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i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping

Heya my DIY friends: You do not transition faster or get more manly/feminine by using more than your effective dose of HRT. It's an 'on' switch on puberty, not a speed dial. A lower dose will slow it down (kinda) but you can not make a puberty go faster or further by taking more and more. It has an unmovable maximum speed.

Folks on estrogen: if you're not getting all the results you want, consider whether adding progesterone and/or testosterone-blockers are right for you. Combi therapy might take you further than constantly upping the E dose. Each medication has its own risks and side effects so read up before you start.

Folks on testosterone: taking too much actually makes you transition slower 'cause your body converts excess T back into E. The only thing you might speed up that way is balding. Sorry guys, dial it back a bit and you might actually see more results.

as I am becoming more active on this app, I figured it's probably beneficial to have an intro/bio thingy, so this'll be that!

on here I'll go by RattyKins or just pretty much any pet names, honey, darling, etc. (certain gendered nicknames like prince or princess are okay too, if you're unsure just ask!) and if it's petplay type stuff I prefer bunny!

I'm 18 and a june gemini (for those that especially care about zodiac signs)

I'd prefer if minors didn't interact, but I'm not in charge of you, and kinda don't care enough to check profiles so... ya know, not much else to do about it

I'm nonbinary and use they/them pronouns

I'm single, demiromantic and demisexual, open to either polyamory or monogamy, and have no real preferences other than "taller than me" (incredibly easy to do, I'm literally 4'11" XD)

I'm open to any messages or asks and don't mind flirting (though I can be a bit oblivious sometimes)

as far as I'm aware from my limited sexual experiences, I'm a bottom and a submissive-leaning switch, so like, do with that what you will I guess

I can't really think of much else to put here so, thanks for reading I guess? idk, have a nice day!

do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets

her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.

remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.

thank you, Marsha. we remember you.

Daily affirmations

I love when singers think maybe their song requires a little prerequisite information so they just cover it real fast so everyone’s on the same page. I love that TLC opens No Scrubs quickly reviewing exactly what a scrub is and when ABBA was like “just in case you didn’t know, famed 19th century militant ruler Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in the battle of Waterloo. We though perhaps not everyone would know that. Alright, so moving on to my love life, which is similar to that actually,”

There is no better feeling to me than knowing i had leftovers in the fridge and knowing they went missing because of my little brother. The container sits empty and dirty by the sink and there’s not a scrap left. Just this morning he insisted he wasn’t gonna touch it bc i probably poisoned it. He made a face as if there was trash in the container rather than food. I come home later, and the leftovers are gone. My brother is fed. Im content in knowing that I’ll never have a problem of having made too much food. I will just always give it to him. I asked earlier today if he wants waffles for tomorrow morning. “Can you make them with chocolate chips?” He asks, a little polite. “Yeah.” I smile. “I’m also gonna put poison in it. And a bomb.”

hey fun fact did you know that if you're on the schizophrenia spectrum, have psychosis, have psychotic symptoms or traits, etc, that you're loved and your symptoms and traits should not be vilainized or seen as evil or ugly?

I feel like a good shorthand for a lot of economics arguments is "if you want people to work minimum wage jobs in your city, you need to allow minimum wage apartments for them to live in."

"These jobs are just for teenagers on the weekends." Okay, so you'll use minimum wage services only on the weekends and after school. No McDonald's or Starbucks on your lunch break.

"They can get a roommate." For a one bedroom? A roommate for a one bedroom? Or a studio? Do you have a roommate to get a middle-wage apartment for your middle-wage job? No? Why should they?

"They can live farther from city center and just commute." Are there ways for them to commute that don't equate to that rent? Living in an outer borough might work in NYC, where public transport is a flat rate, but a city in Texas requires a car. Does the money saved in rent equal the money spent on the car loan, the insurance, the gas? Remember, if you want people to take the bus or a bike, the bus needs to be reliable and the bike lanes survivable.

If you want minimum wage workers to be around for you to rely on, then those minimum wage workers need a place to stay.

You either raise the minimum wage, or you drop the rent. There's only so long you can keep rents high and wages low before your workforce leaves for cheaper pastures.

"Nobody wants to work anymore" doesn't hold water if the reason nobody applies is because the commute is impossible at the wage you provide.