moss 🏳️⚧️
@moss.geek.nz
I'm from Aotearoa / New Zealand 🇳🇿
I’m a trans butch gal in her late 30s. 🏳️⚧️
I work as a Software Quality Engineer
I’m a trans butch gal in her late 30s. 🏳️⚧️
I work as a Software Quality Engineer
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moss 🏳️⚧️
@moss.geek.nz
· Sep 21
The 🏳️⚧️ trans butch euphoria of your fit for sewing lessons layering over your kit for gym class.
I have stories I preface these days with “If I tell you this, you will never look at me the same way” and I mean that; I know that.
I used to think those stories were normal.
And I don’t tell them as much any more, cause I can’t always handle seeing it break in real time on other peoples faces.
I used to think those stories were normal.
And I don’t tell them as much any more, cause I can’t always handle seeing it break in real time on other peoples faces.
My friend Alyson once said "Trans women don't tell ghost stories around the campfire, we just talk about our childhoods"
I want every non transfem person to sit and think about what it means that almost every single transfem I know has more than one horror story and will treat it like it's normal
I want every non transfem person to sit and think about what it means that almost every single transfem I know has more than one horror story and will treat it like it's normal
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I have stories I preface these days with “If I tell you this, you will never look at me the same way” and I mean that; I know that.
I used to think those stories were normal.
And I don’t tell them as much any more, cause I can’t always handle seeing it break in real time on other peoples faces.
I used to think those stories were normal.
And I don’t tell them as much any more, cause I can’t always handle seeing it break in real time on other peoples faces.
Pretty sure I can chalk tonight's long weekend girlfailure of a late dinner up to spiro; an entire (tiny) jar of filleted anchovies on crackers wasn't exactly the plan.
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Pretty sure I can chalk tonight's long weekend girlfailure of a late dinner up to spiro; an entire (tiny) jar of filleted anchovies on crackers wasn't exactly the plan.
Reposted by moss 🏳️⚧️
They made my existence into an "issue" then complained I'd become a single issue voter
September 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
They made my existence into an "issue" then complained I'd become a single issue voter
Another weekend, another layered fit over workout kit.
This weekend started with bouldering, and now I’m heading either to a poetry reading, a coffee/chocolate festival or a LEGO show. Haven’t quite decided yet.
This weekend started with bouldering, and now I’m heading either to a poetry reading, a coffee/chocolate festival or a LEGO show. Haven’t quite decided yet.
September 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Another weekend, another layered fit over workout kit.
This weekend started with bouldering, and now I’m heading either to a poetry reading, a coffee/chocolate festival or a LEGO show. Haven’t quite decided yet.
This weekend started with bouldering, and now I’m heading either to a poetry reading, a coffee/chocolate festival or a LEGO show. Haven’t quite decided yet.
Shout out to the humans rights commission and ombudsman for *checks notes* refusing to delete a statement that trans folks have protected rights in the face of a government order that straight up did delete words about us.
It’s a low bar out there right now and you know what I’ll take it.
It’s a low bar out there right now and you know what I’ll take it.
The Chief Ombudsman has found that the Human Rights Commission did not act unreasonably when it refused to delete text from a public statement explaining that it interpreted sex discrimination in the Human Rights Act to include gender identity.
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/resources/re...
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/resources/re...
Refusal of the Human Rights Commission to delete text from a public statement
The Chief Ombudsman found that the Human Rights Commission did not act unreasonably when it refused to delete text from a public statement explaining that it interpreted sex discrimination in the Huma...
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Shout out to the humans rights commission and ombudsman for *checks notes* refusing to delete a statement that trans folks have protected rights in the face of a government order that straight up did delete words about us.
It’s a low bar out there right now and you know what I’ll take it.
It’s a low bar out there right now and you know what I’ll take it.
This reminds me that I throughly forgot to thank / come out 🏳️⚧️ to the friends who took me to Carly Rae when she was touring Emotion and joked about how nice it was that all the girls and closeted girls were there, and past me was like “hey some of us are here because we are boy problems”
there's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is
September 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This reminds me that I throughly forgot to thank / come out 🏳️⚧️ to the friends who took me to Carly Rae when she was touring Emotion and joked about how nice it was that all the girls and closeted girls were there, and past me was like “hey some of us are here because we are boy problems”
The 🏳️⚧️ trans butch euphoria of your fit for sewing lessons layering over your kit for gym class.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The 🏳️⚧️ trans butch euphoria of your fit for sewing lessons layering over your kit for gym class.
As a kiwi trans gal, all I can say after reading this essay is
Fuck.
*Nervous laughter*
Sure, I’ll grab a cuppa of tea.
Oh, don’t get up on my account, I’ll get it myself
Where do keep your cups?
*Nervous laughter*
*Laughter turns a bit dark…*
<extended uncomfortable silence>
Fuck.
*Nervous laughter*
Sure, I’ll grab a cuppa of tea.
Oh, don’t get up on my account, I’ll get it myself
Where do keep your cups?
*Nervous laughter*
*Laughter turns a bit dark…*
<extended uncomfortable silence>
I’ll Laugh As You Bury Me: New Zealand, America and Cultural Hegemony
by Alexandra Stronach
Read the essay at the link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
#sciencefiction #scifi #nonfiction #essays
by Alexandra Stronach
Read the essay at the link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
#sciencefiction #scifi #nonfiction #essays
September 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
As a kiwi trans gal, all I can say after reading this essay is
Fuck.
*Nervous laughter*
Sure, I’ll grab a cuppa of tea.
Oh, don’t get up on my account, I’ll get it myself
Where do keep your cups?
*Nervous laughter*
*Laughter turns a bit dark…*
<extended uncomfortable silence>
Fuck.
*Nervous laughter*
Sure, I’ll grab a cuppa of tea.
Oh, don’t get up on my account, I’ll get it myself
Where do keep your cups?
*Nervous laughter*
*Laughter turns a bit dark…*
<extended uncomfortable silence>
Today’s 🎶 soundtrack is youtu.be/DeWUMKgwRig
Bought to you by, missing a bus then a train to the tune of a good half hour to reflect on why am I commuting off peak at all?
Bought to you by, missing a bus then a train to the tune of a good half hour to reflect on why am I commuting off peak at all?
MESS
YouTube video by Hakos Baelz - Topic
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Today’s 🎶 soundtrack is youtu.be/DeWUMKgwRig
Bought to you by, missing a bus then a train to the tune of a good half hour to reflect on why am I commuting off peak at all?
Bought to you by, missing a bus then a train to the tune of a good half hour to reflect on why am I commuting off peak at all?
I legitimately negotiated a variation to my employment contract on the typical "travel may be required" clause such that international travel is not required and only domestic.
Work was more than happy to grant me that variation.
I know a handful of my friends have requested the same.
Work was more than happy to grant me that variation.
I know a handful of my friends have requested the same.
My Australian friends who work for American companies are saying that they are no longer going to the US for work, because they don't want the free add-on trip to El Salvador.
It started off with a joking tone. It's become a lot more serious as of late.
It started off with a joking tone. It's become a lot more serious as of late.
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I legitimately negotiated a variation to my employment contract on the typical "travel may be required" clause such that international travel is not required and only domestic.
Work was more than happy to grant me that variation.
I know a handful of my friends have requested the same.
Work was more than happy to grant me that variation.
I know a handful of my friends have requested the same.
I went to a queer watch party for the Black Ferns semi-final and _damn_ was that an amazing game for a 🏳️⚧️ trans gal to reclaim her love of the game 🏉 with.
The Springbok Women had some amazing line outs, and I’m still mentally replaying the top down shot of one of the Black Ferns running tries.
The Springbok Women had some amazing line outs, and I’m still mentally replaying the top down shot of one of the Black Ferns running tries.
September 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I went to a queer watch party for the Black Ferns semi-final and _damn_ was that an amazing game for a 🏳️⚧️ trans gal to reclaim her love of the game 🏉 with.
The Springbok Women had some amazing line outs, and I’m still mentally replaying the top down shot of one of the Black Ferns running tries.
The Springbok Women had some amazing line outs, and I’m still mentally replaying the top down shot of one of the Black Ferns running tries.
My phone wants to autocorrect transness into “trans mess” and I feel like this nonhuman dictionary has read me for filth.
Definitely changes the meaning of the sentence “I’m embodying my transness more and more these days”
Definitely changes the meaning of the sentence “I’m embodying my transness more and more these days”
September 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My phone wants to autocorrect transness into “trans mess” and I feel like this nonhuman dictionary has read me for filth.
