The Man that Can™(?)

☆|Cain|transman|He/Him|20+|☆ I post art on here, but this blog is mostly reblogs. This is a lgbtqia+ INCLUSIVE blog. My askbox is open 24/7. Those who wonder, Free Palestine. My profile picture was drawn by one of the nicest people I've ever met https://www.tumblr.com/m3taphorical-cats The Adorable header drawn by http://mirosuikaaa.tumblr.com!

[transslyblue]

So I've been writing a paper on trans masculinity and the invisibility we face as a community. And it has gotten HUGE.

So far I have it separated into major sections:

Trans men in history (and how they have been erased)

Transgender history (and the lack of focus on trans masculinity)

Trans men in news (and how they have been mislabeled and erased)

Anti-transgender laws (and how they affect transgender masc/men, which includes reproductive rights)

Lacking trans men/masculine characters in public media (this includes side characters and the lack of main characters)

Anti-trans masculine sentiment on social media (and how it affects the public and social view)

Medical malpractice experienced by many trans men/masc

I am waiting to get access to more resources to reference in this study, but I also need interviews.

If anyone is interested in an interview to share your experience as a trans masc or trans man or if you knew someone who is trans masculine or a trans man, please reach out!

[transslyblue]

So this has gone a somewhat different direction but it'll be easier in the long run.

I've split this up into three major pieces thatll have an overarching paper to connect them together!

I'm still workshopping interview questions for my paper on the effects of trans masculine hyperinvisiblity, but I'm hopeful it'll be soon enough

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 5 days 2 hours

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 5 days 3 hours

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 5 days 3 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

[rainbowsh-writer-and-artist]

MY FIRST TIME DOING A TAG!

Ahem, tag your moots for Pride Month!! What's your identity, pronouns, preference and types or are you allies, my fellow pride mates?

I am proudly genderfae (she/they), panromantic/fictoromantic and asexual!

@51lly-kn1f3 @c3rberuz @megamanzerov20 @holorform2009 @countingthestarsthings @pami-the-bunterfly07 @galaxywolfcomet @lalya-veronican @mothpheliaartgallerg @maruchxnn @scallywiggles @meowowstar

[pami-the-bunterfly07]

I’m a proudly Pansexual, Genderfluid, Teratoromantic, and I’m a Werewolfkin Otherkin :)

@vinylv1 @torrentialchaos @lunawolf012306 @galaxywolfcomet @frogshroomsarentadrug-official @roleplaynerdylover @khrystenapofficial @dazzle-expandism @elderwoodz @stroodlenoodledoodle @sleepi-toasti @glitched-across-aus @gloriatheitalianpuppetdoll @xxxlawrencexxx @b-does-arts @i-am-trashyy @stardxstsleep @bluechan2011 @herwonderlandfirefreakingevil @holorform2009 @lilonceleriscool124 @chairsqueue35 @sakiohappychan @kathrine-khoward-05ismerp @lustfuldemonlady @thatrandomoscsimpx3 @kezibun @k1r4pico-d0t-ex3

[herwonderlandfirefreakingevil]

I'm aroace nonbinary and genderfluid :3

@loch-nes-dragon @seriouslythisisagoodname @free-flying-faigel @abyssweaver @pagurus-san @chemicalwolfgames @alien-in-washington @antjester @ant9624 @not-a-spider @ipaddres @kaiyorice @cxn-txmmi @ver-astroii @literallycantfindanameformyblog @lalaland-ruler @faceless-crowd @opal-sunshine @chaos-triangle

@vaeh2011

[ver-astroii]

Aromantic and [maybe] bi

[mars2moons]

Gender fluid!!! My pronouns fluctuate all the time currently I’m…she/it at the moment!!!

:3

[autopilotangel]

im omniromantic, asexual, genderfae (fluctuates between agender and bigender), maybe on the aro spectrum? and any pronouns :)

@iicor @toadfree

[iicor]

i'm non-binary and bisexual! any pronouns, they/them preferred. :)

@wiltingtu1ips @aussiebeth @depressionanddrama @vickysnowpawz @sunshine-snake @coppperrrcoinnnn @aries0nmars @manesetgalaxies @maedaeeee @mars2moons @moon-storm @kitab00m101 + open tags!

