Anna
annabd351.bsky.social
Anna
@annabd351.bsky.social
That quirky girl from that weird band. Pro game dev. The wrong kinda nerd/queer/etc.
They can suck my inverted dick. 🍆🌮
March 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Anyway, I do understand where you’re coming from. I just didn’t like the word choice of that article. We’re all terrified right now. But we’ve always survived, and we will again. But things will probably go back to how they were when I started this, which were not good. Ugh.
February 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Transferring trans women to men’s prisons, shaving their heads, and throwing them in with the male population? *That’s* forced detransition (and horribly, is a thing which has happened)
February 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Who’s saying HRT isn’t necessary? This EO is about expelling trans folks from the military for Cristofascist reasons. That puts them out of a job and violates the Constitution, but it doesn’t force them to detransition.
February 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Also, who the heck do you think I am?? I cagey with my identity online because, again, dangerous times. But it should be obvious that we're on the same side.
February 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If someone posts, "trans people are being killed at this location," I read that as they're actually being shot/stabbed/etc.

And that's where we could be headed.

Using words precisely is important.
February 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm just not familiar with your perspective. Something being unpleasant or worsening your mental health does not, in most cases, lead *immediately* to death. So, I'm saying, let's be specific with our words. These are dangerous times.
February 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Let's turn that question around: Do you actually believe that stopping depression meds or HRT instantly kills you? Like, how, for example, a diabetic not getting insulin could potentially be life threatening. You know that's not true of (most) depression meds or HRT, right?
February 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Because the military controls all aspects of your life -- you give up civil rights to enlist. But if you *really* think that's possible, I'll ask one of my trans vet friends. She'll probably go off on some weird, traumatic tale; she always does.
February 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Yes, I completely understand your concern, and we're not actually disagreeing. I'm commenting on the extremely all-or-nothing nature of trans discourse, though I do get where it's coming from.

Also, trans vets. No one seems to be concerned about that. Do you think they don't exist?
February 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I seriously doubt there are stealth trans folks in the military.
February 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Pausing HRT is not medically fatal. You're exaggerating to make a point. I understand the reason why, but I don't think it's helpful. We're in a very dangerous time -- misinformation is bad.

So, agree to disagree, I guess. My concern is really with the misinformation.
February 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yeah, I get it.

Guess I haven’t felt that way about HRT in quite a while.

I barely take any hormones these days. Doctor weans you off eventually (when you’re older).
February 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
People won’t think you’re “valid” if you’re not on HRT? I never thought of it that way. I was always more focused on the social aspect. But eventually, I stopped caring what people thought (almost) entirely.

Guess I see where you’re coming from, though. This is all super scary.
February 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I think it would be extremely upsetting, but not fatal or permanently damaging.

What do *you* think it would do?

What do you think the term, “hyperbolic,” means? I don’t agree with what’s happening; I just don’t like the word choice.
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Me too, sorry.
February 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I think “forced detransition” is more like putting us all in a camp, and torturing us if we don’t comply.

Taking away someone’s HRT is absolutely *not* that.

Things might get a lot worse.
February 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You wrote, “…isn’t really helpful.” You said my opinion wasn’t helpful.

But yes, I guess I was reading more malice into it than was really there.
February 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So, the point I’m making is “not helpful” and “not allowed??” Do you hear yourself?

Our community needs lots of thinkers and ideas to fight. Drowning out minor, dissenting opinions hurts no one.
February 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Yes, I’m familiar.

You can survive stopping HRT for a while. I’ve done it, as have many people I’ve know over the years.

Maybe try opening your mind to opinions of the trans community that are a little different than yours??
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I’m really not. Read between the lines a little.

It’s disturbing how strict the orthodoxy is in our discourse. Group-think is never a good thing.

We’re on the same side. We don’t need to have identical opinions.
February 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Haha what?? You’re actually calling me a, “TERF?” (and you think I’m a twink?? 😆)

I don’t think you realize how much worse this could get. You *will* survive without your HRT — lots of us have for long periods of time. It sucks. But it’s usually not fatal.
February 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It’s not fatal to stop taking HRT.
February 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM