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Pizza Restaurants Are Too Pretentious For Their Own Good
Published: 2023-04-28
Pizza should be an unfussy vessel for cheese and carbs to enter your mouth.
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i wish i was normal
Published: 2023-04-17
i wish i didn’t have breakdowns from being around too many people or unfamiliar situations or too many sensory inputs. i wish i didn’t have to act hard to blend in with others. i wish i didn’t have to constantly worry about my access to healthcare and medication. i wish i didn’t have to worry about getting harassed or hurt any time i leave my house. i wish i didn’t get misgendered by strangers daily, especially when i talk to them. i wish i didn’t have to avoid social media and reading news
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Trans Day of Invisibility And Two Years Out
Published: 2023-03-31
Trans Day of Visibility 2021, two years ago, I changed my social media and came out to everyone remaining as Maisie. You can read about it here: Hello World, Again. The two years that have followed have been such a whirlwind rollercoaster ride. I’ve made some incredible friends, found many wonderful and supportive communities, and finally in 2022 I was able to really start feeling like I’d found my place in the world. Things have got to a point where transition is far from being my main person
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Readthis weekend
Published: 2023-03-13
tw: transphobia this weekend, i was the victim of a hate crime. i was walking through my local park when i overheard a bunch of guys talking about me, saying “that’s a bloke isn’t it” and talking about throwing beer on me, before proceeding to start throwing pebbles at me as i quickly walked away. this happened in the middle of the day, on a busy weekend with many people around. no one stepped in. no one asked if i was ok. i took a different route home. the experience was extremely dehumanis
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Readto my cis friends
Published: 2023-02-13
this is something that i didn't really know if i wanted to write or not, and also whether i should, whether my words are necessary. but i felt like it would be cathartic to put some words and thoughts out. i'd really appreciate all my cisgender friends and family having a read. this past weekend, a sixteen year old trans girl was murdered. in broad daylight. in a cheshire park. she'd been subjected to years of transphobic abuse at school and online. there's evidence of her being assaulted, and
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