[sunshine-snake]

Proudly a 56% femme/44% other (like Agender, etc.) Paragirl (she/they) that's Biromantic and Asexual!! <33

open tags! (who i'm tagging below the cut) :) /nf

@beanzdabean @gaysnake43 @iicor @yourlocalavian @wiltingtu1ips @ver-astroii @lunathetunaaa @autopilotangel @toadfree @maedaeeee @elilovestrafficsmp @iwishfishwerereal @biteygremlinanon @nerd-alerts @mcytobsessedshine @foxeroni @purrrrplecats @bucket-of-axilotl @fledgeheart @goodtimeswithshane @sea-jellie-thoguhts @ellie-star @ihavebeenstrippedfrommywhimsy @dawn-but-different @opalizedninjacat @vivaciousmessypixie @chocolate-croissant50 @mare-the-gupxolotl @cherryseed7 @merthaevelynk @blue-jay27 @i-had-a-bad-feeling @sparkleblast73 @lavendersongz @kitkat-moon-flameflower @raynilikescats + anyone else :)) /nf

[skystarstudios]

I’m proudly a Trans Demiboy (He/It), Berriromantic, Demiromantic, Nebularomantic, and Asexual!

I’m proudly Nonbinary, (They/Them) and a lesbian.

I’m proudly Xenogender, (Any Xenos) and AroAce!

I’m an Ally, (She/Her) and love all my queer friends!

(Also Jesus Christ how do you remember all those labels Sky?)

(I just kinda do lol)

@bigminiond @screaminginto-the-void @hellagay-demisexual-demigod @raynilikescats @sentientvolcano @thegrinningghost @alanasmithee @graveyardfisher @flyingducksoup @cheeto8 @the-grassy-hill + Open tags!

[flyingducksoup]

I'm proudly non-binary & genderfluid (they/them), and omniromantic :)

@r1neatswalls @verdantdrawzstories @rivernova @thorneyflowers @spellbound-storyteller @snakebird928 @thecouncilofdumdums + open tags ^^

[snakebird928]

I am proudly pansexual and demisexual :3

@mistof0les @pilkkyo @chickpeathecat @yourfriendphoenix +open tag!!

[chickpeathecat]

I'm proudly aroace (identify more with asexual tho), and some sort of weird gender thing, right now considering cis, girlflux, demigirl, or genderfae (she/they)

I'm proudly very complicated and confusing :D

@dragonairice @pipsev @knightsocks + open tags! (also /nf)

[pipsev]

hi!

I’m gay-orientated Aroace, and trans-masc enby. My current pronouns are they/ he/ fae/ xe!

@caramelised-vampling @verdantdrawzstories

[caramelised-vampling]

I'm bisexual (leaning heavily towards lesbian and wondering what little weird thing is going on..? Could we say bisexual and homoromantic ig?)

@shemightbefantastic @cityofangeisislying @catalystofcalamity @ineedhalp @therealbitchywitchy @thislentillikesreading1 @knightsofnicola + open tags

[therealbitchywitchy]

Thanks for the tag!!!

I’m very similar to OP, genderfae(she/her), and I like pretty much everyone with a preference toward boys, so I guess omnisexual? I prefer to just use queer though lol

@lostcavernanchor @imb0ring @thatnonbinanry

@not-linkachu @thegenrefluid2 open tags!!

[not-linkachu]

Ty:3

idk what I am romantically, smthn about liking butch gals/transmascs etc., but I’m a gender-nonconforming transmasc dude who’s not binary and I’m a vampire

@linkus-b-squinkus, @notsoscarystudios, @transslyblue, @trans-goat-girl

+ open tags

[transslyblue]

Thanks!

I am a binary trans man and demi-romantic and demi-sexual

Leaving tags open for anyone to join, if they'd like

[jeusussavearmyveteran1205]

[hatesaltrat]

I can hear this image

[were--ralph]

i tune out for one day and what the fuck is this

[were--ralph]

i thought maybe it was shitpost but no

[girlmuppet]

Do any of u have decent recipes that are like 5 ingredients (not including spices) and take 45 mins or less to prepare i gotta stop eating sandwiches for dinner

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

yeah hang on

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

ignore the title of this google doc because it's a long story but it's a really solid recipe for southwest chicken alfredo

this is a vegetarian potato curry recipe that's about 75% spices; once you get the potatoes in there you can really do whatever you want with it

this is literally just pasta, broccoli, and cheese babey and you can live off that shit for DAYS it makes such a big portion

bro this spinach/pesto/3 cheese flatbread is so fucking tasty bro

also you can make the flatbread yourself it's super quick!!

oh hey I'm eating this white chickpea chili right now, much like the curry it's mostly spices and you can do p much do whatever you want with it

don't let the name fool you these potatoes are delicious any time. not just breakfast.

this is slightly more than five ingredient when you add them together but if you have time and really wanna fuckin treat yourself I recommend these chicken strips + this cornbread + either these potatoes or these buttered veggies on the side.

