“25% of people have severe ME.” WTF? I’m guessing they meant 25% of ME diagnoses are severe?

Thanks. I thought you were literally referring to ISIS as ‘woke’. Completely missed that you were talking about HTS. (Apologies; I have autism.)

What is “Woke ISIS” 😭

Holy crap, your transition is incredible. You are gorgeous!

Not to detract from your point, but gender dysphoria is a medical condition. The brain undergoes sex differentiation in utero, and the rest of the body usually but doesn’t always match this.

Dry wet separation bathroom!

I’m glad the fucker’s finally gone, but holy crap am I terrified about who’s going to lead next…

If being straight means you’re attracted to dragons, what is your gender? You don’t have to answer that if you don’t want to; I just found that statement confusing.

Gotcha. Thank you for the context!

It was murder, yeah. And dude deserved it :) And so do all the crooks in government he and others like him line the pockets of.

Politicians have ensured that there is no peaceful, legal pathway to reform. That’s why this happened.

Can someone explain to me what this meme is supposed to convey? I’m having a hard time understanding it the way it’s laid out.

Ah yes, everybody has that one drawer to keep pies in.

Same reason why people from the United Kingdom are called ‘British’, despite Northern Ireland not being in Britain.

There just aren’t better proper adjectives for these 2 countries.

While you can say ‘North American’ to mean anyone from North America and not specifically the US, I’m not sure there’s a fitting word that refers to anyone from North or South America. Although, at that point, the group of people you are talking about is perhaps too broad to be useful in most cases.

I had dental treatment on the NHS and it was £20 or so charged as a flat fee (so irrespective of what the actual problem was/what needed doing), definitely not £70? If it’s gone up that much since then, that’s absolutely crazy.

EDIT: nvm, just looked it up, you get charged one of 3 ‘bands’ (lowest is £26.80 which is what I was charged, and the highest is £319.10). I never knew it was so pricey, as I ended up having to go private after moving anyway, since nobody was taking NHS patients…

I love the concept of a bunch of people holding game controllers and staring at the start menu.

I think that sentiments like this are really dependent on the context that the diagnosis is made within. E.g. in countries with free healthcare, gatekeeping on some level is a necessary evil, not just in trans healthcare, but in general, to allocate funding. For example, I can’t get braces for free despite my crooked teeth, because they’re not fucked up enough to warrant it, so I’d have to pay out of pocket. I don’t think it’s that crazy that someone’s HRT wouldn’t be covered by the state if they’re likely to want to change to the opposite hormone profile just 3 months later.

Or am I just completely misunderstanding what this meme is talking about? Obviously, in a private healthcare setting, the only requirement is informed consent.

So is pan not just spicy bi?

Absolute chad meme lmao.

I wish I could love being bald, but sadly it doesn’t suit me one bit.

The article makes some great points, and what Brianna said to the author is awful.

I will say, though, as a passing and somewhat conforming guy, I really do not like the increased visibility of trans people over the past decade. I feel more vulnerable and less confident in my passing. I miss when me being trans couldn’t have possibly crossed someone’s mind, because people weren’t ‘on the lookout’/obsessing over us.

My gf and I are poly. She has a gf. It doesn’t bother me at all. You should talk to your husband; his resentment isn’t necessary. It sounds like everyone (your daughter, her bf, his gf) are all aware of the situation and consenting. What’s the issue?