Rachel Martin
@RachelJoStewart
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Flygirl who’s inexplicably found herself living out on Green Acres. • She/her • A transgender witch according to Ted Cruz. #BLM #LGBTQIAP
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I’m a trans pilot with 21,000 flying hours and 42+ years of experience. Zero crashes, and as Chief Pilot of an air ambulance/corporate charter operator, Ted Cruz would be fortunate to have me at the controls. I would say that my job performance history far exceeds his.
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Pronouns and me:
I’m a person who changed pronouns at work, a medium-sized privately owned Idaho business. The first trans person to come out there.
My employer announced that I was changing my name and pronouns.
People began using my new name and pronouns.
The end.
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HRT is definitely lifesaving 🏳️⚧️
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#TransAwarenessWeek
I’m a neighbor, a friend, a spouse, a parent, a citizen, and a longtime resident of Idaho. I’m Chief Pilot for a company providing air ambulance and charter services.
And I’m a woman who happens to be trans. 1/
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@lucierjackie2
I am HR for my group. I’ve never encountered anything other than an inadvertent mistake. We have an awesome group that respects each other, and work to do. It’s not an issue for us.
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@midwest_chaser
All true statements. My response was to the implication that my being trans makes me unqualified, and the (admittedly funny) use of “witch” which seemed intended as a slur. I assume his tweet was clumsily aimed at diversity hiring.
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@MarianneMouse
I’m a lot older and so much less pretty than you, but I still get hit on. And it’s always a little scary, because there are too many men who react angrily when they realize. My partner has expressed sadness that I feel I have to hold back and lower my voice.
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It’s restating the obvious, but Elon Musk is as fragile as they come. Hurry back,
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@princessyntheia
Having been born and raised in the South, seeing trans colors on this image is especially jarring. The 14 words and flag are irreducibly tied to terror, specifically against non-white people. The same ideology is being used against trans people. Take it down, do better.
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@RickMac767
@mollymck777
My point is that being trans is irrelevant to qualifications. I assume Senator Cruz was trying to say something about diversity hiring, which he could have done without implying that a trans person is unqualified and unsafe because of their nature.
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@OchsAlicia24828
@lucierjackie2
DM me, I’d be happy to connect you with my coworkers. You can talk to them when I’m not around, find out what they really think if you’re that interested. As air ambulance crew we depend on each other. Kind of irrelevant how they see me or don’t, we just show each other respect.
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@laurenboebert
You promote guns. You preach hatred against LGBTQ+ people. What did you expect? Spare us your crocodile tears.
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This moment 13 months ago was in my notifications again today. My 15 minutes of fame 😁
It was kind of terrifying as I’m not comfortable being the center of attention. But I have aspired to use the attention for good, to show we’re successful, contributing members of society.
I’m a trans pilot with 21,000 flying hours and 42+ years of experience. Zero crashes, and as Chief Pilot of an air ambulance/corporate charter operator, Ted Cruz would be fortunate to have me at the controls. I would say that my job performance history far exceeds his.
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@mama_c2
@caroledwine
Liberal family here, we have a small ranch with 4-5 of them sitting around the place. At least one of them runs, for sure! There’s a lot of breathtakingly expensive trucks on the road in these parts, very few of them seem to be used for work. Seems like a silly “status” thing...
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“Wokeness destroys the mind, body, and soul…”
I have never been more confident, more comfortable with my body, or had more peace in my soul. I wish that all the folks crying about “wokeness” could feel as good as I do.
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@Boston_Blind
I’ve always been civilian, started in Alaska. I do know a number of trans pilots who were military, though. Most had to be closeted while they were serving, several are with the airlines and out now.
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@dammitdevo
Thank you, I really appreciate the offer! I turn 65 this year, so alas my airline days are behind me. But I’m not tired of flying yet, I still enjoy getting in a plane and going somewhere!
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@legaltweetz
Idaho is on the cusp of passing another law defining both sex and gender based on reproductive systems (past, present, or potential). I believe they’re terrified that young people have grown up in an era free from the shackles of the past. They’re desperate to imprison them again
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As a post transition person, I can assure people I no longer feel any distress about my gender. I’m happier, calmer, more confident and present. I’m convinced that transition has freed me to become the person I was meant to be. Not perfect, but a better person.
One of the newest linguistic games anti-trans people have started is using "gender distress" to describe all trans people, including happily transitioned people who feel no such distress.
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I understand it might seem hyperbolic, but that’s the way it’s feeling in this community.
Remember when I got 1000 hate comments over this sign? 😂
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This is a good example of the kind of thinking that soured me on “the church.” Presuming to know another’s soul based on the choice to color nails. Believing that choice has eternal significance to an infinite, loving god. I grieve at such foolishness.
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3 years ago, I came out to the world here on IG. It feels like a lifetime ago, and in a way it has been. 🧵
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@VictoriousBard
Started at 61 and it’s like being reborn. Finally becoming fully the person I was meant to be and it’s a beautiful experience. I’ll never be young and hot but I’m happier than ever as an old lady.
