I just made the switch from Gmail to Proton. I've had Gmail since 1999 (when it was still in beta). But no more. I'll be gradually moving away from using Google services. A few years ago I did the same with Apple, forwarding emails from there to Gmail. Now it all forwards to Proton.

Proton is based in Switzerland and emails on Proton are end-to-end encrypted and everything, even your calendar and contacts, are stored encrypted. Meaning, if they get served a warrant, there's really nothing they can turn over.

This is especially important in a country that is increasingly criminalizing the very existence of myself and people like me. Get your data out of the US and stored securely. It has never been more important. If not for yourself, then for the people you know.

The removal of the “gender identity and expression” category has caused anger in the #trans and #NonBinary communities, who see it as a direct attack on their ability to safely use the platform.

#YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy

https://www.usermag.co/p/youtube-removes-gender-identity-from

Starting over at a new barn means leaving his past behind. Taking over the training of a new horse means finding a future. Barn family means family.

https://kitauthor.com/book/fresh-horses-second-joy-series-book-1/

#transgender #BookSky #nonbinary #equestrian #horselit

No-one should be locked up indefinitely in a place they aren’t safe. Right now, unknown numbers of LGBTQI+ people are being held in immigration detention in the UK. They are detained without courts or judges, in prison-like conditions, and for an unlimited amount of time. We've joined Rainbow Migration's campaign to call for an end to LGBTQI+ detention and a 28-day time limit for all immigration detention and so can you.

Go to: https://www.rainbowmigration.org.uk/no-pride-in-detention/

Kącik książkowy

Nie tyle co w ramach promocji czytelnictwa (bo nie piętnuję osób nie mających czasu i/lub przestrzeni na czytanie), a dla zainteresowania tytułami, autor[k]ami i wysławiania pod niebiosa instytucji jaką jest biblioteka - będę tu czasem wrzucał zdjęcia książek!

Zacznę od czegoś lekkiego - od drugiego tomu serii "Mnich i Robot" autorstwa Becky Chambers.

Książka ta jest jak "filiżanka ciepłej herbaty zaparzonej przez kogoś, kto cię kocha". Przyznam, że nigdy nie widziałem takiej recenzji z tyłu książki - zwykle takowe skupiają się na wartkiej akcji i charyzmatycznych bohater[k]ach, ale ta pozycja jest inna niż wszystkie. Reprezentuje wyjątkowy nurt literacki (a raczej filozoficzny) - Solar Punk!

Najłatwiej będzie zrozumieć ten fenomen poprzez zestawienie z Cyberpunkiem, którego zapewne kojarzycie. CP to dystopijna wizja świata rozdzieranego przez szpony dzikiego kapitalizmu niszczącego tkankę społeczną, której to wizji przeciwstawia się samotny rebeliant-indywidualista.

Solarpunk to kompletna tego odwrotność, próba dostrzeżenia światełka w tunelu, przyszłość oparta o życie w zgodzie z naturą, powrót do zdemokratyzowanego działania w łonie społeczności lokalnych, gdzie nie ma niezwyciężonych bohaterów, jest tylko (aż!) integrująca pomoc wzajemna.

Na marginesie - jest to pierwsza książka na polskim rynku wydawniczym (o której wiem), która stosuje zaimki neutralne płciowo

Jeszcze wczoraj nie pamiętałem o istnieniu tej pozycji, - okładka wyeksponowana frontem na bibliotecznej półce przykuła mój wzrok i... połknąłem ją w całości w jeden wieczór (mimo, że naprawdę wolno czytam). Chyba nie mam daru przekonywania, ale cóż, serdecznie polecam Wam ten cykl, ba, cały solarpunkowy nurt!

Na koniec fragment manifestu solarpunkowego:

"Jesteśmy Solarpunkami, ponieważ próbujemy odzyskać nadzieję, którą nam odebrano.

Jesteśmy Solarpunkami, ponieważ jedyne alternatywy to rozpacz lub wyparcie."

I suppose I should reintroduce myself.

I’m Ryan I’m #Neurodivergent (high intelligence/socially challenged), I #FigureSkate and exercise for fun, and live in a remote place. I’m also,

#Trans
#Nonbinary
#MTF
#Polyamorous
#Pansexual
#FunnyAF
#Compassionate
#SexPositive
#PowerBottom

I enjoy chili-dogs, nachos, and telling people to have the day they deserve The world is scary, but I can be too

Transphobic people need not follow #Bye. I share what makes me happy, and it’s often

"Camacho has a choice to make: either continue dominating New York’s amateur running scene as the nonbinary athlete they are, or race internationally as a woman. And Camacho has never been a fan of the either/or."

David Alm for Runner's World: https://longreads.com/2025/04/02/the-incandescent-rise-of-sofia-camacho/

"As the world continues to spin perilously out of control, I've been doing what we all do to get by: mostly continue on like things are normal, and that our personal accomplishments aren't going to be obliterated in yet another world war."

It's time for a blog post!

https://www.redjon.com/news/2025/4/2/a-salon-a-journal-and-a-prize

It's #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth and indeed today is #AutismAcceptanceDay.

At TransActual we go beyond acceptance - we celebrate the autistic members of TransActual's team and our autistic trans siblings.

Some people are trans. It doesn't matter why. We're here.
Some people are autistic. It doesn't matter why. We're here.
Some people are trans and autistic. It doesn't matter why. We're here and we know who we are.

It's #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth and today it's #AutismAcceptanceDay. Hopefully it goes without saying that TransActual support and celebrate autistic trans people.

For more information about autism acceptance and inclusion at work, take a look at some of the resources from our friends at National Autistic Society:
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/acceptance-and-awareness/world-autism-acceptance-month/at-work

Research request:
Sapphic Bison is conducting a study on fertility in the transfeminine community, especially those who haven’t accessed fertility services.

Help shape the future of UK trans healthcare! Take the 10-min anonymous survey now: https://forms.office.com/e/24LtsYuGAQ

URGENT! please help wren cover rent! their housing voucher from their last place won't transfer this month because the local housing authority isn't accepting new requests.

25/$400 DUE TODAY

CashApp: $yungbbyHATE
PayPal: mightymeatymech@gmail.com
BTC: bc1qp9tuq8te4ezzgj5z3zvwdun06500fk90suymtg
GFM: https://gofund.me/196cbc0e

octo got nothing on #TransDayOfVisibility but a report on her first mutual aid post she managed to make in an entire month. it's clear how badly people would rather her dead. octo is in debt from not meeting the last 3 months goals. she can't afford to eat & is battling suicidal ideation. she wants to live & escape abuse. there's nothing wrong with needing support in a society that murders people like her. please give her the flowers she deserves.

$1590/2743 OVERDUE

- https://ko-fi.com/queeroctopuss/goal?g=0
- https://donate.stripe.com/14k6p1bMg32QfEA6os

you can get handmade art, a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to her here:
- https://writing.exchange/@riveraerica/113994586546564887
- https://terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/113422065701306276
- https://flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/113947145294908139
- https://weirder.earth/@june/113889814363872521
- https://mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/statuses/01JN1Z7PVEXEG2MW74KRWG30C1

@mutualaid @blackfedi #mutualAid #MutualAidRequest #transMutualAid #transCrowdfund #trans #queer #nonBinary #BlackMutualAid #transgender #gay #LGBTQIA #actuallyAutistic #bills #LGBTQ #poverty #pets #cats #catsOfMastodon #queerMutualAid #QueerCrowdfund #TDOV