a two-panel comic page. the left panel says 'i am 13. i meet a trans woman through mutual friends on Steam. she's funny and charming and her confidence is inspiring. i start 'pretending' to be a girl in games and to new friends who didn't know me previously. as a joke, you know'. the right panel says 'i am 14. a friend recommends me Against Me!'s 2007 album 'New Wave'. I get to 'The Ocean' and sob profusely for a few hours and I don't know why. I spend the next few years with severe depression that I now recognize as dysphoria. I don't think I'll make it to 25.'

A three-panel comic page. The left panel says 'i am 16. i've gotten a wacom tablet for my birthday. i spend a lot of time drawing my sona in feminine clothing. i am convinced i just have a fetish for crossdressing'. the middle panel says 'i am 18. i say some stupid shit in a discord server. i figure it out right after this.' the right panel says 'i do not have the means or money to start hrt. i am terrified. i decide to put it off until after college. i present as a woman exclusively to those online. i do not remember any of the next seven years'.

a two panel comic page. the left panel says 'i am 24. i can't do it anymore. i get in contact with a local clinic and i start hrt. i am prescribed 50mg spiro and 2mg estradiol tablets twice daily. i'm shocked it was that easy. i don't know why i didn't do it sooner.' the right panel says 'i've been on hrt for about eight months. i don't wince at my reflection anymore, i am full of joy and energy that i never had previously. i like the changes happening to my body. i ask my clinic to increase my dose. i swap to injections, and i am affirmed that at my next appointment i will be prescribed progesterone. i have never been more excited.'

a three-panel comic. the left panel says 'my progesterone is denied by someone higher up intervening, their 'Trans Healthcare Specialist', who then proceeds to sexually harass me. i decide to DIY my hrt.' the middle panel says 'DIY is shockingly easy. crypto is kind of annoying. i get a vial of estradiol cypionate and progesterone suppositories.' the right panel says 'i am 25. i've been on hrt for one year! i'm happier, healthier, and i really feel like i'm becoming a PERSON. i am excited for the future. i can't wait to see what i'll be like at 30.'

ill put this here too. i made this short comic about my transition for tdov :)

(with barely contained rage) I'm going to have a nice weekend

It's time for LADY GEIST Mr. Wraith

Nothing 4 free casts of always-heightened Heal can't fix!

This is a great explainer to lawyers (or otherwise curious people) on what quantum computing is and is not. Via my colleague @aumasson.jp, a prolific cryptographer and advisor to some of the largest banks in the world.

You said it yourself, but there's like an inherent bias against Atheism like almost everywhere, people are so condescending towards atheists "you'll grow out of it" + religion as an abstract thing is so catered towards, specially in law (tax immunity and criminal punishments towards "intolerance")

"My fellow J6ers"
Astounding how the modern right wing is exclusively about celebrating crime

What i like the most about Deadlock artwork is that you can find the hottest Mina art in existence followed by the thristiest Abrams bara art
The gender gap is finally bridged

It seems like the right wing is now exclusively about openly, unashamedly defending crime and criminals of the worst kind: Pedophiles, rapists, thieves, you name it. Just straight forwardly calling for pardons and threatening anyone who dares oppose this
Anyone remind me why i'm still in law school

Deadlock is what NYC will look like after Mamdani wins

the complete embrace of nihilism and the rejection of being genuine is the greatest danger to humanity right now

The only intel to be gathered from the far right is that they operate on a lesser evolutionary scale than normal humans - nothing else

It's basically guaranteed to find at least one guy, often blue check, arguing with Grok over something and it's honestly really amusing; Elon Musk created a laboratory to test AI induced psychosis

The MAGA movement, known for being subtle, as we know from the covert operation "January 6th"

Is this like bimbofication but for men

The "but what about the non homophobic/transphobic/etc christians tho??" has never convinced me personally

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The Legislative is a dead branch, and not only in the U.S either

I'm not a historian but my analysis is it's "Not good" when a government constantly commits crimes and tells the legislature, courts, and general public "What are you gonna do about it"

Ok gang looks like we arrested a bunch of people who haven't committed any crimes so our next order of business is to invent some crimes to charge them with

O traço mais atraente pra se ter ok

after days of grifters and con men at CES we stumbled upon the booth for VLC. they were all dressed as wizards and told us, "we have nothing to sell, we just decided to show up". i told them I'd been using their software to pirate media for 15 years and they said "keep doing that"

I want to be a player in a high quality game, but i can't spare like 25% of my monthly income because everyone is doing paid gming nowadays