autsciperson.bsky.social
Autistic consultant and writer with a Masters in Neuroscience.
white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
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You can see that providers are telling people they can't get pregnant if they're on testosterone (which is NOT TRUE by the way),
because 4% of that same sample said "I believe I cannot get pregnant because I am on testosterone"
This is a huge issue, I did not think it would be this bad.
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I'm sorry, what?!! Denying birth control because of testosterone?!
Table 3.3 in the report - out of 28,652 people?!
"Some healthcare providers
denied individuals birth control because they
were on testosterone (11%), despite testosterone
not being an effective birth control method."
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Table 2.2
Sample of 41,405 about provider's knowledge of trans health -
Provider knew…
Almost everything about trans healthcare 3%
Most things about trans healthcare 8%
Some things about trans healthcare 24%
Almost nothing about trans healthcare 16%
Unsure of provider’s knowledge 48%
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Could be, I don't know much about statistics of intersex people and trans people, but also often AFAB people are more likely forced to go to the doctor more due to reproductive needs/issues. So my assumption is that they are more likely to be forced to seek care (like for birth control).
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Sample of 22,285 - "Trans women (21%) and trans men (19%) reported the highest shares of transition-related surgery denials (Table 1.12)." [Nonbinary people of each assigned sex was 17%]
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Sample of 38,814 - "In 2022, AFAB nonbinary
respondents and trans men faced the highest
shares of hormone therapy denials at 14% and 13%,
respectively, followed by trans women (9%), AMAB
nonbinary people (8%) and crossdressers (8%)"
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With a sample of 83,907: "..trans men and
AFAB nonbinary individuals show the highest
shares of not seeing a healthcare provider due to
fear of disrespect or mistreatment (32% and 24%,
respectively) compared to trans women (20%),
AMAB nonbinary people (16%), and crossdressers
(9%) (Figure 1.9)"
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From the cited report, unfortunately not surprising - "Nonbinary AFAB people and trans men reported the greatest proportions of negative experiences with healthcare providers (55% and 53%, respectively), followed by trans women (41%), AMAB nonbinary people (38%)"
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To them, it changes the order of things, the way they were taught how the world turns. Acknowledging transness and the truthness of it shatters them. It opens the door to self reflection in ways they thought were impossible/forbidden.
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I swear the average person is disastrously underexposed to weird people. Touch grass and meet the broad spectrum of humanity, and you'll (generic you) realize trans people are pretty normal and that weirdness isn't something to worry about
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Yes, my parents don’t understand why I would be unhappy with a relationship where I pretend to be cis/het around them, look feminine, and don’t talk about my identity or my partner… while the contribution they make to the relationship is “loving the sinner”. Since I won’t conform, they withdraw.
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One of the most revolutionary things I’ve done for myself as an autistic person is empower myself to make choices that take care of ME but might not cater to everyone else’s immediate comfort, and I think people from older generations never learned to, so they feel like powerless victims CONSTANTLY.
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This is so real, my mother asks how to explain that I'm trans to extended family and I'm like 🤷♀️ you actually don't have to!
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They're acting like they're passengers on a boat or something and have no say in where it's going, when they're actively playing a role in (usually) making the situation worse by not engaging or even trying to do what the trans person asked of them in order to be in that relationship.
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This makes sense, but at the same time I'm just surprised that some of these people don't just decide to burn that bridge and not have a relationship. Instead they're like.. stuck in a place of "What do I do? I can't possibly handle this situation!" but think they're trying to support them..?
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And makes clear "You can believe other stuff, but if you actually want a relationship with so-and-so, this is what this person has asked of you."
And I think a lot of cis people who are anti-trans think they can have it both ways or just get stuck into this victim mentality. But it's a *choice.*
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And one of the important points the conservative guy makes it saying if you want to invest in this relationship, then here are the things you have to do.. including use the person's name and pronouns!
Do you value your morals more than your relationship with your family member?
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It really feels like cis people are making it harder for themselves by like, worrying about *other people* being trans.
Like, it's okay, just let other people be trans. That's all you have to do. You can just.. try using their name and pronouns? Like it's not calculus here! I don't get it.
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It's a lot of cis women calling in worrying about how to explain their trans child or sibling to people, including their children. And the conservative guy gives better advice than I expect, which is "Just be direct about it."
And they're all overthinking it like it's some extraterrestrial thing.
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That being said, I hope folks can come back and earn a paycheck. Way too many of my colleagues still cannot find a job (not due to lack of trying) and bills NEED to be paid.
I want nothing more than to see my colleagues not stress about putting food on the table 😢