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Hello!
I've seen a lot of distros popping up on here so I figure Id show up too ^w^
https://w.linuxposting.xyz/blog/TailsOS_Official
Thats my Fediverse account if you want to see me off of this godforsaken app.
"The Jadeing" is a term I've seen used a few times to refer to the process by which a newly-out trans woman goes from the realisation, "omg, I am the same gender as cis women!" to the realisation, "wait, a lot of these cis women hate me." It's a particularly grim process because the acceptance that you are actually the same gender as the cis women you know can feel like a light at the end of the tunnel of misery that had been your closeted life, and to have that light so cruelly snuffed out can be totally devastating. I have some kind-of complicated feelings about women's sports because of this.
I was good at sport before puberty, I won prizes for sprinting, swimming, judo and rugby. But, like so many closeted trans girls, I was never comfortable doing sport after puberty hit, especially team sports. The men's locker room environment is often talked about as a place where manhood is learned and reinforced, but we don't often talk about how unpleasant it is to be a girl in that kind of place. The amount of sexual harassment and assault I went through is something no one should have to experience, and it's no wonder that I stopped playing sport as soon as I was able to. Sport was mandatory for me until the age of 18, but from 15 onwards I became adept at forging letters from my mother saying she had terminal cancer and I had to leave school to visit her at hospital (it was true she had terminal cancer, but I didn't actually have to visit her until after school hours) and I would then cycle to the park, sit in the branches of my favourite tree, and read books alone.
It was a while until I got back into sport again. I became pretty good at distance running in my 20s, and started enjoying watching sport as well, particularly (randomly enough) women's cricket. I couldn't quite put my finger on why I instinctively found men's cricket boring and women's cricket interesting, but as someone who had been involved in feminist activism for a while it felt natural. I did occasionally think about joining a (men's) cricket team, but I knew that they wouldn't really like "someone like me", even if I didn't know what "someone like me" meant. I had a lot of experience with groups of men by this point, and I just knew they'd hate me because I was inexplicably different.
So my enjoyment of watching women's cricket was tempered with the knowledge that actually playing cricket wasn't really on the cards for me. I felt a bit like an elderly grandfather watching his grandkids have experiences that were never available to him in his own youth, and just feeling happy for them with no resentment. All this despite the fact that I was actually younger than most professional players. As I began to realise more stuff about my gender, none of this really changed. Even after I started thinking of myself as a woman, I still never thought that actually playing women's sports was "for me" in any sense. I have aways felt like an outsider in everything I do, and I suppose this felt no different.
The first trans international cricketer ever was Danielle McGahey. She made her T20 International debut in September 2023. In November 2023 trans women were banned from international cricket. She played six matches before being forced to retire. This horrific BBC article was published shortly before her first T20I appearance. In it we see the classic arguments about biological advantages, and a lot of editorialising about how men bowl faster and hit the ball further than women, the relevance of which is left up to the reader to interpret. But there is also a particularly egregious comment by one Gemma Witcomb, sports scientist at the University of Loughborough:
"Trans women may reap the rewards of the greater investment in their early cricketing careers and possess some advantages related to these earlier experiences. For example, more opportunities both at school and recreationally, to learn, play, and hone their skills; better funded and equipped clubs; more invested coaches etc. Such factors - related to opportunity - are well accepted to influence all men's and women's experiences and outcomes in sport and so ignoring these would deny their importance."
It is worth bearing in mind that she said this at a time when no trans woman had ever played a single match of international cricket, something that makes her assertion utterly absurd. This group with a supposedly massive advantage of opportunity had turned that advantage into a whole 0 appearances at the top level. It is particularly grating because, if I had been assigned female at birth, I would've been far more comfortable playing sport and might've actually had a chance to be quite good at it. Being trans made playing sport unbearable for me. Having higher-paid coaches is no advantage if you can't handle playing at all because you keep getting sexually assaulted in the changing room. This is why empirical data should come before theorising, otherwise you end up giving an explanation for why trans women are overrepresented at the top of international women's cricket despite there being no trans women at all in international women's cricket. And there should have been some, right? Could they, perhaps, actually be underrepresented? For some reason? Maybe?
Incidentally I looked up Gemma Witcomb and found this recent article in the European Journal of Sport Science regarding the effect of HRT on trans women athletes. With a sample size of 9 runners and 1 (one) swimmer. Yes, one. The swimmer's pre-HRT race results came from when she was 17 and had they don't have a record of her training volume at the time, the post-HRT results from when she was 22... Really useful data... The running results show a big drop in speed after HRT, but they are also shown normalised using the age-grading system (which gives your result as a percentage of the world record for your age and gender) and show no change over short distances and a decrease for middle and long distances. So, trans women runners are actually over all less competitive racing as women than as men (which is actually what I expected because, as I know from personal experience, the extra mental load of knowing someone might try to kill you mid-race is going to have some effect on your times). And yet the study's conclusions are basically "who knows 🤷" and the main take-away seems to be that trans women can potentially counteract the reduction in athletic ability by training harder. OK, thanks for the insight, sports scientists 👍. If I can somehow up my running volume from 100km/week to 300km/week without getting a stress fracture, maybe I'll be able to come 3rd in a local race that, if I wasn't already banned from it, you would just use as evidence that trans women are too successful.
Watching women's cricket, something that brought me a lot of joy before and early in my transition, is now a really sore point for me. I am still interested in it, but it's really hard to watch a sport I know I'm banned from taking part in. My previous attitude of "playing is not for me" has faded as my self-respect has grown. All the constant commentary about how inspirational it is for young women to watch women succeed at sport, and how they hope many young women will get into cricket after watching, I shouldn't have to sit through that thinking "they don't mean me though". I should be allowed to actually play cricket too. I shouldn't always have to remember that all this stuff "for women" is not for me.
It's really heartbreaking seeing some players I once really admired, knowing what their attitude to me would probably be if I did try to play. I have been too jaded by now by my exposure to what cis women actually think of me and women like me to think otherwise. That's not to say I regret transition at all, because I now actually have the self-respect to advocate for myself rather than shutting myself off from life. To realise I am hated by those I once admired is incredibly hurtful, but also really motivating to try to make the world a better place for those like me who come after.
reblog that post about Black people, whitey
i mean "posts about Black people" in a broad sense, that can mean anything from struggles to Black joy, and when you see the notes, most of the time it’s double digits, three if I'm being generous.
start being comfortable posting Black people's words in your blogs, the same way you'll reblog posts about transness, gayness, disability, because these specific topics can affect you
start actually giving a fuck about Black folks and reblogging our words is the barest minimum
just went a little nuts at platos closet a local thrift store/clothing exchange....so so so many really good cheap clothes....
went walmart shop(lift)ing heh, got my tires aligned for freee(lifetime deal i got with firestone), washed and cleaned out the Mikumobile, got some kickass clothes and shoes. adderall refill day going strong...
Big day for girls who like to be productive
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for spreading stds
babygirl ima say this as gently as i can u need to kill yourself
just saw an entire thread of people sincerely describing a content creator's pattern of posting a large amount of content and then taking breaks as "obviously grooming her audience" via "love bombing and ghosting" which i think could have been a really exciting innovation during the steven universe discourse era of tumblr
anybody else get like. summer needy. sometime in the really hot late swell of cherry red july melting into burnt orange august and you're just slipping into a kind of rut. gotta be seen looking like a dirtbag dyke, gotta kiss a rando girl without exchanging words before or after, gotta fuck a woman like i want her dead + pregnant. just me?
i need to punch a girl in the stomach so hard rn
sometimes you catch sight of just how funny the median TME person finds the suffering of trans women and you just want to tear everything to pieces
sometimes you catch sight of just how funny the median TME person finds the suffering of trans women and you just want to tear everything to pieces
being turned inside out is one of the few pleasures in life
How long before the raw materials that make up an object are considered intellectual property?
"Oh no, you can't strip out the lithium from that battery and form it into a brand new battery, that lithium is a specific alloy formulation that Apple holds the intellectual property rights, and it must go into the landfill"
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20250154629
Just an example but patents on materials are already a thing and have been for a while.
im a trans woman and a real human being capable of suffering by the way. i exist.
im not porn, im a girl. i have friends and interests and hopes and things i want to do. i laugh and cry and i give hugs and i watch the sunset. i'm real. im a person. i'm a woman. please stop treating me like im an object. i'd love it if you stopped, i'd give you anything in return for it. please see me.
i do all this just like you do. i'm real. please see me as real. it would make me so happy if you did, if you saw me as just another person.
okay loves. anyone have a good guide for backing up files from windows and installing linux?
As far as file backup goes, it really depends on what type of files youd have and how much of them you have. You will definitely want at least one USB drive for installing an operating system, and Ideally a second, different one for storing your files on, but if your only backing up a few gigabytes of files, you could get away with using a singular drive, or going thru a cloud storage service, like google drive, proton drive, one drive, mega, etc.
Working off of the assumption you are running a windows machine it should be relatively simple, as far as installations go. Mac computers pre 2020 should also be realatively easy, but mac computers 2020 or newer are more hit and miss and I can't really offer any advice other than to check out https://asahilinux.org/ since they are the pioneers of linux on modern macs.
Materials Needed:
1.Minimum of 1 USB drive for OS Install, ideally 16GB or larger
2. EITHER 1 external drive of some kind that IS NOT your OS install drive, or a cloud storage service / Network Attached Storage. Must be big enough to hold every file you want to take with you.
3. An internet connection to download neede software
4. EITHER the programs Balena Etcher or Rufus. These are both free to download and what we will use to actually install linux on your computer.
