The Nonbinarian Librarian

I mean, truth is truth

New research finds trans teens have high satisfaction with gender care The survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that trans teens taking puberty blockers or hormones had very low rates of regret.

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More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like ...

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Here's what I posted about this today:

When you compare regret rates to suicide rates i can only come to one conclusion: if you oppose your child transitioning you are saying you'd rather your kid be dead than transgender.

Portland was the testing place. We also only really had two blocks of protests when they had federal guards come in.

You don't know pain until you watch your child shrink into themselves when they decide not to pursue their transition because they are afraid it will be yanked from them.

We got word that our grant was canceled as of April 8. It is disheartening to say the least. Still, librarians have done a lot with little before and we'll try to continue to do so. The work is too important.

I think he is grossly underestimating the amount if misogynoir in this country.

What can we say? It was good.

Got my passport with the wrong gender marker. Not surprised just disappointed.

Some lady came into the library and complained about a man using the women's bathroom. When my very sweet coworker explained we allow people to use the restroom that best aligns with their gender, the lady said, "It's federal law. We won." Four more years of this even in liberal land.

How much mug storage do you have?! I do love the descriptor of "bracingly handsome nerd" on the picture, lol

Talked with my mom and, describing why I hadn't called her, realized that it has been A Lot (TM). Going to take this week as an opportunity to be kind to myself and really rest between the few chores that need doing. I think some silly mischief is long overdue. 🦊🤪

Loki is unimpressed with all of the human flailing.

It is just a blank white page on my end.

I read it. It was interesting and had a good twist. Definitely big content warning for child abuse.

Feeling better today. Hope is staring at me saying 'bout time.

Meanwhile, my cat wants to snuggle and who am I to say no?

Recognizing today that I am not okay and not able to muster a "but I will be." Reminding myself that some days it is okay just to survive.

I do have good work to do, but it doesn't have to be Right Now.

I tear up every time I hear this and think of my dad.

Feeling this tonight:

"Why can't we give love that one more chance?
'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word and love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night and love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves.
This is our last dance
This is ourselves under pressure"

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't absolutely terrified of being found out I'm an imposter. Still, sitting down with fellow queer folks with a goal of making the world a little better is worth it. Thousands of people have done this so we can too.

I'm gonna try for my passport before the x gets taken away, but we'll see. If the answer is no, well.... I sued the state of Oklahoma and I will sue the federal government if I have to.

As someone who works in a library we've seen quite a few weird ones. The grossest one was a slice of cheese.

Darling Nikki because daaaamn

One step closer to starting my nonprofit. Sooooo many steps to go. Still, if I want to feel safer I need to push for safety for all the queers in my small corner of the world. Slogging through paperwork is a small price to pay for community.

Prepare for my first meeting to form a nonprofit supporting the queer community.

My kiddo asked how I deal with the quieter transphobes around me. A woman changed lanes in the swimming pool when she figured out I was trans. I told him I didn't notice which is depressingly true. I feel for him as he navigates being trans in this weird time.

Downloading all of my photos then I'm shutting down my Meta accounts today. The few people I follow on there are not worth my mental health.