Hey. Minors following me. Internet safety is key!! NEVER include these in your bio/byf:
Medical diagnoses - this is nobody’s business but yours. You don’t owe anyone an explanation for why you are the way that you are
Trauma - same reason as above
Triggers - people can use these against you! Don’t give people tools to hurt you. No one has to know what tags you block. Just block tags to stay safe!
Age - age is okay for adults to include but is iffy when you’re a teen. Predators want this information, don’t give people more than they need. Just state that you’re a minor, that’s all that anyone needs to know.
In general: stay safe. If you’re not comfortable with every stranger out there having access to this information, you shouldn’t post it on the internet.
Play devil’s advocate and ask yourself about what would happen if someone searched for your information with intent to hurt you. You do NOT owe anyone an explanation!
adding on to this post, i agree w all of OPs points, but i also highly advise against super young teens posting their face on the internet, its so easy to take peoples selfies + name and find stuff out like your school and then figure out the rough area in which you live. same with your phone number. be super careful about what you put out there. once you post it, it really is here forever.
Some of you might be too young to remember a time when it was extremely taboo to ask anyone personal details on the internet. Sites like Facebook intentionally eroded that culture and put a culture of accountability in its place. But here’s the thing: you are not accountable to *ANYONE* on the internet. No one! You do not have to prove that you are [whatever] enough to enjoy the things that you enjoy, or that you act the way you do because [X].
Prepare in advance, stockpile what you legally (or in minecraft) can, find diy that you trust.
They are going to take your medically required medication from you. This study is expected to start in about six months, and will likely be bullshit that only takes a couple months after that. There is still time.
However, I would predict an almost guarantee of a major federal legal restriction on adult HRT access in the 6mo-1yr from now range. I don’t want any of the bullshit I got at the time of the election about “fearmongering”. I stand by everything I said then.
If you haven’t heard of Julia Donaldson, she’s primarily a picture book author, who we can thank for extremely popular Halloween classic Room on the Broom as well as the Gruffalo.
Let this be a testament to the power of picture books.
A.F. Vandevorst installation for Arnhem Mode Biennale 2011
“A girl sleeping in a hospital bed in her A.F. Vandevorst dress. But here, the girl as well as the mattress and pillow are made out of candle wax. Once lit, what starts as a perfect image will slowly melt and perish during the biennale.”
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