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Bell v Tavistock Appeal is DEAD Y'ALL

UK Supreme Court said YES to puberty blockers!

🥳

Seeing friends being all lovey with their partners is a big dopamine activator for me :3

minor social vent, discord 

Got an invite to someone's discord server... and I don't think that this person realizes that I dislike them?

Pet Peeve: Computer games that are loud by default and include no volume settings.

[muting audio doesn't count as a volume setting]

@efi swoops in and perches atop your nose, then pets your forehead~

re: transition - 

@porsupah I'm going out there to register as a new patient, and then will do telemedicine appointments. This clinic allows you to register online, but I am told that their waiting list is very big, and that you get set up quicker if you register in person.

re: transition - 

@SkunkyLass Ah, I got some alternate transportation arranged with a friend of mine, who has always been very supportive of me being transgender

re: transition + 

Well, some good news. I contacted one of my offline friends and he has agreed to drive me out to the clinic friday next week!

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Dispelling PETA misinformation, mention of a highly distressing ad, NPR link 

PETA recently released a shocking video ad that plays audio of typical barn owl vocalizations and presents them as "screams of pain" paired with graphic descriptions of torture.

These descriptions are false and meant to emotionally manipulate people into giving money to their group. Not only that, but this ad is severely triggering people with sensory issues, autism and PTSD among others. It starts playing instantly and loudly and gives no opportunity to avoid hearing the sound.

Barn owls are well-known for their harsh, loud, screeching calls. They in no way indicate pain or distress. The specific audio was taken without credit from an NPR story about barn owls being studied to help us understand ADHD. The owls were not harmed in this study in any way.

If you come across this ad, keep in mind that PETA lies and manipulates and is not deserving of your sympathy or money. They do nothing good with it. And if it causes you distress, I understand. It upset me too initially, and I understand barn owls well. It's instant, it's loud, it sucks, it's manipulative, and PETA should be ashamed of themselves.

Here is the link to the NPR article the audio was pulled from.

npr.org/sections/health-shots/

transition - 

Tomorrow my brother was going to drive me over to a transgender health clinic to register as a patient, which is the next county over.

However, because we got a huge $400 electric bill yesterday, money is going to be tight and we can't afford the gas for the trip until next week at the earliest ._.

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