§ @lawremipsum@mspsocial.net

you everr just deal with so much cis bullshit in a single sitting you are completely exhausted to the point of not even posting about it

@nova

Here's the latest on inclusionary zoning/affordability requirements. After years of talk, the policy being considered now is very close to what the City Council will likely approve and make effective Jan 1 2020.
https://wedgelive.com/2019/11/after-years-of-talk-minneapolis-inclusionary-zoning-on-track-for-2020.html

The FidoNet chapter from BBS: The Documentary (2004) is I think required viewing for fediverse admins.

Bulletin board services (BBSes) were pre-web online communities with forums, mail, games, etc. FidoNet was/is basically a volunteer-run federation layer that let BBSes communicate with each other.

The video talks about FidoNet's growing pains, especially around governance & a mismatch between what users wanted and what the sysops felt was required to maintain the net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cm6EFYktRQ

"A lot of times you don't get the praise until you leave. And when you throw up your hands and say 'Oh man I quit, I'm so tired of this' -- 'well you can't leave, you're the greatest we've ever had!". Really? Well why didn't you tell me that back then? Why do you wait until now?"

-Frank Vest on running a Fidonet node (~39:07)

tbh this is one reason I would never run an open reg fediverse instance. Friend Camp users are great at letting me know they appreciate my work... because we're friends!

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haven't seen a post about this in a while so here's a reminder that you can hit that "edit" button on images to change the center of the thumbnail and add descriptive alt text!

it helps out people using screenreaders and people on slow internet connections alike 😊 #MastoTips #MastoHelp

“Of course, the gatekeepers eventually realized that many, if not most, trans people were merely telling them what they wanted to hear, and their resentment around this can be found in the articles they published, which often contain descriptions of transsexuals as being "deceptive" and "liars." Apparently, they found it more productive to vent about their experiences in the medical literature rather than question the legitimacy of their "true transsexual" archetype or acknowledge the role that their own oppositional sexist assumptions played in forcing trans people to lie in order to obtain relief from gender dissonance.”

No comment needed.

I am super sensitive and outspoken about gatekeeping because I am acutely aware of the fact that if I had presented for medical transition at any time prior to 10 years ago, it is almost certain that I would have been denied access.

And yet here I am, 2 years into transition, and I think even Harry Fucking Benjamin’s corpse would have to recognize that I am really fucking trans.

temporarily hanging above my bed. please stand for whatever the hell the trans lesbian national anthem is.

imagine if instead of designing and maintaining counterfeit-proof tickets, payment machines, card scanners, and police... they just let people ride the bus for free. imagine!!

It’s a slow night at work so I am thinking a lot tonight about how trans women are divided along multiple axis and then we inflict trauma against those on the other side of the divide.

I can think of multiple instances of this that I have seen and it is truly shitty

short duration personal genders are