I never really got bullied but man I can tell you I don't fit in. And now I'm just tired.
I think that's certainly it. I think LGBT people aside from the obvious behave slightly differently from most other people making bullying very common. This is why I get made when people blame Trans suicides on mental illness when it's probably mostly just because they weren't accepted by their friends, family and communities.
That sounds really cool, I've travelled a bit but not anywhere too exotic. Was it a part of your job or are you just a particularly adventurous person? What would you say has made your life so great up to this point?
PTSD and trauma have alot of interesting and unfortunate implications for one's psychology. I'm sorry you have to go through that. I haven't drank alot, but the times I have I was suprised by how easily and quickly it lessens emotional pain. It actually kind of scared me so I stopped drinking altogether though lolAlcoholic misfit here with PTSD
i'm just like thinking so please don't go flaming me.
I agree, for some reason I have a naturally very egalitarian outlook so I tend to try to see people in a bubble outside of external factors such as race, class, gender etc. Maybe it was how I was raised idk, while I know people judge others on some level based on this stuff and it's unavoidable, I honestly find it kinda strange to care that much.
It's fine. I believe the statistics do currently reflect this. Minorites don't exist in a bubble, you grow up with a black or Latino mom and dad, have POC siblings, friends, extended family members. Even with all that has happened to African Americans they have a great sense of community that keeps them together, it's a similar thing with Jews. You can kind of isolate yourself from your abusers in a safe community. For LGBT people, however, your parents and family are different from you, and especially pre-internet, you kind of had to fend for yourself. For trans people it's especially bad because they can't just hide and blend in like maybe bisexuals can. Being trans affects alot about you. Gender dysphoria is itself a distressing condition and doing things to aliveate it outrasizes you from others. Trans people are also the least likely to be able to pass for a straight person.
Wow, you kind of had a life similar to something I was kind of looking for. I'm happy to hear you were able to experience all of this. My job aspirations used to be working for NGOs partly because I wanted to travel and really get to know foreign people. It's also really impressive that you were able to leave a big enough impression for people to continue reaching out to you after years had gone by. I certainly cannot say the same.
Ok that is an interesting take that the community is to blame as it seems that Jeiwsh people living under nazi discrimination actually have a lower suicide rate than transgender individuals.
Ya sure, I was studying for an economics degree at UToronto because I wanted to eventually work for the IMF or World Bank. I think that education and providing a good standard of living for others is one of the best ways of improving the world and I disagree with the way most major institutions go about doing that so I wanted to get involved with them. One good thing about working for these groups is that you get to travel across the world and actually work on the ground with people from different backgrounds and from different classes. It's exciting because it's not just staying in a resort it's actually getting to meet people and talk about solutions to help improve their communities. Obviously things didn't work out though haha
Autistic, transgender woman here. Not only because the bullying and lack of embracing, we must reminder that LGBTQ themes it's a recent topic in society. We can't took away several decades of opression and social exclusion as we clean the dust.
I never said the majority of people here are queer, it just appears to me that the queer population on here is higher than average along with the neurodivergent population. And ya I guess the world isn't really made for anyone but it is definitely more difficult for some people wouldn't you say?
Not who you replied to there, but I'd say the world is definitely more difficult for any minority. While not everyone likes to admit it, you have to work a lot harder if you're not born a straight white man.
Yes, I can relate to this. I ended up becoming quasi antisexual at some point. They just want you to feel lesser of yourself and objectify you, but no one will understand what you think and what you feel better than you, so give yourself extra credit and respect for what you've gone through as I imagine it not being easy; don't let guys josh you too much. I think you deserve better.
