I joined mastodon today because the CEO of #tumblr had a complete meltdown recently when people called him out for deleting a trans woman's blog because she posted a transition timeline. The vibes were definitely off, just doesn't feel like a safe place right now. I'd love to follow more #trans and #queer folks on here! This is my second social media account (third if you count myspace. omg should I go back to myspace??) so I need all the help I can get with navigating this place.
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Dear #trans people, #LGBT #Queer #LGBTQIA and allies from the Fediverse, if you have a #Wikipedia account (note: with at least 50 edits in French articles before January 29, sorry), you may help the French Wikipedia to become a better place to read quality articles involving trans people.
Under the pressure of trans and allied contributors (Edit: and NOT at the initiative of T&A contributors), the French Wikipedia moderators opened a survey on "how to handle #deadname mentions in our articles".
The survey proposes 6 questions and multiple possibilities, including harmful and insensitive ones.
At the moment, the answer ratio is not in favour of trans people. Most of the time, people insist on mentioning the deadnames like it's a data like any other, including when unnecessary.
This must change, and here's why I'm making a call to you.
(Edited) The rules to vote are restricted to editors of French contents who were already active before February, so it's actually not possible to vote on behalf of French trans people with no account, BUT you still may vote: they won't be taken into account but they will remain visible on the page.
Action and reskeets may save young trans people from shitty behaviours from careless cis people.
Thank you by advance 🙏🏼
And sorry for the multiple editions
FINAL EDIT I'm probably going to be suspended soon for my outrageous behaviour consisting of : having posted this very toot, and being pissed by the passive-agressive tone and the general stubbornness of a bunch of wiseguys who consider that it's not okay to call for collaboration to the rules of a collaborative online encyclopedia, because, woo, BIAS. So long and thanks for all the fish.
Next episode : My indefinite suspension (in French starting from there)
This is a serious danger warning, to me.
"Public officials in Tennessee can now refuse to grant a marriage license to anyone at their own discretion, for any reason."
Tennessee Republicans just quietly overturned gay marriage
https://www.advocate.com/politics/tennessee-marriage-licenses-officials-lgbtq#toggle-gdpr
Artist: Laura Jane Grace (she/her)
Album: Hole In My Head
https://laurajanegrace.bandcamp.com/album/hole-in-my-head
Why? Because Laura Jane Grace's music has been a companion to so many of us over the last decade, and she just released a new album!
Where to start?
"Dysphoria Hoodie" has quickly become a favorite of a lot of trans people, speaking to those days when shit is hard and we reach for our most comforting wardrobe item.
https://youtu.be/miGIgIqcsXA?si=lF7OM95fzC49W7ZE
I'm also really loving "I'm Not A Cop." Really speaks to the way we start policing each other in leftist and queer communities, and reinstitute the same crap.
https://youtu.be/nk5UnxIqgRQ?si=wPKtgzjXe7LdSJ6r
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
This week we’re discussing something every trans person has to deal with, all these little things that add up in ways cis people likely don’t even realize.
It’s death by a thousand cuts with TRANS MICROAGGRESSIONS.
Let's talk about what they are and why they're awful, including examples of the most common ones!
#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer
Hi Fedi Family,
In 2008 Californians voted for Prop8 that defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman in the California constitution. While this was defeated in courts this draconian Prop8 language is still in the California constitution. Justice tHomas and the right wing SCOTUS is openly hinting at destroying precedent and trampling rights. If they overturned Obergefell - the Prop8 language in the California Constitution will act as a “trigger law”, raining havoc on queer families like mine across California.
Please spread the word to vote “YES” to repeal Prop8 (2008) from the California constitution in Nov 2024. Talk to your friends, family and colleagues about it.
Boosts appreciated.
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Right_to_Marry_and_Repeal_Proposition_8_Amendment_(2024)
#lgbt #lgbtq #California #marriageequality #Prop8 #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #queer #nonbinary #enby #HumanRights #Politics #USpol #scotus #lgbtqia #indivisible #equality #trans #love #sfba
Howdy! New to this whole Mastodon thing (I'm not even sure what instance I should be on) but eager. Name's Bug — I'm a queer master's student in an entomology lab, passionate about scientific outreach.
When I’m not staring at insects, I spend my time creating zines, comics, other art, and playing D&D. I want to learn how to make video games. Let’s connect if you think little critters are cool!
#introductions #pixelart #zines #entomology #academia #comics #queer #insects
Does anyone have resources for straight (heterosexual) trans folks who are feeling isolated in the broader LGBTQ community for being "not queer enough"? Essays, groups, advice that helped you? I'm asking for a straight guy, but all advice welcome, I meet lots of folks.
"why does that character have to be queer?"
why not?
"why does that character have to be trans?"
why not?
"why does that character have to be a poc?"
why not?
