I'm not sure where I read it - I think it was on the wikipedia page of that trans doctor from the 1920s, but I don't remember his name - but basically, it was talking about this trans man's experience being trans in the early 20th century, and his family's reaction. And it made a point of saying how his grandparents were entirely supportive and even wrote him as their grandson on their gravestones. And there's a similar story for a trans girl, also in a similar time period I believe, where her family took her to a doctor when she started Being Trans and the doctor's reaction was literally "Okay, she says she's a girl? Then treat her like a girl! Buy her dresses and call her by whatever name she wants!" and they did!!
Obviously transphobia still existed back then, and it was strong. But throughout time, there have been cases where people heard their loved one say "I am not that gender, that doesn't fit me," and their love and trust in that person overrode any prejudice or lack of understanding, and they just accepted them. Whether it's a doctor encouraging parents to treat their little girl like a little girl, or grandparents marking their grandson's gender in stone (even when, if I remember correctly, his parents had doubts), trans people have always had people who cared for us and believed us and supported us, despite what the rest of society might have said.
UPDATE: IT WAS ALAN L. HART, from his wikipedia page:
Hart wrote later, in 1911, of his happiness during this time, when he was free to present as male, playing with boys' toys made for him by his grandfather. His parents and grandparents largely accepted and supported his gender expression, though his mother described his "desire to be a boy" as "foolish." His grandparents' obituaries, from 1921 and 1924, both list Hart as a grandson.
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“whatever the reason is, we’ll look for it together”....chishiya making kuina a good luck charm bomb....kuina saving ann through the power of love....aguni and hatter’s whole thing....kuina constantly worrying about chishiya....karube and chota’s sacrifice.....tatta’s sacrifice....”dont forget about me even for a second” “not even for a second”...the dude arisu saved in the running game continuing on the goodwill of not leaving anyone behind....chishiya taking the bullet for usagi....”i had hope before bc I had people I trusted beside me”...the overwhelming guilt of surviving vs ”don’t resent those who are still alive”....the entire king of diamonds convo...kuina fighting to get back to her mom....WHATEVER THE REASON IS WE’LL LOOK FOR IT TOGETHER.....stupid deathgame show making me emotional about what it means to be human
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okay so i was thinking about the scene in the beginning of s2e5 where Wille brings Simon a sandwich.
it is in and of itself a very clear parallel to s1e5, and the parallel is beautiful as well (s1e4 ends with their first time, and s2e4 ends with their first kiss since breaking up) but despite noticing the parallel on my first watch, i didn’t understand why Wille was making Simon a sandwich in s2. it’s not like Simon had slept in Wille’s room that night like in s1 right? so why did Wille bring Simon a sandwich “just in case he hadn’t had time to eat”?
it took until my third time watching it that it clicked; the choir. Simon had been there with the choir to perform for Jan-Olof that morning. Wille knew that Simon had been to school early that day, knew that he would have had to wake up early and take an early bus. and without prompting he brought Simon a sandwich just in case Simon hadn’t had time to make breakfast.
idk if maybe i’m the only one who didn’t realize this but i figured i would share it anyway since it was bothering me until i realized it. but now that i have, ive been crying over it nonstop. Wille really was doing his best to be there for Simon, to make sure he was okay.
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How quickly the time changes,
Chapter 6
And some things stay the same.
Chapter 913
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The fact that Zoro is always there. As a shield, as Luffy's swordsman and someone who always has his back, guarding him and what's important to him. Even after 900+chapters!!
(I'm only on about chapter 370, but thanks to @general-cyno Jay's post about the Wano arc, all i could think about was this parallel from their first meeting - their first fight together, where without any words between them Zoro was there to protect Luffy, already seeing him as his captain!! And fastforward to the other chapter, it's so similar and so much more! Soulmates !! ❤️💚😭)
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God i’m thinking about how easily and unknowingly strangers can grant you salvation like i found it in how my old classmate told me once that i was a kind person and it was the first time i’d ever believed it
in how a coworker once said that i always seem so happy and have a nice smile and i cried about it when i got home since i’d always been told i seem too serious or mean
in how someone once told me i was good at comforting them when i’d always thought i was bad at it
Just god they’re out there somewhere and i barely remember what they looked like and we’ll never cross paths again but they changed me so deeply, they’re out there but they’ll never know how often i revisit those memories and think of myself even just a little more kindly they’re out there and i don’t know them but they’re the most important people in the world to me somehow
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guys its fuckign jover. was talking about how much i loved wedding ceremonies as a concept and as a childhood dream thing with my friend which spiraled into talking about dream weddings. Like first of all? I need a monster hunter wedding this is non negotiable. I dont know how I'm going to make that work but I am
Secondarily, I was working on like a theoretical wedding dress. Like I'm masculine on all my days but in a wedding? IM WEARING THAT DRESS!!!!! Those wedding swords would be cool as fuck too
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