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Sobtanian
@Sobtanian@mstdn.games  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Good morning.

I wanted to share with you the story of a patient I saw in clinic yesterday.

She’s a #transgender woman, who transitioned in the 60s in what she tells me was the first Gender Identity Clinic in London back then.

She’s currently in her 80s and living life to the fullest.

Anyway, she was seeing me for a bunch of symptoms and every other sentence she’d punctuate it with “but I’m not worth it” or “there’s other patients more important than me” and even “I know I’m not a real woman, I can never have children.”

This last statement was completely irrelevant to the consultation (I’m a Geriatrician. None of my patients can have children)

I eventually told her to stop putting herself down & treating herself as a second-class citizen. She was a patient like anyone else and on this occasion, I could help with her symptoms and keeping her independent and active.

I wanted to share this to see if it was a common feeling among trans people (I hope not) or if she was just low due to her physical symptoms.

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Hilda Bastian
@hildabast@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Have you been noticing the flurries of new or returning people leaving Bluesky due to recent controversies?

It got me thinking about how a real Bluesky exodus would play out, and digging into the studies of the 2022 Mastodon migration from Twitter. I found 14 studies. TLDR; a Bluesky flight would be different.

Here's my new post @PLOS :

https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/10/30/a-mastodon-migration-from-bluesky-would-be-different/

Absolutely Maybe

A Mastodon Migration From Bluesky Would Be Different - Absolutely Maybe

The Mastodon migration from Twitter in 2022 was massive for the non-commercial community network: The number of accounts swelled with more than…
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@transicorn@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

@hildabast @PLOS I'm #transgender and left #Bluesky after 2 years there earlier this month. I've used the #fediverse in some capacity since 2017 and love it. I went to Bluesky to see #ATProto progress, tried #Blacksky servers which failed miserably for me and a ton of other users in reliability (Couldn't post, blank feeds).

So now i'm back here but bridged to follow some Bluesky accounts. I think if more accounts there bridge that will help people feel more inclined to come back.

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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 23 hours ago

In Texas, Judges Can Now Refuse To Officiate Gay Weddings. The Warning Signs Have Been There For Years.

https://transitics.substack.com/p/in-texas-judges-can-now-refuse-to

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 23 hours ago

In Texas, Judges Can Now Refuse To Officiate Gay Weddings. The Warning Signs Have Been There For Years.

https://transitics.substack.com/p/in-texas-judges-can-now-refuse-to

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Sobtanian
@Sobtanian@mstdn.games  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Good morning.

I wanted to share with you the story of a patient I saw in clinic yesterday.

She’s a #transgender woman, who transitioned in the 60s in what she tells me was the first Gender Identity Clinic in London back then.

She’s currently in her 80s and living life to the fullest.

Anyway, she was seeing me for a bunch of symptoms and every other sentence she’d punctuate it with “but I’m not worth it” or “there’s other patients more important than me” and even “I know I’m not a real woman, I can never have children.”

This last statement was completely irrelevant to the consultation (I’m a Geriatrician. None of my patients can have children)

I eventually told her to stop putting herself down & treating herself as a second-class citizen. She was a patient like anyone else and on this occasion, I could help with her symptoms and keeping her independent and active.

I wanted to share this to see if it was a common feeling among trans people (I hope not) or if she was just low due to her physical symptoms.

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Zelda🎀TheZeldaZone🏳️‍⚧️🎮
@TheZeldaZone@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

My biggest transition advice is do it *now*.

Every legal/medical process takes 10x longer than you're thinking, 99% of it is reversible and all the irreversible stuff takes months and your doctor/etc will likely fight tooth and nail to not let you.

Get the new name, swap the pronouns, buy some clothes. There is no reason to delay if it is safe for you.

#trans #lgbt #transgender

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Zelda🎀TheZeldaZone🏳️‍⚧️🎮
@TheZeldaZone@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

My biggest transition advice is do it *now*.

Every legal/medical process takes 10x longer than you're thinking, 99% of it is reversible and all the irreversible stuff takes months and your doctor/etc will likely fight tooth and nail to not let you.

Get the new name, swap the pronouns, buy some clothes. There is no reason to delay if it is safe for you.

#trans #lgbt #transgender

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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Why trans people are right to be worried about Gavin Newsom’s presidential ambitions

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/28/gavin-newsom-trans-rights-record-not-good/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Why trans people are right to be worried about Gavin Newsom’s presidential ambitions

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/28/gavin-newsom-trans-rights-record-not-good/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

A series of court rulings in Japan has found key legal provisions on gender dysphoria unconstitutional, but the decisions have brought little relief to those seeking to change their gender identity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/crime-legal/gender-identity-law-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #familyregistry #transgender

The Japan Times

Gender identity law reform stalls despite court rulings

Strong opposition from conservatives in parliament have dimmed prospects for reform.
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TransActual
@transactualuk@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws.

#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #Positivity #TransJoy #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT

Text reads: Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws. 
Photo: Angel Maxine Opoku, a Black woman with long brown wavy hair.
Text reads: Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws. Photo: Angel Maxine Opoku, a Black woman with long brown wavy hair.
Text reads: Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws. Photo: Angel Maxine Opoku, a Black woman with long brown wavy hair.
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TransActual
@transactualuk@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws.

#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #Positivity #TransJoy #TransRights #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQI #LGBTQ #LGBTI #LGBT

Text reads: Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws. 
Photo: Angel Maxine Opoku, a Black woman with long brown wavy hair.
Text reads: Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws. Photo: Angel Maxine Opoku, a Black woman with long brown wavy hair.
Text reads: Angel Maxine Opoku is a Ghanaian musician and a trans woman. She uses her music to speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and laws. Photo: Angel Maxine Opoku, a Black woman with long brown wavy hair.
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Alexa Devreux-Swift
@alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

CW: Trans Rights : UKPol : Labour

Lucy Powell, the New DPM comes out swing for trans rights, and here she is absolutely correct as rights are not a zero sum game.

"Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says EHRC’s single-sex spaces draft is ‘not right’ as she backs trans-rights

"I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community," says Powell"

#Trans #Transgender #TransgenderUK

https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/lucy-powell-trans-rights-ehrc-single-sex-spaces-draft-501306/

Attitude

Labour's new deputy leader Lucy Powell says EHRC's single-sex spaces draft is 'not right' as she backs trans-rights

Lucy Powell, newly elected deputy leader of the Labour Party, has said the EHRC’s draft guidance on single-sex spaces is "not right".
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Alexa Devreux-Swift
@alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

CW: Trans Rights : UKPol : Labour

Lucy Powell, the New DPM comes out swing for trans rights, and here she is absolutely correct as rights are not a zero sum game.

"Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says EHRC’s single-sex spaces draft is ‘not right’ as she backs trans-rights

"I see absolutely no contradiction in being a woman and also supporting the trans community," says Powell"

#Trans #Transgender #TransgenderUK

https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/lucy-powell-trans-rights-ehrc-single-sex-spaces-draft-501306/

Attitude

Labour's new deputy leader Lucy Powell says EHRC's single-sex spaces draft is 'not right' as she backs trans-rights

Lucy Powell, newly elected deputy leader of the Labour Party, has said the EHRC’s draft guidance on single-sex spaces is "not right".
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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Texas church has perfect, beautiful response to state’s removal of rainbow crosswalks

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/24/texas-church-has-perfect-response-to-states-removal-of-rainbow-crosswalks/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Texas church has perfect, beautiful response to state’s removal of rainbow crosswalks

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/24/texas-church-has-perfect-response-to-states-removal-of-rainbow-crosswalks/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last week

Two More Colleges—Arizona and USC—Reject Trump Trans Bathroom Ban Compact

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-more-collegesarizona-and-uscreject

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Two More Colleges—Arizona and USC—Reject Trump Trans Bathroom Ban Compact

The universities are the latest in a series of institutions that are refusing to comply with Trump's threats to target trans people.
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Transgender World
@transworld@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last week

Two More Colleges—Arizona and USC—Reject Trump Trans Bathroom Ban Compact

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-more-collegesarizona-and-uscreject

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Two More Colleges—Arizona and USC—Reject Trump Trans Bathroom Ban Compact

The universities are the latest in a series of institutions that are refusing to comply with Trump's threats to target trans people.
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Alexa Devreux-Swift
@alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp last week

CW: Galbraith : Trans

Do you have a wizarding world tattoo? Do you despise it and wish to get rid of it? If you can get to Manchester then this parlour is offering 50% discounts for removal!

"The team – based inside tattoo parlour The Old Volt – first announced the offer on Instagram last month, writing: “Around 16% of people regret getting a tattoo, less than 1% of people regret gender affirming surgery and 100% of queer people regret their Harry Potter tattoos (last stat not fact checked).
“I hate JK Rowling and everything she has done to try and degrade the rights of trans people. I know a lot of us grew up loving Harry Potter and it has now been ruined by her using the profits to fund her anti-trans agenda.
“So I will be offering 50% off removal of any Harry Potter themed tattoos, for anyone! TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.”"

#Trans #Transgender #TransgenderUK

https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/manchester-laser-half-price-harry-potter-tattoo-removal-500696/

Attitude

Manchester laser clinic offering half-price Harry Potter tattoo removals

JK Rowling’s views on transgender rights have sparked widespread backlash since 2018, when she liked a tweet referring to “men in dresses”.
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Alexa Devreux-Swift
@alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp last week

CW: Galbraith : Trans

Do you have a wizarding world tattoo? Do you despise it and wish to get rid of it? If you can get to Manchester then this parlour is offering 50% discounts for removal!

"The team – based inside tattoo parlour The Old Volt – first announced the offer on Instagram last month, writing: “Around 16% of people regret getting a tattoo, less than 1% of people regret gender affirming surgery and 100% of queer people regret their Harry Potter tattoos (last stat not fact checked).
“I hate JK Rowling and everything she has done to try and degrade the rights of trans people. I know a lot of us grew up loving Harry Potter and it has now been ruined by her using the profits to fund her anti-trans agenda.
“So I will be offering 50% off removal of any Harry Potter themed tattoos, for anyone! TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.”"

#Trans #Transgender #TransgenderUK

https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/manchester-laser-half-price-harry-potter-tattoo-removal-500696/

Attitude

Manchester laser clinic offering half-price Harry Potter tattoo removals

JK Rowling’s views on transgender rights have sparked widespread backlash since 2018, when she liked a tweet referring to “men in dresses”.
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