I am kind of worried that by sharing this I’ll unintentionally “validate” our oppressors when in reality this should only make decent people care more about stopping cancer; I really don’t wanna live in a world with fewer lesbians.

• LGB cisgender women may have a higher risk of breast cancer than heterosexual women due to risk factors like fewer childbirths and higher alcohol use.

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The best way to catch breast cancer early is through regular mammograms and screenings, but research shows that LGB women and transgender people are less likely to get screenings than cisgender, straight women. According to the 2021 Out: National Cancer Survey conducted by the National LGBT Cancer Network, around 30% of TGNB people never received a cancer screening test prior to their cancer diagnosis.

Oh, fuck my life.

Sometimes I wish that I could just sleep forever.