“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
“My body is a political battlefield. It is a place of war, of death and suffering, of triumph and victory, of damage and repair, of blood and tears and sweat. It is a place where memories go to find purpose for their existence. It is a place where humans cast all inhibitions aside to discover what exists at their very core. It is a place of growth wearing a mask of destruction. It is a challenge, not for the faint of heart, beckoning us to face it with eyes wide open. The only war is within. When you are ready to fight it, the field awaits.” WarBodyHumanityPoliticsGrowthPrideBattleSurvivalDestructionOvercomingTriumphLgbtChallengeTransgenderTransSpiritual WarfareFieldInternalBattlefieldInhibitionBody Shame Author:Agnostic Zetetic