Lilith Š.B. @nicepersonality@mspsocial.net

time for a revised #Introduction:

Hi! I’m Lilith, a #Trans #WebDesigner in her early 40s. I live in #Minneapolis and coach #RollerDerby for the #MinnesotaNice.

Hope to connect with #DerbyTwitter folks; #Feminist, #Queer, and/or #Antifascist #BlackMetal fans; #TwinCities residents; #HighEdWeb folks; and #CVG types.
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#TransFeminine #NonBinary #Pan #Bi #GrayAce; #HTML #CSS #FrontEnd #WebStandards #a11y #Typography; #MNRD, ex- #NSRD & #TCRD; #AtmosphericBlackMetal #USBM #RABM #BlackenedDoomMetal

I skipped over Maiden and Mother, and transitioned directly to Crone

MY DATEMATE SENT ME THIS POST AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY, 100% ABOUT THE TWO OF US TODAY

the scent of damp pine needles on a forest floor as a thunderstorm arrives

When that press release says:

“In keeping with the legacy of the trailblazing women who founded the Minnesota RollerGirls in 2004, Minnesota Roller Derby is committed to empowering non-binary people, gender expansive people and women to thrive and build a community around camaraderie and social responsibility.”

I can honestly tell you it's not just consultant-y marketing-speak. I mean, it *is* that, of course, but it’s not *just* that.

It’s the actual prevailing attitude in the league today.

For a league that once explicitly called itself a leader in roller derby, honestly? we’re about five years behind the times on the name change. And a lot of us have had to put in a whole lot of emotional labor to shift the culture internally. (I decided a year ago that I was willing to take my decade of accumulated social capital and goodwill and burn every ounce of it, if that’s what it would take to protect my niblings.)

But that culture shift is real.

I’ve been super busy the past few days working on rebranding the website in preparation for today.

https://www.mnrollerderby.com/2019/08/we-are-minnesota-roller-derby/

Some days you try to get a little dolled up, look the mirror, and think “well, goddammit, at least this grotesque caricature of femininity is on her way to a party which is full of people who care about her.”

Dubious TTRPG achievement unlocked: today was the first time I’ve ever had my player character get laid during a session

Like, it was appropriate to the characters and the situation and tastefully addressed (“…aaaand pan camera to fireplace, and we’ll check in with the rest of the party”) but still

#wenbeisday #fembysday selfie (eye contact)

conversation I just had with a friend:

“…am I a femme now? I think I might be femme”
“uh you’re totes femme and have been all year”

alright, let’s make it official, then. I am now opening auditions for butches to be my big spoon 💃🏻

Sapiosexual (artist’s conception)

most cursèd identity: sapioflexible

the weirdest thing about going on OkCupid is the sheer number of people who describe themselves as “sapiosexual,” apparently without irony

when you glimpse yourself out of the corner of your eye and then you can’t stop staring at her you 🤘 selfie 🤘 that 🤘 shit 🤘#GenderEuphoria (eye contact)

hmm, not terrible, probably won’t use it though

F/M/K: Father, Son, Holy Ghost

tbh it is extremely upsetting to me that ❄️🍑 has come to denote tedious glibertarians, toxic edgelords, and outright fascists, when it should represent that most wonderful of things: a cute Minnesotan butt

I was in Winnipeg this weekend for derby and picked up a souvenir on my way out of town! (eye contact)

so, uh

Is it hot outside or is it just me?

(selfie, no eye contact)