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#1
Wicca / Re: Wicca's Thoughts on Transi...
Last post by SoupSarah - Today at 09:31:47 PM
Quote from: Jacqueline on May 03, 2016, 02:11:16 AMOne site pointed out that one of the first rules of Wicca is
"an it harm none do as ye will"

Hmmm I always thought the first rule of Wicca was 'you do not talk about Wicca'??
#2
Introductions / Re: Hello, Everyone
Last post by Northern Star Girl - Today at 09:28:46 PM
@Yvanektara
Dear Yvanektara:

I am so very glad that you followed the LINK I gave to you in my Welcome Message to you on another thread earlier today after you posted your very first post on yesterday .... and came here to the Introductions Forum  to tell more members about yourself.

I have to say... your Introduction Post was so very interesting and informative.  You history of your transition, your work and employment, your life experience offer a glimpse of what it is like to successfully transition... this is important for our members that are still struggling with the trials and tribulations that they are dealing with in their own life transition endeavors. I look forward to your involvement here on the Forum as you visit the various topics and threads and offer your reply comments and thoughts.

Now that you have let many more members know about your arrival on the forums you can expect more friendly and informational comment and thought exchange.

You may even find that you will make new like-minded friends as you get more involved.

Wishing you well, and again, WELCOME !!!
Warmly,
Danielle
[Northern Star Girl]
The Forum Administrator
#3
Transgender talk / Re: Female hobbies
Last post by SoupSarah - Today at 09:27:31 PM
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on Yesterday at 01:43:52 PMDoes painting your fingernails count as a female hobby?  If so, I guess this counts for me.  If not, it is just a beauty routine I guess.


Chrissy

No, painting fingernails is not a hobby.. I am also not going to tell any man that he cannot have his fingernails painted either (as I quite like a man with polish on).. so neither is it a hobby or female ..  in fact what defines a 'female' hobby - smacks of misogyny to me.. designating what hobbies women are capable of doing??.. yuck
I raised my daughter to play with whatever toys she wanted and do whatever hobbies she wanted to do (you want chemistry sets, go ahead, toy guns, you got it.. you want dolls, okay no problem..play football, dance. great ) I never wanted her to be bashed by gender controlled societal expectations. Her hobbies are varied and she is an avid FPS gamer. I say go girl. 

So please, can someone tell me what exactly is a female hobby and I will happily show you a man who gets enjoyment from that activity
#4
Introductions / Hello, Everyone
Last post by Yvanektara - Today at 09:21:16 PM
Hello, everyone, from Yvanektara:

A few may know me but not from this site. I had never been here previously. I'm M2F, post-op for many years and have been visible in the trans community for a quarter century; even longer in writing communities as one focusing upon spiritualities, religions, and philosophies while working for civil rights causes. Right now, I'm using a different handle because the struggle for our right to exist now primarily goes to the next generation and it's for me not to tell a lengthy story, but to support their voices as much as possible. Some amazing people are rising up now and I admire them no less than I admired those of my own generation decades ago. It's their time, not mine. I'm okay with that.

These days I work for a radio station in the Pacific Northwest as an office manager, supporting our local programmers where I can. I've been a husband and I've been a wife. I've tasted various facets of love and dreamed dreams beyond the comprehension of most. Now I'm an old widow, turning my attention to my community ready to hand while I still have life just because I can; and in this I have found great fulfilment. If life be a lottery, then I've won a great fortune that I had not been able to foresee in my youth.

You see, there was a time I had thought I was the only one like me, with the word "transgender" nowhere in the vernacular. I had thought myself cursed, even failing at trying to end my own life. It's well to have been that kind of failure because of the things I had witnessed and learned over the decades since. Now I look back and can say that it was worth living after all... the struggle, the pain, the family rejection, the discrimination. For it all I owe great thanks to the right people I had found along the way. Now it's for me to be that right person when mentoring people who have sought my help; and for those who also struggle, I have reason to believe that they can find a future even more epic than what I had realized for myself.
#5
Fun and Games / Re: Two Word Association Game ...
Last post by ChrissyRyan - Today at 09:15:59 PM
Mite might
#6
Birthdays / Re: Members Birthday Celebrati...
Last post by ChrissyRyan - Today at 09:14:46 PM
Happy birthday to each of you!

Chrissy
#7
Birthdays / Re: March 18, 2024 Birthday Ce...
Last post by ChrissyRyan - Today at 09:14:20 PM
Happy birthday to each of you!

Chrissy
#8
Fun and Games / Re: Single Word Association Ga...
Last post by ChrissyRyan - Today at 09:10:37 PM
Knowing
#9
Bathroom News / Re: How You Can Make Bathrooms...
Last post by SoupSarah - Today at 09:09:24 PM
You can go further than making all restrooms gender neutral.. they can be family bathrooms.
And then  you can get rid of gender markers on drving licences, passports, SSN and anything else that has gender identification registered. Unless it is of strict importance (Which I cannot see any reason why it would need to be recorded) should gender be assigned to you.. heck, even birth certificates should say 'a human was born on this day'.. their name and parents.. that is it.. why do we need any gender designation on any legal documentation?
#10
Bathroom News / Planet Fitness bans member who...
Last post by traciknight - Today at 09:07:28 PM
Planet Fitness bans member who photographed trans woman changing — and it's not sorry

https://www.advocate.com/news/planet-fitness-bans-member-trans-woman

BY RYAN ADAMCZESKI MARCH 18 2024 4:50 PM EST in the Advocate

Planet Fitness is standing behind its decision to ban a member who photographed a transgender woman in a locker room.

As it turns out, Planet Fitness has better trans-inclusive locker room policies than most red states.

The gym chain recently defended its decision to revoke the membership of a woman who photographed another woman in a changing room. Patricia Silva was banned after she shared a video on Facebook featuring the other woman, who is transgender, while complaining about her presence in the woman's locker room.

Silva consistently misgendered the other woman in the video, saying that she "love(s)" her "in Christ" and that she "is a spiritual being having a human experience," but that she wasn't "comfortable" with the woman "shaving in my bathroom." Silva asserted that the woman "doesn't like" her gender at birth, so she "wants to be a woman."

Planet Fitness's nondiscrimination policy states that employees cannot discriminate against transgender people unless a "serious concern or significant doubt" about their identity arises. It explains: "If it is confirmed that a member is acting in bad faith and improperly asserts a gender identity, they may be asked to leave and their membership may be terminated."

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I guess I know where I'm going to use my Silver Sneakers membership.
Thank you Planet Fitness.