Innes

My brother once asked me what the difference was between "bi" and "pan," and I told him, "there isn't one, it's just about communities."

"But there has to be a difference, because bi means two and pan means all."

"Oh, people will tell you there's a difference. People will say one or the other is reductive, or maybe they'll say something like, bi people can have preferences among multiple genders whereas pan people have no preference. But you can't prove every bi person or every pan person feels a certain way about something, and I've met enough to know these 'tests' aren't reliable. It's just about the vibe and community you prefer. Some people pick based on the flag, or whichever they learn about first."

He didn't get it and insisted there must be some fundamental distinction.

...Anyway, I feel the same way about "transsexual" and "transgender."

Hey everyone!

So I am currently having the type of hard time where working on creative projects meaningfully is having to take a backseat to funding my continued ability to access medical care (on that note, I am. very much looking for work lmao)

Because of this, I've decided that at the end of August, I'll be raising the minimum price of my Twine essay When Will It Be Time from $1 USD to $5 USD. It's a short essay about how neuroableism intersects with transphobia and everyone who's given me feedback has told me they love it.

So if you were thinking about giving it a shot, but never got around to it, now's your chance to get it at the current lower price! (Tips, of course, always welcome.)

I wish pride month were something I'm happy about. I want to be, it just... kinda underscores how little IRL queer community I actually have, as well as the artificial barriers between me and what's purportedly "my people."

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