How to do it:
Snag every file you want to keep and organize them how you like, then transfer them to your storage solution of choice. If using a usb drive, eject it and unplug it when you are done, you dont want this plugged in during the installation.
download your linux based operating system of choice from their download page. Im going to assume Fedora KDE, since thats what I use and I quite like it. this can be downloaded at https://fedoraproject.org/kde/download/. You will (most likely) want to grab the download that specifys the following: 64 Bit AMD or Intel processors.
once you have started that download, navigate to either https://rufus.ie/en/ or https://etcher.balena.io/. Balena etcher is slightly easier for first timers, IMO, but its up to you. I will assume you are using it for the purposes of this guide.
Install either rufus or etcher and insert the USB drive you are going to use for OS installation.
5. Open balena etcher and it will ask you to select an iso. This is the file you downloaded in step 2. once selected, it will ask you to choose a usb device, this will be the usb stick you just plugged in. Then it will be ready for you to flash. Make ABSOLUTELY sure there isnt anything on that usb drive that you want to keep, because it will be deleted at this point. assuming its free of any files, you can let the program begin its flash. When the program say its finished, you are free to unplug your usb drive for the moment.
6. now is the point where you double and triple and quadruple check that you have backed up every file you could possibly want backed up, because if you dont, you will lose it.
7. fully turn off your computer and replug in your usb drive. this doesnt mean sleep mode, I mean fully shut off. you can do this on most computers by simply pressing down onthe power button until it shuts off straight to black.
8. so to do any OS installation, you will most likely need to enter your computers UEFI/BIOS enviroment. You can think of this as a program that tells the rest of your computer how to function before it loads windows/linux. The way to get into the UEFI varies from model to model, but you can generally get into the menu by turning on the computer and mashing on one of the following keys on your keyboard: F1, F2, F10, F12, or Delete. Theres are the five most common keys, but if you have something weird or rare, it may be different.
8a. if you select the right keys to mash, you should be put into a menu, most times it will have a bar with things labelled like "options, boot, advanced, save & exit, etc." you will be looking for the boot option or the save & exit option. If you go to the boot tab (navigation should be via the arrow keys) the UEFI enviroment should let you select which devices you want to boot from first. ex, you will want the option labelled "USB device" in the top slot. from there go to the save & exit tab and select the option that lets you save your changes and reboot.
8b. if you selected the wrong keys, you may be put into a menu that asks you which option you would like to boot from. This is fine, and you can just select the device with "USB" in the name somewhere. If no option for this appears, then your device is either labelled weird or more likely, its not recognized through that usb port, in which case change the usb port that you have the drive plugged into and reboot your computer, mashing the same keys. If it does show up, just select that and move onto the next section.
8c. if your computer does nothing and boots back into windows, you'll need to shut it down again and retry, mashing on a different set of keys, assuming you arent hitting all 5 at once. if none of those work, you will need to look up your computers model and check the support pages to figure out how to enter the UEFI/BIOS enviroment. if you have a custom built computer, you will need to look up the motherboard that you are using, or check your motherboards manual.
How to do it part 2: software pisses me off
so assuming you got it all right, you should booted into an unfamiliar desktop from what you are used to. if your installing fedora kde, it would pop up a little welcome screen and such to help you get oriented. I would recommend connecting to the internet when you get a chance. the welcome menu hould prompt you to install, but if it isnt there or you close out, you should see an icon on your desktop to do just that. click on it or the prompt in the welcome menu.
when you do so, a new menu will appear and you will get the chance to fill in all the options you want. its pretty simple, I would only worry about 2 options, and that pertains to accounts and install location. lets start with accounts.
in the acounts portion of the install, and this goes for any distro, it may ask if you want to enable to root user, I would recommend against it, since its an account with the ability to do whatever on your computer without prompting or oversight, and using it can very easily break your system, so simply leave it unchecked and fill out your own user account.
in the storage/install menu, it will list all of the drives that you can install to. if your computer only has one drive, this should be pretty simple, just click the one that isnt your usb drive and your good. if you have multiple drives in your computer, then this is a little tricky. Generally, I would recommend the fastest drive in your system be ther drive you install the OS to, for usabilities sake. This will be an ssd, which will be labelled with one of two prefixes, "NVME" or "sd*" if there is a drive labelled NVME, pick that. if you have multiple drives and they are only labelled with sd(a,b,c,d,etc..) then you will need to look carefully at the rest of the information on the drive. the install menu should also show some other information, like the manufacturer. if you like, you can look up some of this information and it should be able to tell you which one is which. Assuming you just have one drive to pick, pick that and continue filling out all the options.
when you finish the install menu, it should prompt you to wait while it does all of the installation, and when its done you can shut down your computer again and unplug your usb drive.
Power on your new computer and replug in the usb drive with your files on it, then log in and transfer them over, and have fun!
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I havent covered everything that you might run into in my explanation, like secure boot, for instance, mostly for brevity, but here are some extras for you to look at. Also any OS you choose will most likely have extensive documentation for any specific problems you run into. However feel free to message me if you want any more specific help, I would be glad to walk you through it!
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