Post #4822104 · Elektrine

2026-09-23 19:24 UTC

@mayasynth@eldritch.cafe And this extends to so many elements on such identification: birthdates may be edtimated, spellings may be transliterated from a completely different writing-symbol system, naming conventions for family or individuals is not universal, and so forth. Yet each jurisdiction demands we "form" ourselves to fit their form, whether a paper form or a digital form, both a point of data entry to systems that propagate well beyond what individuals (even when citizens) have legal access to. This does raise one key difference between T and LGB: we are often easily revealed without consent by such identification systems. Cis LGB people are less likely to experience this particular exclusion from official systems in such a pervasive way. However: the specific oppressions we experience are common across all, and also often are similar to exclusions and discrimination levied against other minorities. 2/3

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@likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca 2026-09-23 19:32

@mayasynth@eldritch.cafe I wish people were better able to recognise similarities and places for mutual support and solidarity: we face issues that cross many communities beyond LGBT alone. Yet I expect it is to the advantage of those who wish we were not here/did not exist to emphasise those differences precisely because it could weaken or prevent solidarity against systems and governance structures now easily proven to be inadequate for our times. This need not have a particilarly sinister motive: making changes across longstanding bureaucratic recordkeeping practises cannot be easy or cheap, and since things more or less work for the majority, intertia against ensuring systmes are inclusive for all can be highly demotivating. ☹️ Happy to discuss more if you like. 🙂Apologies again for insufficient skill in French to respond in your language. ☹️ 3/3

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