tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.comments2023-06-13T19:21:17.660+08:00Something More Than SidesPharaoh Katthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282686783322339583noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-29704754158866244262010-12-08T20:17:37.969+08:002010-12-08T20:17:37.969+08:00Wow, what a great result!Wow, what a great result!mimbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907569024689875694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-22550706047648431352010-12-08T19:32:47.347+08:002010-12-08T19:32:47.347+08:00Tammy,
Thank you for reading and commenting. I'...Tammy,<br />Thank you for reading and commenting. I'm happy to do anything I can to support you and Bridget, as well as any other trans* person who needs and wants it. <br /><br />I'm so glad for the response from the SMH. Hopefully if enough of us speak up it will have a positive effect.<br /><br />Regards to you and your family,<br /><br />Kitty.Pharaoh Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282686783322339583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-15829645449295933332010-12-08T14:01:31.650+08:002010-12-08T14:01:31.650+08:00Hi,
This is Tammy - Bridget's wife.
Thankyou f...Hi,<br />This is Tammy - Bridget's wife.<br />Thankyou for your article and your letter to the SMH.<br />Apparently they have changed the article online to be the same as the Sunday Age (the original), primarily because the journalist wasn't happy with their editing, however that one still gets pronouns confused and is not perfect. It was very difficult to make the journalist and her editor understand (despite their best intentions) why names and pronouns were so important. I appreciate more voices adding to ours - hopefully eventually the media will get it right for us and for others.<br />kind regards,<br />TammyTammyhttp://www.justlikeyou.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-77360939332297776862010-11-21T09:38:06.069+08:002010-11-21T09:38:06.069+08:00Seriously, what the hell is wrong with some people...Seriously, what the hell is wrong with some people?<br /><br />Hope you've started to feel a bit better after all that. Totally shitty thing to have happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-29006662330248155692010-11-20T20:13:03.487+08:002010-11-20T20:13:03.487+08:00I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to you...I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to you. Absolutely it should not have happened. How dare they?tigtoghttp://hoydenabouttown.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-66023658612827459622010-10-22T14:53:20.288+08:002010-10-22T14:53:20.288+08:00Speaking of finding new blogs, I created my own an...Speaking of finding new blogs, I created my own and thought it would only be fair to share it with you.<br />http://different-sides-of-me.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-88482028470725122862010-10-21T17:33:04.470+08:002010-10-21T17:33:04.470+08:00Don't worry, Kitty. I'll love you no matte...Don't worry, Kitty. I'll love you no matter how many dark secrets you hold. And I'll keep it away from Mum and Dad, too, if that's what you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-91453606752270575892010-10-20T07:44:26.443+08:002010-10-20T07:44:26.443+08:00Adam;
I see you have found my blog. Thank you for...Adam;<br /><br />I see you have found my blog. Thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately, memory repression seems to be a common trait in this family. Many hugs and I love you. <br /><br />If you continue to read this blog, you will find out things about me that may upset you. Please bare this in mind before pursuing. Also, I would appreciate it if you didn't let our parents find out anything that is written here. <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Kitty.Pharaoh Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282686783322339583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-29401619800928668112010-10-19T23:41:57.591+08:002010-10-19T23:41:57.591+08:00Thank you for posting this. For some reason, I don...Thank you for posting this. For some reason, I don't remember this incident. I remember getting pushed into a bin, though. However, apart from that, and a general knowledge of getting bullied, I can't remember much about any of this. In fact, I remember my childhood as the best time of my life (how ironic). In retrospect, I wonder if my subconscious has actually repressed these memories? I literally remember nothing about the urinal incident. I know I hate using urinals, but I can't tell if that was from this incident directly, or just having aspergers in general? Anyway, I love you for doing what you did, I just wish I could remember it.<br /><br />-AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-6592484989937661702010-10-13T17:07:48.789+08:002010-10-13T17:07:48.789+08:00You are absolutely right. In it something is also ...You are absolutely right. In it something is also to me it seems it is very good thought. Completely with you I will agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-44313348589115031102010-10-05T08:47:38.898+08:002010-10-05T08:47:38.898+08:00You are so right. Bystanders - particular adults i...You are so right. Bystanders - particular adults in charge like teachers and parents - have an obligation to intervene. That so many people stay silent is what gives bullies such power.<br /><br />When I was 9-10 years old I was suicidal. I ache for that little girl now, who was bullied so viciously that life was simply unbearable. I'm thankful I survived. But I shouldn't have had to 'survive' childhood - no child should. <br /><br />It is heartening that people with your convictions are working with children - a real difference can be made by just being there, and caring, and not staying silent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-87248522038069870642010-09-25T17:04:07.381+08:002010-09-25T17:04:07.381+08:00This is an excellent post. I completly agree that ...This is an excellent post. I completly agree that gender discrimination goes both ways. I'm in an industry where it happens as well. Props to adam for being so perceptive.Katzmeow87noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-18260411729931542962010-08-28T01:31:38.305+08:002010-08-28T01:31:38.305+08:00pretty cool stuff here thank you!!!!!!!pretty cool stuff here thank you!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-30229976998445331982010-08-27T05:38:04.809+08:002010-08-27T05:38:04.809+08:00I've gotten similar responses about anxiety, f...I've gotten similar responses about anxiety, from close family members--"What do you have to be anxious about?" One of those family members had actually HAD an anxiety disorder before, so I would have expected her to be more sensitive, but no luck. Stuff like that is so invalidating and awful.<br /><br />I wish more people realized that it's impossible to ever really know what another person's going through.notemilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314181692027225820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-24679688433065087172010-08-26T23:24:01.260+08:002010-08-26T23:24:01.260+08:00(via FWD)
