skrlet13
(gen)AI is not even a person. And you have to pay for it, in some way
"They can mobilise vast PR machines around ‘trans genocide’. But when gay men are overdosing week in, week out, across Europe’s capitals? Nothing." You can care about multiple things at the same time. And a lot people want trans people to drop dead.
I totally get being concerned about gay men being consumers and victims of the predatory and cruel drug market. Sharing info about how different drugs hurt you, how to do harm reduction and how these drugs markets is only interested to keep you barely alive to keep you as a client, and offering safe places to deal with symptoms and withdrawal actually help.
But I cannot trust the author. He thinks helping trans people is a disgrace by itself.
I know it's hard to navigate life when you are a disabled person's caregiver, our society is very ableist. But imagine how much harder is to the disabled people themselves...
I hope the author is more careful with Nat now (this is from 2003 after all)
Reading this article and considering its theme, it is so sad I didn't learn about Nat. I only know how he gives life lessons indirectly to his family.
When you pay rent you are dependent of a landlord, who has a lot of power over you when you are vulnerable. Being homeless is a cruel situation, and they know it.
Problem is most people can't afford owning a home nowadays. Power imbalances increase even more...
insert Cooler Daniel meme
Most devices are just blocked and won't let you unblock. It is stuck it OS.
You can't even try alternatives.
Having an address to your name helps a lot to get a job (classism is very harsh and bad, society is very cruel to homeless people)