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How can you be a good ally to non binary folk?
✨Avoid assumptions of genders & pronouns of people you meet
✨If comfortable, introduce yourself by your pronouns
✨Avoid terms like Ladies & Gentleman*
✨Avoid other gendered terms like ladies/guys/girls to describe groups /7
Then there’s the content
I’ve noticed a brand of MH or wellnesswashing
Painting a scene of a nice cup of tea as optimal care of your mental health
… it’s vacuous, clichéd, & kind of insulting? There’s no nuance & serves only for dopamine hits when the likes pour in /5
Equally certain experiences are more widely ignored - be they those of people with protected characteristics, or things like SMI
Or look at the posts that come up whenever you get the once-a-year #EndPillshaming campaigns where its only SSRIs that saturate our feeds /3