Melissa Firstenberg
origmf.bsky.social
Melissa Firstenberg
@origmf.bsky.social
I am proud to be me. I am a parent, an engineer, Jewish, Trans, and a difference maker.
As a non-passable trans woman, I've been treated very well in Switzerland, Austria, Israel, Mexico, and Sweden. That said, now may not be the best time for Israel. Eastern France was much friendlier than the metro Paris area... no idea why.
April 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I still come out every day... and I love the opportunities that doing so presents.

That said, TDoV is an opportunity. I chose that date years ago to update my LinkedIn, and the video with it was well received.

Don't give the external timing power... it's your internal timing that matters.
March 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A simple request. We've been getting almost all positive responses so far, but tonight's meeting brought it to a new level. After we spoke, a resident stood up to say that she was so moved by our request that she wanted to voice her support on the record. This is the difference that we hope for.
March 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I now have a butthole laser to go with my Jewish space laser??? I'm gonna be busy for a while!!
February 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM