On February 18, 2024, bridge transitions and spiritual renewal with St. Columba. Amidst Gemini's communicative flux and Cancer's emotional nurture, he guides clarity in expression and inner peace. Pray for eloquence and resilience.
Mental health support for trans people: what's available & how to access it
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:00 - 20:30
It’s a free online workshop for UK based trans women and femmes.
Early #transition is a procession of profoundly uncomfortable experiences. Every step, no matter how small, feels laden with terrible consequence.
The first times I went out in public presenting as myself I had to fight a nearly overwhelming urge to run home and hide. My imagination was on overdrive conjuring up nightmare scenarios. It was terrifying.
But we power through. We find reserves of strength we didn’t know we had, and it gets better.
The trans community is as diverse as any other community. Everybody’s transition is different, everybody’s relationship with their identity is different and our opinions are often different. Something that unites us is a desire to be treated fairly and equally.
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“The Danish Girl” was based on the life story of Lili Ilse Elvenes, otherwise known as Lili Elbe. She was born in 1882. Her diary entries documenting her transition formed the basis for a book about her life. So, being trans isn’t a “modern phenomenon” after all.
What do you for Self Care? Here's Aiden talking about their acts of Self Care: “I take naps, read, write, listen to music, and I eat snacks. Showers are also very soothing. I like the sound of rain, so sometimes I just turn on rain sounds. I also clean and organize stuff.”
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Happy #LunarNewYear from everyone at TransActual 🎉 🐉🏮 Wishing you success and good fortune this year of the Dragon, but most importantly we're wishing the best year possible for all those who celebrate.
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"Through my own identity as a trans man, and one of a race other than white, I really wanted to share my own experiences to show that everyone's on a different path. It's not an easy journey and I don't think it's ever really over. It can be emotionally draining, but it can also be really rewarding." Leo Sheng
Really getting into reusable #WebComponents lately, incl. this one I worked over the last week for the new thi.ng website: a WebGL based image transition (via displacement mapping), primarily using https://thi.ng/shader-ast & http://thi.ng/webgl...
Always be dogfooding (your tech): Updated my WebGL image transition web component to display blurhash previews before & during image preloading. The hashes are provided as text attribute (~30 characters) and decoded to preview images via https://thi.ng/blurhash...
Always trying to be aware of bandwidth & energy implications (also UX related), this component is 100% lazy and only performs any work when absolutely needed (i.e. during transitions), otherwise is completely idle (not even using a dummy requestAnimationFrame() loop). Images are only starting to be preloaded when the component comes into view (using the IntersectionObserver API)
Other features added:
slideshow mode w/ arbitrary number of images (at least not limited by VRAM), adjustable delay time
choice of easing options/functions for transitions
dynamic loading/replacing of images & updating underlying WebGL textures
Today is #SelfCare Monday, here's some advice from Athiette: “I moderate my twitter usage, only look at news sites twice a day, try to make connections with people who will be supportive, and indulge in cute things as I find them.”
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Can you spare a little to help a trans woman in need? Help my friend Jane and get a free gift! The gift is available Feb 3 thru Feb 10 while supplies last!
“Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously.” Article 12, UN Rights of the Child
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For over 30 years, puberty blockers have been safely used to delay precocious puberty in non-trans children aged 6 to 12 years. Trans youth receive them at the onset of puberty and often for shorter lengths of time.
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"Suspension of puberty is not only not unethical: if it is likely to improve the child's quality of life and even save his or her life, then it is indeed unethical to defer treatment." -Dr S. Giordano, Journal of Medical Ethics
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The M Scale isn't just an app—it's a movement! And at TransActual we're all in favour. 🚀
With gender-neutral language and a departure from traditional feminine marketing, The M Scale is rewriting the script on menstrual health.
The filtering widgets ensure you get valuable insights on trans-friendly toilets without unwanted attention. Let's build a more inclusive world, one discreet step at a time! 💙🚻
For many trans people, being able to transition can be absolutely life changing and life saving.
One person told us "Before transitioning, I could not see myself in the future. That person didn't exist, there wasn't a space in the world that I could fill. Now there is."