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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Flight of woman in Slender Man case casts spotlight on system that failed her

Geyser was 12 in 2014 when she pleaded guilty to stabbing a sixth-grade classmate to appease the mythical Slender Man. Geyser, now 23, was picked up 24 hours later 100 miles away at a truck stop outside Chicago in the company of 43-year-old Chad Charley Mecca, a transgender woman. She had cut off her monitoring ankle bracelet. Mecca said in a phone call to the Wisconsin news outlet WKOW, she ran because of me.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Walking the tightrope: Being a queer therapist in a system built to erase us

Queer therapists navigate oppressive mental health systems, balancing survival and resistance while creating affirming, transformative care for queer and trans clients.
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