"I am an intersex nonbinary man. I first realized that I was transgender in late 2014 when I was in the midst of my internship for my master's in social work. Since then, I have delved deep into myself, both emotionally and spiritually, and discovered who I was truly meant to be. I started testosterone in 2023, and while I do enjoy the physical changes it has brought me, I mainly feel a deep sense of peace and "rightness" in my mind."
"This changed as soon as Trump was sworn in. I have developed chronic pain from the stress of living through this administration. I grind my teeth from anxiety, resulting in neck and jaw pain. I sought the help of my primary care office in August, who insisted that I needed to calm down. The thing is, even though I live in New York, a blue state, my autism makes me hyperempathetic, and my pagan faith makes me desperately wish that the USA could maintain a sense of frith (an ancient concept in which all members of a community look after each other's well-being)."
Yarrow Brown is a 37-year-old nonbinary, intersex, AroAce person who realized a transgender identity in 2014 and began testosterone in 2023, gaining mental peace. The second Trump administration reversed that sense of safety, triggering chronic pain related to stress, teeth grinding, and neck and jaw pain. Primary care providers minimized the symptoms, advising calm. Living in New York, autism heightens empathetic responses and druidic pagan faith compels commitment to communal well-being and energetic health. Yarrow founded a nonprofit serving transgender people and struggles to provide community support while managing personal health impacts and heightened political fear.
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