@abracadada.bsky.social AntennaPod doesn't seem to have anything as sophisticated as BeyondPod's smart playlist. Based on online discussions, I'm probably going to try out Podcast Addict first.

Big protests and marches don’t change things by themselves magically. But they do help show solidarity that may be able to eventually be tapped into if and when things escalate.

To everyone whose first TDoV is ahead of them: Take whatever time you need. If you need someone to talk with, I'm willing to be such a person. I've been in a place that's probably not dissimilar to where you are now. (Also, a good therapist is a fantastic resource, if you're fortunate enough to […]

To everyone who was trans and visible at this time last year: Thank you for walking a path that made it easier for me and people like me to follow.

To everyone for whom this is their first TDoV being out: This probably feels like a very bad time to have come out, because it is. But I know that […]

But I will continue to be myself, regardless. I will work to support others, especially others in worse situations than mine. I want everyone to have the space and support to live their lives as their true, authentic selves.

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I see people all across this country working to bar trans people from public existence.

I fear things will get worse before they get better, and we'll be a generation or more just to get back to the rights and freedoms we'd been clawing our way towards just a year ago.

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In that same time, the world has become materially more hostile to trans people. I worry more about how people will react to me in public—even as I'm happier being myself in the same spaces. The number of places I don't feel I can risk going—some entire US states—has grown.

I was fortunate […]

In the year since, I've felt more at home with myself, more comfortable around others, and more willing to open myself up to the world. I've found more solid footing for my identity and my presentation. How I feel about myself and how I interact with the world. People have told me I seem more […]

The food in the freezer seems to be okay. There doesn't seem to have been much thawing there. The food in the fridge is more questionable; I think we're going to toss most of it, out of caution, if nothing else. Including all of the leftovers from the Valentine's dinner I cooked on Saturday. 😢

Power is still out. I'm hoping it gets fixed overnight. It's affecting our entire row of houses, not just the ones on the end. I don't know of the tree took out the entire circuit or if there's something else affecting the circuit and the tree will keep us in […]

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