a stranger in a tshirt

robin | they/them | autistic | in academia against my better judgement | current obsession: star trek starfleet academy

[obelwochak]

SFA as posts, Nahbel edition 1/?

[urprofsqueermenace]

hrt diary - 11 months (2 pumps testogel: 40.50 mg)

Emotions / mood:

unsure if there's anything special...feels pretty normal as in the new normal...more chill but definitely not neurotypically chill

Libido:

maybe tiny little bit less at times

Skin:

face still pretty good

upper back maybe has gotten bit better but still pretty spotty

Body hair:

the few hairs on my cheeks sure grow back faster than I like (nothing against a beard but that's not a beard those are not even patches so far spread out and few are these hairs)

Bottom growth:

no changes

Muscles / strength:

not sure that I noticed any changes

Body shape / fat distribution:

this is probably more feelings than facts but my upper legs/thighs feel more masculine...like more muscle and that's why big

Voice (Pitch):

Average: 111.3 Hz (-3.6)

Median: 107.9 Hz (-5.3)

Max: 135.9 Hz (+1)

Min: 97.2 Hz (-2.4)

(I put the value changes compared to last month in these brackets)

[urprofsqueermenace]

LGSM clips about solidarity that give me hope pt.2

"I think it's really important that everybody in this country, particularly working people and everyone from minority groups like gay people and black people and all those sorts of groups that tend to get really shoved aside under a Tory government - I mean they do anyway, not just under the Tory government but particularly under this government - we really need to stick together. Because this government is trying to break the miners because they're the strongest Union. And if they can break the miners than they can really clamp down on everybody else and everybody else will have even less power than they had before."

some I assume queer person who I wish I knew more about

watch more clips here

[urprofsqueermenace]

LGSM clips about solidarity that give me hope

"All I'd like to say in conclusion is: victory to the miners, victory to the lesbians and gays, victory to the old, victory to the young, victory to the sick, and victory to the working class."

Dai Donovan, Welsh Miner, giving a speech the 1984 pits & perverts fundraiser

watch more clips here

[queenmeriadoc]

You know who is gay?

You

[mousidy]

the state does not need to assign you a sex, nor does it need to keep inalterable record of it btw

[mousidy]

a very interesting terf objection to this one boils down to "but how would the state know who to protect?" because it speaks to the incredible privilege of being in a class the state actually ever remotely wants to protect. most oppressed groups do not want the state to have a registry of them, lol

[mousidy]

the patriarchy has done a great job convincing white cisgender women that it's in their best interests to maintain it

[vacuously-true]

Researchers can do studies that track disparate impacts across genders just fine without the government storing your assigned sex as part of your legal identity. They do this with race and orientation and disability and so on just fine.

A census can understand population level trends just fine without storing your assigned sex as part of your legal identity. They can ask for this information in the census. The census tracking population level data is not the same as your assigned sex being permanently part of your legal identity. (At least, the way my country does a census.)

Your doctor can know your anatomy by you communicating it to them if/when it is relevant. There is never a time when they might need to know something that could only be conveyed by your assigned sex being officially relayed to them via government documentation. You can just use your words. The same way you tell your doctor any other part of your medical history.

People respond to "the government doesn't need to store your assigned sex as part of your legal identity" as if they are hearing "no one should ever acknowledge gender or sex at all" but that's not what's being said.

Your birth certificate conveys important legal information about you. Your name, as a designation. Your parents, as they have a legal obligation to you. Your place of birth, as that place has a legal obligation to you. Date and time of birth, since age is important for application of some laws.

And sex. That's on there too. But what is the legal relevance? What laws is the government going to apply to you differently based on what sex is on your birth certificate? I can only think of one thing my government really uses that for, and that is to determine who has to sign up for the draft. And guess what, fuck that shit anyway. The government also used to use this to decide who is allowed to marry who. They don't do that anymore. For now.

There is literally no reason my assigned sex needs to be part of my legal identity. My government is not using that for anything (important). It doesn't matter. If the gender markers on everyone's IDs vanished tomorrow nothing (except maybe the draft) would be significantly negatively affected. Data collection for research could continue as usual since researchers usually have people self report these characteristics rather than checking their government IDs. My doctors would still know which organs I have and if they forgot, I could tell them. I don't want anything to be part of my legal identity that doesn't have to be.

