I was at chick fil a yesterday and the old gentleman server told me his niece was named Ember. She was born early and her parents liked the idea of nurturing a little coal, a little burning ember. He said I bet your name has served you well ๐ข๐ข
Chosen name for that reason.
Trans women are not men. Trans women who have gone through a second puberty should be allowed to play in women's sports full stop.
As someone currently 13.5 months on E the changes I've delt with are wild.
@SuprBRDee
My dad used this passage when kicking me out. Said, I hope I can pick up my robe and run and hug you.
He meant me returning as a guy.
This post helped me work through that trauma. Where I had laid my father as the prodigal son
I wish when I was kicked out I got an inheritance
Just had a very challenging talk with my parents. My dad said something along the lines of "We've been trying to help you, but you clearly don't want our help" and "If you ever decide to obey God, we will welcome you back no strings attached"
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Wanted to shout out
@nakedpastor
for this comic. I'm Going through a lot mentally and this really put my heart at ease. I look forward to buying a print of it.
Pray for me. Today might be the last time I attend the meeting place of the church which I've grown up in.
It's clear that I cannot volunteer or become a member because I am trans.
@Steve_Dangle
You're sitting down for a nice Kraft dinner with your family. It's the good stuff not just the normal elbows. You finish straining it, and you realize you have no butter/margarine.
What do you do?
The sheer volume of hatred towards trans people is overwhelming, so I want to get a simple message out to those who disagree with our existence:
I am trans, let me be.
#IAmTransLetMeBe
If you're trans (& comfortable), QT w/ the hashtag & a selfie. Allies: RT/Likes are welcome!
The sheer volume of hatred towards trans people is overwhelming, so I want to get a simple message out to those who disagree with our existence:
I am trans, let me be.
#IAmTransLetMeBe
If you're trans (& comfortable), QT w/ the hashtag & a selfie. Allies: RT/Likes are welcome!
I'm so tired of transphobic people in disc golf spaces.
On the upside, it's easier to tune them out and focus on playing for me...
I just hope it's the same when I get into FA/FPO
To that second thing I said "and same goes for your guys."
Im also likely to get removed from our family phone plan, (paraphrase) because I am giving up my position in the family???
WHAT???
Well this is going to get harder before it get's easier. Starting my move tomorrow
Could use some prayers.
I'm feeling very home sick. I'm going back to Michigan later this week for a disc golf tournament.
I'm not doing well emotionally
The whiplash of getting she/her'd at one store and immediately getting he/him'd 40 seconds later at a different one is so wild to me.
But the transition is working!
Big news!
I'll be competing with
@NeptuneDiscs
in the bag for the 2024 season!
Pruett, Taylor, and the gang really have something special going for them. It's such a pleasure to join with Neptune on the Pantheon team!
I have such a disconnect with my gender identity and my presentation
Being a guy is so much easier for me so I default to it all the time because of my adhd I just let it happen
(Not shaving, voice, hair style)
It's really frustrating because I want to put effort in but I dont
Hey Honey! *muffled reply* It looks like I hit the algorithm!
God is Good
Trans rights
Give to my friends
@walkthesunnyway
@Stelmonella
Being Trans is hard and I wish my parents accepted me for that.
I've officially been given a date to be out of the house by.
It absolutely crushed my parents to tell me. I have mixed feelings, but I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life.
Wanted to shout out
@nakedpastor
for this comic. I'm Going through a lot mentally and this really put my heart at ease. I look forward to buying a print of it.
For being broke, kicked out, and being deemed a sinner by my family and churchโโ
i'm spoiled.
I have a job starting soon. A lot of wonderful new friends. A room to stay in. Wonderful people who gave to me get by during my darkest time.
I am blessed. Praise God.
As of Sunday I am 28 years old.
I'm not near where I thought I'd be in life, but I have to say I've tried to have fun and be kind at every stage so far.
God has been so good to me, and I'm glad I've been able to cling to him
All the new friends I've made along the way <3
I'm struggling a lot mentally right now.
I'm searching for a job.
I'm out of money.
An old friend told me that I've been lost to the devil because I told him I'm trans.
Fun stuff
What do I say to my parents who are still upset that I didn't give them the chance to stop me from starting hormones?
I want to heal our relationship, but they aren't ready to meet me where I'm at.
Im slowly changing my name on my various internet accounts and it's been so affirming.
Still trying to figure out how to come out on facebook. Or if I should start over
Transition facts with Ember.
My feet went from a Mens 12 to a men's 10/10.5 (now a women's 12 ^_^
My hight went from 5'11 to 5'9 1/4
My ability to crush my enemies with a sword has not changed... YET
Actual big life update.
I got 2 job offers yesterday. Both seasonal and part-time.
I'm really looking forward to being more self-sufficient. It took way too long to get these jobs that don't advance my career. But I'm very thankful for the blessing that is income.
