I always really appreciate the effort y'all put into clarifying how you want this community to be run or actions y'all are taking. I wanna say that I really enjoy the feeling I get here: that people typically are good faith and see the human on the other side. Being a mod or admin and trying to exemplify the community you hope to foster has to be incredibly exhausting. That being said, the effort is noticeable, and I'm really thankful for y'all's passion for this project of beeing nice :)
cadeje
joined 1 year ago
I'm so sorry you're going through that. I wish informed consent was a thing everywhere for that reason.
I'm FTM so my experiences are a little different, but sometimes when I get dysphoric, I try to do things that normally give me euphoria. For me, that's cutting my nails, listening to dad-rock, or trying to fix something. Typical man things. I don't know what might give you euphoria, but maybe try to think about stuff that reinforces your gender to yourself, and try to do those things when you feel the dysphoria coming along.
The problem from my point of view is people not spaying/neutering cats, and then inevitably a feral population will show up. Many cats can have a litter at 6 months old. I've personally watched generations of cats grow outside my workplace.
It's a huge problem. All the local shelters are beyond max capacity JUST FROM CATS. Feral cats explode in population, and the only real way to get populations under control is more Trap-Neuter-Return programs along with educating cat owners on why they absolutely must spay/neuter. There is no excuse not to.
Wait... So do you want leg hair or no? If it's a matter of length to get your family off your back, maybe get one of those electric razors with a guard and just mostly shave it. Laser can remove hair permanently so if you want leg hair, don't laser. Also it's expensive.
I'm no expert on children's programming, but my partner likes watching it. Pro-LGBTQ+ shows (according to him) include Craig of the Creek, Stephen Universe, Adventure Time, and Owl House. Cartoon Network ends up being more loose about LGBTQ+ representation than Disney, though some shows on Disney have had a lot of wink-wink-this-is-queer stuff.
I would probably get into the habit of teaching her to question things she's told. A big problem I faced as I got older is the unquestioning acceptance of blatantly false "truths" that took me a while to re-evaluate. Learning critical thinking goes a loooooong way.
Not only did this woman not make websites (and it was just a hypothetical essentially), apparently the person cited for wanting a website for his gay wedding is a straight, married man. So they just made up a nonexistent person for someone's nonexistent job and now there's a law about it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/watching-movies-tv-with-subtitles/674301/
This article encapsulates everything I feel about the subject. I hate using subtitles, but sometimes I just have to in order to hear what people are saying due to streaming services messing with the actual sound mix using their stupid algorithms. As for reasons I hate subtitles: they distract from the actual film and can occasionally spoil things happening. If subtitles are on the screen, my brain forces my eyes down to read them, and I inevitably lose out on some of the nuances of the visual part of the visual media.
Additionally, if I'm watching foreign films, I get this urge to learn the language so I can stop using subtitles. Maybe I'm a curmudgeon, but I just can't stand them. I can't imagine watching Redline for instance with subtitles on. Yuck.
Yeah, my experience was essentially the same: self loathing turned outwards. I wonder just how many trans folk are former transphobes...
In defense of the tumblr gender... everything. I didn't really know that trans people existed until the "discourse". To be fair, I was a pretty sheltered kid, but like... I had no idea it was even an option. At the time I did think it was "stupid" and had a short anti-sjw phase spurred on by r/TumblrInAction, but at the end of the day I became aware that trans people existed mostly because of kids on the internet and their genders. So thanks tumblr.
I'm also in east Tennessee and have been brainstorming an exit plan in a worst case scenario. It sucks because I really do love it here.
As far as trans rights go, the US is a lot better than a lot of countries just because we have informed consent. I was actually looking into what countries are good for trans folks and the list is shorter than you'd think. Honestly, if we fight it out here, I think the US could become one of the best places to be trans in.
But yeah... With what's happening with Vanderbilt, it's probably a good idea get an exit plan at the very least
Huh. It actually runs fine for me on android and firefox. I did the thing though where you can download a website as an app:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-web-apps-firefox-android
Let me know if that runs any better for you.
I just scrolled through to see if anyone shouted out Mark of the Ninja. I hate stealth games, but absolutely loved that one.