The full remote time during the pandemic allowed me to slowly update my profile pic for work until people started asking me what my pronouns were.

I tuck because I don’t want to look down and see the thing either.

Can’t relate, I’m a secret third thing (And also gay).

What it often is, is they want an easy solution. The idea that things are bad isn’t lost on them, but when presented a choice between someone laying out a multistep plan and someone presenting a convenient scapegoat, they’re happy to run with the scapegoat every time.

It’s not even entirely an inherently conservative thing. Many of us can fall prey to it due to the fatigue of late stage capitalism and just running with something we want to believe without researching the underpinnings.

Look, I can barely take care of myself some days.

Ah yes, undecided voters.

I feel like if I neglected doing a critical function of my job for a year and then grudgingly half did it so that I can coast a few more months, my boss would probably fire me.

How many trans kids in an age bracket in a single sport across the whole country do you think there are? For any team sport, it would be difficult to field a single team, let alone another team, for them to play against.

I just assumed he was shitting his pants.

I bet if we gave the national park system some nukes they could secure better funding!

So, we’re just going to ignore the specific mentions in their platform?

That Dr Pepper could use some sour cream!

Ah, my spirit animal.

Women are a certain way because of the way I was born.

Really doesn’t matter. It’s a written part of the party platform. The Justice Department has spent the better part of four years pushing back on regressive state policies. Every federal department has improved their policies for LGBTQ folk. None of us benefit from the mere mention at the convention.

As a trans person, I kinda don’t give a fuck. There’s so much going on at the national level, I don’t need them to devote speaking time to it. So long as I can continue to count on them when it matters, of course.

My state still does that and requires an updated birth certificate and social security card. My birth state requires an updated driver’s license and secondary ID and court order. I don’t have the energy, time, and money to argue with 2 states, the judicial system, and multiple federal offices, and get a therapist to sign off on the fact that I’m not just submitting myself to all this as an elaborate prank.

For me, the highlight has been growing a guild with my friends and all the awesome folks I’ve been guildies and friends with along the way.

Dumping into the water. It is an overall expense, and not related to the business interests. They just needed some evil villain stuff going on because Elon really wants to meet Captain Planet.

Maybe the landlord could cut out the avocado toast, or get a job.