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Vaginal atrophy is a problem across genders - cis women in periomenopause and in menopause also need the estrogen cream or they will get severe problems ranging from bladder infections to dryness and the mentioned atrophy.

So really: Anyone with a vulva/vagina should read up on the topic and know what to do about it. And yes: the estrogen does not go into your body so it will not cause any problems and is a very safe medication.

Saw that post about transmascs and how ppl need to talk more about vaginal atrophy and how it's easily treatable with estrogen cream without affecting your HRT and it got me thinking about how none of us transfems seem to talk about dick atrophy either and how it's also easily treatable with topical testosterone cream provided you're not taking a T blocker (so on a GnRH agonist, estradiol monotherapy, or have had bottom surgery). Without T you don't get that passive tissue maintenance so unless you want to get hard every other day for the rest of your life to keep it healthy you're kinda screwed and erections can become really painful, let alone the change in length/shape. So yeah ask about topical testosterone.

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what are yall doing that we need this??

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The American consumer doesn’t actually want trucks and cars that are huge enough that you can’t see a six foot tall person over the hood. They make vehicles that big now to avoid environmental regulations related to engine efficiency

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the way usamericans talk about their military fucks me up. thank you for what service like which service are they providing you with. they're protecting your country from what. they're fighting for the freedom of whomst. why do they need to do that for and why are they doing in it in the middle east

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I'm keeping an eye out for heat stroke in my area and I can't figure out what a full body flush would look like on dark skin since all the pictures are just fake training pictures. Anyone have video/pics of a heat stroke flush on black skin?

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Shoutout to the murderbot diaries for having so much queer representation. The main character is asexual and goes by it/its, there's TONS of polyamory rep, another of the main characters goes by they/ them, one of the main characters in artificial condition uses neopronouns

I love it and we need more of this kind of thing in media

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look i don’t go to church and i don’t care about christianity in any way besides critiquing it, but those southern/midwest megachurches are something else man. imagine going to mass at a strip mall you’re sitting in a shitass carpeted conference room with a drop ceiling and a few flatscreens and your pastor starts talking about how money is the root of all evil and give the church your money to be christlike while wearing a 5,000 dior sweater and acne jeans. not to victim blame but you have to be so deeply brainwashed and also brainDEAD to go along with that i’m sorry. i can only point and laugh. how do you let someone play right in your face like that, holiness be damned. i’ll tell you what, that would not fly in a quaker community they’d exile your ass

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"I don't see any god up here. But from here the Earth is beautiful, without borders or divisions."

The first words of a human in space.

Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, April 12, 1961.

Thanks to Clara Statello

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The ehlers danlos syndrome person to historical costumer pipeline is or will be a thing and I shall explain why.

At some point one discovers that some sort of supportive structure around your torso feels incredibly comfortable and gives your tired muscles a rest. What’s the coolest and most non obtrusive torso bracing garment? A corset. Believe me when I say that when your torso has the structural integrity of a wet sack of jello, a tightly laced corset makes you feel like a god.

And because historical corsets tend to be more comfortable and are usually made with regular wear in mind, they are the natural choice.

Then you have the shoes. What shoes is someone with unstable ankles supposed to wear, you ask?Lace up boots, for stability. And due to their middle of the heel heel placement, historical lace up boots tend to be way more comfortable than the modern variety.Even the non healed ones, really. Couple that with the fact that Edwardian and Victorian boots are really really pretty…

And after the boots and the corset, it’s a very slippery slope.

Pretty soon you’ll be wondering how to hide your corset under your clothes for when an outer corset is not the vibe, and you’ll be buying yourself a corset cover. Or making one yourself. They’re a great starter project. But that looks weird with a fitted top so cool flowy blouse it is.

Then you realize wearing this with a skirt makes you feel intensely powerful but you don’t want to keep tripping over it so you add petticoats.

And then you realize your neck isn’t so great at holding up your head so you really need to find a hairstyle where your hair sits on top of your head instead of to the sides or to the back so that it’s balanced and you don’t get a neck ache. A high bun it is. Not too tightly, because your scalp is sensitive, but a high bun still works if you bobby-pin it in place.

And then one day, you look in the mirror and you’re dressed like Anne of Green Gables.

And you’ve never looked cooler.

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generative AI literally makes me feel like a boomer. people start talking about how it can be good to help you brainstorm ideas and i’m like oh you’re letting a computer do the hard work and thinking for you???

