The Token Trans

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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polluza

did you refer to your high school as just “*name* high” like they do in the movies like “east high” or “sky high” or did you always add “school” to the end of it

high school

just high

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thetokentrans

So I went to a school that the full name was [first name of historic person] [Middle Initial]. [Last name of Historic Person] Vocational Technical High School.

But I just call it [Last Name] Tech. Because the alternative is just. A mouthful.

So technically, in the poll it’d be “just high” but it wasn’t a “blahblah high” it was a “blahblah tech”

My relationship with wlw and mlm media is so…. Complicated. Or. Messy, may be a better word?

I spent the first twenty five years of my life thinking I was a wlw and became so entrenched in so much of the media that had wlw relationships, that it’s STILL my default, even though I always felt like an outsider to the community in reality. For reasons that are obvious now, as I am a man and not in fact a wlw.

And now that I AM a mlm, I want to consume all of the mlm media!!! All of thr things!!! But now I feel like I’m not allowed. And I struggled with the idea of dating other mlm before I got into my current relationship, because I felt like I wasn’t allowed. I actually narrowed what I was looking for from basically anyone, down to only bi/pan/other non-het, but still man attracted, cis women, ANY man-attracted trans woman, any man-attracted nonbinary person, any man-attracted trans man, and any bi/pan/non-gay, but still man-attracted, cis man, because I felt like dating a completely gay cis man or completely straight cis woman was like….. Taking advantage, or tricking them somehow.

And consuming mlm media just feels like I’m a pervy girl obsessed with yaoi. Like that awful, exclusionist stereotype that fetishizes mlm content, y'know?

I also just. Wish more mlm content had trans men. I’d be way more comfortable consuming mlm romance if one of the characters in the relationship looked a lot more like me.

I’ve been out, and identifying as a man for like 7 years. I pass pretty well as a man. But because of not having top surgery, and not having other anatomy ATTACHED to me, I still feel like an imposter.

But I felt like an imposter when I thought I was a woman, too! So what the fuck, brain.

I’m just. Tired of feeling like I don’t belong anywhere.

transgender Trans struggles Trans man Trans masc trans mlm lgbtq+ the imposter syndrome As a trans mlm Is definitely different Than how I felt as a wlw Like I knew I wasn't a woman Even when I thought I was a woman I think part of it Is my hatred of feeling like I'm jumping into something In the middle of it? Which is just ridiculous in this situation but I do think it'd be easier And wouldn't be there If I had grown up as a cis mlm
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kittykattaffy

Yeah, that doesn't prevent pregnancy.

kaijuno

Dfgajagakala it’s so you don’t get a UTI 😂

jabberwockypie

*facepalm* So, given that sex ed in the US is a tire fire:

Vagina-having people have a shorter urethra, which means we’re more prone to UTIs because the bacteria doesn’t have to travel as far to get up into your bladder and cause a problem.

Which means if you’re exposing your bits to bacteria (as with sex), peeing will flush out bacteria in the urethra. (Urine isn’t actually sterile - that’s a myth - but you’re *supposed to* have a little bit of bacteria - that’s how bodies work. But it still flushes things out that shouldn’t be there.)

Oh! You should ALSO pee after you masturbate, especially if it involves penetration with fingers/toys/etc

jabberwockypie

So I’ve blocked like five transphobes on this post, which I feel should have been relatively uncontroversial.

If you’re one of the people saying “You meant ‘women’”, fuck you. I meant “people who have a vagina, regardless of their gender or lack thereof”, and you can go fuck yourself with a cactus.

And you should pee afterward, so you don’t get a UTI.

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radicalgraff

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“Abolish Golf”

Sticker spotted in Chicago, Illinois.

ralfmaximus

A typical golf course uses 200 million gallons of water a year. There are over 16,300 golf courses in the United States.

That's nuts.

chaoticneurodivergent

Ngl I hate golf and I'm all for this. They put a golf course in our public park at the expense of hundreds of centuries-old live oak trees. Half of the walk around the park you're just looking at an empty golf course. Like 2 people want to play golf. So annoying.

sew-birb

Golf was a game developed in Scotland, where it rains up to 250 days of the year, and where the courses use very hard-wearing grass. The sand in the bunkers is because it used to be played on the coast - these traditional courses are called "Links" courses. The top Links course in Scotland, Royal Dornoch, uses no mains water at all. They have their own rainwater collection system.

It wasn't originally intended to be played in the middle of a desert on lush green turf that takes thousands of gallons of water a day to maintain. Unless you can keep the course alive using only rainwater collection, it shouldn't exist.

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desolationlesbian

The butch lesbian/trans man "funky printed button down" stereotype is true but you must understand that the men's section of so many clothing stores is a bleak and miserable place. Clothing manufacturers are simply convinced that no one who wears men's clothes wants anything besides the most boring outfits possible. Often stripes are the most exciting it gets. If you want to wear clothing designed for men but happen to like "color" and "joy" in your life then often the funky printed button down or the hawaiian shirt are simply your only options, especially off the clearance rack.

aliceundrground

Also if the above is you, I highly recommend @morningwitchy and @carmico 🙏🩵🩵

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morningwitchy

not to be a Brand and plug myself here but since i was tagged: i, nonbinary, make funky button downs in fun patterns that many have described as gender affirming/euphoric :^) they come in unisex sizing xs-4XL, 100% cotton, with button on the hips for extra room! also, i have tees/pants/jackets to match.

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infinitebread02

i wanna add @mayakern is doing button ups now and has preorders going on! and @irrel has some fun dnd themed button ups!

mayakern

aww thank you! glad to be in good company, i adore all the artists tagged :’)

i’ve only just started my first foray into button up territory, but i have preorders open until march 31st! sizes XS-6X, polyester spandex blend, with extra hidden closures in the bust region to prevent gaping

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lorbanery

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awkwardbisexuall

TikTok is currently trying to make their own goncharov called zepotha.

So far for zepotha I’ve already seen 5 different plots and like 25 different characters. They can’t seem agree on scenes and everyone is just making up their own shit.

Goncharov started as a joke but ended up with a poster, a cast, memes, a wiki page, letterbox reviews, fanfics, cosplays, a over 40 page (last time I checked at least) google document with info and scenes about the movie, a soundtrack and even Martin Scorsese himself confirming he made this movie.

They’ll never be able to beat the masterpiece that is goncharov 1973.

brokensocialscone

This is what happens when you say, "no, but" rather than, "yes, and."