Becoming the Man in the Mirror

Hello my name is Gabe...This is who I am and what I am about. I love hard and play harder. I am a transman living in Southern Georgia and I go by male pronouns. I love every second of my life. Saving for top surgery again hopefully I'll have it by 2015. I hope you enjoy.

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[therealdarkknightgabe]

Truth!

[thelookingglassalice]

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BABIES!!!

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so the best thing about this is that bobcats, like just about every feline besides lions and domestic cats, are pretty solitary. they don’t really have friends. they aren’t really equipped to make friends. 

domestic cats, on the other hand, do know how to make friends. they are friendly to the point that lots of feral cats live in colonies— the females hang out together, even raise kids together, and the males like to spend nonsexual time with their baby mommas. they groom each other, play around, and have a particular tail position to signal to one another— straight up with the tip curled— that they’re friendly and happy to see each other. cats learned how to be chill with each other in order to take full advantage of human food sources: an ancient granary supplies enough rats for a lot of cats, as does a modern lady with a big bag of frisky bits, so it would be a waste of time and energy for any one cat to try and stake the entire foodsource out for exclusive use. less fighting means more eating and resting which means a longer, nicer life and a lot more kittens. 

so this stray cat, she obviously has no colony if she’s wandering around and sneaking into zoo enclosures, so she’s like ‘hey! there’s food here! what up, other cat, let’s be friends, let’s be friends and share that food’. and the bobcat is like ‘??????’ because actually wild cats are pretty cautious about initiating hostilities and anything new and aggressive makes them very worried. and the domestic cat is like ‘haha cool, ok, we’re friends now, big guy. no problems.’ and the bobcat is like ‘????? well…?? ok?’ and then they are friends. 

the super interesting thing about most wild cat species is they don’t really have the capacity to make friends on their own, especially outside of sibling bonds, but, if someone comes along and does all the friend-making themselves, they’ll totally roll with it. zoo cats can get really attached to their caregivers— or, in this case, a very confident little calico demonstrating exactly why her species has been so darn successful over the last nine thousand years . 

so anyway that is the best thing: bobcats are not equipped to make friends, but luckily for this bobcat this homeless lady did not give any shits and made friends anyway. and now they are both happy. 

[buzzfeed]

16 Extraordinary Black Trans Leaders You Need To Know

In celebration of Black History Month, let's recognize and applaud the amazing black leaders who have shaped the transgender movement.

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Day 12! Halloween

[therealdarkknightgabe]

This is great.

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14 Reasons Why It’s Not Okay to Out Someone as Trans – A Public Service Announcement From Your Friendly, Neighborhood Trans Person

I thought this article from AmericanTransMan was an important article to share. I too have had people out me without them realising this is something they should have asked me about first, hence I now always make a point of telling people “it’s not that it’s a big secret, but please use your common sense and discretion as to whom you tell, and don’t do so unless you deem there to be a very good reason.”

For me personally, that’s more a case that I don’t want my “transness” to precede me. It’s really not the most interesting thing about me, and though it’s a physical fact, it’s simply not how I identity.

Having said that, everyone that’s close to me, knows my story as I find it pretty much impossible to really get to know someone unless they know this about me, as it does require a great deal of censorship and any aware person can tell I’m with holding something from them after some time. After all, it makes up a huge part of my life story, world view and social conditioning,  but I prefer to be the one to tell people and not leave it up to others.

Source: 14 Reasons Why It’s Not Okay to Out Someone as Trans – A Public Service Announcement From Your Friendly, Neighborhood Trans Person | American Trans Man

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How to fit a full outfit into your socks - Watch the video

[therealdarkknightgabe]

Our story

http://www.ftmmagazine.com/blogs/articles/113119559-from-mom-to-dad-an-interview-with-the-daughter-of-a-trans-man

[therealdarkknightgabe]

#Repost @lavernecox with @repostapp. ・・・ Today is Transgender day of Remembrance #TDOR. Today we remember the trans folks we have lost to anti trans violence. Their lives mattered. #TransLivesMatter. We must end the structural violence which takes far too many trans lives, 22 trans women this year in the U.S. alone the deadliest year for trans people on record, probably because of better reporting on who these folks really were. We must say their names. We must continue the work to end the intersectional structural violence which took their lives. #NotOneMore #TransIsBeautiful Check the link in my bio for a full list of the trans folks we lost this year to violence. #ftm #mtf #transgender

[therealdarkknightgabe]

I'm no longer a country boy. #citylife #tookthecountryoutoftheboy #atlanta #atl #malbecwine #hugsfromstrangers #refinedyoungman #manners #cultured #sellingitintheatl #realestate

[therealdarkknightgabe]

This year has been exhausting, but shit happens and life must go on until they put us in our box. #fight #racingminds #ineedavacation #transgender #whenyousaynothingatall

[therealdarkknightgabe]

Well as everyone knows I kept quiet during the Ga/Fla game this past weekend. I had a lot going on.... So I'll just leave this beauty pic for you all to look at. #chompchomp #collegefootball #floridagators #uf

[therealdarkknightgabe]

#Repost @toddchrisley with @repostapp. ・・・ Let me introduce myself ....

[therealdarkknightgabe]

#sellingitintheatl #friends #premierescreening #wetv #friends #fabulous #realestate #atlanta #fancy #allsmiles #beauties #funtimes #bestbuds #luxeryrealestateATL #sellingitatl (at Woodruff Arts Center)

[therealdarkknightgabe]

I finally found a barber that I like. #barber #atlanta #haircut #shave #beardlife #mixedrace #ftm #transmen #transgender #pansexual #whocareswhatmybirthcertificatesays

[therealdarkknightgabe]

If Santa can already be at the mall, then I can start wearing my Christmas socks. #Christmas #socks #Santa #holiday #festive

[therealdarkknightgabe]

#sweetgirl #halloweentraditions #daughter #loveher #goosebumpsmovie #goosebumps #movietheater #atlanta #atl #phippsplaza #fun #transmanandhisdaughter #transgenderdad #familytime (at AMC Phipps Plaza 14)

[therealdarkknightgabe]

This was a great experience. A special thanks to @watlmidtown @adambouska @jeffparshley #love #transgenderpride #ftm #noh8 #transman #transgender #ftm #mtf #gay #straight #queer #happy