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Adding some bits from my personal experience that may possibly be relevant

My style was "boring" before I transitioned (all black, T shirts and basketball shorts only, jeans if it was cold) and I have always hated dressing cutesy and still do

I did not transition to become a "fashion icon" for trans people or frankly, anyone, I have zero interest in fashion outside of "what looks good on me"

I have noticed that my not fitting the stereotype of a "gender nonconforming femboy fag" tends to get me accusations of being a "(trans)misogynist perpetuating the patriarchy" like bro can you be for real

People like these make me stay away from guyliner despite my love of looking like a 2000s emo vocalist

Also can we talk about how people try to keep co-opting transmasc stories for transfems because I've seen this happen with a different comic too, I support transfems but some of y'all really need to get it through your heads that transmascs are NOT less important than transfems

A popular artist suddenly made a trans man comic, and the viewers are not getting it

Being against a trans man's transition because you think it's too boring is transphobic, actually.

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This 100% does apply to you if you are young, and is ESPECIALLY important if you are (getting) into weightlifting because lifting wrong WILL cause an injury that will put you out of the gym and impact your gains. Even if you're NOT a weightlifter, it's still good practice because as was said above, prevents back problems.

you motherfuckers better be lifting with your legs and not your back

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I'm not from the EU, if you are from the EU and haven't already signed this, please sign it!

EVERYONE(!) I’m blazing this post because at this pace we might barely hit 1,000,000 signatures—or just fall short. PLEASE reblog this post, no matter where you are from, so we can reach as many EU citizens as possible and end this horrible practice!

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do you have any tips or something on getting rid of the guilt of not having the energy or mental stability to resist and fight? ive been trying to get the energy to reasearch things that trump is trying to do and call my reps but every time i try i just cant but i feel useless

I'm not so sure about tips but what I can tell you is, honestly I haven't had time to do much more than attend the occasional protest on a weekend, because my weekdays are when I've got my hands full with job searching and the (career focused) training program I'm in.

I'm naturally introverted. I've only got so much energy in the day when it comes to dealing with people and a good portion of that gets spent during the classes for my training program. If I've got something else within the week, like a doctor's appointment or a call with a professional contact, it drains me even more so. Even when I do have the energy to call my reps, I also forget (which is something I need to work on) because I'm completing things for my training program and submitting job applications, and of course, the gym, which is my "get away from it all" time.

What I'm getting at is, we all got our hands full with other things in our lives, and that's okay, I just think we should do something when we can. "When you can" is just. Whenever you've got the energy, resources, and time, and when it's something you can do. So don't feel bad if you can't do things to fight back, sometimes it's just enough to be aware of things in the background and not comply.

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Get well, man(sorry if it's sounds wrong, English is absolutely not my native language (and for some reason I can't make proper sentences atm?)but I still want you to know that there's people who likes your blog and just see you as a cool dude)

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Thank you, I appreciate it!

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Ur so cool

Thank you! Sorry I haven't been super responsive, job searching is rough

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I can finally bench as much as my (cis) brother! We're the same age, but he's been stronger than me for years even though I worked out a lot more than he did. To make matters worse, my favorite "exercise" (though I don't really see it that way) is skateboarding, which doesn't build strength that can measure up in an arm wrestling match (his preferred method of testing who's stronger). I've been on testosterone for 8 months, and the two of us like to work out together at night so our younger brother won't bother us, and I'm so happy that I can keep up with him now! We both use 25 lb plates (the bar is really light so I think the total weight is maybe 55 lbs?), and I can tell that it's easier for him than it is for me, but not enough so to warrant adding another plate in between each set. My max is 95 but this is good for doing a lot of sets. He probably could do a little bit more than me still, but I finish every set he does with the same weight. I've always been insecure working out with cis guys because they're so much stronger than me, but I'm getting stronger! I still have a long way to go, but I'm proud of myself.

Thank you for the encouragement

Hell yeah that's awesome! Good progress!!

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Endlessly diabolical how you can't say words like rape and suicide uncensored without either being criticised by idiots or punished by conglomerates.

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I saw posts about this at one point but just so we're on the same page: if tumblr goes down I'm not making this blog elsewhere, I really don't care to maintain it all that much and lately I've been too busy to post as is

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For US Residents: If you live in a red district in your state, you may be able to start a process to recall your elected state representative.

That is, you may be able you recall your representative in the state government (not federal) which would remove them and kick off a process to replace them. This is, of course, dependent on the laws of your state, so look into the laws before starting the process. In some cases, this may also apply to city council members, mayors, and school board members.

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oh yeah i forgot to mention i got my bench up to 185 this week (for 1 rep)

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incredibly relieved to share that two transphobic bills got rejected in my state today

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"you should decenter men"

fuck you i'm centering men because i'm a faggot

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PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OPEN FOR GENDER IDENTIFIERS ON US PASSPORTS

Right now, you can submit a comment for consideration on the proposed changes to US Passport law that will include requiring a change from "Gender" to "Sex" on all passports and require that people identify with their sex assigned at birth.

THIS IS THE LAW THAT WOULD BAN TRANS PEOPLE FROM UPDATING THEIR IDENTIFICATION

Please take a moment to click through and submit a comment. This kind of thing is fast, easy, and is one of the many ways to show your support of the trans community to the people that need to know how many of us there are.

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came across this blog in my recommended, really hope you’re okay, saw that your last post was a month ago.

i'm fine just real busy and haven't had the energy to engage with tumblr lately

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Call your reps. Tell them to vote against the bill unless there are explicit protections for LGBTQ people. If you're against the death penalty I'm assuming you're against this bill, and that's more reason to call your reps. Let them know your specific concerns, and threaten to not vote for them if they don't reject the bill.

LGBT people, I need you to know that any “pedophile execution bill” passed in the US is meant to put you, personally, to death. When the right says “groomer,” they’re talking about you. When they say “predator,” they’re talking about you. When they say “pedophile,” they’re talking about you. Any actual child sex abusers who are convicted and executed would be, to them, a happy accident, a cherry on top of a law that’s meant to exterminate anyone who deviates from the cisgender, heterosexual norm.

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ok so to explain the sudden influx of political content because that was probably super startling: i'm freaking the fuck out with the need to do something and if i don't do something or at least feel like i'm doing something to resist i might implode from anxiety, i also know i have a decently sized following and that change never happens from one person doing things so i'm hoping that maybe some of you are motivated to do stuff also