Hey,
I just thought I'd drop in to say thank you for being here. I'm not participating much or reading everyday, but I've been lurking for quite some time - registered on Lemmygrad around 3+ years ago (?) using different account. It was not the first, but still one of the first spaces (online or not) that encouraged me progress past that pseudo-anarchist vibe-based mindset I had, get some more interest in reading and challenge my worldview as a whole.
I find it a bit funny that that simple "stupid" registration question was probably the first time that I had to sit down with my own thoughts and ask myself "what REALLY is gender"? And now, couple years later and a lot of personal stuff behind me - here I am, transitioning in full force and finally feeling alive. It's rather tough but I don't feel dead inside anymore. I believe it would inevitably happen anyway but it probably made things "click" a bit earlier.
Just finished my workout and getting ready to copy that book about Stalin recommended to me some time ago on my e-reader. Posting online may not truly replace more serious forms of praxis but it does have some effect, especially on people isolated from any meaningful political action happening irl around them (think of people living in small towns or countries where propagating communism is illegal - or just terminally online dorks like the one I was back then). And of course the mutual support that happens here is a great thing too.
So, yeah, it's great you're all here (: Thought I'll share that I'm happy this beautiful little instance exist gathering comrades from around the world.
Love ya Comrades