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dearratroi

tag urself im deanna

wilwheaton

Hi, I’m Wesley. I mean, Wesley isn’t on this chart because bullshit, but I’m Wesley.

Hi. Hi. I’m Wesley. How are you? Want to see my science project? Hi.

#TenOrSo is ready. Pumped for the countdown tonight!

#tenorso

I was changing the bedsheets and found this attached to the doona. Apparently we have been using it wrong. Don't worry, I have removed it now.

It appears safety vest yellow is in fashion right now. #target

#target

After a minor break, #LocalChats is back this Friday.

#localchats

Well this is quite fancy. (at Lanecove National Park)

Empty ferry. (at Sydney, Australia)

Road trippin'

The only thing I use Internet Explorer for.

tabakrules-deactivated20190523

Templating Truism

“I don’t see or understand the system” isn’t the same as “There is no system.”

wizardsmagic

Pretty excited for BFZ; total Eldrazi girl here. I'm transgender--I want to attend events, but I'm concerned about bad reactions at/from my LGS... I want to have a DCI record and rack up Planeswalker points but... Advice, please?

Community Manager Alison here! I went to Wizards of the Coast’s other Al(l)ison, Alli Medwin, for the answer to this one. In Alli’s words…

I wouldn’t want to lie to her: depending on the region she lives in things might be super hard. There are a couple things that might make things easier, though.

One, trans women have a long history with Magic. We’ve been involved in making the game: I’m the third trans woman to be in R&D (though the only one currently), and the winner of the first Great Designer Search is also a trans woman. We’ve been involved in judging: there are at least two trans L3s that immediately come to mind. And we’ve been playing the game in uncounted numbers since 1993. She has a place in the game, and knowing that context may help.

Two, decent stores will manage the store environment enough that she shouldn’t be openly harassed, but it still might be helpful to bring a friend or two until she can meet people and make friends at the store. And if that’s not true, contacting Retail Support is a good option.

I’d like to add on to Alli’s message that one of WotC’s core values is Inclusivity. We want everyone to feel safe and happy playing our games, and as a Community Manager it’s my job to make sure that everyone feels like they are welcome to play. MTG is full of lots of amazing resources, inspirations and allies – plus us women here at WotC will always have your back. :)

Grab a friend or two and bring them along to your first FNM and let us know how it goes!