4 frame street reporter comic. the reporter, off frame, asks someone waiting for the subway, with a dark long jacket, a gold and red scarf and round glasses : miss! any thoughts about the newest study showing that trans people's mental health deteriorates after starting gender-affirming treatment? she replies : kaltiala's paper didn't measure mental health deterioration. it measured how many trans people visited a psychiatrist after getting their diagnosis from the finnish gender clinic, which forces trans people to be screened extensively every 3-6 months during their treatment. this paper counts any visit to a psychiatrist, including when the patient is cleared of any issue, as a sign of "mental health deterioration". that metho- dological flaw is mentioned in the paper*, but that didn't stop any of these powerful anti-trans bigots to share it online. *erin in the morning : "Fact Check: New Finnish "Study" Does Not Prove "Trans Youth Care Leads To Worse Outcomes" *kehraaja.com (in Finnish)

Mental health care

Oh no help me I am getting into birding and dragging my wife out the door early in the morning for walks now.

Looks like I found my latest hyper fixation lol.

Perfect…

And so I’m blowing bubbles! 😜

Pretty much yes - this specific set of exercises I’m working on are for developing breath control and focus for singing - breathing or singing through the straw gives added back pressure - there are other technical things involved but I’ll leave it at that.

So many cute birds! ❤️

Photo of the photographer’s hand holding a glass tumbler filled with about 1 inch of water, and with a large sized orange straw.

Today’s voice therapy practice is brought to you by this orange straw…

Oof - yeah I’ve been tasked with massaging around my spouse’s SI joint pain (glad to do it too.) Hope you can find your way through that ❤️

i will not rest until seeing trans people on stage at rock shows is the norm not the exception

Yeah this…

That counts

Yay! 😃

There are a million ways to be or look trans. There is no end point or goalpost. You aren't a storyline, there is no A to B roadmap. There are versions of yourself you haven't even met yet, an ocean of self still unexplored. It's not over until you're dead. You're not dead yet.

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!

May your April surprise you with nice things, good friends, and yummy food!

4 frame comic. first frame shows a swimmer with a one piece bathing suit. 2nd frame shows an enthusiastic kid with a shirt written waterpolo on it. 3rd shows a man with a shirt that reads "someone I love is trans". 4th frame shows a girl with a trans flag. text reads, across the frames : Being visible or outspoken as a trans person will make you a target of violence and hatred. but it will also show every other trans person that it's possible to exist in their space. visibility empowers and changes heart. I believe in a future in which trans people aren't forced to live in fear, shame and secrecy.

"I believe in a future in which trans people aren't forced to live in fear, shame and secrecy."
My strip for TDOV.

"finger delicacies"

LESBIAN BAND NAME

In that case they’re not charging enough - stick another zero at the end.

Someone’s retirement plan.

What’s Wordle?

Report: CLTR finds a 5x increase in scheming-related AI incidents The Loss of Control Observatory analysed over 183,000 AI interaction transcripts and found a 5x increase in scheming-related incidents over five months.

The AI bots are scheming: www.longtermresilience.org/reports/v5-s...

It’s at this point in this morning of coding (nothing too fancy, mind you) that I must leave my desk and make my second coffee… ☕️

Acq Inc: Daggerheart returns to PAX 3/28 @ 8:30pm ET! With Ify Nwadiwe, ThatBronzeGirl, Matthew Mercer, Gabe, @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com, and Anna Prosser! Catch them live or @ Beacon exclusively on 3/30!

How To Ban Conversion Therapy YouTube video by Philosophy Tube

The latest episode of Philosophy Tube is about conversion therapy, why it’s still legal in the UK, and the ways the British government is implicated in it making it NHS policy.
Proud to expose this stuff ✊

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4 frame comic. 1st frame shows a boy crying. text says Boys can cry too. 2nd frame shows another boy hugging him. text says They can also take care of each other. 3rd frame shows the two smiling at each other. text reads if you allow them to show their emotions. 4th frame shows them walking on a field. text reads maybe they won't grow up to be ashamed of them.

Boys can cry too.

So much tree

Oh! And the blackberry was just in the batch I bought! 😲

Only place that I know of to get these baby bananas locally is the WF down the street from us. Ethnic markets (like an Asian grocer) might also have a line in these. ❤️

The photographer has a very large blackberry resting in their hand with a baby banana for scale. Delicious!

Wow this blackberry! (Baby banana for scale)

And something else to feel wistful about…

Spandex maker Lycra files for bankruptcy to cut $1.2 billion in debt The Lycra Company, a maker of spandex and other stretch fabrics, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston, Texas, on ​Tuesday, seeking to shed $1.2 billion in debt.

Oops! Guess I haven’t bought any leggings lately?

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...