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About Me
I go by Zee or Vandal and use mainly it/its pronouns, but she/her and they/them are also ok. I'm a pansexual/queer cis genderqueer woman who experiences dysphoria as a result of PCOS.I'm also mentally disabled (ADHD and autism) and physically disabled (CFS/ME). Posts might be sporadic.This blog is mainly for posting about feminism, but I also post a lot of political and human rights type stuff. I'm mostly retired from arguing with TERFs unless they say something particularly stupid beyond the normal bigotry. I don't have a particular political alignment but I tend to lean Marxist in my views. I just want people to not die from being poor.Please let me know if this carrd is inaccessible for you for any reason (eyestrain, font too small, bad for screen readers, etc).
FAQ
how can you be cis and genderqueer?
According to the Gender Wiki, the term genderqueer can be used by "binary cisgender and transgender people within the LGBT+ community who feel that they have a queer or non-normative experience with their gender." Because I experience gender dysphoria, my experience of gender varies from the expected, but not enough for me to feel connected to any nonbinary label.
why do you think PCOS is intersex?
It's complicated. Certainly not every person with PCOS is intersex. Hyperandrogenism, high levels of "male" sex hormones in afab people, is often considered to be intersex because the person's appearance (and therefor other's perception of their gender/sex) tends to deviate from the "norm". Hyperandrogenism is a symptom of PCOS, but not one that everyone with PCOS has, hence why some people with PCOS are intersex and some aren't.
I was tested once and came up negative for hyperandrogenism, but my levels were in the high part of the normal range. I felt the result I received weren't accurate since I show a lot of the signs of hyperandrogenism. I did some research and discovered that testosterone tests are supposed to be given at a certain time of day, which mine wasn't. I'm planning to get a retest soon but right now I have a few quality-of-life medical issues to work on first.
why do you care so much about trans women if you're cis?
Trans women are a part of my community, both as women and as LGBTQ+ people. The way they're treated is unacceptable both in feminist and LGBTQ+ circles. I don't feel comfortable standing by and watching a marginalized group get mistreated constantly by the communities that are supposed to support them. I also used to ID as nonbinary and I still carry a lot of respect and appreciation for the trans community as a whole supporting me while I figured myself out.
pan is biphobic/pan is transphobic/some other exclusionist bullshit.
I'm not interesting in debating this. I've experienced homophobia my entire life and people questioning my sexuality is triggering for me. Leave me alone.
DNI
I don't have a particular DNI because I want my posts to stay open to discussion, even with people I really don't like/don't agree with. However, I do have a policy that you will be blocked for the following actions to protect my mental health:
- Use of the r slur.- Use of "you need therapy" as an insult.- Use of unhygienic/dirty as an insult.- Use of or belief in the phrase "everyone can/should go vegan".- Other general ableism.- Telling me that you are planning suicide. I am not equipped to deal with other people's emotional distress. Please call or text your local suicide prevention hotline instead.- Telling me that you are being abused. Please tell a trusted loved one, doctor or local authorities if you are being abused (yes, verbal abuse is definitely abuse and you should tell someone asap, verbal abuse can cause lifelong trauma). There is nothing I or anyone on Tumblr can do to help you and it causes me a lot of distress to know that someone is in danger.- Telling me that you self-harm or are planning to self-harm. Again, please contact a trusted person, doctor, or suicide prevention hotline (yes, suicide prevention places are usually also equipped to deal with self-harm).