Sorry to not relate directly to the content, but with such pretty hair!!! I love it.

We *can* do that when we're regarded as sensitive, emotional, kind humans, but we're far, far away from that. But modelling that with conversations here? That's a big win.

The safe place for emotions is far from the public gaze right now. There is so much to heal from already 💜

It's always *so* important to collect everyone's views on how something is handled in a *constructive* way. People treating it as a "threat to their authority" or other such power games really irks. Yes, I totally agree, there is nothing to be gained from emotional reasoning in that way.

I’ve said everything I came to say. Thanks for your input, I’m heading off now! 😁👋

Right, that’s enough fire-dancing for one day. I’m heading back to the real treasures in my life: my partner, my friends, good conversations, good people, and all the things that make life feel soft and bright.

Be kind to yourselves out there 😇💜

And to anyone who’s lived through a misuse of power in families, workplaces, relationships, I see you. These dynamics always feel the same, no matter the setting: someone stronger deciding someone weaker is the problem. I’ve been in this fire before, and I came out whole. You can too 💜

The manufacturing of a predator stereotype and the forced misclassification of transitioned women as male in order to justify persecution is a misuse of power.

Who, then, needs protection from whom?

What is abuse other than a misuse of power?

It's almost like they're lying to us.

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Can you imagine having to say to them: sorry you're not welcome, go away and don't come back. It's unfathomable, and I'm sure that those who do will chicken out and let the parents do the emotional labour. Each time, passing that pain on for their own comfort.

It's a great article from Jane. I love that she widens the lens from young people, to people who have transitioned a long time ago. Often, that's missed, especially when considering "support" groups. Our role, it seems, is to hold that space for them, and the context of time 💜.

I was worried about your PSA for a second, then I realised it was in reverse order. Great that you got tested!

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"Without MH treatment, I can't get out of bed. Cutting MH treatment is not going to improve employment rates." - exactly this!!!

Working, paying for therapy and trying, every year, to prevent another relapse. I can't get an ADHD screening so it's coffee, nicotine and a cocktail of psych meds.

By the way, it's a *really* good statement, well written and concise, so thank-you for doing that 💜

It's all that extra work we have to do to get over the attacks on our language and personhood. It extracts a toll. Carrying the emotional burden is just a way of life, isn't it? Shame that it has to be that way right now.

And, it can be demoralising for trans lead clinics like this, because the urge, the need, the reason for the clinic in the first place is that you *do* care.

Unfortunately, there are so many deeply hurt and traumatised trans people out there. Healthcare is so fundamental to treatment, and the effects are so profoundly lifechanging, that to be priced out of an opportunity to relieve distress can be so overwhelming. 💜

I had the "cis" conversation with someone trying to be an ally today, she was like ... what is this "ceees" "sys". I was like, it's just a short hand way of saying people who don't have to physically transition (I represent myself in context), if you like we can use that but cis is just quicker.