ghostsandrebels
Bio
i'm a a queer writer, poet, cat lover, and author. i'm passionate about psychology, human rights, and creating places where lgbt+ youth and young adults feel safe, represented, and supported.
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Stories (88/0)
Things Society Needs to Normalize
Since the pandemic began, a lot has changed. And still, a lot hasn't. These past couple of years have left me feeling as though society is moving backwards - that things that used to be normal are becoming more and more controversial, that society is becoming more backwards than it ever was before. People spend more time indoors, more time browsing the Internet: and in turn, they spend more time spewing hate. People will always find things to be angry about. Things to adamantly refuse to understand. People will say they miss when things were normal, while dejectedly resigning themselves to the fact that normal is gone.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Humans
- Top Story - March 2022
A Handy Guide to Gender IdentitiesTop Story - March 2022
Hi there! I'm Danny, and I'm trans non-binary. This means I am not wholly male or female - the gender binaries. If I had to put a label on it, I'd call myself genderflux, but mostly I just use the term enby. The transgender umbrella encompasses many different genders and sexualities, and today, I'll be making a list of different genders, because I always love bringing recognition to the queer community. Many people think sex and gender are the same thing, and use them interchangeably despite them being very different. Sex refers to biological and physiological characteristics, such as chromosomes, genitalia, and hormones. Gender, on the other hand, is an identity, a personal sense of self. There are more than sixty recognized genders within the queer community, and three sexes: because, yes, intersex people exist.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Pride
Things I Will Teach My Son
Nobody can ever prepare you for the ways in which children change your life. Before my son was born, I thought I knew what it meant to love, to feel pride, to dream. None of it meant anything before you. Six years ago, I was stuck in a cyclical tirade of a relationship: weakening, destroying, leaving me in pieces like a mirror that had shattered. Six years ago, I had no sense of purpose in life. No dreams, no drive. I'd always wanted to be a parent. But I never knew how much I needed you until you were there, and then nothing was ever the same again.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Humans
The Words I Never Said
I loved you. I loved you like a hurricane: loudly, chaotically, trampling those I loved in my careless frenzy. You were the hurricane, leaving destruction in your wake, leaving me to clean it up. I was not a watcher of storms nor a keeper of men. I was not a lover of myself nor of feeling alone.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Poets
- First Place in From Across the Room Challenge
I Almost Married a Narcissist!
If it were possible, there are so many things I would tell my younger self. In high school, I would have fallen in love with any boy who gave me the time of day. I've always been like this, I suppose: pouring my heart and soul into people who never reciprocated. I'm still like this, I suppose.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Humans
- Top Story - February 2022
Gender is Cumbersome, But it Keeps me Safe Top Story - February 2022
Hey, my name is Danny. I'm 27 years old and non-binary: not a man nor a woman. Just a person, or an alien attempting to fit in with the rest of the persons. Honestly, that's what it feels like most days. The problem with society is that everything needs to be labeled, and everything that isn't labeled is considered strange and confusing. I never understood this compulsive need of society to put expectations on things. We label clothing, people, media, objects. When I grew up and became more acquainted with life, I realized this need for labels stemmed from the need for control. As a species, we're often scared of things we don't understand. We feel threatened by them, and hesitant to have an opinion. But instead of trying to learn, we stick to what we know, and blame everything else for causing us confusion.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Pride
I'm Not "Dramatic", It's Neurodivergence!
As a society, we absolutely need to stop using functioning labels to describe autistics. Here's why. 1. They're ableist. Functioning labels are independent of intelligence, and don't do a great job considering the abilities of an individual. By saying someone is low-functioning or high-functioning, we isolate them from their non-disabled peers by implying defectiveness. Think about it. We speak of autistic people the way we speak of a malfunctioning machine, which diminishes humanity and encourages stigmatization. Let's use the term low-functioning as an example. By referring to a person as low-functioning, we imply they can't get by on their own, and that their success in life comes only from the assistance of others. We degrade them to a term, a disability, rather than an independent person with ideas and talents. With each disablity hurdle comes an overwhelming skill.
By ghostsandrebels2 years ago in Psyche