not to mention reconnecting with folks here after cutting away the noise that birdsite has?!

but I guess if I was a problem y'all wouldn't be reconnecting so that's rad. I always think I'm a problem! that's flawed thinking from a life of the wrong signals getting thru

@heytanuki yeah! to be honest I had no idea you were trans but then again, the last time we were ever in any kind of contact was before I came out myself years ago, ahaha

I'm glad you're getting to figure yourself out, though 💙

@Thaminga aw thanks! i just.. it took a nudge from a good friend to make the leap from "i've never really liked my assigned gender" to "oh i can just change that!" and that that was important.

and that furthermore, it gave me more life than anything before??

i still get nervous! i have friends that are just all over the place in support/understanding levels and misunderstanding and invalidation has hurt. i keep existing though <3

thanks for saying hello!

@heytanuki I feel you! it took me ages to connect the dots and it only really happened after I started talking to more trans folk myself for me too.

I've been in the same situation and lost a ton of "friends" around that time myself which frankly felt pretty terrible at the time, but looking back... none of those people were worth shit, I treasure the friends I still have from before then, made a lot more along the way, and feel way better for it.

here's wishing you the best of luck. 💙