[dragonforsale]

These are my two favorite comfort foods. They're very easy to make and dont take long to cook.

Garlic butter rice

Orzo mac and cheese (comes out a little bit soupy)

[shadowblinder]

this recipe for gogumabap (sweet potato and rice) saved my life when i couldn't eat hardly anything for a long time. the recipe itself calls for a heavy bottomed pot but you can absolutely use a rice cooker and put the rice and diced sweet potato in together and just let the machine do its thing

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

If you have a crockpot, I do a really good pulled pork carnitas that is:

Pork - any cut boneless

Onions- chopped anyway you like

Orange juice - about one cup (you can use about 2 tablespoons of the condensed frozen stuff if you have it)

Root beer, pepsi, or other cola soda - about one cup

Preferred chili mix seasoning - 1-2 packets depending on how intense you like your flavoring and how much pork you put in

Garlic - as much as you wanna, specifically smashed not cut

Canned or frozen corn - to your preference

Dump all that into your crockpot in the morning (or the night before) and let it run on low until dinner. Cook some rice if you feel like it, or just serve over tortillas.

[anarchblr]

bro WTF, I wanna try this just for the sheer shit of it

[learn-how-to-love]

I found out today that there was a (thankfully very ill-fated) attempt to have the entire Wikipedia article on discrimination against transgender men deleted. At first I thought the perpetrator was yet another bargain bin transphobe/TERF act of disruption but apparently not so, she is a trans woman. The user in question had been disputing the use of transandrophobia in the article as being inappropriate, but as other editors pointed out, the way in which it was used was as to be expected (basically saying “hey this term is being used commonly right now in places to describe this phenomena”). When attempts to get the article edited to remove any mention of the term failed, this user instead decided to just nominate the whole article for deletion instead. She even went as far as to say “you will never be a man” to the editors disputing this, though it was quickly deleted. It’s the actions of only a single person, but I find this indicative of how the chronic devaluing and othering of transmasculine people and voices in faux-transfeminist spaces leads to action basically indistinguishable from cis transphobes. Resorting to attempted vandalism of an online resource and blatant transphobia is a symptom of this trend that deserves absolutely no patience at this point.

[professorfcknmoriarty]

[peri-dot-j]

BOTW's story works a lot better than TOTK's story because of the difference in their driving questions.

For BOTW, the main question you ask from the start is "Who am I?" and also "What happened to Hyrule?" You learn the answers to these questions over time as you journey across the land and remember things about your past. The answer to "who am I" is "I am the chosen hero," and the answer to "what happened" is "We failed to save everyone." When you learn that, the goal changes from "go and do the quests because the old lady said to" to "Do what you couldn't do back then and save everyone."

In TOTK, the question is "Where the heck is Zelda?" and it's not your question, it's everyone else's. All the NPCs want to know where she is and you're just kind of standing there while everyone discusses it. And then the game throws you an early game side quest where they tell you exactly what happened to Zelda, and then you just have to putter around for 99 years and watch everyone run blindly towards Fake Zelda while you just follow them without saying anything until the final hour.

And then they force you to listen to the exact same spiel about the Imprisoning War, 4 separate times, without changing a single word. Whereas in BOTW, you get to learn about the Champions and who they were and their relationship to you, and explain the Calamity to you in one cutscene.

Plus, they don't expand on anything from BOTW in TOTK. Link and Zelda are just living perfectly fine in society despite having basically been dead for a century. And instead of expanding on the Sheika mythos, they just try and pretend they never existed and put the Zonai in their place as the Ancient Precursor Race with all the Ancient Technology That's Been Lost To Time.

So yeah, I'm a little bit disappointed in the story of TOTK. BOTW had an interesting narrative that meshed well with the open world format and was executed perfectly. TOTK just had an excuse plot with no substance.

[myspace]

Six flags commercial from 2004 you most likely forgot about.

[nonenosome2]

Nobody who has seen this has ever forgotten about it.

[transslyblue]

I had the toy where you looked inside and it was this guy

[cosmonaut-observer]

If you live in the UK you need to see this

Protect Internet Freedom from now until forever. It's important existentially! Americans stand with UK citizens in our struggle against government censorship

[russettrush]

Growing up in the online world: a national consultation

We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential ag

Got the link via @finalducc

If you live in the UK, please be sure to take part in this!

[fecklesheckleshacklesschmeckles]

closes 26th may 2026!

