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  • we’ve got a couple regulars posting on !chronicillness@lemmy.world so we get atleast two posts a week nearly no matter what which is cool.

    I don’t think we need to force ourselves to be more active than that. Threads that get big on our community attract a lot of non-disabled people who say discriminatory stuff and it becomes a moderation headache.

    The comm was intended as a support group but sometimes becomes a sort of debate group when non-disabled people try to share their “views” on our disabilities. So those big threads may not really be serving their purpose.

    @bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de is really carrying it with their weekly threads.






  • Some societies and cultures allow for forms of changing your gender, or have other gender roles that fulfil these (Fa’afafine, Hirjas etc.).

    The concept of “mental disorder”/“mental illness”/“mental issue” just like “gender” is a social construct.

    In a society where these other genders or changing genders is not commonly allowed, like modern western cultures, someone who doesn’t fit into the binary vision of gender might be seen as having a “disorder”.

    Just like back in the day, in a society where gayness is erased and does not exist, a gay person might be seen as having a mental disorder.

    But if we say being transgender is just a normal part of human diversity, like being gay — which I hope is the case, then it is not a “disorder”.

    It’s very important to note that what is considered a “disorder” or not is very much a social construct.

    Note: I’m not trans. If you notice any misconceptions or mistakes, please correct me. Thank you.