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Sophie Labelle is a French-Canadian transgender cartoonist and activist whose work has captivated audiences around the world. Through her comics, she explores important topics like gender identity and the transgender experience, using humor and heartfelt storytelling to make these themes more relatable and accessible. Her art not only helps normalize being transgender but also sparks meaningful conversations about LGBTQ+ issues.

Many readers use Labelle's comics to open up discussions about gender and identity with their friends and family. Her work speaks to anyone navigating their own identity, offering both comfort and inspiration.

More info: Instagram | Facebook | serioustransvibes.com | youtube.com | ko-fi.com | patreon.com

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Jess Smith
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2 years ago

sanity isn't achieved until we switch to single payer healthcare

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    Feathered Dinosaur
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    2 years ago

    Again: if you can't accept your child's identity, be it gay, trans, or whatever DON'T have children!

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    2 years ago

    Oh, that was a sweet, sweet thing to read

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    robecca leyden
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    2 years ago (edited)

    It's still shocking to me that Rowling didn't retract her awful accusations

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    2 years ago

    Man, I hated this so much, it really was the reason I stopped hanging out with the opposite gender.

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    2 years ago

    Remember: puberty blockers are completely reversible! It hurts nobody to put kids on them until they “know for sure.”

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    Lisa Crow
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    2 years ago

    Also, some non-trans kids take puberty blockers for other medical reasons. Another reason not to butt into the medical decisions of another person.

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    Feathered Dinosaur
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    2 years ago

    F**k this. If I had to go through male puberty, knowing it would do irreversible alterations to my body which I would hate (I identify as female), it would throw me into depression, too.

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    MirohLoome (he/she/they)
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    2 years ago

    i actually didnt know that about ballet

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
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    2 years ago

    Okay, I actually flinched - my mom's name is Linda and she absolutely treated me like a piece of property through my entire childhood. XD I'm adopted and she told me - frequently - that I was adopted "just" to be a sibling to my older sister, her bio child. She didn't want her daughter to be an only child. She's the epitome of the "Linda" above, though - I'm not female-gender-normative at all and I cannot even imagine how horrific my childhood would have been if I'd tried to express that to her beyond my preference for pants over frilly dresses.

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    MirohLoome (he/she/they)
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    2 years ago

    the NPC shirt lmfao

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    Lisa Crow
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    2 years ago (edited)

    Also, where's the outrage over intersex babies being given surgery without parental permission, and sometimes even parental awareness, in an effort to "normalize" their genitalia? This can cause loss of sensation, scarring, urinary issues, etc. Even WITH parental permission this seems like a terrible idea. ************* I know we all prefer to have things be black and white, A or B, but this is harmful! Biology is a complex thing; sometimes we need to accept that reality. ************ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16324-intersex https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/25/us-harmful-surgery-intersex-children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_medical_interventions

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    Silly Panda Cat
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    2 years ago

    I love the colourful hair

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Regrettably, there's one interview that won't go out on air. Fsr.

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    Rayne OfSalt
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    2 years ago

    But to elongated muskrat, it's a "slur".

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    StarCrossedFriday
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    2 years ago

    It’d be nice if we went forward with this kind of thinking, instead of backwards with the insanity that came with overturning Roe v. Wade.

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    M O'Connell
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    2 years ago

    Don't forget that after being fired from IBM she started her career over from the bottom, in spite of her years of experience.

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    Rayne OfSalt
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    2 years ago

    Ah yes, well-known christian festival, the Bacchanalia. Celebrating the well-known christian god Dionysus.

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    Sand Ers
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    2 years ago

    If only it was actually funny…

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    Parmeisan
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    2 years ago

    Love the mic drop moment on this one

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    There is always tension between 'safety' and 'progress'. Look at the history of the printed word, if you want examples; and check the meaning of the word "imprimatur". 'Change' is scary, but may well be necessary - and helpful.

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    robecca leyden
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    2 years ago

    Why are people so evil

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    But maybe he needs a friend to explain all this to him.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Some parents don't fully understand their children. This has been going on for millennia. The Golden Rule applies - to both sides. Be gentle, be tolerant.

