It's been a year since I joined this instance, and I've learned a lot more about #Mastodon that I've decided to make a new #introduction
Hi! I'm Jason. I'm a #software#developer, and I was born and raised in the #US but have lived in #Germany with my wife and kids for over 20 years now.
#GenX parent of a #nonbinary child. So supporting them is important to me. I play #Minecraft, and I #oilpaint as hobbies. I am a #geek and have been since before it was cool.
Booked a hotel that insisted on a salutation with my name, but in spite of offering a half dozen salutations, did not have Mx. on the list, so I chose Sir.
Fuck it, I'm a knight now.
please help wren with their utility bills before they get shut off! you can also support them getting cleaning supplies with the amazon wishlist. anything helps!
Starting HRT, I like to imagine my body as a general contractor who is frustrated with my last minute changes to the construction plans.
"The fuck is this? Look, we already finished most of the work. I won't be able to do most of this. Alright, you don't want the carpet anymore, I can get my guys back in here to tear it out. I can probably do the electrical, but I can't do shit about the plumbing. You're just gonna have to live with it."
"Help, community, support, connection: it IS out there for us. And the more we fight to access it, the more empowered we will become to make the changes necessary for trans joy – which means trans health – to become the rule, and not the exception." Fred
TransActual are looking for two new members of staff, apply by 5pm on Friday 31st May.
You'll find more info and the application form by typing in transactual.org.uk/jobs or by going to the link in our bio, scrolling to new from TransActual and clicking 'jobs'.
Breast/chest cancer screenings now recommended to begin at 40! (*for people assigned female at birth)
Glad to see the USPSTF guidelines finally align with orgs like the American Cancer Society and others who've recommended beginning at 40 for some time.
For #trans women and #nonbinary folks who take estradiol there are a few competing breast/chest cancer screening recommendations from a few different orgs (see below). Guidelines are guidelines and don't capture individual risk factors and finding a health care provider one trusts to collaborate with and decide what/when screenings are recommended is always a good idea.
“My trans siblings are the bravest and most determined, compassionate people I have ever met, and I honestly believe that together we can do anything.” Lex
“When we emerge from the struggle, our flag might be tattered, but it will not stop waving proudly.” Monica Helms
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please help wren with their utility bills before they get shut off! you can also support them getting cleaning supplies with the amazon wishlist. anything helps!
I hold no shame or embarrassment about having been #AMAB, and I have no issue using that term, but it is not something I am, it was something that happened to me. It explains my past, it doesn't define my present.
Verb past tense, not noun.
I'm not AMAB. I was AMAB. I have now corrected that mistaken assumption, and expect to be treated as the #nonbinary woman I am.
Transphobic hate crime in the UK increased by 56% between 2021 and 2022 and a further 11% in the past year. Source: Home Office (2023)
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