I've also experienced the invalidat...(via FWD)<br /><br />I've also experienced the invalidation of mental health problems in the face of what appears outwardly to be a good life. I no longer give blood because several years ago a phlebotomist was preparing to insert the needle and saw some of the scars on my arm. I used to self-injure and when she asked how I got them I outright admitted how it happened. The response I got: "Why would a pretty girl like you do a thing like that?" It's similar to what my mother says any time my depression is bad. What have you got to be sad about? That's not what's at issue here.<br /><br />Thankfully, my PCP recognizes that things aren't always how they appear - both for the good and for the bad. But it's a hard system to navigate, to find a doctor who can look beyond those first few keys of health.Allison Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651640605872078659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-82208695574843843292010-08-26T20:02:03.906+08:002010-08-26T20:02:03.906+08:00(here via FWD)
This is why size acceptance is so ...(here via FWD)<br /><br />This is why size acceptance is so important - women (and girls) are not a number, or a figure, or a "type". We are individuals who deserve respect and appropriate care, but medical professionals seem to be far more interested in categorising, maintaining power and shaming.lilacsigilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776762040144477840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-90970033772808102802010-08-13T19:55:03.587+08:002010-08-13T19:55:03.587+08:00whats up everyone
just signed up and wanted to ...whats up everyone <br /><br /><br />just signed up and wanted to say hello while I read through the posts<br /><br /><br />hopefully this is just what im looking for, looks like i have a lot to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-83910235399873136642010-08-05T08:53:29.728+08:002010-08-05T08:53:29.728+08:00Is the kitty inspecting the carnage? That's qu...Is the kitty inspecting the carnage? That's quite the impressive spill!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-86447828409033645252010-07-19T19:16:40.419+08:002010-07-19T19:16:40.419+08:00Awwwww.Awwwww.Challyhttp://zeroatthebone.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-64115024082822598672010-07-05T06:29:18.124+08:002010-07-05T06:29:18.124+08:00W00t! A little exposure! My blog isn't terribl...W00t! A little exposure! My blog isn't terribly well known. I crave attention! Well, no. I really don't. I only blog for my own sake, blog therapy :D If people read it and take something of worth from it, then that's just fantastic, so thanks very much for the compliment. I'm glad somebody reads my verbose emissions.<br /><br />I know I'm late with the reply, too, I only just noticed that you'd responded x_x I'm easily confused these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-57140857620110104992010-06-13T21:10:20.294+08:002010-06-13T21:10:20.294+08:00Interesting, and I support what you are trying to ...Interesting, and I support what you are trying to do... gender identification should be up to people without society trying to impose conformity to a stereotype based on the sex of the child. <br /><br />Not sure if I agreed with PF/PM terminology though, perhaps because I think of sex and gender as two different (and happily independent) things. I use the words male & female to mean chromosome-decided or trans sex, and masculine/feminine to describe gender choice.<br /><br />How about BM/BF/BI to mean "birth male/female/intersex"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-33098236933253148822010-06-13T19:19:53.922+08:002010-06-13T19:19:53.922+08:00Hello. Just wanna say that I respect your right t...Hello. Just wanna say that I respect your right to be shy, and that now I think I understand some of the reasons why.<br /><br />I'm proud of you for telling your story. I'm also really sorry you've had to endure the shit that you have, and glad that you seem to be coming to terms with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-14185990188725745562010-06-10T12:48:02.257+08:002010-06-10T12:48:02.257+08:00I thnk this is the first time I've heard the w...I thnk this is the first time I've heard the whole story in sequence. It makes me ashamed of my arrogance in the past.<br /><br />Know that I love you and am extremely proud to know you.Briarwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269569869115002612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-42594674941910358282010-06-06T20:27:27.909+08:002010-06-06T20:27:27.909+08:00While I lean towards RACK myself, in defence of &q...While I lean towards RACK myself, in defence of "safe", I tend to read that as "safe" in the sense of "safe sex". AIUI, sex educators prefer the term <i>safer</i> sex, because no sex is entirely risk-free, but general usage is to talk of condoms, dental dams etc as "safe". <br /><br />Similarly, when we teach kids about crossing the road, we talk about "road safety", but crossing the road is inherently risky however many precautions you take.<br /><br />So "safe" in the SSC terminology has (I think) the same connotations as "road safety" and "safe sex".<br /><br />Of course, that still leaves that "safe" as a term tends to argue against things like cutting and breathplay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551212131198252240.post-75861030710736054832010-06-05T10:11:34.590+08:002010-06-05T10:11:34.590+08:00Thank you. It really did help to rant like this. B...Thank you. It really did help to rant like this. Blog therapy forth win!<br /><br />Funny story: I just added you to my RSS feed forth same reason. I'd read a few articles linked on Twitter and then... Anyways, your blog is the awesome ^_^Pharaoh Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282686783322339583noreply@blogger.com