusers child, giving you no way out of the relationship.
I hope your 10 year old is never assaulted and have to carry a baby to term that will almost definitely will kill her.
I hope that you don't go to jail when they investigate your miscarriage and determine that something you did made it YOUR FAULT.
I hope you realize you and your daughters will die from laws you created.
I hope you realize the consequences of your actions because you may have to suffer through them.
i get that you're a middle schooler from a religious background, but I highly recommend for you to research and educate yourself on the topic of abortion from other perspectives, because as someone who personally went through an extremely traumatizing (non consensual) experience which resulted in me needing to get one. I understand how you think that fetuses are living beings deserving of life, but you have no need to try and demonize me for doing something I already feel terrible about. I respect how you can have an opinion different than mine, but the information/messaging you are spreading around is incredibly harmful to a lot of people. I strongly urge you to educate yourself enough to let women make their own choices with their own bodies, and stop sharing harmful things online. You can have any opinion you like, but at the end of the day the post button is optional. With all due respect, save the tree not the apple.
Why not save both? I know it's the easiest option to just kill it, but human life is worth more than that. You don't have to raise it, just don't kill it. Also, getting that abortion didn't fix your trauma, it just added another one.
I did look at the other side, even agreed with some things, but in the end, killing is not the solution.
Also, it's not what they do with their bodies. It's what they do with their bodies AND someone else's. I understand that bodily autonomy is important, but the right to life ( the right to not be killed ) outweights it. You can't do something with your body if it hurts someone else.
roe v wade got overturned..
i am so fucking angry that roe v wade got overturned. the GOP is winning and i can't fucking stand it anymore. i am turning 18 this year and i will try my best to get those assholes out of legislature. vote blue or this country will fall.
Note To Society #1
Unless you are vegan, pro-immigration, anti-conversion therapy (centers that LGBT+ children are sent to to be ‘corrected’), against children being sold into sex slavery, etc, than you are not pro-life. You are pro-birth. Please remember this.
The last couple days have been, rough to say the least. For me and many others across the nation.
As an American I would lying if I said I wasn't slightly terrified right now. I just watched the president of my country get up on national tv and declare that I do not exist ("male and female are the only recognized genders") and his side hoe do a full on nazi salute, among other horrendous and hate-fueled statements.
Im lucky enough to live in Washington state, where the governor has openly stated he will fight to defend my rights as a queer person and someone capable of becoming pregnant. But there isn't much that can be done about civilian actions. I think there's a bit of a misconception about Washington throughout a lot of the nation, that most of the people living there are progressive and blue, but that isn't entirely the case. Outside of Seattle and surrounding cities like Tacoma or Olympia there's a lot of rural or partially rural towns that predominantly lean Republican. If it wasn't for Seattle, Washington would likely be a red state. Not to dox myself, but I do not live in Seattle or particularly close to it. There are queer resource and nonprofit organizations where I live, as well as for other marginalized groups, but they've had a history of being vandalized or attacked and I fear that's only going to get worse in the coming weeks/months/years.
I am a pretty visibly queer person, from the way I dress, my hair, my body language. Ive never been very good at blending in even when I wanted to. If someone was looking for a queer individual to target I wouldn't be the worst option out there. I am not going back into the closet, I refuse to hide or suppress myself, trying to in the past has never worked and has only made me horribly unhappy. I am a lesbian, I am transgender, I have a uterus, I am alterhuman, and I am proud. I am going to continue baring my teeth, continue seeking gender affirming care, continue being part of my community. But it isn't going to be without fear. There's been a lot of writing on the walls lately that I don't like the look of and it's scary to think of what may happen going forward.
But I do know how important it is that we find ways to stick together now more than ever. America is speeding down the road to fascism. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise, because we are, and have been for a while. We desperately need to have each other's backs. Stay aware of what's going on, if you don't consider yourself to be political, GET FUCKING POLITICAL. Get involved in irl community as much as possible, make connections and find out how you can help others, mutual aid is based as fuck and something you should be participating in asap. Learn how to keep yourself safe, 2nd amendment applies to us too, if guns aren't your style there are plenty of other forms of self defense to choose from. To anyone who's outside of the U.S, help spread news you come across, whether it's about protests or laws being passed, and if you're able to be there to offer comfort to any of your American friends who are scared right now. We see you guys and appreciate you, as censorship here intensifies you're going to be an important lifeline for us.
To anyone who's feeling alone and hopeless, who's stuck in red states, living with unaccepting families, financially vulnerable, immigrants, and anyone else who is scared right now, you are seen and you are not forgotten about. Stay alive at all costs, fight like hell, do not let them erase you.
Ally
I feel the need to say this. You do not need to be directly affected or apart of a community or situation to be an ally to that community or movement.I have seen so many people getting hate for supporting a movement or standing by a community that they are not apart of. for example, you do not need to be apart of the LGBTQ+ community to support them and stand by them against all their oppression. you do not need to be black or native american or latino to understand that the oppression they face is unjust and they are equal to everyone else. we should all stand by each other and build each other up.
I know there’s an existing post somewhere, but here’s the list of OBGYNs in the USA and other countries that will perform tubal ligation (aka female sterilization) without arguing with you
REMINDER TO VOTE TODAY!
No, not just vote. Vote for Kamala Harris. The lives of queer, trans, afab, people of color, non-Christian religions, disabled people, literally any minority group you can think of are at stake! We can win, we can survive this. If you are an American citizen 18 or over, vote for Harris. This isn’t the time to “send a message” by not voting. This is your last chance.
The world is bleak for Americans if Trump wins. He is not for America, he is for himself. He is for the cishet able bodied able minded white man.
I am begging you, as a queer disabled person, to vote for Harris-Walz. This isn’t the time to deliberate.
By not voting for Harris, you are voting against the above minorities. I don’t care if you “still support them”. You are directly putting us in danger. Don’t be stupid, don’t be rash, don’t put others in danger. Lives are at stake here. Please, vote now.
REBLOG THIS POST TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN. POST ABOUT IT YOURSELF. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON’T STAY SILENT.
please everyone
do not lose hope because the second we do, we allow mr trump to usurp power and diminish our democracy. i implore anyone who is or cares about someone who isnt white, male, straight, cisgender, christian, and wealthy to let their voices be heard. im not saying that we will have a repeat of the holocaust, but many things trump or his administration had said is eerily parallel to the words of hitler. our voices are so incredibly important in a political climate such as this one and i beg all of you
get angry
get upset
become inspired
recognize that we are inevitably going to experience extreme hardships
fight back.
we must unite as one nation under god because divide will be the end of the great american experiment. i love you all so much, and per usual, this is a safe space.
it wont be today, and it wont be tomorrow, but we, the people, will win.
Men have no right to decide what women can do with their bodies.
Let's RALLY for abortion justice. On October 2nd join the Women's March and Planned Parenthood for defending abortion access. Find your local march here.