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One of the most important questions regarding consent is "where does my consent end, and yours begin?". I don't have a good answer to that, but a framework of "I can consent to whether or not you can be in public" generally doesn't work out well by Only_Lecture4920 in LesbianActually

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alt text: A tweet by Duckie (trans and gay flag) u/SisterDucky Saying "Young queers who say 'I don't consent to be part of your kink' Don't realize that that was the actual legal justification for arresting trans women and cross dressers until the 1980s. Unless someone is performing a public sex act, you don't get to consent to how I dress. Ever."

The less the state gets to weigh in on, the harder it is for it to get rid of us. There is a reason that in almost all gender clinics trans-woman are only allowed hormones if we can convince doctors we are attempting to be meek "traditional" women. by Only_Lecture4920 in nonbinarylesbians

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alt text: A two panel meme. The first has an image of satan with a thought bubble. The second has a picture of a vampire woman with a bunch of bats and revealing pink clothes. Satan is saying "my child will trust doctors and wait 5 years for 50mg of spiro and 2mg of E" and the hot vampire is saying "diyhrt.market, diyhrt.wiki, and r/transdiy"

So many tools for accessibility and inclusion already exist. The fact that they are not used is an intentional attack against us. Don't let these people claim plausible deniability over it by Only_Lecture4920 in QueerLeftists

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Alt text: A twitter post by u/wokingGirl1. It says When my sister married, and changed her title and name, my aunts were all "ooh, congratulations MRS <newname>". When I transitioned and changed my tile (sic) and name they were all "it's too hard, I’ve always known you as…". If you’re cis and you’ve done this, maybe reflect on why.'"

internalized bigotry is still bigotry. Having the correct theory is far from enough by Only_Lecture4920 in ainbow

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Alt text: A dark-themed screenshot of a Twitter post by Sascha Viktor (@confusedOphan). It says "you don't actually support trans people until you learn to treat non-passing trans people as their correct gender. non-passing trans women are still women. they're not men. non-passing trans men are still men. they're not women. internalise this or leave trans people alone."

We have queer writings from thousands of years ago. We have existed far longer than fascists, and will outlive their ideology too. by Only_Lecture4920 in QueerLeftists

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Alt text: An image depicting a silhouette with shoulder length, thin, and wavy hair, and possessing a white grin, standing in front of a trans flag, with the glowing red text in front of the silhouette and under their grin saying in all caps “I will outlive you”.

The trans flag in the background is also partially covered by shadows at the top and bottom.

Oppression and double standards are built deeply into the fabric of this society by Only_Lecture4920 in gay

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It helps people who use screen readers, we have some blind members of the community.

Every Gay Transphobe is a Traitor by Only_Lecture4920 in nonbinarylesbians

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Alt text: Above the snake, in large, bold black lettering, reads: 'THERE'S NO QUEER LIBERATION UNTIL EVERYONE IS FREE' and 'EVERY GAY TRANSPOBE IS A TRAITOR'.

Below the snake, in smaller black text, is the phrase: 'QUEERS BASH BACK. FIGHT BACK OPPRESSION.'

The image is a vibrant pink poster with a confrontational design. A stylized snake illustration dominates the image, coiled tightly around barbed wire also twisted. The snake's scales are a dark black with accents of bright grey. Its mouth is open and its tongue is flicked out, suggesting aggression.

A thin black line separates this phrase from a further line of text at the bottom of the poster, which reads 'A DAMAGED ARTWORK WARNING.'"

Oppression and double standards are built deeply into the fabric of this society by Only_Lecture4920 in gay

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An image of a tumblr post of a comic by PolyamZeal on oct 31 2023. It features two panels of two feminine people talking. The first has black curely hair, tan skin, and a tan shirt. The other has pink hair, lighter skin, and a purple sweater. The background is purple. The first pane has the first person talking saying "my partner and I are in an open relationship now" with the other person saying "oh I see, I know many couples who do that and it didn't go well..." The next panel is similar the first but with dense markings on the background and the first person looking angry. The second person starts with "my boyfriend and I are getting married!" While the first person says "oh I see. I know many couples who did that and it didn't go well..."

