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I Did Not Consent To My Body (medium.com)

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Trigger Warning [discussion of suicide and trauma]

This isn't an easy read, but it's a good read.

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[–] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 9 points 5 months ago

I can very much relate to this comment from the essay writer: "[puberty] taught me that my body did not belong to me. It seemed to belong to everyone but me. What I had wanted for it was the last thing that mattered. It made a tragedy of my body."