Sadly, in my own experience, the T part of the LGBTQ can only rely on itself. We're part of a movement, but we're not the same, we're allies, our needs and demands are drastically different and most of the LGBs will never ever be able to relate to trans people. It often feel as if we fight with them, but they won't fight with us. And to be fair, we fight with them in large part because, they're us, T people are also often LGB as well. The opposite is rarely true.

I want us to be better. To all of my fellow trans people, always keep an eye on what's happening around you. Protect non-binary people as well, care for Intersex people and work on your anti-racism if you're not directly concerned by it. We're tired of being thrown under the bus constantly, let's make sure we don't do the same to others. Because there will inevitably come a time where we will be accepted in society and others will be targeted, let's break this cycle.

However, there were no stalls—only urinals, rendering it inaccessible to him as a trans man.

This just in, cisgender men don't shit. If you believe to be a cisgender man and actually do need to shit, you may want to consult the nearest gender practician and/or trans association because you might be in serious need of estrogen. I mean, that's how I found out, I think most transfems can attest to this.

Seriously though, where is a man supposed to shit? In the urinals? I mean, it wouldn't be the first time I see it, but... what the fuck?

It's one thing to still support someone despite them having some problematic opinions on the side. I do it, you probably do it, it annoys the shit out of me to know that this thing that I like is made by someone who shares opinion with which I strongly disagree with, sometimes that are even against me, personally, as a trans person.

But not understanding something, being ignorant and being kind of an asshole about it, is very different than what this hateful bitch is doing. She has dedicated her entire life to make people like me fucking miserable. And it's working!

I'm having a very hard time reconciling the fact that lots of people love Harry Potter and some people in my entourage are the same and they will support and pay for stuff made by this horrendous person regardless because this universe means that much to them. My sister is like that. I'm having a very hard time with that. I don't want to be that person... but fuck this hurts.

The worst part is that most people don't know about it. Most people don't know how much of a hateful, awful person J.K. Rowling is. And I have to admit, those people in my life, I'm genuinely afraid of telling them. Because I know that there is a chance that I'll tell them everything, and that in the end, they won't change a thing. Because my rights as a human being matters less to them. And I don't want to find that out...

I hate everything about this.

God, this is disgusting. For fucks sake, is it really that hard to just put a tiny bit of effort in your meme? Like, finding pictures and typing text yourself. That can't be hard. This AI-generated slop is awful. I don't even know why it's allowed on here.

Also, and this is more political and I hate to say it, but a reminder that we, the French, lost this battle. We are often idealized, but we've been losing every fight we've been leading for years now. Last time we had this massive wave of protest like that, it kind of killed most social movements here. We are very much struggling to do anything nowadays because we put up this massive fight and we lost, nothing happened in our favor. We got nothing. Not even a small concession. Nothing. Things just get worse.

Our way might be better, but I don't think it's good. I don't want to be a doomer telling you that nothing is worth it. No. But I don't think this is it. I don't think this is the way to do it. I wish I could have a solution to give. Meanwhile, all I can recommend is, organize locally, as best as you can. Protect your local community. And stop making AI slop. Please, for the love of everything.

This unlocked memories for me. When I was much younger I would find myself doing this and just starring... wondering "what if". It's funny how post transition, shit just start retroactively making sense and a lot of your life suddenly starts feeling like one giant massive retcon.