i just saw someone completely seriously, without a hint of irony, refer to it as “Q-slur Eye” and my intestines started melting like so many Salvador Dalí clocks
I’ve seen “don’t call the show Qu**r Eye if you’re a cishet and can’t reclaim the q-slur” so nothing surprises me anymore.
“Don’t normalize this word that people fought really hard to normalize! Let it keep its oppressive power because I don’t understand queer history”
God I literally fucking hate this rhetoric. It’s exclusionary, gatekeepy, TERFy, and supports a totally revisionist queer history that erases so many marginalized people, especially people who are marginalized on multiple axes.
“LET IT KEEP ITS OPPRESSIVE POWER BECAUSE I DON’T UNDERSTAND QUEER HISTORY”
Wow that really sums it up.
I lived through the “take back the word queer” movement, so let me further sum it up
The entire point was to strip the word of the power to hurt us. We embraced it by refusing to be offended by it. We were saying “you can’t hurt us with that word, we now feel empowered when we hear it.”
During this time I saw an interview with a gay man who’d been arrested while wearing a “We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used To It” t-shirt. He was put into a holding cell with other detainees who tried to verbally abuse him. They started out by calling him queer but after seeing his t-shirt, and him not reacting to that word, they started stumbling over their words trying to find a name to call him. They finally settled on repeatedly calling him a “sissy” which, by the late 90s, had become a very out-dated slur toward queer men and was a laughable effort by these hyper-masculine and sexist bullies
When they tried to call him a queer it had no power because embracing the word, no matter who said it, had taken away that power
tl;dr We took back the word Queer with the intent of it no longer having the power to hurt us, but people now calling it the Q-slur are giving power back to the people who hate us
Jumped all the way to Freshman year of High School
Then I cut my hair Junior year, why did I do that
Slowly it started growing back and then….
I finally felt comfortable to express myself (the picture on the left was my debut)
At this point in my transition I am 6 months into HRT
A year on HRT
Over a year and a half on hormones. My transition hasn’t been the clearest path but I am so happy that I am on it.
Update:
2 years since my coming out
2 years on hrt
2.3 years on hrt
2 and a half years on hormones
Its been a while since I’ve done an update so here it goes
At this point I am 3 years into my Hormone Replacement Therapy. I’m thriving.
These pictures were taken days apart and I am 3 and a half years into my medical transition (The picture on the right was also posted by Instagram on all their major social media handles attached with an interview I did with them for International Women’s Month)
During this time I was 4 years into HRT. Clearly living for it.
I am currently 4 and a half years into HRT, 5 years into socially transitioning, 6 years into when i first came out to my community around me and I’m loving life more than I ever thought I would.
Lil mini update!! It’s my 5 years on hormones and I think that’s quite the milestone to be proud of so here’s some pics since the last update.
Can’t wait to see how the next 5 years go!
I will always reblog this post. It’s so heartwarming.
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ahhh fuckit I might as well say it. OP, despite being a great example of how life gets better and that you can achieve your goals and dreams, is part of the ‘queer’ camp. I don’t think that demeans her post or her experiences but I just thought I’d let you guys know.
– she thinks non dysphorics are trans
– she uses ‘queer’ unironically and says ‘LGBTQ+’
– she thinks that the term ‘femme’ is just a word for any feminine ‘queer’ person
I’m happy for OP’s transition and think they look amazing. Just needed to put this out there
Can confirm I believe these things whole heartedly
we stan a legend
@otto-rocket You’re fucking gorgeous (not trying to be creepy, just trying to pay a compliment) – I am so glad that you’re doing so well and wish you nothing but the best.
Oh my gosh, @otto-rocket you’re so pretty!! Im so happy everything’s gone so well for you, I love how you defended yourself just so casually, it’s awesome
So basically @otto-rocket is not only very pretty but is a damned good person? Well, this big fucking queer is a fan, shoooooot. Thanks for the info @kiss-the-cis
trans person: here is my journey
some bystander: heads up everyone, OP’s blog reveals them to be more tolerant than me, better beware
Anyway! Good for you @otto-rocket, seeing your beautiful transition is a huge inspiration to me and countless others ❤
I can’t wait to post my own 5 year journey! You’ve given me such hope for my own future, OP ❤
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