Thank you to Ali Redford at Scottie’s Playtime. A fascinating read. Ms. Gascón speaks of womanhood, beauty culture, education, and haters. And no one asked her what was in her pants!
I’ve tried to avoid the spate of GOP anti-transgender ads during the current election cycle. Yesterday, Paul Berge shared a cartoon on the topic of those ads, along with a highly informative blog post.
Today, some good news for transgender people comes from Erin Reed. On her Substack, she reported that Tim Walz sat down for an interview on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast. The interview covered various topics of interest to voters in the upcoming Presidential election.
I woke up feeling quite nervous today. My final check box for my upcoming surgery was cardiac clearance. That appointment was this afternoon. The last hurdle to be overcome.
I was engaging today in an online conversation about pain management. I had reason to mention that there are no real treatments for fibromyalgia. Or at the very least, none that work for me.
I’m sure you’ve seen me hypothesize that the Christian Right wants to drive trans people out of the public sphere. That they would be happy if we didn’t exist. And maybe you thought it was hyperbole.
I have long been a fan of Beau of the Fifth Column. Recently, Beau’s wife took over making the videos. Beau was “burned out.” At first, I was put off. No one (in my admittedly skewed POV) could replace Beau! Well, TLDR. Belle is just as good as Beau, and the channel continues to be a great source of information.
Thanks to Scottie for sharing this excellent deep dive into Vance’s recent nonsense interview. The journey continues, with a little help from my friends.
It feels painfully obvious that the recent rash of anti-transgender laws, bills, and executive actions in the United States are harmful to the mental health of all transgender people. None more so than transgender youth, it seems.
I am a well educated woman, a lesbian, and an eclectic Pagan. I am loving and giving. I am a caretaker type, who often fails miserably at self care. I have fibromyalgia, seizure disorder, and AFib.
I am complex, complicated, and worth the effort.