Welp... I'm short on rent, was up all night applying for jobs.
Going to head to Plato's closet to get rid of clothes I done use, and then grind out door dash again.
I sent an email to my landlord.
When does this end? I'm so frustrated with myself. I don't even know what to do
Ah yes, let's dig in our transphobic heals and remove opertunities for all women to make money to prevent 1 person we don't like from making any.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
Hrt compliant Trans women belong in women's sports.
I played in my first Women's only disc golf league tonight.
It was such a blast! Doubles is a lot of fun and even better when the group is amazing.
We took 2nd of 3 groups with a -3. I can't wait to do it again!
Any person that equates a trans woman to a cis man, intention aside, is being harmful.
Any person that misgenders intentionally is evil in their heart.
Any person that uses religion to make someone feel inferior, spreads hate, and hates love.
This is my personal experience with athletic ability and transitioning.
My stamina has been cut in half. That was the toughest change to adapt to. My strength has decreased a measurable 20% though I suspect it's more.
I've had to learn how to walk different to avoid injury
I'm so tired. Being semi out as trans. I feel like I am constantly behind enemy lines, and also standing in a minefield. Daily transphobia whether intentional or not, is just exhausting to deal with, without other LGBT+ person(s) in my life.
I just want to fade/move away.
I won my first disc golf related cash tonight!
I walked away from the lower bracket at putting-league with $45!
Guess I'm moving up! I'm Looking forward to the new Neptune putters coming soon!!!
My dad just told me if I keep taking estrogen, all of my family and most of my friends will have to disassociate from me because of "church discipline"
Hows your day going?
Magnitudes of mixed emotions will be had.
I intend on writing an open letter to my church when I come out fully on facebook.
I hope I can stay in touch with man people there.
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To the hate spewed towards Natalie Ryan stemming from the
@DiscGolfProTour
and
@PDGA
's choice of rules. You have failed to learn from history. This post sums up my views.
Playing Mixed Amature 3 at the
#ccrdiscgolf
tournament.
There's at least 3 trans women playing in the tournament at various levels. It makes me so happy.!!!
And I even saw a Trans Rights T shirt today.
Makes life just a little more normal ^_^
So
@nakedpastor
... fun story.
My parents got the package sent for me today. They didnt open it, but they saw tour brand on it. My dad looked it up and told me that if I hang that blasphemers art on the wall that I will be dealt with quickly. (Evicted)
What am I supposed to do
Either trans women are women and belong in sports/bathroom/etc, or trans women are men in sheep's clothing and dont belong in society.
You can't have it both ways. But only one of those options is a civil rights atrocity.
So I say again.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
!!!!!
Had a talk with my dad on the phone today. He said me being happy as I am, doing what I want to do, is success. As long as you're happy and following God.
I wonder if his tone will change when I come out as trans XD
I made it into Michigan Amature State Championships!!!!
I was the very last person to win a birth after a 6 player playoff to win the last 2 spots turned into a 2 player playoff to win 1 spot.
I made this putt to stay alive on the first playoff hole.
Won the birth on # 6
Public list of goals.
1. Be back on adderall in the next month.
2. Start voice training (again)
3. Make it into the Disc Golf Female Professional classification.
4. Bottom surgery.
5. Shoot a 950 raited disc golf round
So the wonderful family I am staying with have just always called me Ember. I don't think we really ever talked about it. It's the only place I hear it IRL and I kind of love it! But I also dont think im ready to introduce myself to new people as Ember yet.
I passed to a stranger in a gas station bathroom.
He 100% thought he walked into the woman's room. He did a double take, walked outside to check the door.
I said "you're good" and then booked it out of there xD
My dad called me tonight after I sent a quick text.
My family let me say the good night prayers as they were putting my youngest brother to bed. (Cognitively 2y/o)
I'm crying right now. That meant so much to me.
@CarissasNewLife
I'm balling my eyes out right now.
It is not noble to think that trans individuals are liars or morally deficient. It is not noble to think that one's gender identity impacts that person's moral standing.
It is not noble to think that trans people don't belong in normal society.
You aren't noble. You are cold.
Day 1 was a good one!!! Looking forward to playing brewer tomorrow just after 11am! Big shout out to everyone that helped with gas money. Yall made this possible!!!!!!!
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@NeptuneDiscs
I took a disc from my bag and made it a reminder of all the people who have supported me and my disc golf over the past few years. (Blurred because names)
This is very similar to my experience. Please show Jude some love!!
I'm not fully out but I might as well be at this point. I just don't pass so it's hard for me talk to people about it because of past church and family trauma/guilt.
Today is Trans Day of Visibility! I go by my birth name in public, and I share my pronouns with mostly just friends and people at the seminary that ask. I look like a woman, and that is how most people address me, though thatโs not who I am.