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the world would literally be a better place if cis people could just get trans surgeries "by mistake" rather than forcing trans people to jump through ten million hoops to get it.

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Does anyone else unironically love audio descriptions on their media?

I probably confuse all the algorithms because I always watch with captions on, and about half the time I'm watching with audio description, if the show offers it. It's like an audiobook with pictures. And yes, that's different than just watching a show.

I wish more shows had audio description.

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Ok. This is gonna be a rambly, high sci-fi post.

I'm watching Star Trek: The Next Generation S4E4.

The adoption one. If it's not known as that already it should be.

Jono/Jeremiah is struggling with his relationships. His adoptive father clearly cares a lot for him, and Jono cares in return. But also his genetic family wants to meet him.

So have both! Jesus christ it's so simple. This is Jono, he's your grandson.

Hi grandma. Would you like to hear about the sports tournament I won?

...[conversation ensues]

What a wonderful visit. I'm going home with Jono to Talarian space now because that's where he lives.

And that's totally not a metaphor for how open adoption helps everyone.

Why do we make this so hard?

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Solidarity with the protesters.

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ok i know i hate discourse. but.

terfs are so obsessed with the idea that “the left” doesnt care about women they’ll literally day “including trans men, a group who is literally a victim of roe v wade and has high rates of sexual assault/forced pregnancy, in our activism is so threatening to me that i’ll make up a scenario where trans men are erasing womanhood”

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I read through so many comments and it looks like people are maintaining the secret lol

i need people do do me a favor and be absolutely normal about it

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If a worker who isn't the owner says ANYTHING similar to "I'm not really supposed to do this but-" and then does something that helps you, under no circumstances inform the business, including through reviews. You tell them that the worker was polite, professional, the very model of customer service and why you like to go there. You do not breathe a word of the rulebreaking.

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It's like the Surgeons who do top surgery. Like if you work in anesthesia or OR nursing for a breast clinic - your job is like 90% people afraid they are dying of cancer and like 10% short weird guys/mascs in button-downs practically flinging themselves at the operating table.

There's a pharmacy where the LGBTQ+ focused clinic I go to sends all their patients to pick up their HRT and I can't help but wonder what working there is like. I imagine getting medicine isn't usually a happy experience for most people, since that happens mostly when you're sick. So I imagine this pharmacy sees a lot more happy people grinning ear to ear than most. I imagine the pharmacists there see a lot of that joy. Idk, just thinking about that makes me happy.

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Even if I didn’t have a solid plan, in the back of my head, I always assumed I’d kill myself.

Now I’m an adult and people my age have their lives in order and I’m stuck here, confused, because I never planned to be alive and I’m so far behind.

I feel like I’ll never catch up.

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JK Rowling decided to continue denying Nazi persecution of trans people, so I updated the list to 55 names I could personally confirm the status of. Added some new colorized photos, too! This is only a fraction of 160+ known trans individuals located by activist Jako Wende, which itself is a fraction of the true scope of anti-trans persecution during the Third Reich. Check it out: http://elierlick.com/transholocaust/

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apparently the baby asked his parents why my boyfriend is his uncle and steve said it was because he is my "partner"

and the baby exclaimed "like Raffles Rat and Four Finger Fox!"

and I was like "exactly like Raffles Rat and Four Finger Fox"

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I used to say I'd be able to go vegetarian but not vegan because of cheese and eggs.

Well, guess what - my body has changed as I age. Cheese and eggs (and milk, and gluten, and a few other things) now make me sick to my stomach for days.

I mostly live on meat, potatoes, rice, and veggies at this point.

If I had to give up meat too...I don't even know. I can't make a fucking sandwich that doesn't taste like sawdust and oil (vegan cheese, gluten free bread). I had to give up pizza, quiche, lasagne, casseroles, boneless chicken wings, and artichoke dip. One of my favorite foods used to be buffalo chicken Mac n cheese. There's nothing in that dish I can eat anymore except the chicken dipped in vegan buffalo sauce.

My diet is already so depressing. There are vegan alternatives but they usually involve something /else/ I can't eat.

if your family was dying bc of hunger and the only think you could eat was meat, would you??

if you were not dying of hunger, lived on a planet with seven billion people, had access to unlimited fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, beans, nuts, seeds and other healthy foods, and knew animals suffer and die horrible deaths just so you can exploit them, would you continue to eat them?

stop asking me hypothetical questions and ask yourself a real one xx

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If you can get digital versions of your textbooks you can have them read to you with screen reader software even if there's no official audiobook source. It's been a gamechanger for me.

It's just like. I expect school to be challenging bc I'm dealing with the hEDS autism adhd ocd gut issue megazoid, but I can't imagine it's anywhere near as challenging as twelve hour factory shifts. Or even high school in some senses, bc high school was a complete lack of freedom, eight hours of mandatory classes starting at 6AM, eight classes a fucking day while living with abusive parents and dealing with abusive peers. College work will be more complex but I'm doing three hours of actual classes a day maximum before homework, four days a week, starting after 9AM. I plan to take three classes per term including summers but might drop to two if that's too much, bc I can still qualify for everything financially with part time and if I go over the summer I can also qualify for 150% of the pell award

It just all seems like a dream after doing all the shit ass jobs I've done thru my life, honestly. And as much as I write constantly nonstop, writing will never be much of a challenge (but reading will bc learning disability yay but I have an accommodation letter from my psych for the disability department!! I should get help with audio options etc)