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
This week we’re talking about a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad concept that plagues the trans community, and you might be surprised to learn where it comes from:
TRANSMEDICALISM, and WPATH version 1.
buckle up, this is gonna be a rough ride.
#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer
Aritst: Chelsea Wolfe (she/her)
Why? Her music captures this amazing tension between delicate and powerful that holds one in the place of unresolved liminality. Not to mention, one of the few artists who has really coalesced what I want most from goth music.
Where to start?
Her latest album is brilliant.
"House of Self-Undoing" is probably one of the best songs to start with, being a great example of delicate possibility riding waves of intensity.
https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/track/house-of-self-undoing
My other favorite song is probably "The Liminal," as it hits the feels of being a genderqueer and neurodivergent weirdo that lives in liminality.
https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/track/the-liminal
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
Tillyvision continues with THE INTENTIONAL (!) TRANS ALLEGORY OF #BARBIE (the movie), PART 3!
We’re gonna engage with the subconscious, experience more body changes, and take our first steps into the real world as ourselves. Things are gonna get weird!
#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s
Looking for a quick way to make someone else’s day just a bit brighter?
Point of Pride is asking for little handwritten encouragement notes to put in with the free binders and shape wear they provide to the #trans community!
Here’s some I put together today on my art cards
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
Tillyvision chugs along with THE INTENTIONAL (!) TRANS ALLEGORY OF BARBIE (the movie), PART 4!
You’re going to get two really important visual clues as to what Barbie’s going through, more Matrix connections, and problems abound!
Time to go All The Way Up!
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
We’ve got the Tillyvision sign! And that means it’s time for THE INTENTIONAL (!) TRANS ALLEGORY OF #BARBIE (the movie), PART 7!
To heck with the false shell! But then… what comes next?
Let's talk about looking into ourselves, connecting with the truth in our subconscious, and trying to figure out where we go from here!
Wishing our agender siblings a happy Agender Pride Day!
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
It’s time for this installment of Tillyvision to come to a close, as we wrap up:
THE INTENTIONAL (!) TRANS ALLEGORY OF #BARBIE (the movie), PART 8!
Self-actualization is at hand! Things are gonna get emo.
It's time to transition.
#trans #transgender #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #lgbtqiaplus
We've been hearing an increasing number of reports of trans people's GPs refusing to prescribe their HRT to them - even if they have a letter from an NHS gender clinic requesting that they do.
That's why we're created our new My GP is Refusing to Prescribe My HRT resource:
https://transactual.org.uk/medical-transition/my-gp-is-refusing-to-prescribe-my-hrt-what-can-i-do/
Has your GP recently refused to prescribe you HRT? Let us know at https://tinyurl.com/TransActualHRT
#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #TransHealth #HRT #Testosterone #Oestrogen #MTF #FTM #MTX #FTX
Heya folks!
IT FIRST DAY OF PRIDE MONTH!! 🦄🦓🌈🌌
Beware of those companies & organizations that put out wishy washy messages about 'Love' this month!
It sounds cute, right?
What's actually happening:
Companies are more concerned about their image, your money, and not offending queerphobes. They're not interested in queer folks at all! 😃
Pride is about queer voices. Full stop.
This BS happens EVERY YEAR. Support queer orgs and creators instead! <3
I still think corporations have Pride Month backwards: this isn't a month to make money off me, this is a month to give me discounts for doing the public service of being this gay!
I should be able to walk into any Target and get 30% off by kissing another girl or showing the cute bandaid from where I did my HRT shot! I should get free coffee at starbucks for walking in with carabiners and a fanny pack! I should be able to demand any random driver pull over and become a free uber by waving a rainbow flag so I can go spread my gayness across the city! Strangers should just hand me a twenty because I'm slouching bisexually in public!?!
Lobster roll from The Canteen, Provincetown
And the beer from PBC - Provincetown Brewing Company - Crandaddy Sour 🤣🤣🤣
Telling people to fuck off when needed is kindness to *oneself* (just so yanno).
They aren’t on the Fediverse, but you can learn more about the Female Collective here:
https://wearefemalecollective.com/
#feminism #patriarchy #Pride #BlackMastodon #kindness #MentalHealth #LGBTQ #trans #women #life #enby #gender #nonbinary #queer
Welcome to #TransTuesday!
On March 23, 2024, my wife and I renewed our vows and got married all over again, so we could have one with the real me.
It didn’t go to plan, it wasn’t perfect, and it was the best day of my entire life. Let’s dive into:
A TRANS RE-WEDDING!
There's photos, and music, and dancing, and a world of difference when you're the real you!
An endearing story
This 27 yo is running as a #progressive #Democrat in deep red rural #Montana
'Adams says that if he is elected, he wants to actually do things, rather than engage in posturing; he says some state legislatures “have been spending all their time waging performative crusades, especially against #queer people and #environmental causes”'
The twist:
He's the son of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far right #OathKeepers militia, serving 18 yrs for Jan 6