'Eyo! I wasn't sure what to put as the topic starter since there's a few things I have unique experience in, but being multiply marginalized as a person is definitely something I can explain to those curious.
- I have Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH, previously called Pseudo-Tumor Cerebri). I've had both eye and brain surgery for it.
- I have/am ADHD (diagnosed age 6 in 1996) and very likely autistic (not tested, but deemed likely by mental health professionals).
- I have pretty severe chronic migraines, for which I am legally declared disabled. The process of getting disability is a trip, I'll tell ya. What I have is considered an "invisible disability" - pros and cons exist for that label.
- In 2016 I came out as trans (he/they) to family and friends right before moving from suburban Miami, Florida, to a small rural town in Tennessee. :^)
- My gender journey took me from originally believing I was genderfluid, to entirely binary male, to nonbinary male (demiboy). I prefer to be called "demimale" or "demidude" however.
- Though gender and orientation are not bound to one another, I also explored the latter and went from "straight cis female" to "panromantic gay trans demidude." I also consider myself on the asexual spectrum (aceflux). All that is usually condensed into "I'm queer" for brevity and simplicity.
- Yes, I've had "top surgery"/a double mastectomy. No, I'm not currently taking testosterone, sadly.
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