(TW: Child abuse)
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When my oldest son was 10-12 years old, a wave of child sexual abuse revelations & accusations started getting a lot of press. That was the age many of the victims were when they said the abuse started. So I took a special interest in this story.
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@Mikevago
@AliceTaylorM
I sang "take me out to the ballgame" to my first child in utero, and right after he was born, crying and screaming under the heatlamp, I went up to him and started singing it. He immediately stopped crying, and turned his head towards me.
@NateWindgrace
@Marvelous_Mal
As a trans woman I applaud you
As a parent, I believe it’s our responsibility to raise kids to be the best possible version of themselves & loathe those who make it about themselves.
I’m sorry your mom is one of those.
Also as a parent: smoking gives you ashtray breath, sweetie.
@RowanJetteKnox
I told my oldest son (the cop) I was trans first.
His questions:
"Can I still call you dad?" (Yes)
"Are you still gonna take care of my brothers and my sister?" (Yes)
"Can we go to the comic book store now?" (also yes)
@dorkusmalorkus_
The most gobsmacking thing about this is how "a load of transgenders" was his comeback. It's just so out there. Do they use that in all of their comparisons?
"I don't like horseradish on my roast beef sandwich."
"What would you rather have on it--a load of transgenders?"
@CatholicKanger1
@cmatchell
Absolutely! Never in the history of Christianity would you EVER find Christians imposing their viewpoint on everyone, or burn someone at a stake, or torture them, or invade their countries, or insert "under God" into a pledge, or decide what a woman should do with her body...
@TheRealHoarse
I got this dress in the mail yesterday! It’s custom made to my measurements. It’s so hard for me to find cute clothes that fit me, so having something fit me so well makes me so happy!
@sthmrrll
@ParkerBranton
As the trailer buckled and the side split open, the inertia of the boxes inside the trailer was greater than the trailer itself. as the boxes hit the pavement, the inertia of the jars inside the boxes was greater than the box itself. As the glass hit the pavement, the inertia of
@bugsmaytrix
It’s part of what
@doctorow
calls the”shittification” of tech. Once a service becomes ubiquitous, they stop catering to the needs of the users and make a play for more short-term money
@JinkiesJerrica
I started HRT when I was 55, and although I need to be on a lower dose because of the risk of heart issues, I both see <and feel> the effects of estradiol and am so grateful for it. I'm now 62 and love my life
@ErinInTheMorn
Hi Erin. I'm also a transgender parent. I co-host a weekly podcast called Transformation Thursday and this week we're talking about how these "parent day" holidays affect us.
May I share this tweet as part of the discussion? Or could you DM me and talk a bit more about this?
@cmclymer
As a woman who's had decades of experience using all kinds of audio and video equipment, I must ask you to please refrain from dropping mics from this height.
@scrowder
My oldest son's a cop. His first week on the job an ex-marine who was half-a foot taller lunged at him with an 8" blade. He disarmed him and got him on the ground by himself before anyone else showed up. But yeah, do go on about this being a rightful shooting, you racist clown.
@legaltweetz
@elonmusk
I had to sit through a “training” on work/life balance where the trainer stated that Elon worked 80 hours a week and was still a devoted “full time” father, devoting an equal time to his kids.
She didn’t like when I pointed out that left Elon a total of 8 hours a week to sleep.
I see Goldie Hawn trending but none of y'all are mentioning her breakout work in Cactus Flower (1969), the role that won her an Oscar and changed the perception of her from a ditzy, brainless bimbo to a nuanced actor who could infuse life into any role she played.
1/2
@sthmrrll
@ParkerBranton
the sauce was greater than the glass itself.
Traveling at a mile a minute, this all took most of a minute to happen.
We're seeing the end side of what's probably a half-mile stream of broken jars and glass. If anyone looked on the other side of the bridge, you'd see it.
I'm thinking of something
@cmclymer
tweeted a couple of months ago talking about income inequality:
"None of us are ever three very good months from becoming billionaires, but all of us are three very bad months from being homeless."
We're all about to have three very bad months.
@Jigje1
@dorkfishie
@Mikevago
@AliceTaylorM
That didn't happen, but a few months later, he let go rather explosively right as I was changing his diaper & turned my shirt and part of the changing table a light brown.
@UltimaShadowX
Yes, I did. Joyously and unironically. A lot of kids did, usually without the visor, for about 20 years. They were called "propeller beanies" and were just as popular as whatever stupid fucking thing you coveted when YOU were ten.
@luna_hiddleston
So...if he DIDN'T have a transgender relative, would you still stand behind this transphobic take?