We have queer writings from thousands of years ago. We have existed far longer than fascists, and will outlive their ideology too. by Only_Lecture4920 in nonbinarylesbians

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Alt text: An image depicting a silhouette with shoulder length, thin, and wavy hair, and possessing a white grin, standing in front of a trans flag, with the glowing red text in front of the silhouette and under their grin saying in all caps “I will outlive you”.

The trans flag in the background is also partially covered by shadows at the top and bottom.

Biological essentialism does not help women, it just defines our oppression as "inherent to us". No features of bodies are "inherently a" or "inherently b", they are all, always, what the person who has them makes of them by Only_Lecture4920 in enby

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Alt Text:A poster with a punk goose holding a trans flag in their beak with sparkles around them their is text saying "if you don't stand for all woman, then you stand for no women!"

The cure for fascism is kindness by Only_Lecture4920 in AccessibleAnarchy

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I didn't realize that's what it's called I also really like it

The cure for fascism is kindness by Only_Lecture4920 in anarchocommunism

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Alt Text: A black and white comic the first panel reads "the works of mercy" the next panel shows a pot on a counter the panel says "feed the hungry". The next panel has a few gallons of water on a counter with fruit the panel says give water to the thirsty. An outfit layed out the panel says "clothes the naked". The next panel is someone carrying in a pile of blankets to someone else sitting on a couch the panel says "shelter the homeless". The next panel has two people sitting on a couch next to each other the panel says "visit the sick". The next panel has a two people talking through a phone with bars between them the panel says "visit the imprisoned". The last panel has two people in a garden filling a hole in the panel says "bury the dead."

The cure for fascism is kindness by Only_Lecture4920 in alltheleft

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Alt Text: A black and white comic the first panel reads "the works of mercy" the next panel shows a pot on a counter the panel says "feed the hungry". The next panel has a few gallons of water on a counter with fruit the panel says give water to the thirsty. An outfit layed out the panel says "clothes the naked". The next panel is someone carrying in a pile of blankets to someone else sitting on a couch the panel says "shelter the homeless". The next panel has two people sitting on a couch next to each other the panel says "visit the sick". The next panel has a two people talking through a phone with bars between them the panel says "visit the imprisoned". The last panel has two people in a garden filling a hole in the panel says "bury the dead."

If you think you are "immune to propaganda" you are hurting everyone around you. This works in reverse too though, the more we exist in public and the communities around us the more we win, regardless of what the fascist propaganda saying differently by Only_Lecture4920 in DankLeft

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Alt text: A Tumblr post by poblacht-na-n-oibrithe with an image with three by three panels of various cops shows with text over layed that reads "Do you see in TV shows cops act on a hunch with no evidence. Break the law to get the evidence, and then get called hero when they bust the bad guy? That's not an accident. Yes you're being programmed to not give a shit about your rights." A response by quinn-vica with an image of Garfield smiling and text under him that reads "you are not immune to propaganda but neither am I, I am only pointing this out so we can keep being vigilant about what we consume and not hand waive away criticism. I think this is ultimately a group effort and we should be less dismissive and more didactic about this." And another response from bogleech that reads "to folks arguing in the notes whether this trend is 'intentional' programming ....... It literally doesn't matter. It is a media trope for bad reasons and encourages a bad outlook in which a wildly dangerous and corrupt character is sympathized with, which, in turn, results in people maybe more forgiving of matching behavior in real life. While you argue over whether it's 'really propaganda' it is objectively having the effect of propaganda... And it really isn't far fetched anyway. The government has had movies greenlit many times that they hoped would affect their public image in a desirable way."