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    Multa Nocte
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    2 years ago

    On his good days Elon is a waste of space.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Violence is never truly 'legitimised', but too often, excuses are offered for it ...

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Must admit, I have no concept of what "gender ideology' might be - but my ignorance is not proof of anything. I need to learn more.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    I'm old, but I'm having difficulty with the claimed difference between 'genders' , 'sexes', etc. Please don't mock me, help me. Oh, and drawing someone who you claim to be wrong, licking a boot, doesn't really prove anything. Just sayin'.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Be cautious about banning books just because you don't like what they say. That's a dark road to start down - oppose them, rebut them, don't buy them, but don't expect to have them burnt, either. The other side just might have the 'right to differ' from your opinions; you claim the same right from them, remember?

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    If we reach a point where people don't vote for parties unless they have full and knowing agreement with every part of their manifestos, the voting booths will be silent places. Regrettably, at some points we have to choose between different flavours of good - or watch others choose for us.

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    Nylah
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    1 year ago

    can someone pls explain? i dont undertand

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    Icedragocat
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    2 years ago

    Aww its wonderful to have such supportive classmates!

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    StarCrossedFriday
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    2 years ago

    There was a story about a man in a dress and pearls (which is how they put it, the story didn’t actually say whether they were a trans woman or just a guy in a dress) who tried to kidnap a child off the street - and someone who commented that this was ‘the Democrats’ dream for the future’ and ‘exactly what the leftists want more of’ got 900 upvotes. I pointed out that no one (sane) ‘wants’ more child abductions, and that what the person was wearing was irrelevant - which went down like a lead balloon, and just got people going ‘what did you think would happen when “they” started doing drag queen book readings for children???’. I just do not understand how that logic works.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    True, but occasional reference to the actual facts is sometimes helpful, too

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    StarCrossedFriday
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    2 years ago (edited)

    This seems too harsh. There are genuine cases of people transitioning at a younger age and realising they made a mistake years later - they’re not ‘lying’. And they did often state that many pro-trans online groups were very understanding and supportive of their issues, as long as their end goal was surgically transitioning; kind of classic diagnostic overshadowing. The support disappeared once they started to have doubts afterwards, which to me sounds just as horrible as people denying your feelings if you conclude you are trans. In any case, this is just another story of how puberty blockers would have been helpful.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    "Rage! Rage, against the dying of the light" - and light your own candle, to show others the way

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    2 years ago

    I personally believe he was a trans man. However, and I hate to say this, we can’t be positive.

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    StarCrossedFriday
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    2 years ago

    At the same time, I’ve read stories about lesbians being called ‘bigoted transphobic TERF bitches’, etc., for not wanting to shag every trans woman on online dating sites. You can’t control who you’re attracted to.

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    Debby Ryan
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    2 years ago

    Yep sounds about right

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    2 years ago

    Whee goes the hypocrisy

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    Sky Render
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    2 years ago

    And this is why token tolerance is not a solution. If society only tolerates because they're told to, many are just one bad day away from deciding that tolerance was a mistake and becoming the worst kind of people who feel they can use the "tolerated" group as a punching bag once they have "evidence" that it's somehow "underserved".

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    Sky Render
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    2 years ago

    Seems like there's always someone in the wings ready to become the next long-term villain in the medical community of the atypical. John Money, Ivar Lovaas, and so many others have tried to "fix" atypical attributes by force with catastrophic results every time, and yet somehow their mistakes never resonate the way they should...

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    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
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    2 years ago

    I don’t totally get this one?

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    imjustexisting
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    2 years ago

    guys please don't blame all of us Brits I swear not all of us want this

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Ah, that's fine - we've found someone to ban! No toleration for 'others', no attempt to help them or persuade them - they don't deserve it. Yay progress ! /s

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    Sand Ers
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    2 years ago

    Hadn’t seen that second one before.

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    Silly Panda Cat
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    2 years ago

    Can anyone help me by telling me the context of this comic?

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    M O'Connell
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    2 years ago

    The MC at the last pride event I went to addressed the crowd as "All y'all bitches out there" which was about as inclusive as you can be.

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    Andrew Keir
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    2 years ago

    Do what you can, with what you have, while you can

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