Right now there is an organized existential threat to all trans folk, especially in the US and UK. Anything other than full support of trans rights puts you on the side of fascism.
@KateronaBiscuit
I am 63 years old, and the number of times I have washed my penis in a public bathroom, including lockable single-person rooms, is much closer to zero than it is to one.
@cmclymer
This is what happens when people spend their lives working against something rather than FOR something. They’re 100% reactive and have no clue on how to lead.
@cmclymer
That Audrey Hepburn is not idolized as one of the most skillful, captivating actresses, as well as a tireless campaigner for human rights in this country is a crime.
@NotAFuckinBaker
@lovecrossbones
Reminder that the previous CEO left his position to become President* trump's Labor Secretary. He's also the guy who said what we should REALLY do with minimum wage is abolish it.
So of course it's teh libruls' fault that no one wants to work at their store.
@heynetters
I was presenting as a deeply toxic dudebro back then. I remember wanting to see this, & none of my friends wanting to In fact they mocked me for bringing it up.
I tried watching it when it was on cable, but it made me too uncomfortable.
I should look into it again.
Y'all. My son just DESTROYED a sold-out theatre with his performance as Wadsworth in Clue. His physical comedy, his dialects, & his timing were out of this world.
"He blew us away at the audition," the company director told me afterwards, "we want him in ALL our productions!"💖💖
@transguyenergy
My friend Carson immediately accepted me for who I was, became my girlfriend in the best possible way, taught me so much about how women interact with each other, and defended me ferociously whenever someone misgendered me around her.
@jwjunker
@muranofiction
Quietly removing a distraction is one thing. But if this was taken away and ripped up, that's performative punishment.
Also is the kid doing well in class? Yes? Then why disrupt her work practice?
Women: have you ever seen a man you weren’t dating or related-to step in and correct misogyny in action? Have you ever seen a man tell another that he needs to stop because it’s wrong, rather than because of his relationship to you? I can think of 1 or 2 times in my entire life.
In the midst of all of the rampant and growing queerphobic hate on the socials that doesn't violate any standards, I'm thinking of my Black nonbinary friend who was suspended from Facebook for 30 days for posting the following:
"White people don't season their chicken."
@laurennmcc
Well, to be fair, officials DID call it "appalling" and "unacceptable," and I'm guessing they'll call for parents to give their kids some stern talkings-to, so.
@cmclymer
"Like a girl" was the phrase my dad used on me whenever I did something he didn't like. Here's a partial list of things I had to stop doing "like a girl" to gain his approval:
Walk
Run
Throw
Catch
Hit
Talk
Laugh
I changed them all. Funny thing, though: I never got the approval.
When I finally got my name legally changed, and I realized I wanted to lose all connection with my former life and make "Sterling" my last name, I was asked if I wanted a middle name. It didn't take long for me to decide what it would be.
Hi. I'm Penny Carson Sterling.
/end
@drqueenmova
@laurennmcc
No, I'm not serious. I'm outraged. I'm furious.
I often use sarcasm as a way to deal with these blatant, egregious, racist double standards in policing.
@smnkb
You will make her day! Please do! And give her your pronouns as well! Ask her if there's anything she needs from you to help (don't assume anything).
Be free with your compliments on her look--even if it's the smallest thing. "I love your nails" will often make a lousy day good.
This is me at 65.
There's a lot to unpack in that short sentence. When I was a kid, I never thought about what I would be like at 65, mostly because I didn't care one way or another if I ever made it this far.
@IAmJenMcG
As a woman who is built like a linebacker, I applaud this so hard.
Also, Isabella is the most forgettable character in the movie. She's a plot point and not much else.
@magog83
If I saw this pic on an album cover I'd buy it. I wouldn't even care what the music was. It could be Latvian Death Polka and I'd be "TAKE MY MONEY!"
@TheLetterTen
Dad was dead for 37 years at the time, so he didn't say much. And of course, being cremated made it harder for him to roll over in his grave, so.
@AsexualCalamity
@GBBranstetter
Of course it does. Anyone who has gone through this knows it. But it’s a lie that feeds into the lie about transgender care.
Early on in my career, I was the photog for an interview with a PhD who studied how parents from different cultures/countries interacted with their children. She focused on the amount of touching parents did with their kids. Was it the same amoutn everywhere?🧵
the only times I got hugs growing up were when i was being made fun of (weird story). Bc of that I really hoped for a kid who loved to cuddle. I got two. They still ask to “huggle” when they want to talk. It’s the best.
