From Invisibility to Erasure: Being a Trans Man in 2026 Last week, I spoke in front of the Olympia City Council at the event of finishing my term serving on The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. I was made aware at the last minute that the city…

Whether or not my erasure as a trans man was intentional, it happened. And it happened during a season of intentional visibility.

#TransDayOfVisibility

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And it is back down again. 😖🥺

ID: Photo of a man with overt distorted muscle development who has been oiled in black shorts with the caption above, "As a man, what is stopping you from looking like this?" A reply from OP states: "Desire not to be clinically dehydrated. And the fact that every single person who has recovered from the obvious disorder you're suffering from, has stated that looking like that is not physically worth it."

I mean, was I wrong?! 🤷

#Healthy

He was quick to emphasize the word "younger" when he stared straight at me.

My journey is late, it's difficult.

And it is worth it.

#TransMan #ftm #GrandyMarty #Ehlers-Danlos

On Sept 4, 25, I changed my name at the Social Security office.
I was told they would change it with Medicare. They never did.

Chat with Medicare: You have to change your name with Social Security, we can't do anything

Me: Done in Sept 25

Them: Do it again

Me: We have no functioning government

I find it a bit ironic and a little funny that my only MAGA-adjacent caregiver accidently walked out on "Walk Out Tuesday."

#WalkOutTuesday #WalkOut

My calorie counting app is hilarious.
Since I will grab an extra pop when my calorie count is very low for the day, it has interpreted that when I have pop, I eat less calories! 😆 🤣Correlation is NOT EQUAL to causation!

#ARFID

Make it viral.

With the passing of my aunt yesterday, the passing of my uncle last August, and the passing of my mom last April, 2026 is bringing my cousins and myself into the awareness of being the oldest generation alive in our family.

What a freaking trip. I'm the oldest of the cousins on both sides-I'm 59.

They need the Senate in order to convict.

An art piece inspired by the close-up photo of Karoline Levit, a quad mash up of different artistic filters with the White House Press Secretary's mouth sewn shut and the sewing needle stuck into the upper lip.

"No More Lies"

#VanityFair

"No more lies"

But maybe they have become rather active in the bedroom & I failed to realize what was causing the noises because of my own lack of being hammered anytime recently.

#neighbors

I had an epiphany last night when the "home improvement noises" from my upstairs neighbors happened again as I was drifting off to sleep.

Perhaps it isn't that they are "hammering" things to the walls-

Upping this story about a citizen in Oregon in light of the dog/ICE assault against a US citizen in Washington.

🧵 In Vancouver, Washington, two recent incidents have highlighted the violence of ICE agents, even against people who are not resisting. Last month, a man was mauled by an ICE-agency dog, his torso and arm pierced by the dog's teeth multiple times. And this week, an ICE SUV ran over a person who was

An ICE attack dog mauled this “suspect” in Vancouver, Washington.

ICE Agents Accused of Running Over Restrained Man in Vancouver, Washington The Department of Homeland Security denies the incident, but is blocking family members from contacting the victim.

ICE Agents are accused of running over a restrained and compliant suspect in Vancouver, Washington December 4. Our battle damage assessment and war crimes analyst team reviewed two videos, and what we found is disturbing.

Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked him

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Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington🍎 state said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.

ICE DRIVES OVER A PERSON’S LEGS IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

Me: "I don't care how other people perceive me."

Also me: "He called me Sir" 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

#TransMan #MLM #GenderAffirmation

I stream West Wing just to see the pull outs of an intact White House and the concept of a centrist government that is somewhat functional gives me comfort.

The scary part for me was that the Heritage Foundation is mentioned beginning in season 1.

The villains have always been here.

#WestWing

The term "false flag" dates back to the 16th century and was used to describe a ruse in naval warfare where a vessel would fly the flag of a neutral or enemy country to approach and attack another ship without suspicion.

#FalseFlag

Okay, as a pan trans man, it is SO FREAKING AFFIRMING to be hit on by a gay man.

🤤🤤🤤🥹🥹🥹

#FtM #queer

Why do I always forget about open enrollment season until the spam calls become never-ending?

#Medicare

It's worth noting that the sandwich guy wasn't armed with some high priced trial attorney. He had a public defender.

The state lost to a po' boy.

Man juice day!!! Yay!

1 more shot for man, 1 more shot for transkind!

#ExistenceIsResistence #TransHealth #HRT

Coming Out as a Man: Existing as Protest Since March, everything has changed—my body, my name, my place in the world. This is what it means to come out again. #NationalComingOutDay

Since March, everything has changed—
my body, my name, my place in the world.
This is what it means to come out again. #NationalComingOutDay

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Yesterday marked 5 months since my top surgery.
I can't express how much happier I am. In spite of the state of the world, and my country, I can smile.
I can smile when I wake up, get dressed and when I look in the mirror.

#NoRegrets #Trans

What I would give for a completely honest, anonymous assessment of this appalling and ludicrous spectacle from the commanders in the room.