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I’m not a model trans. I’m not here to be innocent or appealing or whatever the fuck. I’m here to be myself, and I hope to god that weeds out the fuckers that only care to listen to the polite and the palatable.

I followed the US Dept of Labor on here last year when it was posting useful pro-worker info and education. It’s so sad to see the account coopted into just another mouthpiece for the administration’s white supremacist, fascist rhetoric.

I’m not dead, I’ve just been prioritizing my mental health while executing a rather important life change ✌🏻

I’m not dead, I’ve just been prioritizing my mental health while executing a rather important life change ✌🏻

All I’m saying is The Powerpuff girls are made from sugar, spice, and everything nice plus some random ass chemical X and nobody tells them they’re not allowed to use the ladies bathroom. They’re biologically a sentient breakfast cereal but SURE act like I’m the problem.

Y’all haven’t heard from me in a minute bc I’m out touching grass having the time of my life at DragonCon 🤘🏻

You can get your own anti-Potter printables free from here btw

Weekend WIP

I love can label design. I hope businesses continue commissioning real artists, because it’s such a fun little sub-genre of art and design.

This article just chilled me to my bones, immediately after leaving a show on a country-wide, 50 state, all-trans comedy tour, where I got to do a guest set in front of a very queer audience. It was beautiful. Please read this article, because we need to understand what's happening in DC,

I just got a NINE HOUR chest piece over my scars by a rad nonbinary artist and I’ve never been happier 😌

Hey so just fyi, if you're abandoning trans rights you're abandoning all civil rights At that point what the fuck is the point of the democracy you're willing to sacrifice trans people for This actually isn't hard at all, quit making it pretend hard because you finally feel scared too

compounding acetominophen with testosterone to make guylenol

I know we’re all passing around the same $20 at this point, but if anyone happens to have a few to spare, a fantastic local org is helping trans folks get their passports updated while we’re still able, but they’re short on the necessary funds. www.spotfund.com/story/b8ac2f...

i don't know who needs to hear this but if you know you're trans and the dysphoria grates you like sandpaper there is medication that will help and you can just start what have you got to lose? what if you would be happier? you deserve to know.

“A federal judge barred the DeSantis and Trump administrations from bringing new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz and demanded the state close out operations at the immigration detention facility within 60 days”

The Onion will be available in almost every Barnes & Noble in the country starting this month! “RFK Jr. Fires Piss Czar” will be a visible headline sitting directly next to Bon Appetit and Guns & Ammo.

Allyship, baby

Every single person who thinks a trans person should just pipe down until we restore democracy is, in my view, an enemy of democracy. I’m not doing it.

This is why it makes me laugh when ever Bluesky opens the suggestion box with posts "what would you like to see fellow friends?" FUCK. YOU. We wanna see this shit not happening. Trans and Black and disabled people and sex workers and all the queers made this place cool and the bsky team hates them

Lmao they turned it into an ugly-ass cafeteria and branded it accordingly

when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe

if you havent made any calls, or shipped any letters or sent any emails yet, and you feel like its "too late": dont. its not too late. now is literally a perfect time to start joining in and contacting legislators and paypros in whatever way works best for you. its a marathon, not a race!

Having a script explaining your reasons is neat but it’s not necessary. Mostly it’s a numbers game, and just saying “I’m a constituent at [zip code] and I oppose [bill]” is literally all you really need!

personally i go to 5calls because they make it really easy to see your reps' numbers, and yeah if you go to voicemail you can literally just say 'i'm a constituent at X and i'm going to list off a bunch of bills i want [rep] to oppose' and then you list it. you can do that if you get a person too

for those of you that have somehow made it this long without ever calling: you literally just have to list the bills. you don't have to give a reason. if you get a person, they won't ask you why. if you get a voicemail, just say your address at the beginning. it took me less than 5 minutes to call 3

i have Recovered and i have made my calls today. have you

Here's a thread about how trans people can approach remaining informed of the news in a way that prioritizes pragmatism, self-care, and building resistance. It's based on what I'm doing personally. So, fyi, I'm more anxious than usual, but holding up substantially.

I know that there is a lot of panic, and I feel it too. But I continually remind myself: My panic serves the people who want to harm me. I am here. I am safe. I am doing my best to plan for my own survival and be of service my community. And then I calm down and get back to it.

OK, so you're taking in news relevant to your survival, you're making practical plans rather than panicking, you're doing your best to stay grounded. Next: What does your community need? How can you support and be supported? National news is useless here. Set it aside. Be there for other people.

I incorporate a decent amount of mindfulness and grounding in my day to day. I feel my feet on the ground or my butt in my seat. I slow down and focus just on making dinner or just doing dishes. I remind myself that I am here, I am not off floating in panic and headlines. It helps quite a bit.

If you are safe, remind yourself that you are safe. If you're scared of things that might happen, remind yourself they haven't happened. Make plans, to the best of your ability, but don't forget that you're here, you're okay, you are surviving and you intend to continue.