Transition But Instead Of Starting HRT I Just Shed My Skin Like A Cicada And Have Crazy Bug Sex And Die

a quick psa to anyone recently getting into greek mythology and is a victim of tumblr and/or tiktok misconceptions:

-there is no shame in being introduced to mytholgy from something like percy jackson, epic the musical or anything like that, but keep in mind that actual myths are going to be VERY different from modern retellings

-the myth of medusa you probably know (her being a victim of poseidon and being cursed by athena) isn't 100% accurate to GREEK mythology (look up ovid)

-there is no version of persephone's abduction in which persephone willingly stays with hades, that's a tumblr invention (look up homeric hymn to demeter)

-as much as i would like it, no, cerberus' name does not mean "spot" (probably a misunderstanding from this wikipedia article)

-zeus isn't the only god who does terrible things to women, your fav male god probably has done the same

-on that note, your fav greek hero has probably done some heinous shit as well

-gods are more complicated than simply being "god of [insert thing]", many titles overlap between gods and some may even change depending on where they were worshipped

-also, apollo and artemis being the gods of the sun and the moon isn't 100% accurate, their main aspects as deities originally were music and the hunt

-titans and gods aren't two wholly different concepts, titan is just the word used to decribe the generation of gods before the olympians

-hector isn't the villain some people make him out to be

-hephaestus WAS married to aphrodite. they divorced. yes, divorce was a thing in ancient greece. hephaestus' wife is aglaia

-ancient greek society didn't have the same concepts of sexuality that we have now, it's incorrect to describe virgin goddesses like artemis and athena as lesbians, BUT it's also not wholly accurate to describe them as aromantic/asexual, it's more complex than that

-you can never fully understand certain myths if you don't understand the societal context in which they were told

-myths have lots and lots of retellings, there isn't one singular "canon", but we can try to distinguish between older and newer versions and bewteen greek and roman versions

-most of what you know about sparta is probably incorrect

-reading/waching retellings is not a substitute to reading the original myths, read the iliad! read the odyssey! i know they may seem intimidating, but they're much more entertaining than you may think

greek mythology is so complex and interesting, don't go into it with preconcieved notions! try to be open to learn!

Hi it's me, the trans man with male privilege people like to talk about. I pass pretty well, cis men often see me as any other dude. But I have trauma commonly associated with womanhood and interacting with a lot of cis men it's clear they've never experienced it, don't understand it, and oftentimes don't care. Some will try to bond with me over woman hate and it's extremely triggering. I don't identify with or have a lot of comradery with cis men and I don't let their misogyny slide, either.

But the queer community is soooo good at explaining my situation to me. It's impossible for a Man to have trauma from misogyny, I'm just saying so to get sympathy. My feelings are irrelevant because I'm not actually being hurt here. In fact, I probably find misogyny affirming and need to be taught a lesson. By identifying as a man I am posing as these guy's ally and enabling them, I should be apologizing for their behavior. /s

Being treated by other men as superior to women is a privilege probably but I really don't feel like I'm winning here. It's alienating on both sides.

you summed it up perfectly. it's alienating no matter what side its coming from. it's still depersonalizing as hell to have to go through with this shit. everyone wants to tell you what your experience is like for you. nobody trusts you to be a reliable narrator. it's fucked up beyond belief.

I’m going to tell you something nobody told me:

It is O-fucking-Kay if you think you’re trans except for that one thing

If you think you might be a girl but you like having your hair short, or you don’t like wearing dresses, or you don’t want to wear makeup, that is totally okay

If you think you might be a guy but you like having long hair or you really love skirts or you wear lots of sparkly jewellery, that is totally okay

If you think you might be nonbinary but you really like presenting in a way that aligns with your agab, that is totally okay

If you think you might be trans but you aren’t sure if you want hormones, that is totally okay

If you think you’re trans “except for…” that is totally okay and get this: you don’t have to change that part of yourself to be trans

You can if you want to, but if you don’t, that is totally okay

i went to sleep listening to the book of genesis and woke up in terror to your asmr video, what does this mean

I am revelations bitch

Upon first seeing this, I thought,

Trans mascs meeting trans fems (& via versa)

Its so sad there isnt a jorking it equivilent for food

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