Leslie Rose

Senior trans woman wearing her favourite sun dress poses near a maple tree.

Been a while but I’m still here. Love y’all.
Keep safe and stay strong.
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2025 selfie of a happy trans woman comfortable in her world at age 71

2018 portrait of a sad introverted person struggling to figure out how to fit into the world at age 65

April 18 is my transition anniversary. Despite being very late to bloom, I must admit it’s been an incredible 7 years of learning who I am.
#NeverTooLate
#TransitionTimeline

Leslie at home with a smile for you.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all of my friends and allies.
Stay strong and be safe.
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I’m still in here making trouble. 😉
How are you?

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What we're currently living through is a patriarchal panic reaction.

Our society came a little too close to acknowledging trans people as not merely quirky zoo exhibits to gawk at on the margins of society. Too close to acknowledging our humanity.

The response to this has been sheer terror.

Selfie pose of a happy Canadian woman wearing light winter clothing showing a glowing red sunset over a snowy scene.

Aaah, Canada! 🥰

Night sky with the full moon illuminating clouds and suspended ice crystals. A few stars are visible behind the stars.

Frozen fingers, stiff neck and a delightfully runny nose but not much of a chance I’ll catch any meteor shower action tonight. The ice crystals lit by the full moon are beautiful though.

So very “twenty million shining stars” in here. My spirit feels like it’s 2008 all over again.

Possibly my favourite book of all time and a great review by @strangecurrencies.org
Thank you!

Leslie Rose wearing beaded trans flag earrings and a matching knitted toque. Ready for Transgender Day of Remembrance.

A pair of trans flag beaded earrings.

Ready for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Wearing wonderful handmade gifts from two very dear friends. The earrings today and the toque, three years ago.

Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say Content Warning: while I will not be describing any actual instances of sexual violence or child sexual abuse, these issues (and false…

this essay is full of actual research showing trans women pose no threat to cis women in restrooms & other sex-segregated spaces. if you encounter any cis ppl discussing/debating the Mace/McBride/congressional restroom fuckery, pls share this link with them:
juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...

Hi, Roz.
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I definitely agree! This is so very refreshing and I’m slowly finding my points of light up here. Looking forward to joining you here!
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I believe we were

Hi! Nice to see you here.

When life gets tough and things start to go wrong all around you, it's a shame that you don't get automatically moved closer to the front of the good luck list. My father passed this morning. May he rest in peace.

Thank you. Keeping strong. It’s what we do. Sending love and strength your way too on this difficult day.

On Friday my father suffered from a stroke. Spent the past 4 days by his side holding his hand and talking to him when he was alert. Was hoping that tonight would bring some joy for my friends across the border. Going to bed still optimistic.💛

Happy Samhain!

I think that I just…

Ring... Hello?
Hello Leslie, this is the security department of Blockchain.

<envisions a sad little subroutine someone coded in Lisp that is reaching out in need of a return>
Accidental Intelligence.

I've arrived! 😁

Been away a while but hi!

Feeling what could be a minor reverberation of Goth this evening in a very woodland elf way.

At age 70, after 6 years on HRT this is my comfort zone appearance. These have been the happiest years of my entire life and I'm so glad that I got here in time to enjoy it.
#NeverTooLate

Set mine to private but reluctantly. Noticing also that twittcher is getting exponentially worse each day.

Really gone crazy there the last 48 hrs. Driving me out.

If we could rise above the incoming snowstorm we’d see a sky filled with the most beautiful aurora of the season. Life feels this way some nights.