Oh this is good. Be sure you watch it all the way to the end.
Work As If
14 SepThese are not the “end times.” And even if they were, that’s no excuse to give up on trying to make this world a better place.
Insurance Approval for Surgery
13 SepI’ve been notified of the approval for my gender-affirming surgery!
Continue readingDo you have her back?
13 Sep
With thanks to Ali at Scottie’s Playtime. I am absolutely with her. I was with Biden too, even as I began to wonder if he was up to the task at hand. Right now, nothing in the US political realm is more important than stopping the authoritarian, would-be dictator and his theocratic minions.
Minorities, and indeed our very democracy, are at severe risk if that man ever sets foot again in the White House. Minorities such as BIPOC, immigrants, and LGBTQ are (rightly) concerned about concentration camps. I’ve said before that I see the United States as on the threshold of a repeat of 1933 Germany. I truly do not see that as hyperbole.
Vote as if your life, and that of people you care about, are on the line. Vote as if our very democracy is on the line. Because they are.
The journey continues, at least for now.
Autism and stimming
12 Sep
I’ve been stressing a lot recently, and as a result, stimming quite a bit. I usually have some sort of stimming object near me. I have a stress ball on my desk, and have a tendency to just trace the outline of my phone case where it has an opening for the camera.
Continue readingTilly’s Trans Tuesdays
12 SepI highly recommend this site, for both cis and trans people. The page I linked below is mostly for people with “little to no prior knowledge of what it means to be transgender.”
Surgery preparation
11 SepYesterday, I received a call from the cardiology clinic. Anesthesiology had contacted them to obtain a clearance for that upcoming, not yet scheduled, surgery.
Continue readingUnderstanding Childhood Trauma: A Personal Journey
9 SepI generally avoid taking about my childhood. That’s largely because I have very few memories of it. I remember perhaps 5% of my childhood before my parents divorced, around the time I turned 10.
Continue readingNew Smartwatch
8 SepThis past week, I decided to upgrade my smartwatch. The new model arrived Friday, 6-Sept.
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An Aging Trans Woman 