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All trans women are valid, you don't need to meet some criteria, you are valid automatically.
RT if you agree!
All trans women are valid, you don't need to meet some criteria, you are valid automatically.
RT if you agree...
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@208resist
@300ZXNA
I hope you get a chance to do it! Flying really is kind of magical, I still love it after all these years.
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The fly girl in her element. For 50 years this has been my happiest place 🛫😊
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In my gender transition, I’ve worked with three MD’s, an NP, psychologist, and two therapists. Yet none of my care plan would meet the Ohio requirements. This is an elimination of care, a defacto ban. It is not moderate, not middle ground. This will harm me if it comes to Idaho.
The banality of this coverage makes my teeth itch. As the actual people who will be harmed by DeWine's actions are making preparations to flee, NYT writes about these new rules, currently the most stringent rules being proposed anywhere in the country, as if they're mild reforms.
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The response I’ve received to my Ted Cruz tweet has been amazing and overwhelming! I really appreciate the love and want to follow everyone back, but Twitter is putting limits on me 😡
If you’re a new follower, I will hit that follow button just as soon as Musky lets me!
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On call today for air ambulance and was told that Boise area ICU’s are at capacity. So it’s likely we’ll be transporting patients to SLC, Seattle, Portland, or farther. 🙁
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@AlStidham1
This descendant of Confederate soldiers is not offended in the least. In fact I say it’s about time and I take it as a positive step away from the mythology that has continued to hold us back.
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@anna66newton
@CazHatten
Started flying commercially at 21, but I appreciate the compliment!!! 🥰
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@1Kerl3
It does often seem to take years off a person’s appearance, but some of that is probably a lifting of depression.
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Again, I’m an ‘issue,’ and ‘a transgender.’
Dehumanization begins with words.
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Trans community, I wish I could gather you tonight. I wish I had a place of refuge to offer. What I do have I offer: please reach out if I can help in any way. DM’s open. I love you all 💜
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On May 6, 1933, the Institute of Sexology was broken into and occupied by Nazi-supporters.
Begun in 1919, the Institute “had achieved a global reputation for its pioneering work on transsexual understanding and calls for equality for homosexuals, transgender people and women.”
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Yet for every one of those who would tear me down, countless others see me and encourage me. So I’m thankful this week for all the friends and allies who listen and seek to understand. I’m thankful that together we can celebrate this incredibly diverse and beautiful world. /3
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I see this repeated over and over on SM. It’s a weirdly popular idea, based on the “social contagion” concept, I suppose. I say weird, because it’s so obviously flawed on the surface… hmm, you describe yourself as “DEFINITELY NOT WOKE,” I wonder why no one ever said this to you?
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Little me/big me
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Daily on this site I read the most outrageous nonsense about who I am and what motivates me. There’s a concerted effort by some to convince the public and policy makers that I’m mentally ill, a fetishist, a danger to society. 2/
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QT with a mirror selfie
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My right to exist does not impinge on your rights, nor am I a threat to you or anyone. I am an ordinary person and legally female. My offer stands for you to spend time with me and/or other people who are trans, to see our actual lives and experience vs the propaganda.
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@princessyntheia
All the more reason you should know better. There was a helluva difference growing up white surrounded by those images, as we did. There’s a lot of things I’ll pass by, but you have privilege and some small influence you could use for good, if you choose to.
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The day I stood in front of a judge in my rural county and claimed my name was unforgettable. It’s the first day of a new life, the realization of a dream you were long denied… it’s joy and it’s relief. I love sharing in the excitement of this beautiful moment with friends 💜
My name change hearing at the Hamilton County Courthouse just went through without a hitch. I am now legally a Tara 💗
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@MarianneMouse
Fair point on comparing appearance, no need and I hope I didn’t offend. I’m struggling extra with my appearance these days and it pops out.
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@AlyAlyOutnFree
Happy Trans Appreciation Friday, everyone! I’m Rachel, she/her, and I just completed annual recurrent training for an aircraft I fly! Now my partner and I are hoping for a little beach time before we fly home 😊🏖
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Puberty with gender dysphoria is not mere discomfort, it is misery and pain, which I was lucky to survive. 50 years ago when I endured it there was no help to be had. But the ADF, IFPC,
#idgop
etc refuse to believe or listen, are determined to inflict pain on another generation.
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@Jess_Harris2
I do appreciate the compliment! I’ve began flying commercially at age 21 and I am actually that old!
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First & last selfie, 20 years apart.
First was a very memorable trip, at the Tower of London on my birthday, my first visit to England!
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@MTFreedomCaucus
I was a trans kid in the 70’s and the lack of access to care, which you’ve just made law in MT, almost killed me. I survived, but had to survive thru pain from which I still bear the scars. You deserve much harsher consequences than Rep. Zephyr’s mild criticism. You are cowards.
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View of Mt St Helens and Spirit Lake on arrival to Seattle this morning 😊
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I hope I can be as interesting as 2100+ new followers think I might be… I’m actually quite shy, but the times we live in have compelled me to raise my voice. Ultimately, I just want to be a good person, a good neighbor, and a good friend.