Definitely changes the meaning of the sentence “I’m embodying my transness more and more these days”
Definitely changes the meaning of the sentence “I’m embodying my transness more and more these days”
Today I learnt a valuable lesson, get the nice manicure 💅 _after_ bouldering and not the week before.
August 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Today I learnt a valuable lesson, get the nice manicure 💅 _after_ bouldering and not the week before.
This weekends great discovery is that roast broccoli 🥦 and frozen chips 🥔 both want around the same timing (half an hour) and temp (220°c) in the oven.
August 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This weekends great discovery is that roast broccoli 🥦 and frozen chips 🥔 both want around the same timing (half an hour) and temp (220°c) in the oven.
Tonight was a great night, I read a good book on AI, Cybernetics and Corporate Accountability by @dsquareddigest.bsky.social cover to cover, highlighting _way_ too many passages, while at a music festival listening to the Auckland Philharmonic perform dance music
March 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Tonight was a great night, I read a good book on AI, Cybernetics and Corporate Accountability by @dsquareddigest.bsky.social cover to cover, highlighting _way_ too many passages, while at a music festival listening to the Auckland Philharmonic perform dance music
My bus stop has added a neat escape room twist this weekend; someone needs to find the password and a keyboard so we can log into Windows to see the scheduled departures
March 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
My bus stop has added a neat escape room twist this weekend; someone needs to find the password and a keyboard so we can log into Windows to see the scheduled departures
Reposted by moss 🏳️⚧️
jpdanner live tweeting a hacker con?? oh we are so back baby
November 22, 2024 at 1:47 AM
jpdanner live tweeting a hacker con?? oh we are so back baby
Volvo Group got hands in the SEO game.
Wanted to remind myself what one of my pride arm warmers was specifically flagging, and www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-... was legit the top result
Thanks *checks note* purveyor of fine automobiles for the corporate reference material on pride flags 🏳️🌈
Wanted to remind myself what one of my pride arm warmers was specifically flagging, and www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-... was legit the top result
Thanks *checks note* purveyor of fine automobiles for the corporate reference material on pride flags 🏳️🌈
LGBTQ+ Pride Flags and What They Stand For
June is #Pridemonth. This is the most colorful month of the year since the LGBTQ+ pride is celebrated. The RAINBOW flag is used widely but it is not the only flag that people in the community connect ...
www.volvogroup.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Volvo Group got hands in the SEO game.
Wanted to remind myself what one of my pride arm warmers was specifically flagging, and www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-... was legit the top result
Thanks *checks note* purveyor of fine automobiles for the corporate reference material on pride flags 🏳️🌈
Wanted to remind myself what one of my pride arm warmers was specifically flagging, and www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-... was legit the top result
Thanks *checks note* purveyor of fine automobiles for the corporate reference material on pride flags 🏳️🌈
This morning, I finally made the impossible transfer of 🚇 trains on my way to work; the Eastern line pulling up at Britomart at 7:45 to the Western line departing at 7:45
The Western is normally leaving the station before the Eastern even opens the doors
The Western is normally leaving the station before the Eastern even opens the doors
November 19, 2024 at 5:45 AM
This morning, I finally made the impossible transfer of 🚇 trains on my way to work; the Eastern line pulling up at Britomart at 7:45 to the Western line departing at 7:45
The Western is normally leaving the station before the Eastern even opens the doors
The Western is normally leaving the station before the Eastern even opens the doors
hi pocket internet friens,
i'm moss and i'm nonbinary. 💜 💛
when I figured out myself, I wrote an essay because of course, which was peer reviewed as "this is the nerdiest coming out essay ever and i love it."
moss.geek.nz/writing/2021...
i'm moss and i'm nonbinary. 💜 💛
when I figured out myself, I wrote an essay because of course, which was peer reviewed as "this is the nerdiest coming out essay ever and i love it."
moss.geek.nz/writing/2021...
moss.geek.nz | i'm nonbinary
moss.geek.nz
November 17, 2024 at 12:56 AM
hi pocket internet friens,
i'm moss and i'm nonbinary. 💜 💛
when I figured out myself, I wrote an essay because of course, which was peer reviewed as "this is the nerdiest coming out essay ever and i love it."
moss.geek.nz/writing/2021...
i'm moss and i'm nonbinary. 💜 💛
when I figured out myself, I wrote an essay because of course, which was peer reviewed as "this is the nerdiest coming out essay ever and i love it."
moss.geek.nz/writing/2021...