It’s all good! I had just seen a few other comments mention similar things, so I wanted to make it clear that I wasn’t trying to make any particular point related to AOC’s recent votes. And I’ll take a look at the article, thanks!

Edit: Also, I do generally agree, we should hold our leaders to high standards

To clarify, I didn’t post this with any agenda related to AOC’s recent statements. I haven’t paid enough attention to the story to have an opinion. I just happened to be scrolling through old memes earlier today and felt like sharing, because I thought it was funny.

I guess that means the screenshot was taken 2 hours after the original post was made. I found this in my old saved photos from several years ago. Still seemed funny and relevant today

I think this is from like 2021

Yeah, I’m going to echo the other comment - I don’t think doctors should ever be able to deny trans people healthcare. If it’s something out of their expertise, a referral might make sense. But right now there’s a lot of movement towards denying us healthcare, and I don’t think we should be giving that side any more excuses for their bigotry.

Genuinely curious - what is the difference between detritus and dirt?

Who would have guessed!

So you’re telling me I should have a beer and some tofu bites? Twist my arm!

I had a new, unusual, and unpleasant experience - being a closeted trans femme at a bachelor party.

My brother is getting married this weekend, and I am the “best man”. The irony is overwhelming lol. I’m not out to any of my family, nor will I be at any point in the near future. I strongly suspect that coming out to them will mean the end of those relationships (my family are all devout conservative Catholics). But my brother and I are close in age and grew up together, so I’m very happy to have a place of honor in his wedding. It’s just a weird thing, being surrounded by men, who think I am one too.

If anything, the experience has made me so sure that I am not a man. If that’s a representative slice of men my age, then being a man is something I want nothing to do with.

The dissonance of going from being at home, where my wife genders me correctly and I’m starting to come out to friends, to going back to see my family, is jarring.

In addition, I have my estrogen! Which is exciting! I can’t start taking it yet though, because I need to freeze sperm, since my wife and I want to have kids. I’m getting nervous and kind of antsy though - I don’t know how much the whole thing is going to cost, or if my sperm are even healthy, or if it’ll be covered by my insurance. So I’m worried that it’s going to be a whole ordeal, and it’s the only thing holding me back from starting my HRT.

It has been and is going to be a weird period of time, but I’m hoping August will be a little more calm.

Debord?

Oh I didn’t think you were mocking me at all! And I appreciate the encouragement ❤️ for both our sakes, I hope you don’t have to eat your Blahaj! Lol

Thank you 🥰

And yes, trans people who don’t take hormones are still trans and are completely valid! I’m just really hoping that the hormones do end up working out for me, I really want and am excited about all the changes they would bring

I am glad they’ve worked so well for you! 😊 And I am hopeful that they’ll work great for me too. I think part of my anxiety is that I’ll start taking them and then not like how they make me feel, because I’d be sad if I don’t get to transition.

I relate to that too. For a while, I had the mindset of “I don’t really identify with being a man, so I guess I must be non-binary, but I couldn’t be trans, so I may as well just stick with this”. And then I really just kind of put the bare minimum into taking care of myself, because I didn’t really like my appearance.

Even better! He’s a micro manager, but he isn’t actually a manager. He’s just convinced he should have a finger in everything and always be listened to because he’s been there forever.

Yeah. If you go through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), you get baptized, given communion, and get confirmed all at the same time on Easter. Having a sponsor is part of the sacrament of confirmation.

At least that’s the way my church growing up did it. I’m sure there are exceptions for extenuating circumstances and differences across countries.

They are kinda like that. If you aren’t born in the Catholic Church, it’s kind of a pain to get in. You have to do classes for at least a year and have someone sponsor you. It makes sense - they take their belief seriously and want to make sure that people joining know what they’re getting into

Yes, I feel that way sometimes. But I try to keep in mind that humans are innately social creatures, and I shouldn’t shut myself off like that. It helps to have pre-planned events with people I know I like, like playing a TTRPG or board game, or volunteering.

Costa Rica! The biodiversity and abundance of nature is astoundingly beautiful.

Thanks!