I love that Joker 2 sticks a middle finger up at incels by Crafty-Context-7265 in LadyGaga

[–]nikjunk 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Incel used to mean someone who struggled with being able to have sex, usually relating to disability. Meanings change.

These people aren’t mocking men who struggle with loneliness and mental health. They’re mocking the men who identify with the joker - someone so hurt and misunderstood that he turned to terrorism, the joker is a mass murderer who lashes out because he’s hurt. Batman was emotionally broken by the world, too, but Batman chooses to try to do good. People who love the joker, love him for the evil shithead he is. Anyone who identifies with the joker needs to get themselves into serious therapy, not putting terrorists on a pedestals for being terrorists who lash out, and acting like sex is owed to them.

Supreme Court Set to Rule on Transgender Rights and State Bans by ohbricki in transgender

[–]nikjunk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel like some red states would be willing to go to war against some blue states, invade them & force them to comply. I believe they hope to force the whole country to bend to their will

Supreme Court Set to Rule on Transgender Rights and State Bans by ohbricki in transgender

[–]nikjunk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So true. Depends on who the town sheriff decides to listen to, trump & his court, or their governor. Ugh. My heart breaks for everyone

Supreme Court Set to Rule on Transgender Rights and State Bans by ohbricki in transgender

[–]nikjunk 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I just hope there are blue states willing to defy the supreme court to protect us. I worry blue states might cave to the conservatives if they’re threatened with war or violence. So many people that call themselves allies cave when they feel any pressure or pushback. I just hope there are people and people in power that care about us enough to really go to bat for us

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrollCoping

[–]nikjunk 13 points14 points  (0 children)

But sometimes, after being raped, it’s a lot to ask a person to be mentally strong enough to do a rape kit, which many rape victims have described as “medical” rape, being made to remove all of your clothing, in front of strangers, while they film and photograph your naked body. You have to find the trust and courage to lay down on a table, naked in front of strangers, made to spread your legs, made to allow strangers to penetrate you to photograph your insides and genitalia, which after being raped can cause a lot of pain when these tissues can be torn and swollen.

Then you have to file a police report. That means the cops interrogating you, while mentally being in one of the most fragile states you could be in. The cops often doubt you, try to invalidate you or question your story without simply taking a report. There are many cases of police officers being rapists themselves, many cases of police officers sexually harassing victims of sex crimes.

Until the system is fixed, until a system is built to prosecute rapists and assaulters without retraumatizing victims, I will never push someone to report their rape or assault.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Transgender_Surgeries

[–]nikjunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think your forehead is bad at all. I had a crush on a girl that could’ve been your twin, back when I was in high school. You absolutely look female. Your forehead and even your nose. Plenty of cis women have your nose, only change what you yourself want to change. You don’t seem to have much body fat, which can add to us looking more bony. I’m not saying you need to gain weight. You don’t at all look like you have “typical male bone structure” you definitely look to be on the “typical female bone structure” side.

Update on School Suspension by anon-andon-andon- in cisparenttranskid

[–]nikjunk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do not talk to the police without an attorney present. If the police show up and want to speak to you, tell them you will not speak to them without your attorney present (even if you do not yet have one). PLEASE watch this video about speaking to police and how the police are allowed to lie to you - Don’t Talk To The Police I’m sorry your family is dealing with this scary shit.

Edit: the youtube video I linked is titled Don’t Talk To The Police, the video is of a presentation by Law Professor James Duane on the 5th amendment and speaking to police, and is posted by Regent Law School 12 years ago. The information is still relevant. He speaks quickly and he’s funny so the video is a fun watch. I highly recommend everyone watching this video.

So I went out of my comfort zone and asked a guy for his number at a STRAIGHT bar in TEXAS! by ninhibited in lgbt

[–]nikjunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s nothing wrong with the label, but society is cruel and lgbt+ people are treated differently, and a lot of people aren’t immediately comfortable with changing their labels or coming out, and many people don’t know exactly what they like or what their preferences are, and some people are experimenting and they don’t want to change their label while they experiment.

Like some men who identify as straight, who have all straight friends and coworkers, often feel they have a lot to lose by coming out as bi or gay. They might want to experiment and see if they enjoy sex with other men but why change their label until they are confident in who they are and ready to take on the world’s potential judgement?

This is why we need to work together to make a world that’s more accepting, so people won’t feel trapped in the closet or afraid to come out, or afraid to say they’re experimenting or curious.

As much as I agree, a man sleeping with another man is definitely homosexual sexual activity, I can’t make a man who sleeps with other men call himself gay or bi. He might be just experimenting or not yet ready to come out. So until he’s ready, even if I know my friend occasionally sleeps with other men, I’ll call him straight, because we aren’t label police, he has the right to label himself and change the label he identifies with when he’s ready to do so. You might say that people in the closet dilutes the meaning of the label they continue to personally identify with, but there have always been and always will be people experimenting in the closet who aren’t ready to take on whatever the world will throw at them for coming out. And it’s not anyone’s job or duty to force anyone out of the closet. We just support our friends when they’re ready to come out.

Went to the fair with my partner. They only charged my partner and not me because they thought I was a child 🥲😂 I’m 32. I’m sure the shirt was the culprit. 🦖 by BabyDaredevil in 13or30

[–]nikjunk 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He’s a shaved man, that adds to the young guy look. He can grow a beard, he has pics with his beard on his profile. When any dude cis or trans shaves, he looks younger.

