Hestia

I’d like to further my understanding about how the Soviet Union was structured from the lowest level in basic union organization to the highest levels of government.

I avoided this comm for the most part in the past and never subbed to it because I felt a sense of imposter syndrome and that I wasn’t neurodiverse enough with my “small amount of adhd” and didn’t want to intrude on the space

As more time passes though I realize just how much that “small amount of ADHD” affects me and I was undermining a part of myself that I had overlooked in the past. So I’m subbing to the comm and am gonna be paying more attention to it going forward.

How do you respond to this? It’s not something I’ve done a lot of research into, but it seems like one of the few critiques where you just say “critical support for the USSR, we need to learn from the past mistakes the soviets made and do better the next time around.”

So I have a coworker who is half Hawaiian and half Native American and we were talking about things they'll call white people over there and he just says "we'll sometimes call them "Māhū", don't look it up cause it's a slur."

And of course I looked it up and I'm just like ??? It's just the Hawaiian third gender? Everything about the term seems cool to me. Like, there's alot of cultural significance behind the word, in the past Māhū were held in very high esteem and had an important role in their culture and it only started getting used in a derogatory way because of western influence. He said it's like calling someone the F slur in Hawaii. So I challenged why he thinks of it as a slur and he got pretty uncomfortable with the conversation. I asked him if it's a slur than what's the "socially acceptable" Hawaiian term for trans folk there and he had no idea. Probably because bad actors have done their best to make the very existence of trans people socially unacceptable.

It's just a case of transphobia mixed with colonization. Westerners have made them uncomfortable with the idea of a nonbinary gender system, and tried to erase the existence of other genders in every culture they come across. It's just the equivalent of being called gay: something only straight cis people or internalized homo/transphobic people would take issue with. I think a step towards decolonizing their culture would be reclaiming the term and refusing to see it as a slur, and after doing some digging it does look like there's efforts to reclaim it as part of their cultural identity.

If there's any Native Hawaiians here who can provide more input and context here it would be appreciated.

Edit: Gonna repost this gender map I included in a Mega post I made ages ago:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=8.016975588774075%2C64.4248907814756&z=2&mid=1zDWxhBN5aOofwpE-FkZWQsiFDlE

And if I do see it, then I'm still gonna flip the fuck out

a cracker barrel on every street corner

I'm perpetually behind on my bills. Was hoping to try and catch up this month but I'm barely keeping my head above water. If anyone is willing/ able to kick some money my way, it would be much appreciated. Over a month behind on my mortgage now so I'm fast approaching the Danger Zone. Cashapp is $SpicySerenade.

"DEADNAME" (Hestia) has been arrested. Authorities state that they have found bags full of drugs (estrogen) and numerous hard drives full of illicit films. (Indian cinema)

Heya Everyone, new Mega time and for it, I'm gonna advertise a TTRPG system called Thirsty Sword Lesbians.

A sword duel can end in kissing, a witch can gain her power by helping others find love, and an entire campaign can be built around wandering matchmakers flying from system to system.

Thirsty Sword Lesbians is a roleplaying game for telling queer stories with friends. If you love angsty disaster lesbians with swords, you have come to the right place.

In this book, you’ll find:

Flirting, sword-fighting, and zingers in a system designed for both narrative drama and player safety.

An innovative take on the Powered by the Apocalypse family of games.

Nine character types, each focusing on a particular emotional conflict: Beast, Chosen, Devoted, Infamous, Nature Witch, Scoundrel, Seeker, Spooky Witch, and Trickster.

Guidance and support for running the game, including how to make appealing adversaries, set the tone, pace the game, and structure play.

Tools to create your own settings and stories, alongside a dozen pre-written options including the cyberpunk Neon City 2099, steamfunk poets battling oppression as Les Violettes Dangereuses, laser swords and intrigue in the Starcross Galaxy, and more.

World building worksheet for custom scenarios and starting scenario seeds to play with: Best Day of Their Lives, The Constellation Festival, Gal Paladins, and Sword Lesbians of the Three Houses Variant rules to highlight different identities, emotional connections, and setting elements.

Strategies to adapt any setting where swords cross and hearts race for Thirsty Sword Lesbians.

Here's a link to their website, I did copy everything over directly from it because I put off writing the Mega this week. I was drawing a blank on what I wanted to talk about.

https://evilhat.com/product/thirsty-sword-lesbians/

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As a reminder, please do not discuss current struggle sessions in the mega. We want this to be a little oasis for all of us and the best way to do that is not to feed into existing conflict on the site.

Also, be sure to properly give content warnings and put sensitive subjects behind proper spoiler tags. It's for the mental health of not just your comrades, but yourself as well.

Here is a screenshot of where to find the spoiler button.

Made it with broccoli, carrots, sugar snap peas, water chestnuts, and dried mitaki mushrooms. Reconstituted the mushrooms which gave a nice broth and added a nice flavour to the sauce.

Also threw in some Thai chili peppers into oil before i threw everything else into the pan, and then some red pepper paste later on when the heat wasn't to my liking.

