To ALL trans folk by girlthing in c/lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
[-] girlthing 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Closeted trans person here. The fact that so many of you have dared to live as yourselves, and to keep fighting in the face of increasing odds, is the reason I'm still here.

Never underestimate just how much it means for the world that you exist, as you are.

おはよう rule by girlthing in c/196
[-] girlthing 2 points 1 day ago

Good morning! uwu

Intense Action Ö by girlthing in c/yurimemes
[-] girlthing 7 points 1 day ago

do u maybe think im overdoing it?

No! It's unique and cute and fun. Keep being you <3

POV: You finally cleaned your room, and a friend is visiting! by girlthing in c/femcelmemes
[-] girlthing 2 points 1 day ago

spoilerOoh, that's a lot to think about!

I'm still working through the links you sent in that other post you deleted (not sure why you did). Mind-altering stuff...

bonk by girlthing in c/femcelmemes
[-] girlthing 4 points 1 day ago

spoopy alien welcoming party!!

I get it - I usually end up thinking about it in those terms.

But then I remember - that's also how I think about picking out clothes, or grooming, or most social interactions; basically, anything involving making an impression or fitting in.

It was only once I discovered the trans community that I began to believe that being seen could actually feel positive; that belonging was something I could actually experience. I developed a hypothesis - maybe the way I was trying to be seen and to belong was the problem. It was the only way I was taught. But you're here, all of you, learning to do it your way, and finding joy in it.

I have not had the chance to test this hypothesis; I'm just trying to get by until I can. But I have come, over a long period of time, to believe it to be true.

So - maybe you'll have a moment like this, too! Maybe, at some point in your life, you'll discover that an entire facet of human experience that you always thought just wasn't for you... suddenly is.

Or maybe you won't, and that's fine too! There are tons of other feels to feel and ways to be.

(Don't really know how to conclude this little spiel... do bear in mind that I'm mostly working out my own feelings here, so if it doesn't make sense to you, feel free to take it with a grain of salt)

No Way by girlthing in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[-] girlthing 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Alright, imma post this one last time in this thread, I swear:
https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/

No Way by girlthing in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[-] girlthing 2 points 2 days ago

Also: https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/ gonna stop spamming this link now, but MAN it's infuriating that noone even considers this. They've been doing voter suppression for decades, how hard is it to connect the dots?

No Way by girlthing in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
No Way by girlthing in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
[-] girlthing 2 points 2 days ago

From a reporter who's been doing this shit since the 80s at least: https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/

No Way by girlthing in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
bonk by girlthing in c/femcelmemes
[-] girlthing 5 points 2 days ago

I don't think they're evil feels, but... yeah i can relate to just wanting it out of the way. Pretransition woes. Maybe someday I'll actually be able to feel good about the physical act 😣

I was made a war machine by girlthing in c/transmemes
[-] girlthing 4 points 2 days ago

Source please?

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Stop blaming non-voters. Please. (www.gregpalast.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by girlthing to c/politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world
4 comments fedilink

Repost, since apparently a lot of people haven't internalized this: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/21216426

Not aimed at this community in particular; just the overall trend in discussion on the Fediverse in general.

Maybe you were put off by the... unique site design, but consider that Greg Palast has been doing this kind of work and getting ignored since the 80s(!). He's talked about voter suppression since 2008 at least. He probably knows that looking 'professional' doesn't matter anymore, because MSM will never give him his due.

Lots of people consciously don't vote, for reasons you may disagree with. They are not the reason we lost this election. Please, let's stop eating our own allies alive.

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Recommend some media to a long-term closet survivor? (self.mtf)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by girlthing to c/mtf
9 comments fedilink

I've been closeted for years now. It's not safe for me to be/express who I really am, and I have no idea if or when I'll ever be able to develop into an actual person. I intend to survive anyway, if only for the hope that I might somehow, someday make existence a little more bearable for others.

I find that I'm a bit more motivated to keep going when I've watched/read/listened to stuff that reminds me why I even try. Stuff that's beautiful and/or believes that it's worth it. Stuff that reminds me that I'm not the only one to do this, that I'm connected to everyone who came before and will come after, and that we're not alone.

What helped you survive what you went through? What helps you now?

Can be anything really, as long as it's something I can get my hands on via the internet. Preferably stuff without too much of a time investment (neurodivergence means I effectively have very little productive time), but honestly, I just want to hear from you.

EDIT: thanks for the replies everyone, i'm only seeing them now, i appreciate it <3

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