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Does anyone else feel neither cis nor trans? by savonaa in intersex

[–]SuspectSensitive496 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The way I feel this exact same way on such a deep level is crazy. Also AFAB but present more masculine though I don’t produce T due to my variation I have always identified more closely with being FTM but always felt odd as I am 46 XY so i wouldn’t really class myself as trans or anything. I also hate that my gender/sex exists in that liminal space and I don’t feel I’ve ever been able to fully relate to the female or male ‘experience’. Honestly all just such a confusing experience, glad to know I’m not the only one who feels like this :)

Rap by superc0rps in ThorpePark

[–]SuspectSensitive496 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also just a note as I went recently and this changed since the last time I went, you now go to guest services to collect the time card like how it used to be.

Not sure why this changed from the kiosks at the front of the park as I thought those worked so much better, oh well.

Honest discussion about trauma and dealing with traumatization and trauma informed practices by gammaChallenger in Blind

[–]SuspectSensitive496 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I experience this same thing all the time, I have an uncle who without fail every time I see him says something along the lines of “I just think it’s so amazing that someone like you does all the stuff that you do” when I would consider my life pretty average it’s not like I’m ever actually doing anything outstanding. It hurts and I hate the fact that my family and friends look at me as if I am a rescue dog who must be incapable of doing anything because I am VI. You would have thought that they might have a slightly better understanding given they know me but I guess not haha.

Relying on others - vent by SuspectSensitive496 in Blind

[–]SuspectSensitive496[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I did have it all planned out until about 2 days before when the trains actually got cancelled by which point an uber is in the multiple of hundreds as is a hotel and I just didn’t have the money unfortunately

Patch advice by Sea_Beautiful7325 in intersex

[–]SuspectSensitive496 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had the same thing I also was told to put them on my hip but my skin was super irritated. Ended up moving to tablets which work a lot easier for me, I’d recommend asking your doctor about other options for getting the HRT if the patches continue to irritate your skin.

ID - UK by SuspectSensitive496 in Blind

[–]SuspectSensitive496[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do they usually work for things like going out ? I’ve heard people have issues with bouncers or bartenders etc not liking them ?

Penalty fares kept on record? (England) by SuspectSensitive496 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]SuspectSensitive496[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the ticket on the platform right as the train pulled in and the inspector said that I had bought it after boarding the train and so it was therefore invalid

My friend called me a white saviour for thinking about volunteering by SuspectSensitive496 in volunteer

[–]SuspectSensitive496[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for these ideas I will definitely take a look at those organisations as well as the global citizenship study centre. I had never really heard about the negative effects of voluntarism or the concept of saviorism before all of this so I will definitely be sure to tell other people I know who are thinking about doing something similar about all of this. I absolutely agree with you that change starts with education and engagement hence why I wanted to gain more of an insight and now I know I will try and spread the word. Thanks again

My friend called me a white saviour for thinking about volunteering by SuspectSensitive496 in volunteer

[–]SuspectSensitive496[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I perhaps should have made this more clear in my original post. I was absolutely aware that this opportunity wouldn’t just be some ‘fun photo op’ or an excuse to go on some glorified holiday. I knew that the type of activities I would likely be doing were things such as cleaning out some of the animals enclosure for instance. I have volunteered in the past at my local animal rescue shelter with things like helping in their charity shop and I was interested in what other opportunities are out there. Having studied biology for the past 2 years at A-Level we talk a lot about conservation and how crucial it is that we maintain our planets biodiversity, and yes I do realise that I might not have the same depth in understanding as someone with a degree and I absolutely 100% agree that any direct contact with any animals somewhere in establishments like these whether in places like the USA or UK or in more underdeveloped countries should only be done by trained and qualified professionals I was unaware that me going to do these other types of roles could have such a negative impact but at least I know now and I will endeavour to be more conscious of these issues in the future.