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I don't think a healthcare clinic is an appropriate place to try coming up with secret code phrases that not everyone knows and could be misunderstood.

I would feel safe if my nurse had a pride pin, or maybe stated her pronouns when introducing herself.

Reddit is still one of the biggest websites online. Hardly anyone outside of tech circles is familiar with Lemmy or the fediverse.

That's not really how it works. It would only make them look stupid if they did that, and increase the risk of being voted out in the next election. Because of the filibuster, legislation generally needs 60 votes in the Senate before it goes to the president. Democrats have 51 seats, with two frequent defectors. Imagine if Biden's record going into 2024 is that he vetoed every single piece of legislation.

Democrats have a slim majority in the senate, which is not enough to get whatever they want done without compromising, especially considering that two senators are not as left wing as the rest of the party.

As far as war and military spending goes, I agree that the party could do better.

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist

"they" in this poem is referring to anti-semites, specifically Nazis. Germany is doing the right thing by censoring and excluding anti-semites from society, to ensure that what this poem describes will never happen again.

Yes, you can do it online. I am sorry to hear about your situation

The closest thing to that would be to come out to a few trusted friends and ask that they refer to you with feminine pronouns or a new name, and see if you like it or not. You could explain that you want to try out these pronouns or name for a little while and see if they make sense for you.

If you don't feel trans because you are worried that you are not feminine enough, remember that women can sometimes be masculine, and that you do not have to force yourself to fit into traditional gender roles, even as a trans person.

I never cross dressed before accepting my trans identity either. And my private part does not make me uncomfortable. These are not requirements for being trans. As far as the rest of your post goes, I would not say your experience is "very different," in fact it seems very similar to my own and other trans women who I know.

I chose the boy character while thinking to myself "I wish I could choose the girl."

He appointed three SCOTUS justices who proceeded to overturn Roe v Wade. Trump is responsible for abortion being illegal in more than a dozen states. But because he's not focusing on it in his 2024 campaign the media will somehow say he's "vague" on the issue. If Trump is elected you can certainly thank The New York Times for downplaying his threat to women's rights.

What?