Some resources about transphobia and ‘social contagion’
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Not too long ago a mainstream newspaper in the Netherlands (Volkskrant) did some reporting about de-transitioning and the change in who was looking for gender-affirming treatment. It talked about how originally the majority had been AMAB and now the number of AFAB persons had risen. It also raised concerns about the mental health of these people.
Punching Up versus Punching Down
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So. Have you ever listened to a Black comedian say pretty insulting stuff about white people and thought: “How is this OK? If a white guy said the same things about black people there would be hell to pay!”
The fear of not being exceptional
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So, another entry in our long-running series “Things that scare Ash”. I’ll probably be writing a bunch more of them, feel free to skip.
Dropping the masks
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Note: this is a bit long and rambling, just a bunch of thoughts I’ve been having.
The Murder Machine
Fiction, Horror
The ghosts that live in our heads
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I don’t want to be rewarded with sex
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Something that has been stuck in my mind for a while now. My formative years were the 90s and I was very much brought up with the idea that as a guy, you had to earn a girl’s attention.