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Cake day: September 19th, 2025

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  • Your first part is correct, but we’re not living in a vacuum. We’re living in a society populated and created mainly by and for neurotypical people. If you’re far enough outside of that, not being able to navigate that environment and live a successful and fulfilling life - even in the absence of societal pressure - can be traumatic enough that medication is a great option.

    All of the above said, I agree that changing your own perspective on yourself, coming to terms with “I am who I am”, can relieve a good portion of the distress of living in a world that isn’t really “for” you. If necessary, a combination of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and appropriate medication may be a real light in the darkness.











  • Many will say I should have seen this coming — that the right has and always will be against LGBT rights. And maybe there’s some truth to that. But that just wasn’t my experience. I was met with open arms by this messy coalition of ex-Democrats and lifelong Republicans, many of whom still support me and my right to marry. I found a community committed to reason and truth. Perhaps I’m simply realizing that there are fewer of us than I originally thought. The radical right is on the warpath against liberalism, trampling centrists, libertarians, and reasonable ring-wingers in the process. Ultimately, I don’t regret my decision. I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away.

    Read: “The only rights that should be protected are mine.”

    There must be a path to redemption, but this one ain’t on it.