I’m intersex. Non standard genitals. Times and times again I’m being made to choose to be a man or a woman. My pleas to get minimal hormones just to be healthy are ignored. I’m in medical debt due to dealing with debilitating complications from doctors forcing my body to be either female or male. Letting my body be it’s normal self minus what was causing actual issues was never an option. I’m deeply convinced if nonbinary people were acknowledged this wouldn’t be the case. I’m given zero control. Asking to be put on low dose is ignored. My only option is refusing all hormones and hoping my body will manage. I don’t have natural dysphoria, I get dysphoria from the surgical and hormonal changes forced upon me. I’m tired. Fuck nbphobia.
You would be angry too if people constantly interrogated you about something that affects you minute to minute.
Maybe it’s just a hard concept to grasp if you haven’t experienced it but having to be the person to inform everyone whenever a topic comes up is insanely tiring.
I’d like to point out that she is the one who brought it up.
A shit attitude is a shit attitude, you can forgive it if you like, but it doesn’t change how she is projecting herself.
Even if they brought it up you don’t have to interrogate them.
Whoose eh.
What comes to my inquiry comment earlier - I asked one question, and I wasn’t aggressive.
I feel that you are overreacting.
People don’t owe you civility. Especially not marginalized peoples who are clearly sick of exactly this kind of attitude.
True.
But you can also let the folks know about it in a polite way.
“Oh! Thanks for the inquiry! It’s cool that you are interested in this topic! However, in my current mental state and the resources I have I won’t be able to satisfy your need for knowledge. Here’s a link/read/etc to further direct you to study this phenomenon! Also feel free to ask others here who may have same experiences if you like!”
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I see no reason to act harsh.