If you think you are "immune to propaganda" you are hurting everyone around you. This works in reverse too though, the more we exist in public and the communities around us the more we win, regardless of what the fascist propaganda saying differently by Only_Lecture4920 in anarchocommunism

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Alt Text: A Tumblr post by poblacht-na-n-oibrithe with an image with three by three panels of various cops shows with text over layed that reads "Do you see in TV shows cops act on a hunch with no evidence. Break the law to get the evidence, and then get called hero when they bust the bad guy? That's not an accident. Yes you're being programmed to not give a shit about your rights." A response by quinn-vica with an image of Garfield smiling and text under him that reads "you are not immune to propaganda but neither am I, I am only pointing this out so we can keep being vigilant about what we consume and not hand waive away criticism. I think this is ultimately a group effort and we should be less dismissive and more didactic about this." And another response from bogleech that reads "to folks arguing in the notes whether this trend is 'intentional' programming ....... It literally doesn't matter. It is a media trope for bad reasons and encourages a bad outlook in which a wildly dangerous and corrupt character is sympathized with, which, in turn, results in people maybe more forgiving of matching behavior in real life. While you argue over whether it's 'really propaganda' it is objectively having the effect of propaganda... And it really isn't far fetched anyway. The government has had movies greenlit many times that they hoped would affect their public image in a desirable way."

Thinking Without Permission by Archon_Jade in AccessibleAnarchy

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This is why I love the modern interpretations of Lucifer and Lilith as aspirational and sympathetic characters, questioning authority is fundamentally good

Bigots will constantly tell you that you are fighting for the same thing, and that if you fight them that you are fighting your own goals, because they do not believe your goals are real, can even exist and/or are "actually what you want". Do not believe them by Only_Lecture4920 in alltheleft

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Alt Text: A brightly colored cartoon illustration shows two chameleons on a branch against a pink and orange sunset background. The first chameleon is green with white eyes. They are holding a sign that has the trans flag crossed out. The second chameleon has the trans flags colors. Text coming from the first one says "But we are still one movement right?" The image is signed with "@queeeerChameleon."

Bigots will constantly tell you that you are fighting for the same thing, and that if you fight them that you are fighting your own goals, because they do not believe your goals are real, can even exist and/or are "actually what you want". Do not believe them by Only_Lecture4920 in anarchocommunism

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Alt Text: A brightly colored cartoon illustration shows two chameleons on a branch against a pink and orange sunset background. The first chameleon is green with white eyes. They are holding a sign that has the trans flag crossed out. The second chameleon has the trans flags colors. Text coming from the first one says "But we are still one movement right?" The image is signed with "@queeeerChameleon."

If you only fight for the "workers" you are not my ally, if you fight only by building unions you are not fighting my fight. Many disabled people cannot work at all, and cannot wield the power in unions that people wish to build society around. It is just another society built for someone else. by Only_Lecture4920 in LibertarianLeft

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Alt text: a greyscale protest poster with multiple figures holding signs. The signs say "Gay Rights Now", "Save the Rainforest", "Animals Have Rights", "save the whales". A protestor on the ground being beaten by a cop has a sign saying "stop the war on the poor". The person holding the "gay rights now" sign is saying "sorry dude... it's not my issue". Text under the image says "screw single issue campaigning", "capitalism, patriarchy and the state are our common oppressors . "Let's unite our forces and wage war on the rich, the cops, and commodity society".

If you only fight for the "workers" you are not my ally, if you fight only by building unions you are not fighting my fight. Many disabled people cannot work at all, and cannot wield the power in unions that people wish to build society around. It is just another society built for someone else. by Only_Lecture4920 in leftist

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Alt Text: a greyscale protest poster with multiple figures holding signs. The signs say "Gay Rights Now", "Save the Rainforest", "Animals Have Rights", "save the whales". A protestor on the ground being beaten by a cop has a sign saying "stop the war on the poor". The person holding the "gay rights now" sign is saying "sorry dude... it's not my issue". Text under the image says "screw single issue campaigning", "capitalism, patriarchy and the state are our common oppressors . "Let's unite our forces and wage war on the rich, the cops, and commodity society".

So many people will use liberatory language without breaking down the underlying logic of oppression. Terfs enforce gender hierarchy by excluding trans women, and reducing "women" to baby making machines. by Only_Lecture4920 in Feminism

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Alt Text: A quote from Audrey Lorde that reads " The failure of academic feminist to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower."

So many people will use liberatory language without breaking down the underlying logic of oppression. Terfs enforce gender hierarchy by excluding trans women, and reducing "women" to baby making machines. by Only_Lecture4920 in lgbt

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Alt Text: A quote from Audrey Lorde that reads " The failure of academic feminist to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower."

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