Chel 🏳️‍⚧️

Utah just banned police from forcing rape victims to take lie-detector tests before they're allowed to report an assault. One victim "failed" a polygraph, and officers dropped the case-letting her rapist walk free, where he went on to assault more women for two more years.

A limited series about the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein is in the works with Laura Dern set to star.

What thing was ruined because it turned into a rich person's hobby?

I’m getting exhausted, so I’m just going to rip the band-aid off here. I have zero interest anymore in being a trans rights activist. It’s become clear to me in the past week that I was nothing more than a mouthpiece and a convenient human shield for many of you to avoid harassment from transphobes and terfs. The moment that I showed who I am on a personal level, not as an activist. Many have abandoned me, have sought to harass me, and have excommunicated me. All because of "the company that I keep." I’m a binary person. I am an early onset dysphoric transsexual, Type VI if that even matters. I believe in assimilation. I have held these feelings and beliefs throughout the entire 15 years since I started my transition. Yet, I still advocated for the rights of all under the transgender umbrella. And by advocate, I mean I did real work. I didn’t just play on social media all day. I lobbied politicians, I lobbied healthcare CEOs, I wrote op-eds, I gave college lectures, I did Q&As, I helped people get on hormones, I helped people DIY HRT, I’ve organized protests, I made connections to academics, to journalists, to medical professionals. All in the name of bodily autonomy and freedom for everyone under the trans umbrella. I’ve done my time as a trans rights activist. I’ve done more than most can claim. If people don’t want me to be in the community because I have transmedicalist beliefs and friends, then that’s fine. It’s the community’s loss. Thank you to all of you who have supported me through the years. It meant a lot to me, and I won’t forget it. If you feel the need to unfollow me, block me, or excommunicate me. Fine, I understand. But I'm done feeling like I need to feel ashamed of my transition experience, my beliefs about transitioning, and for the sisters in transition that I associate myself with.