*hug and support and shiny things for art making or making friends with corvids*
07.09.2025 22:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@westkernowtrans.bsky.social
A group for all trans, non-binary, and intersex people in the West of Cornwall. Starting with an online presence, we hope to move to in person meetings soon. Email: westkernowtrans@gmail.com or penfriday@gmail.com
*hug and support and shiny things for art making or making friends with corvids*
07.09.2025 22:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I really liked this idea, and it needed a sunflower picture to go with it, so here we go.
Resist fascism and make room for joy :)
Weβre not all the same. If youβve met one trans person, youβve met one trans person. Also, acknowledge that when it comes to trans healthcare, thereβs a strong likelihood the person sitting in front of you genuinely does know more about it than you because it is so much more important to them.
07.09.2025 17:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh good for all of your cousins for managing the acceptance thing, even if your mother wasnβt doing as successfully. Itβs so reassuring to meet people in person and feel accepted.
Sympathy for the funeral and the exhaustion though.
How can we use history stories as a tool for liberation? Three Trans+ creatives share their insights
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-do-we-tell-trans-history-so-we-can-all-learn-from-it/
Please will you use alt text on pictures?
27.08.2025 18:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Please consider using alt text so this is accessible for those who rely on that?
You can make sure you donβt forget by putting a reminder on through:
Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting
Iβd noticed that, too, so I have to agree with her. Sadly, pro-trans ones arenβt allowed to, though.
25.08.2025 14:46 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Awww, so nice! Well done :)
25.08.2025 14:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Why are orange ones always the first to decide people are fine? Thereβs a definite orangy cat mentality, and they donβt have to be all that orange to have it.
24.08.2025 20:06 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Yes, thatβs what makes biology far more interesting than people like to claim.
Thanks. Thatβs probably one of the least of my health problems but aside from health, life has been kind to me, & Iβd rather have rubbish health and be surrounded by lovely people than great health and not have the love.
Wellβ¦ possibly depends if the person in their 70s has osteomalacia and can push their bones into different positions because theyβve decalcified again somewhat? (Sorry: grim humour from someone with the condition here!)
24.08.2025 13:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ah, I put the accent on the next word - βthe same KIND of non-disclosureβ ie a similar disclosure, but about gayness. In the first sentence, they reference gay people not disclosing theyβre gay to a different sex partner, so I thought that it was still referring to that.
Different understandings.
I genuinely donβt disagree with this, I just had a different understanding of what the original post meant. I didnβt want to sound argumentative, and was trying not to, but I know I often do accidentally (autistic communication issues).
Iβm sorry if I was wrong in my understanding.
The comment didnβt say βthis law has never targeted non-trans peopleβ. It said βtrans people are the only people who have to disclose a protected characteristicβ (or words to that effect). The case you referenced didnβt contradict that. She wasnβt prosecuted for not disclosing she was lesbian.
24.08.2025 00:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0But the original comment was about non-disclosure, not about the law? One can think a law is wrong & still see a difference between it being used when someone has lied about who they really are, & when they have misled about who others once wrongly thought they were.
I may be expressing this badly.
(Views the views of one person in WKTC, not the views of everyone, btw. Penn.)
23.08.2025 19:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I donβt know how to put this so I donβt sound discriminatory, but I feel thereβs a difference between not disclosing your medical history (that youβre trans) and claiming to be a sex you arenβt. I know cis folk see them as the same, but I think itβs important to point out that thereβs a difference.
23.08.2025 19:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0If you have cis women in your family or friends group who support you, ask them to sign this letter.
(And if you donβt, take heart in the thousands who already have.)
Not that this is a surprise or anything, but itβs good to have the research backing it.
20.08.2025 15:42 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Allll the sympathy!
17.08.2025 22:49 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*cheers you on*
17.08.2025 22:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If the country needed to raise money after heβs stolen it all, it might be a good way of funding it: if youβre on disability, or were caught up in an ICE raid, free; otherwise, $2 for those earning under $50k; $5 for those earning over it. Iβm sure theyβd feel it was a worthwhile investment.
17.08.2025 22:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Text: 35,000! The 2025 Gender Census survey is now open. survey.gendercensus.com closes 30th Aug! Background: Many colourful tumbling boxes with Mars and Venus symbols on them.
The survey has reached 35,000 participants! π€©
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Clippy the sentient paper clip is on one side of a yellow background, and on the other is written: βhey! it looks like you are about to share a take on what is best for a community you are not a part of! would you like to fucking not?β
Anyone else had the urge to post this, or something similar, ever?!
17.08.2025 21:35 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Thank you for your courage.
15.08.2025 23:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thatβs not βAβ line. It would be more honest to say that they hoped no one trans would read and notice. But if they have any chance of making cis people believe that itβs just trans folk making a fuss, theyβll take it - and with MSM the way it is, thereβs a fair chance itβll be portrayed that way.
15.08.2025 23:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Welcome to the West Kernow Trans+ Community, a new group set up for trans+ folk in West Cornwall (it does what it says, basically!) in the hope we can find friendship, support, and solidarity in these less than perfect times - in person as well as online.
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