Been a rough couple weeks, and now I need to figure out how to get caught up on the lost wages for the time. I also had to restock on my prescriptions for the next 3 months. In total, this puts me about $500+ dollars behind an already overburdened budget.

Cashapp is $SpicySerenade

Hey yall, I'm reposting this here from the transenby liberation comm. There's alot more traffic on this comm, and I want more queer folk to be aware of these resources.

Edit: btw this post was about a year old, so some of the information is outdated.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/279079

Thank you to: @emi@lemmy.blahaj.zone for the amazing Resource Collection Thread @Dislodge3233@feddit.de for the International HIV PReP @fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone for the Hair loss recovery for Transfems guide

Comment with your favorite resources I missed here, I plan to revisit and edit with additional resources as time goes on.

Crisis Lines
Trevor Project	Connect to a LGBTQ understanding crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free.
Trans Lifeline	Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in crisis or if you’re not sure if you’re trans.
Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World	Hotlines available internationally
RAINN removed, Abuse & Incest National Network)	RAINN removed, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org & rainn.org/es
LGBT Youth Hotline	LGBT YouthLine is a *2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization that affirms and supports the experiences of youth (29 and under) across Ontario.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline	The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. REPOST DISCLAIMER: they can send cops to your house without your permission, so I cannot in good faith recommend this source

Resources

Trans Lifeline Resources More than just the hotline, they have a great page linking to many resources, including but not limited to... ID Change Library, Community-Based Crisis Support Resources, A Binding Guide for All Genders, Microgrants for some legal and medical fees, and much more you can easily search.

The Trans Resistance Network Formed to ensure the survival of gender diverse people and families through strategic coordination of resources for relocation, alternative systems of gender-affirming care, mutual aid, and community defense.

Erin’s National Informed Consent Clinics Map Erin Reed’s informed consent map lists every informed consent hormone therapy clinic.

Rainbow Passage Providing transportation for individuals in harm's way, with a focus on bringing them to the Sanctuary States and Cities. Safely escorting individuals to communities with the necessary legal, financial, educational, and medical resources to meet their needs.

Rainbow Railroad Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk LGTBQI+ people get to safety worldwide. Based in the United States and Canada, we’re an organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics

Elevated Access Elevated Access was launched in 2022 in response to the extreme healthcare bans being enacted in state legislatures. We are a non-profit organization that enables people to access healthcare by providing flights on private planes at no cost. Our volunteer pilot network transports clients seeking abortion or gender-affirming care across the United States.

Transgender Map This free website shows how to make a gender transition.It tells about gender identity and gender expression, as well as the social, legal, and medical ways to make a transgender transition.

Hudson's FtM Guide This Guide is intended to provide information on topics of interest to female-to-male (FTM, F2M) trans men, and their friends and loved ones. Non-trans men have also found the pages on men's grooming and clothing to be helpful. Transgender, cisgender, intersex, non-binary, genderqueer, questioning, and "just plain folks" are all welcome.

Gender Spectrum Gender Spectrum is a national organization committed to the health and well-being of gender- diverse children and teens through education and support for families, and training and guidance for educators, medical and mental health providers, and other professionals.

Trans Health Project The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund's Trans Health Project aims to ensure that all transgender and non-binary people can access the trans-related health care that they need.

Trans Resources Trans-Resources aims to help transgender, non-binary, and other gender non-conforming people find resources where they live. Our goal is to be a directory of advocacy organizations, legal resources, support & social groups, and other resources that servce the trans community.

LGBTQ Healthcare Directory The LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory is a project of the Tegan and Sara Foundation and GLMA – Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality. It is a free, searchable database of all kinds of doctors, medical professionals and healthcare providers who are knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada.

UK Gender Kit Gender Construction Kit, the UK guide to changing things that are linked to gender.

ICKY_MTF_GUIDE I’m Icky also known as Ashley I believe that info about medically transitioning should be super easy to attain and not require 100 google tabs and a medical degree to understand.

Gender Dysphoria Bible The purpose of this site is to document the many ways that gender dysphoria can manifest, as well as the numerous forms of gender transition, in order to provide a guide for those who are questioning, those who are starting their transgender journey, those already on their path, and those who simply wish to be better allies.

Beehaw.org LGBTQ+ Wiki Parts of this page have been adapted from the Global Transgender Resources Registry, the Tildes ~lgbt wiki (to which one of our admins was a previous contributor), and Emi’s blahaj.zone thread

FtM Packer+ Spreadsheet Includes information on Binders, Packers, and More

HRT Coffee information about HRT, and sourcing, bodily autonomy is a human right. That means everyone has a right to choose what does or does not happen to their body. Not being updated please refer to: diyhrt cafe

nominal.naomi's research document A great document containing research documents related to trans health and more

/r/asktransgender wiki Provided below are a list of general resources to help everybody out.

Check out What_Religion_R_They's DIY post

gathered from

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/ , lemmy.world , hexbear.net, and beehaw.org (warning beehaw is lib central)