“We’re not broken. We’re not in the wrong bodies. We’re not inadequate. We’re not lesser. We’re not unwanted. We’re not fraudulent. We’re not undesirable. That’s all just a set of lies we tell to soothe the experience of the prisons we put ourselves in.” MindBodyTruthDesireBeautyHonestyAcceptanceLiesShamePrisonAuthenticityTransUndesirableClosetBody ShameTransgender LgbtCloseted Author:Agnostic Zetetic
“THIS IS WHAT A MAN LOOKS LIKE. HE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING; HE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MUSCULAR; HE DESERVES NOT TO BE PHOTOSHOPPED. HE IS HUMAN, AND HE HAS BLEMISHES. HERE HE STANDS, VISIBLE. HE SEES YOU ALL, COUNTLESS INVISIBLE OTHERS LIKE HIM. THIS BODY IS ACCEPTABLE — PUBESCENT, AWKWARD, MARRED. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE INVISIBLE. WE ARE ALL GOOD ENOUGH. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR BODIES.” BodyRealityFeminismPrideHumanShameEqualityHappyInvisibleManLgbtAwkwardMasculinityTransgenderTransMaleImagePubertyVisibilityPhotoshopMale BeautyMuscleBody ShameBlemish Author:Agnostic Zetetic
“No one has the right to demand that your body be something other than what it is.” BodyRelationshipsOpinionJudgmentExpectationsShameSurgeryTransgenderTransCosmeticsSocietal ExpectationsBody ShameBody Modification Author:Agnostic Zetetic
“Even with the very best of intentions, even with the ambition of making the world a better place, when we cast judgment upon people whose lifestyles, beliefs, or predilections we dislike, we add to the emotional filth of hostility and make the world feel a little less safe for the folks we’re genuinely trying to help.” WorldBeliefPeaceRelationshipsCommunityCompassionKindnessJudgmentEmotionsShameGuiltLifestyleHelpHostilityOpinionsIntentionsCommunity BuildingKink Author:Agnostic Zetetic