@rooster Also, I did not realize that a queer lady in denim shorts going to home depot was apparently a thing that is very very attractive...you might have awakened something in me 😅
Random thought: When people started sharing artist's work without their permission on Napster, there was a freakout by corporations and wealthy artists, and it was criminalized. When corporations started sharing artist's work without their permission through "AI," laws were changed to make it easier and corporations forced it on everyone.
It's almost like whoever owns the means of production will bend the media and government to increase their profits without regard to a consistent ethos. And that whatever they do will be at odds with the interests of those that actually do the work to produce things. Hmmmm.... 🧐
TRANS FEM FRIENDS: What do you wish you could say to the person you were before transition who thought it was impossible to ever actually be a girl or be fem?
I sometimes think back and find myself at a loss at what would have supported that girl best. She was so sad, hopeless, and often dissociated or in fight/flight/freeze/fawn over her distress with how she felt like she couldn't fit in the world. And like, I know "it gets better" or "it really is possible" wouldn't have gotten through.
I talk to a lot of young trans folks who go through this still every day, and so would appreciate others thoughts on this!
@lkanies@luckytran wait...if it's just people wash their hands when eating or after they use the restroom, this headline is backwards: all other generations are disgusting and need to wash their freaking hands after using the bathroom! I'm guessing it was a guy over 40 who wrote that?
Okay, here it goes, hot take on messy progesterone brain: I get really really irked when I see middle class, educated, white trans people complain about Drag.
And I apologize, I love you friends, but this is something I've heard over and over and everything I hear people say is so damn wrong. And I'm going to just rant at you for a hot second so maybe my stupid adhd trauma brain will let me sleep.
Who are the majority of drag performers? BIPOC working class gender non-conforming queer people.
Who are the majority of people in the audience at most drag shows? Gays, lesbians, and trans people, many of then working class.
How do I know? Because I actually participate in gay and lesbian communities in person in multiple countries.
Drag queens raise tens of thousands of dollars for trans youth in San Diego every year. For that matter, drag artists are the ushers, crowd control, and go-fers that make local lgbtq events run.
@amberage@ShadowJonathan this is why I apologize to all my family and friends...they insist they enjoy it for some masochistic reason...I will inflict my unstoppable exposition upon them anyway 😅
So... there's a new Harley Quinn game (supposedly there's like, some other guys and a shark in it too?). Don't be surprised if I am mysteriously quiet for like a week...
Gotta say, if you told me two decades ago that people are celebrating the death Kissinger with a crab rave, I would assume you had a stroke. There's a lot of things that are awful about our contemporary world, but I do appreciate it has become thoroughly weirder.
Also, if you're ever having a day where you're hating yourself and feel like you don't deserve kindness, remind yourself that you have done nothing in your life that will cause millions across the world to celebrate your death with a crab rave, so you can't be doing too awful. 🤷🏼♀️
It has come to my attention the answers overlap and there's no "haven't transitioned" option....this is an ADHDisaster poll 🤣
Please answer as best you can, assume I meant 20 - 29, 30 - 39, etc. but if you answered differently earlier, no worries. This is more about capturing what decade of life you transitioned in and are in currently.
Anywho, keep an eye out, I'm going to redo this with a survey money poll or something so I can get a more accurate measure because the psychometrist in me is cringing at my obvious goofs
#TransMasc friends: would any aspiring trans masc writers be interested in contributing a piece to the #HowToGenderEuphoria zine on finding gender euphoria or what gender euphoria means to you?
I am hoping the first issue can speak to most of the trans, non-binary, and gender diverse community, but I obviously can't write firsthand about trans masc perspectives. Finances for this are still tight but I can offer $50 for a piece, ideally 2-3 pages long.
@Terra I was the same, and I had contorted and buried myself so well that not even my wife who is a trans woman professor of trans studies clocked me as an egg. To anyone who reads this and is wondering, if you want to be a girl, even if you don't think you could be, you can just be a girl.
Friends, y'all looking at the new Youth Programs Manager for Trans Family Support Services!!!
These are pictures of me jumping up and down with excitement! I get to work to help make trans youth have support and joy in their lives!!! I am crying a little, I'm so excited 😄🥹
H2GE Zine Update: The first issue of #HowToGenderEuphoria will be about...Gender Euphoria! Wait...um...oh, well, to be more exact, *exploring and finding* your gender euphoria.
This issue will be written to basically be useful to #TransFem, #TransMasc, #NonBinary, and just about anyone else looking to connect with themselves and their gender presentation. Heck, cis folks might even benefit from this one, though trans people and our needs will be centered.
This will include exploring what gender euphoria even is, what it means for people, dealing with those ide as and images that make it hard to access, and exploring your own gender needs and desires. Heck, I might even throw in some useful primers on feminist topics like "hegemonic masculinity" and subjugated genders for good measure!
If you've been considering subscribing, but weren't certain if this zine would be for you, maybe consider subscribing today? https://patreon.com/JoscelynTranspiring
My inbox is now open for questions, venting, or any other kind of gender euphoria topics you would like to get feedback and support with! Our first issue for January 2024 will be about exploring and finding gender euphoria in general, but much more specific questions are welcome too! And the advice column will always be open to trans fems, trans mascs, enbies of all varieties, ambiguous gender aliens, and even cis people (I know, right?). This is also open to all patrons and non-patrons to ask questions!
Submit questions by direct message on patreon or email me at: howtogendereuphoria@gmail.com
@ryanhoulihan second puberty is ROUGH. It's worth it, but gosh I wish the cis could understand what it's like to be going through puberty as a grown ass adult...maybe they'd be a little less judgemental 😅
My wife and I went to IKEA to get some things for the new house and this was my first time going to IKEA! So...I was required by law to secure everyone's favorite fish...and ended up getting a big one and a small one... because.
So...Kaiser Permanente won't have the COVID boosters until November, but they won't cover for their patients to get it outside their system even though they won't provide it? Like, why would you want to actively increase your patients' chances of getting COVID and having serious side effects? It doesn't even make business sense given that treating COVID patients is more expensive 😖
@siege oof, yeah, makes sense. Honestly, kinda fucked up that universities and schools wouldn't accommodate you, and makes me want to rant on your behalf. And definitely can imagine you wish things were otherwise, apologies if I implied minimizing how much the autoimmune stuff sucks, because yeah, it does so much.
Wish you could have the chance to get something semi normal some day. At least, appreciate you sharing yourself and your life with us all and letting us share ours with you 💜
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