#genderaffirming — Public Fediverse posts

Pete Hogsbreath really cracks me up. Mr. Manly Man, Alpha male, he-man. anti- trans, anti-gay, warfighter, secretary of War.
Had a *makeup room* installed in the Pentagon.
And this manicured, hair gel wearing, regular facial getting man is gonna tell this firefighter, welder and construction worker about, "traditional manhood" GTFO
#genderaffirming #trans #toxicmasculinity #gay

A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures

This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.

"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).

"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.

"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.

"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]

"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.

"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.

"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."

Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/

#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders

HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY! To celebrate, here's a quick snapshot of my recovery over the last six months! 🏳️‍⚧️

**CONTENT WARNING**
The following contains photos and videos of my healing wound - these include dried blood, drains redness, swelling, acne and armpit hair. Viewer discretion is advised.

🔗 https://youtu.be/R0qymXlTUQ4

#TopSurgery #Top_Surgery #Transgender #Trans #Nonbinary #Genderqueer #Charagender #Kabbaway #Kabba #Kab #Kabbidge #Kabbidges #QuirkyThoughtsOn #Quirky_Thoughts_On #Vlog #GenderAffirmingCare #Gender_Affirming_Care #GenderAffirmingSurgery #Gender_Affirming_Surgery #GenderAffirming #Gender_Affirming #LGBTQIA #Kabba_Gay #TransDayOfVisibility #Trans_Day_of_Visibility #KabbaGay #DoubleMastectomy #Double_Mastectomy #Mastectomy #Video #YouTube #YouTuber #YT #YTer

#Republican #Kentucky #attorneygeneral falsely claims no #requirement to use #tax #dollars for #GenderAffirming care,

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kentucky #Incarceration #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #NoPoliceAtPride

https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/kentucky-transgender-inmates-i12693

What happens when an unstoppable #surgeon meets an immovable #brow #bone?

#LucieIsle shares her #experience with #facialfeminisationsurgery (#FFS) ahead of the Second #GenderAffirming #Health #Forum

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #Surgery #FFS

https://diva-magazine.com/2024/11/18/what-happens-when-an-unstoppable-surgeon-meets-an-immovable-brow-bone/

#Trans #healthcare is still totally #legal in #Kansas thanks to this #epic #vetooverride #fail

In a dramatic shift, the #Kansas #legislature failed to #override #Governor #LauraKelly’s #veto of a #bill #banning #genderaffirming #healthcare for #transgender #minors.

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/reckon/2024/04/trans-healthcare-is-still-totally-legal-in-kansas-thanks-to-this-epic-veto-override-fail.html

#Kansas poised to become 25th #Fascist #state to #ban #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #minors.

The #Gerrymandered #statelegislature is expected to #override a #veto by #Democratic #Governor #LauraKelly.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kansas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/03/kansas-poised-to-become-25th-state-to-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/

#WorldHealthOrganization Wades Into #Transgender #Debate and Is Met With #Transphobic #Uproar Over Plans To Develop #Guidelines on #Trans #Healthcare

— #SEGM is an #AntiTrans #Catholic #Hategroup. #Detransitioning after #genderaffirming #healthcare is extremely rare. Most #detransitioners #detransition as the result of #discrimination, Many later resume their #transition.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Healthcare #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://www.nysun.com/article/beleaguered-world-health-organization-wades-into-transgender-debate-and-is-met-with-uproar-over-plans-to-develop-guidelines-on-trans-healthcare

#Republican #Amendments #blocking #funding for #dragshows, #genderaffirming #care #dropped from #NDAA.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article282803798.html

#Wisconsin #governor #vetoes #state’s #genderaffirming #healthcare #ban

His #veto is expected to #survive a #challenge from #Republicans in the #statelegislature, who #voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill in October.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wisconsin #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4345371-wisconsin-gender-affirming-health-care-ban-veto-tony-evers/

#Tory #Cabinet #Minister #JohnGlen #advises #CostaCoffee to ‘avoid #politics’ after #trans #mural #backlash.

#Antitrans #bigots on the #Toxic #SocialMedia #Hellsite #Twitter (#X) were quick to #threaten a #boycott accused the company of promoting ‘#selfharm’, despite the fact #genderaffirming #care has been shown to #improve young #trans #people’s #qualityoflife.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #TERFIsland

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/07/costa-coffee-john-glen-trans-mural/

New #Law in #Maine Ensures #Pathway to #Essential #Healthcare for 16 or older #Transgender #Minors who are being denied access to #medicallynecessary non-surgical #healthcare by their parents.

#Governor #JanetMills Signs #LD535, An #Act #Regarding #Consent for #Genderaffirming #HormoneTherapy for #Certain #Minors

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Maine #TransKids #Healthcare #DemocraticParty #Allies #Family #Relationships #Parents #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia

https://www.glad.org/new-law-ensures-pathway-to-essential-healthcare-for-transgender-minors/

#Louisiana #Governor #JohmBelEdwards #Vetoes #Republicans #AntiLGBTQ+ #Legislation including the state’s version of what #critics call #Florida’s “#DontSayGay” #bill and a #ban on #genderaffirming #medicalcare for young #transgender #people.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Louisiana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.bizneworleans.com/edwards-vetoes-anti-lgbtq-legislation/

#Before #antiTrans event at a #Vergennes #school, #SPLC-designed an #AntiLGBTQ #Christian #hategroup (posing as #lawfirm) issued a #warning.

#WaltHeyer, an #Antitrans #extremist who #criticizes #GenderAffirming #healthcare, spoke at #VergennesUnion HighSchool; #LibertyCounsel #warned the #schoolboard against cancelling the event.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Hategroups #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/27/before-an-anti-trans-event-at-a-vergennes-school-a-prominent-christian-law-firm-issued-a-warning/

Kansas Gov. #LauraKelly vetoes 4 sweeping #antitrans measures, including a ban on #genderaffirming healthcare for minors, but #Republican lawmakers may have votes to override her actions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Kansas #DemocraticParty #Allies #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/kansas-governor-vetoes-4-anti-trans-bills-as-overrides-loom/