@ask_aubry
Mike is not a "jokester." Mike is an emotionally fragile man who needs to assert dominance over anyone he perceives as a challenge. He sees Ethan as one, and so he makes passive-aggressive comments to hurt him while hiding behind the "joke" defense.
She & Mike ATA's.
@SevynNichelle
I don't know you, but I'm here in Rochester surrounded by ugliness and fear and very brave people, but seeing this photo fills me with joy. Congratulations!
@cmclymer
Look for the
Bear necessities
The simple bear necessities
Forget about your worries & your strife!
I mean the
Bear necessities
It’s why a bear can rest at ease
It’s just the bear necessities of life!
(The Phil Harris version. I love Bill Murray, but this was my jam as a kid)
@lyzl
I set up a date with this one guy shortly after transitioning. I'm aware of how much trans women are fetishized so we set rules--that he broke after two drinks, when he first requested, then begged, then demanded to fellate me.
@PrinnyForever
@chhopsky
Keep in mind that logical explanations mean nothing to people who aren’t interested in a good faith discussion. We don’t do these things for that reason. We do it for the folks who are following along from the sidelines, who are legitimately interested in knowing the answer.
@cmclymer
"Scripture tells us that joy cometh in the morning, and so, I suppose I shouldn't be terribly surprised I received an email like this late in the day."
My plastic surgeon couldn't cut as finely as this.
Nov '14. 7 months since I 1st admitted I wasn't a man. I'd been trying out feminine expression more & more. I'd met a few others in similar situations, and was exchanging photos with them when my kids were with their mother. It's what I was doing when I got a text from Carson.
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What’s been a pivotal moment in your transition? I’ll go first
Disowning family because I knew I deserved better, recognising that tolerance does not equal acceptance and removing those people so I could find true happiness was vital while transitioning.
Also boobs are great.
@WeSears
@windsun33
@GrannE_Goose70
@MeowMeowPizza
@JoshuaPotash
I spent five years producing news. Several more producing sports and talk shows. When you have a wheel to feed you absolutely DO NOT set up a live shot for one goddam question.
Dr. Desai dunked on your Barbie, son. Easy to do, but he did it with style.
Outta here with that shit.
Update: pain has reduced significantly, as has the swelling. I seem to have lost the ability to manipulate my right eyebrow. Hopefully this will be a temporary thing, but if it’s not, it’s still worth the trade off.
@MattWalshBlog
Me: I want to try walking by myself.
Matt Walsh: That's not a good idea.
(spends the next hour pushing, tripping & kicking me while mocking and belittling my attempts to walk)
MW: Maybe it's time to cut your losses and go back to the old way, which is the only way that works.
@TheLetterTen
Mom was 93 when I walked into her room as myself for the first time. She said "oh there you are," when she saw me.
Of course a few hours later she said "you're such a handsome young man" to me.I replied "Mom, I'm none of those things."
She said "Well, you are to me."
@cmclymer
Gonna sound weird but buttered saltines. My mom would get sick sometimes and have to be in bed all day, and the only thing she could eat was dry saltines, so I would sit in the living room and eat buttered ones while she slept.
Most of them are very fine people and I say let them live their cisgender lifestyle if that’s what makes them happy. But we should limit their contact with children, so we can’t have cis pastors or priests, or coaches, or uncles, aunts, step-parents, biological parents, physicia
Over 99% of child molesters are cisgender. Should cis people be allowed around children? Let's have a debate.
I say no, we need to shut it down until we get a handle on what's really going on there.
@_celia_bedelia_
This is a real-time lab on how bigots take something that never happens (menstruating women walking around naked & doing laundry in a public restroom, in this case) & repeating it constantly until it's canonical in their minds, making it their cause célèbre for their transphobia.
@helenstaniland
@LottieOTootle
@iReallyAnnoying
And you are entirely free not to enter any woman's space that I, a woman, am in. And if you are in any woman's space that I enter, you are free to leave or stay as you see fit.
Me, I'm gonna do my business and live my life & if you try to remove me it's not gonna go well for you.
@KatyMontgomerie
@Kezfromchadders
The number of times the "I can always tell" GC's prove they can't tell at all is ridiculous.
I just wish they'd learn something from ridicule.
@TheStephOfStars
No logic. It's simply designed to try and increase transphobia among older gay men in the hopes that this will break the queer nation apart.
@jaxcarys
@gallandguile
You're a decade off here.
Witch Doctor was from 1958, written by the guy who also gave us Alvin and the Chipmunks
Guitarzan was 1969
Hello Mudda Hello Fadda (Camp Granada) was 1963
Monster Mash was 1962