[transslyblue]

I guess I've been blocking too many people lately. I'm getting next to no notifications from here these days :/

A shame really, I don't want transphobes on my dash

[movementnudge]

Movement nudge, coach John makes the period stretches more accessible

X

[geek-ramblings]

https://glaad.org/fcc/

[littlefingies]

Sorry for us politics posting, but we have until May 22, 2026 to submit public comment to the FCC:

More info from GLAAD:

https://glaad.org/fcc/

They have some good tips about writing a comment and protecting your privacy which, fuck it, I'll just paste here:

Providing an email address is optional. If you have concerns about privacy, you may use your initials or public address in your local area, such as City Hall. Do not use a joke name. It diminishes the comment’s credibility.

Your submission does not need to be long. A single, well-reasoned paragraph is sufficient.

Do not copy/paste a template comment. The FCC values unique perspectives, and an original comment carries significantly more weight in the public record. You can explain why this matters to you without revealing private or sensitive personal information.

Here's what I said:

“Free speech is a fundamental American freedom. I do not need a warning about seeing queer people, much like I do not need a warning about women, veterans, or any other group of people.”

Here's the link to submit your comment by May 22:

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding%5Bname%5D=19-41

[prokopetz]

Every time someone tries to explain the metaplot of Supernatural to me, it basically ends up sounding like redneck Dragon Ball Z. I’m sure there’s some nuance I’m failing to grasp here.

[kazorus-deactivated20190626]

Care to elaborate on that?

…I’m not even offended, just absolutely curious.  From the stuff I’ve seen and heard about Supernatural I can’t see the connection.

[prokopetz]

Mostly, I get the impression of a show that doesn’t know how not to escalate.

Every threat’s gotta be quantitatively bigger and badder than the one that came before. Every deus ex machina’s gotta be shinier than the last one. Every season’s gotta end with a massive eleventh-hour powerup for our heroes, only for the next season to raise the stakes enough to put them back in the underdog position.

It’s like, you beat the Devil himself? Well, now you’ve gotta fight the Devil’s cousin Phil, who has conveniently gone entirely unmentioned up until now, but he’s totally twice as evil.

[prokopetz]

That last paragraph was literally supposed to be the most ridiculous hypothetical example I could think of, and people are messaging me to say “his name was Metatron, not Phil”. I can’t even make fun of this show.

[apolladay]

What is the highest level math class you’ve taken?

* pre algebra

* algebra

* geometry

* trigonometry

* pre calculas

* calculas

* statistics

* a “practical math” course (accounting, computer programming, etc.)

* a math adjacent course (physics, economics, etc.)

* something else

* see results

What is the highest level math class you’ve taken?

pre algebra

algebra

geometry

trigonometry

pre calculus

calculus

statistics

a “practical math” course (accounting, computer programming, etc.)

a math adjacent course (physics, economics, etc.)

something else

see results

Voting ended onMay 24

[captainhaterade]

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

“More than fifty research and development facilities across thirty-one states. Gone. Consolidated into a single location in Fort Collins, Colorado. And ‘consolidated’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence, because what it actually means is that decades of place-based, long-term ecological research—the kind that literally cannot exist anywhere else because it depends on specific forests, specific watersheds, specific ecosystems studied over generations—will be snuffed out.

You cannot move a thirty-year watershed study. You cannot relocate a decades-long old-growth monitoring program. You cannot box up a forest and ship it to Colorado. When these facilities close, the experiments die. The datasets end. The partnerships with universities that took generations to build collapse. And the institutional knowledge of the scientists who ran those programs walks out the door, because the administration damn well knows most of them won’t follow a forced relocation to a single consolidated office that has nothing to do with the ecosystems they’ve spent their careers studying.”

[arianaderalte]

The U.S. Forest Service, Dismantled

Nine regional offices. 57 research labs. 193 million acres. An interactive map of what was lost.

[aetherograph]

Call your senators. Both of them. Tell them the Forest Service reorganization is proceeding without the congressional approval required by Section 716 of the Agriculture Appropriations Act and Section 421 of the Interior Appropriations Act. Use those numbers. Say them out loud. Staffers write down what they don’t recognize, and these are the provisions their bosses voted for.

If your senator is a Republican, the question is simple: you voted for a law that requires USDA to get committee approval before reorganizing or relocating any office. USDA didn’t get that approval. Their own lawyers declared your law unconstitutional. What are you going to do about it?

If your senator is a Democrat, the question is just as simple: the legal basis for stopping this already exists. Where are the subpoenas? Where are the hearings? Why is USDA’s general counsel allowed to declare a duly enacted law unconstitutional by internal memo and face no consequences?

Make them answer. Make their staff write it down. Call back next week and ask what happened.

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