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HEARTBREAKING: your worst human makes an effort to respect your pronouns

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(started, and) finished Compulsory and Artificial Condition today and I don’t have too many thoughts specifically on Compulsory but my braindump on AC and Murderbot in general so far (spoilers):

I am spiritually kissing Murderbot tenderly on the forehead. It’s still so good

Watching Murderbot learn to have feelings and start to recognize its more human tendencies vs its more robotic tendencies is so fun!!! The whole bit of “I watched myself on the camera and I had thought I had been doing a good job blending in but in hindsight I Was Failing So Hard” was fantastic. The “I didn’t technically not complete my job but I felt like I was letting my clients down by not retrieving their data”?? So good. Love

LOVE seeing how Murderbot and ART think of people differently because of their functions. ART caring about its crew and wanting that belonging for MB was so sweeeeet

Everything about ART is fantastic actually

ART being scared of the shows and being upset when crew members on the shows die???????? Babyyyyyyyyyy my giant asshole machine babyyyyy

MB “unlocking” the ComfortUnit at the end of AC was an interesting choice. I still don’t have a good grasp on how MB views other constructs, like it’s clear that it thinks of bots and humans and constructs all differently but it isn’t clear to me how much it values the lives of other constructs or how much kinship it feels with other constructs due to their mutual Type of Existence

Oh also NEOPRONOUNS STAY WINNING HELL YEAH

POLY PEOPLE STAY WINNING HELL YEAH

THIRD GENDERS STAY WINNING HELL YEAH

Okay back to Types of Existences

Aliens… like, I knew aliens were around because we saw the big hostile fauna in All Systems Red but it didn’t really click because it was just so much human vs human stuff going on, but this time I was really like “oh shit yeah, aliens like… are around. There Is Evidence. Hmmmm”

Also that MB always distinguishes “humans and augmented humans” implying that they’re two separate categories, even though we’ve only seen humans with pretty low levels of augmentation is interesting

I need more on the politics of the world!!! Tell me more!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay back to ART. ART gets bored. ART loves its crew. ART has a weapons array. ART????? ART I want to put you under a microscope. ART I want to read all your systems files. ART who owns you???

MB thinks about PresAux often, even a couple times outside of the context of the news of its “escape” (at least if I remember correctly)—I wonder if we’ll ever see them again (part of me hopes so but part of me likes MB off on its own. Maybe like in a few books I want it to meet up with PresAux again)

Speaking of which I wonder how MB is gonna stay under the radar. MB I’m wishing you safe travels

Anyways I thoroughly enjoyed AC as much as I did ASR, and I have Rogue Protocol in my possession and Exit Strategy is ready to be picked up at the library so I am very excited to continue

I was worried about the length of the series because I get burnout pretty fast but the fact that the books are relatively short and are (at least, so far) pretty self-contained adventures but with overarching plot in the midground (definitely not background) makes them really easy for me to read

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I love themes

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Hi! Do you have any like, bare-bone list of resources for a beginner looking to dip into writing their first novel? I'm at the 'I have a vague premise and character ideas, but no plot' stage, so I spent a significant amount of time browsing through this blog and other writing blogs to see where to go from there, but quickly found myself overwhelmed by the sheer amount of resources and advice available.

I completely understand! When you're at that stage, everything is overwhelming. What I recommend is narrowing your focus on outlining. (I have a whole Outlining tag here!) Sometimes the only way to get idea to plot is following an established structure. You may not keep to your initial outline, but building it will help generate ideas on how to move forward.

There's many different approaches to outlining. I like the Save The Cat method the most, but finding the right outlining approach is also important. If you are more solid on your characters than your possible plot, you might try the character forward approach that The Right Advice for Writers lays out here. Often, if you can figure out what your character's inner struggle is, you'll be able to build a plot centered on having them confront and overcome (or be overwhelmed by) that struggle.

Find an outline process that works for you. Experiment with other forms if it doesn't. I really find writing it down and using flashcards to lay out ideas so that I can move them around is great for crafting a first draft. Good luck!

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Texas trying to ban weed and vibrators is crazy because what the fuck else are you supposed to do there, outrun charging bulls and get in shootouts with the rangers?*

*Disclaimer: I am aware Texas is a place of outstanding natural beauty with rich history and a distinct, diverse and beautiful culture and that it is no longer 1883. This post utilizes comedic exaggeration.

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This scientist crafts stunning visual art through chemistry.