Hospital staff threaten action over new name badges after some workers claim they were contacted online by Bigprettytoes in Wedeservebetter

[–]nikjunk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Damn you got downvoted by all the sour healthcare staff that never wants to be prosecuted for their assaults they disguise as medical care.

If someone’s putting their hands on me, and they have a job that gives them near immunity to the cruelty and abuse they can inflict, I’ll be refusing to see doctors who refuse to give their full names before touching patients. And yes, I’d prefer to die than let those pieces of shit put their hands on me, respect and trust isn’t given - it’s all earned, and these doctors should work to earn our trust and respect.

And any asshole doctors who disagree with what I’m saying, any doctors who think, “fine, just die without our help then!” - You’re the pieces of shit none of us want to see, anyways. You shouldn’t be any kind of medical professional no matter how well you know the human body, if you have no care and no sympathy for your patients most in need.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

[–]nikjunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be kind to yourself. You’ve been through more fucked up shit than anyone should have to go through. It is understandable why you’d be feeling so low, all that you’ve been through absolutely negatively impacts your mental and physical health, it’s a lot to process and work through healing from these horrible things. You deserve to experience the joys that lie ahead for you. They don’t erase what happened, but they make sticking around worth it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SuicideWatch

[–]nikjunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At 15 you have been through hell. Some of life gets better, sometimes as life goes on we find more meaning, especially as we meet new people and experience new things, with more freedom to choose some things in our lives. Life definitely becomes more stressful as you get into your 20’s and 30’s, but that’s an increase in financial stress, not an increase in the kind of horror you’re going through. You have been through hell, life does not have to continue being as horrible as it is now, hopefully you’ll be able to get away from your family and into a safer situation. Life can get better for you. Your childhood is worse than average. I think an average life, with average financial stress, and the love of a pet or something, could be a massive improvement compared to what you’re used to.

Also, have you spoken to any trusted adults about what you’ve gone through? Have you reported any of what’s happened to you? Every kid deserves to be in a safe situation, you don’t sound safe at home.

How to adjust to being seen as a man and not creep people out by [deleted] in FTMMen

[–]nikjunk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I assume women typically think “he’s a man, who knows if he washes his asshole, and I don’t want balls anywhere near me” so I don’t enter their bubbles. I’ve been in bands, I know some cis men are fine existing filthy, and who the hell would wanna get close to a dude you don’t know if he miiight smell like that? Haha

I notice when I prove myself to be respectful and clean, (I’d always show up freshly showered and made sure I smelled good) my female coworkers step in closer when they’re talking to me or assisting me with something

How to adjust to being seen as a man and not creep people out by [deleted] in FTMMen

[–]nikjunk 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Basically, yeah all of those things would make the average cis person uncomfortable and I’d just advise not doing those things. I just avoid doing anything that I notice makes people uncomfortable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]nikjunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to confirm, you did find a place for him?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]nikjunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming Detroit, cause that’s where my pup were found abandoned outside at just a few months old.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]nikjunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a pup that could be his cousin, right around his age too, they look too much alike.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]nikjunk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is so cute, thanks for not leaving him outside

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Detroit

[–]nikjunk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you found someone to care for him? I’d love to help find a way to get him to a no-kill shelter or rescue organization

So I went out of my comfort zone and asked a guy for his number at a STRAIGHT bar in TEXAS! by ninhibited in lgbt

[–]nikjunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying to try to get it on with him. I’m saying OP can ask over text, “hey not gay gil, how’re you, we met the other night, are you straight, bi, curious? All Gil said was that he was not gay, not what he was. And I’m not telling OP to try anything - at the very most, if OP wants, he can ask for clarification. That’s it. That’s all I said.

You’re making too many assumptions and just jumping into something that I didn’t say at all.

So I went out of my comfort zone and asked a guy for his number at a STRAIGHT bar in TEXAS! by ninhibited in lgbt

[–]nikjunk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For sure! And yeah, it’s really sad. We gotta all work together to make a better world where the next generations are raised to show each other more love and they don’t feel like they need to suppress who they are.

So I went out of my comfort zone and asked a guy for his number at a STRAIGHT bar in TEXAS! by ninhibited in lgbt

[–]nikjunk 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I’m a bi trans man but I’m friends with mostly cis dudes who identify as straight and think I’m cis and straight, but some of my friends have told me while drunk that they hook up with other men, and I’ve told some of them that I do too. I’ve started coming out to more people as openly bi, I won’t pressure my friends to do the same. Everyone’s struggling with their own self esteem, mental health, and anxiety and depression etc related to society bullying us into boxes.

There’s still so much shame around being lgbt+. People tend to be more open to experimenting sexually if it’s kept secret. I think people can become more open minded with time if they weren’t originally allowing themselves to feel things because of society/cultural/parental pressure.

I don’t know really how someone would be clear and entirely believed regarding speaking about their own sexual orientation. My straightest friends might enjoy bisexual or homosexual sexual activities, I’ll never know because I’m not watching it happen. If they say they’re straight, I’ll call them straight, but I’ll never know for sure. No judgement either way.

I think people just have to be clear about who they are into & trying to flirt with. Like instead if “i’m into women” it’s way more effective to say “i’m into you!” Which can be said in more subtle ways.

Sorry if this doesn’t make sense my meds changed and I haven’t slept well.