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The Invisible Trans Masculine Intimate Partner Abuse Survivor and the Flexagon They’re Facing
Contrary to widespread beliefs, transgender men experience higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV)* than transgender and cisgender women. This was FORGE’s groundbreaking finding from a 2011 survey of over one thousand transgender people. In the past few...
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera Were The Mothers of the Movement, but How Do We Tell the Story of their Struggles with their Minds?
Note: This article discusses mental health, suicide, and psychiatric care in ways that may be triggering for some readers. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera were trans femmes of color and lifelong dear friends who fought in the Stonewall riots...
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![This week is #AsexualityAwarenessWeek and this month is #DomesticViolenceMonth. We affirm that asexuality is a valid identity—one that can be vulnerable to unique forms of abuse. Learn more about asexuality here: https://www.asexuality.org/
And more about asexuality and abuse here: https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-specific-communities/lgbtqia-victims/forms-abuse/what-forms-abuse-are-unique-1
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