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The Gender Dysphoria Bible // In depth explanation of the different types of gender dysphoria.
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LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory // A directory of LGBTQ+ accepting Healthcare providers.
Trans Resistance Network // A US-based mutual aid organization to help trans people facing state violence and legal discrimination.
TLDEF's Trans Health Project // Advice about insurance claims for gender affirming healthcare and procedures.
TransLifeLine's ID change Library // A comprehensive guide to changing your name on any US legal document.
Gender Spectrum // Resources for youth, parents and family, educators, mental health professionals and faith leaders.

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The Trevor Project // Web chat, phone call, and text message LGBTQ+ support hotline.
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Rowing is a terf, how do I prove it? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So originally I was sceptical about the TERF claims on rowling (because I didn't want them to be true), I'd assumed terminally online people had decided something silly (as has happened before), but the more I looked at it and thought about it, the more I thought, "Ok, I don't really have proof here, but the odds are looking pretty fucking likely that she is, surely it'd be quite easy for her to just say something publicly like "trans women are women" and it'd be all over".

The problem I'm having at the minute, is my wife still thinks that it's all probably something that's been blown out of proportion, and I can't explain to her why I'm not excited by the new Strike novel, or why I won't play the Harry Potter game. How do I prove to her that it isn't something that's been blown out of proportion and that Rowling really is a TERF

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

She doesn't like the term (most TERFs don't), but she promotes the exact same viewpoints as the most infamous TERFs. Namely that sex is biological, unchangeable, and defines your life in a way that supercedes gender... She claims to have "trans friends", and "support them", but how is that possible when she denies the essence of our identities??

She uses her massive platform to amplify TERF arguments and is something of an icon in anti-trans circles. She boosts stories that portray trans people in negative light. Which should tell you everything.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Remember when she tweeted that trans people didn’t deserve rights in the UK because male prisoners could “just claim” to be women in order to get put into women’s prisons so they could rape indiscriminately?