[urprofsqueermenace]

[ddagent]

Nahla leaving Kelrec's office (103 vs 105)

[xmagicalmoonx]

Bro is in a perpetual state of confusion and awe

[kristina100000]

incredible picture found on the interwebs i had to share with everypony

[urprofsqueermenace]

I can't fucking believe trans men still make the bullshit "gotcha" "joke" that transphobes want trans men in women's bathroom

especially as content reacting to the UK EHCR's new code of practice

no transphobes are not illogical and want trans men in women's bathrooms. they don't want trans men in any bathroom. and you could know that if you'd fucking read the thing you're making content about and try to fucking profit from on social media

also why the fuck are you making "jokes" that push the narrative that people who look like you/like men/not feminine enough do not belong in and are a threat in women's bathrooms?!! how the fuck is this helping trans people especially trans women??!

seriously @ trans men (content creators): do. fucking. better.

from the ECHR code of practice:

13.146 For example, a trans man might be excluded from the women-only service if the service provider decides that, because he presents as a man, other service users could reasonably object to his presence, and excluding him is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.

[sophinspace]

Touch the Sun

Read on AO3 here

Fandom: Starfleet Academy

Characters: Tarima Sadal & Zeeren Kelrec

Tags: Trapped in a turbolift [I love how that’s an official fandom tag], angst and hurt/comfort (of the repressed Kelrec kind), attempt at humor, anxiety, dissociation, autistic Zeeren Kelrec, neurodivergent Tarima Sadal, Kelrec is a good supportive teacher and I will die on this hill, minor Caleb Mir/Tarima Sadal

Pt. 2 of There's Only Ever Been One Me

Summary: There might be worse people to be trapped in a stalled turbolift with than Chancellor Kelrec, although Tarima is struggling to think of any.

And when you've been avoiding a conversation for months, a couple of hours is a long time to be stuck together.

Snippet:

Tarima hadn’t realised just how badly Kelrec’s psionic input had been drowning out her own emotions, until they come flooding back. She can tell her inhibitor has changed color before Kelrec thinks it.

She grits her teeth. Makes herself focus. “S.”

He’s back to confused. “I’m sorry?”

“We’re playing a game, Sir.” Honesty is the only way they’re getting through this. She sends up a brief prayer to Tholta and admits, “I need a distraction, or our combined emotions are going to create a feedback loop that could make me… unwell.” Kelrec’s stray thought, a denial that he has any emotions, is amusing. Game time, then. Just not the one Genesis taught her last month, when the power briefly went out in the dorms, in which Tarima gained a whole new appreciation for her friend’s risk tolerance. “I give you a letter of the Standard alphabet. You tell me a story about something that starts with that letter. It can be a myth, a memory, anything you like. S.”

Kelrec’s desire not to play a game is warring with a strange internal imperative to make sure she’s okay. It’s kind of sweet. He rolls his eyes. “Syllabus.”

“No,” Tarima says, with a firm smile.

Mild frustration. Then he smiles, only a little awkwardly. “Fine. Sandy. My dog, when I was in command of Starbase Yorktown. She was a Jack Russell…”

[urprofsqueermenace]

men's bathroom at the men dominated event has no pissoirs lmao enjoy queueing together with my transmasc ass fuckers

[urprofsqueermenace]

me about myself when I'll go on a train I've never been on to go to a city I've never been to: I'm so nervous I'm such a baby :((

me on said train when a young person sits next to me asking questions about the train telling me it's their 1st time using this train: bebi🥺🥰 *parent mode activated*

[urprofsqueermenace]

🦆🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤🐤

And because Raoul talked about his character research indicating that Kelrec might have been someone who was good at his military job and therefore possibly "forced" to teach before he eventually found his place as a teacher:

🦍🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒

[aroarolibrary]

I’ve been meaning to make this for everyone asking for weeks and I finally found the time to do it. Thank you everyone who loved this cover, it is truly overwhelming the positive response this has gotten. For all of you that wanted a printable book cover this is for you!

Top = dimensions for a hard cover.

Bottom = dimensions for a soft cover.

And, because I am worried about Tumblr messing with the quality I’ve officially set up a Google drive to share these as PDFs along with the high quality tiffs for anyone that wants to do a custom hardcover (Please see this amazing bookbinding job by @autumn--stars!!!)

Additional thanks to @dathen who let me quote this post for the back panel of this cover~

Thank you again everyone and enjoy!

[pending-trans-action-2]

Mutuals are a lot like cats in that you kinda have to harmlessly pester and annoy them sometimes

[virtualgirladvance]

*brushes all your fur the wrong way so you look like a feather duster*

[auternadelaide-deactivated20240]

reblog to pet your mutuals the wrong way

[adiraofthetals]