Wow! I'm so sorry for you. Informed consent is the backbone of medical care, I couldn't imagine going to a doctor who didn't practice that.

It can be hit or miss in the US, but fortunately I live in a pretty LGBTQ friendly area. I might have to flee the country due to what's happening at the federal level, but I'm actually very happy with the resources in my local community.

Perhaps. I don't know the specifics. I trust that my doctor isn't lying - she's been nothing but green flags so far - but I doubt she's as familiar with diy as the community is.

Still, I wouldn't recommend diy for anyone who has other options. Having a doctor to help you transition is really important, assuming you can find a good one.

but to roll over and not enforce the constitution provides functionally no difference than if they had lost a constitutional crisis.

Oh, it makes a very big difference... to them. If they pick a fight with Trump and lose, they go to the gulag. If they appease him, they might not go to the gulag.

The mechanics are the medium through which players relinquish control of their roleplay. They're sort of what mediates roleplaying, I think, by providing a sort of arbitrary and neutral interface to both limit and move along characters.

Precisely. Which is why it feels different from improv. Rules and predictable-but-random outcomes add verisimilitude to a game.

And the closer something is to the game's core experience, the more likely it is that a rule (instead of a ruling by the gm) is needed. So if you're playing a game that revolves around intrigue and seduction, you will probably want some rules for that. They don't have to be overly complicated, but they will need to exist.

🎵 don't wanna stay but I can't afford to leave

🎶 don't wanna stay but I can't afford to leave

🎵 don't wanna stay but I can't afford to leave

🎶 please somebody start accepting US refugees 🎶

🤨🤨🤨 don't you guys know that mlems are just pyramid schemes? SMH my head.

jk good job on the app release, guys

I just figured everyone's eyes were like that

I don't know Randall, but I expect he would enjoy this.

I only really have a couple photos of my bio mom, so... hard to say.

But yeah, from what I can tell that seems to be the case.

!lemmySilver

Violence should never be employed

• against someone who is not harming you or infringing on your rights

• against a party genuinely willing to negotiate

• when your use of violence will seem excessive to onlookers such that they will turn against you