#freiya benson

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Tag nine people that you’d like to get to know better game!

Thank you to the amazing @zico-if for tagging me! <3

Favorite color: every shade of blue :) but if I HAVE to pick one... cyan. or turquoise? nope, I can't pick just one!

Currently reading: Trans Love by Freiya Benson for my book club at work.

Last song: Zombie - Acoustic Version by The Cranberries

Last series: GOT: House of Dragons

Last movie: Persuasion

Sweet/savory/spicy: Spicy! I love anything spicy like wings, hot fries, curry, etc...but savory is a close second.

Currently working on: Next in Line (chapter 2 + Twine demo)

feel free to ignore if I tag you or do it even if you haven't been tagged <3

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#tag game #is that nine? i hate math #with a passion #<3

[cowboyhorsegirl]

which book was it omg

i'll recc you a book tell me what you're looking for

fjksdfjksf okay in the book's defense it's an anthology and i haven't finished it yet so we can still hold out hope that at least something in there is gonna be outstanding

but it's called Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Nonbinary Voices, edited by Freiya Benson & i will update you all if i find anything i like but so far all of the writing has just kind of fallen flat for me

& i'd be so excited to read anything you rec, but I particularly love graphic novels and books about queer history <3

#i'm so touched you'd offer to rec me a book!!! thank you <3 #also sorry if that guidance is super vague i'm in a weird transition period of figuring out what my taste is again after having been a #massive bookworm in school and then simply Not Reading for like a decade #but if it helps at all i'm also reading a book of essays abt disability representation in superhero comics rn and i'm planning on reading #Orlando next :) #signed sealed delivered #welcomingdisaster

[that-bookworm-guy]

The Anxiety Book for Trans People - Freiya Benson

‘As a trans person, my anxiety has some extra facets to it that are a direct consequence of me being trans. A lot of this has its roots in anxiety that other people experience; it’s just that being trans often adds another layer to it, rather like a really weird cake that you would never want to eat.’

The WHO removed this mental health category for trans people in 2019, but back in 2014 when little queer me came out at 18, I had to go through hoops to get referred to the Gender Identity Clinic.

I was referred to the mental health team.

My mum was asked about my upbringing, how I developed, and how I was born; they asked so many questions that I zoned out. They also asked me when I 1st felt that ‘something was wrong’ leading me to tell my life story.

In my 1st session, I was diagnosed with severe depression, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety, panic disorder, & gender dysphoria. I had the diagnosis I needed. I was also put on meds. I got discharged from the MH team because I was too severe, they also didn’t know what to do with dysphoria.

I was referred to the worst place I’ve ever been. They pulled my (cis) boyfriend at the time, into a session where they spent the whole time trying to ‘show’ me how being trans was a burden to our relationship because he had a crush on me when I was my ‘true self’ AKA female. They also told me I was a burden to my family. As well as some other stuff, I'm not going to talk about because honestly I don't want to. This therapy wasn’t to help me manage my gender dysphoria, it was to ‘cure’ it.

As soon as I was on the waiting list for the GID, I got what I needed, & for my MH sake, I quit & never went back.

My anxiety has been up & down, but some of it settled when I came out, but being trans came with a whole load of more anxiety. There are things I do to manage it though, I have so many fidget toys on me at all times, including the black ring above. I have been on hormones for nearly 5 years, so I’m at a place where I can live stealth, this means no one knows that I’m trans. This comes with its own anxiety, but for me, it feels so much safer, especially in my area. Which eases some of the anxiety. I've outed at a previous work place and although my boss handled it well, it couldn't undo the damage that was done. I was getting yelled at, constantly misgendered and getting transphobic slurs and hate said to my face when I was trying to do my job. I was assaulted outside of work. All of this just added to my anxiety and I would much rather live with the anxiety of trying to be stealth than go through that again.

This year for me is about healing, and that includes working on my anxiety in every form that it takes.

#books #booklr #book blog #book #bookblr #book blogger #bookworm #nerd #geek #book lover #anxiety #trans #transgender #queer #lgbtqia

[diary-of-a-butch-lesbian]

I recently bought an anthology called trans love

... you guys,

This is just phenomenal, I am at a loss for words how incredible this is. As I mentioned before, finding the concept of t4t love was something that I found deeply healing, this book deals with love from a trans perspective. And it’s so nice!! It includes stories and poems about romantic partners, friendships and love that transcends the binary (!!!! LITERAL NONBINARY LOVE!! HOW COOL IS THAT???)

It also contains thoughts on religion and community... YALL-

This isn’t as flowery and well written as my usual posts are, I’m just psyched to find a book that shows people like me giving and receiving love, as we should!!!

To quote Freiya Benson (the author) - love is a human right

Love is a human right

#this wasnt sponsored or anything #I just adore this book #I don’t have it nearby #I could post some of my favourite quotes if yall would like?? #transgender love #trans love #trans identity #trans power #trans rights #trans man #trans woman #transgender #nonbinary #enby #trans men are men #trans women are women #afab #amab #trans joy #trans literature

[mariacallous]

3! feel free to add more books in reaching distance :)

3: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.

“...but far the best he loved Everard Fawkener. Fawkener was ten years older than he and came from the same class; his father was a mercer, as Voltaire’s grandfather had been, and his grandfather a druggist.”

Voltaire in Love by Nancy Mitford

“...to communicate in a nongendering way, given that grammatical gendering, in Spanish, along with most other Indo-European languages, is reflected in other parts of speech than the pronouns.”

Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution by Susan Stryker

“She didn’t resonate.”

The Destruction of Hillary Clinton by Susan Bordo

“It makes love seem like a distant dream. It goes without saying that the knock-on effects of this can be huge.”

Introduction to Trans Love: An Anthology of Transgender and Non-Binary Voices edited by Freiya Benson

“So what’s wrong with somebody playing three of your songs?”

The White Album by Joan Didion

“I wouldn’t say I prefer it to the usual smoked salmon, but it is an interesting alternative.”

Jennifer Paterson’s Feasts Days

#perminas

[transmanconfessions]

an anthology of transgender and non-binary voices

Selected as a 2019 LGBT Book of the Year by Dazed and Ms. Magazine

A ground-breaking anthology of writing on the topic of love, written by trans and non-binary people who share their thoughts, feelings and experiences of love in all its guises. The collection spans familial, romantic, spiritual and self-love as well as friendships and ally love, to provide a broad and honest understanding of how trans people navigate love and relationships, and what love means to them.

Reclaiming what love means to trans people, this book provokes conversations that are not reflected in what is presently written, moving the narrative around trans identities away from sensationalism. At once intimate and radical, and both humorous and poignant, this book is for anyone who has loved, who is in love, and who is looking for love.

amazon: https://amzn.to/2NUlRtg bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Trans-Love-Freiya-Benson/9781785924323/?a_aid=sqm

[roachzrivia]

Book Review: The Anxiety Book For Trans People by Freiya Benson

Book Review: The Anxiety Book For Trans People by Freiya Benson #NetGalley #BookReview #BookBlogger

The Anxiety Book for Trans People is a self help guide written by a trans person for trans people. The author has her own experiences with anxiety, giving this book a very authentic tone. The advice is good, but the thing I took most from this book was simply the validation of another trans person speaking candidly about anxiety. The book is written in a friendly, down to earth way, and the…

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#anxiety #book review #freiya benson #mental health #Netgalley #nonfiction #queer #self help #the anxiety book for trans people #trans #transgender

[caleb-murray]

About me.

My name is Caleb. I am 31 years old, and live in Ayr, which is on the South West coast of Scotland. I live with my parents, older brother, and our two dogs Scott and Molly.

I wrote my first poem when I was 14 in school and I wrote my first piece of prose when I was 10 years old and on holiday, sadly I didn’t get time to finish it. However even as a child I had been writing stories that I would print out and put it into a document ring binder. I have been writing consistently since the age of 17 and I have had two pieces of work published in books: TransBareAll ten years, still here by TransBareAll and Trans Love an anthology of transgender and non-binary voices by Freiya Benson.

I identify as non-binary where I lean towards the masculine end of the spectrum but don’t see myself as a binary trans man. I also use they/them pronouns but won’t be offended if people use he/him as well but ideally they/them. I identify as pansexual, as gender has never been a deciding factor when dating someone or being attracted to someone. I have a wonderful fiancé, he supports me through good days, bad days and those days where you just can’t figure anything out.

I am currently studying a course in Counselling and plan on qualifying as a professional counsellor within the next three years. I have always wanted to help people and all too often there isn’t an LGBTQ+ counsellor available and I want to be there to help fill that gap.

I love attending the theatre and my favourite show is Phantom Of The Opera; followed by Wicked, Lion King and RENT (I’ve only seen the film version). Other shows I’ve seen either online or in person are Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Misérables, Barnum, Grease, The Woman in Black, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Chess to name a few.

I love binge-watching Netflix and there is nothing nicer than wearing a onesie, cup of tea in hand and wasting an entire day through Netflix.

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