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Being visible is quite an effort for me. The world compelled me to hide deep in the closet for years, so it’s hard for me to express an opinion in public. When a post about pronouns takes off, I’m a bit terrified!
But 99% positive interaction gives me much hope for the future.
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I love trans joy posts, but largely I joined that particular one to raise visibility of HRT, which has been a life giving experience for me.
And I fully expect to see efforts to ban HRT for adults in Idaho and many other states this year…
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As ever, you ignore and deny the existence of thousands of kids (like myself) who knew we were trans decades ago, despite a total lack of knowledge or support. We are lucky to have survived and I’m extremely thankful for the love and support young people today have access to.
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As a teen in the 70’s, I thought there was absolutely no one like me in the world, and it nearly killed me.
The library was a refuge and, even though there was little about my condition at that time, I discovered that there were in fact people like me. I was no longer alone.
It is SO important for kids who are different than their peers to learn they are not alone and that there are people in their community that support them and embrace their differences as wonderful and valuable. For a lot of kids it was the school librarian who served this role.
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1am and calling it a day. Be safe out there, friends 💙
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How y’all look in black?
Black is definitely a style I love! I have more recent pics but this is one of my faves… in black 🖤
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#idgop
this was me in the 1960’s-70’s and I barely survived the lack of gender affirming care. HB71 rejects fifty years of acceptance and improvements in care; in an ignorant, shameful, and heartless power play to score political points.
Artwork: Samantha Richardson
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My Mom drilled civility into me. But, after a day of
#idgop
“lmao” and gloating because they think they’ve successfully legislated pain and misery onto a generation of trans kids, it’s time to say Fuck You. Shiva’s generation will see you out. Buh-bye
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“Bans on public drag have historically been leveraged to police the gender presentation of queer and trans people.”
For
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I wrote about how a prospective Idaho state bill banning public drag shows may lead to a second Stonewall.
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@BrentJCrane
@GovernorLittle
I was a trans teen when you were born, and the truth is that trans teens exist and can live full and productive lives when they receive affirming care chosen with their parents and doctors. Your kind of “truth” is what I was offered and it almost killed me.
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@NeolithicSheep
Having grown up among people who were still living a largely subsistence lifestyle (bush Alaska in the 1960-70’s), I’ve always found the survivalist fantasies of my lower 48 neighbors quite amusing. The biggest lack of understanding being that the key to survival is community.
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Will Elon be moving to Idaho to be safe from cannibals???
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I recently reconnected with a friend from high school, he apologized because I had told him about my gender and he said, “I didn’t get it back then, I’m sorry.”
That was in the 70’s.
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One of my best birthday memories: while working for the cargo airline I snagged a 24-hour layover in Paris. Transatlantic crossing was typical, cloud cover across Canada, but approaching Greenland the skies cleared and we had the most amazing views of that beautiful country!
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Rites of “passing:”
-Older guys holding doors for me
-Lunch with male co-worker and hostess assumes we’re a couple
-Barkeep @ local dive bar, “What’ll it be, ladies?”
-Dude @ same bar remembers my name from last year, hits on me but launches into antisemitism & anti-trans views
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@midwest_chaser
You mean the pick to head the FAA? Wow, that didn’t occur to me. There’s a job I’m very unqualified for! That takes some next level admin skills and political savvy!
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@natgrace79
I didn’t begin transitioning until 60 and I’m quite tall, so I’m never sure how well I ‘pass.’ It’s been a few years now and the only surprise I’ve had in restrooms is there’s a lot more conversation. Compliments and small talk is all I’ve encountered.
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I’ve been all over the world (well, 40-50 countries anyway), and I don’t think I’ve ever felt a more inclusive,accepting spirit than I have here in Juneau, AK. What a wonderful time I’ve had! And safe in bed now, good night, Twitter friends! 💜
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In light of the rapidly worsening situation for trans folks, I thought it would be timely to pin this Github link with a recap of anti-trans laws around the US.
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When I was a kid I thought I was absolutely alone, that no one in the world was like me, that no one in the world could like me. And it almost killed me. This is so important… thank you David for being visible, and I’ll keep doing the same. We are not alone!
I want LGBTQ+ kids in Idaho to know that even in red, rural states or it doesn't feel safe, someone supports them. That they matter. That they can be anything they want.
That's why I talk about being gay on the campaign trail.
When you can see it, you can be it.
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I still get a thrill every time I get to chase the sunset home.
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@AlyAlyOutnFree
Hi! I’m Rachel, she/her. I knew I was trans when I was quite young, but the world of the 60’s-70’s kept me in the closet. I came out just 3 years ago and, wow, I could not be happier. 💜 I am so thankful for all the beautiful people who were visible and paved the way for me! 🙏
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Dammit, 43 years in this industry and TIL I could’ve been a Chemtrail pilot? Probably good pay and I would’ve been perfect for the position, being a trans commie already…
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SLC is one of my most frequent destinations as an air ambulance pilot. I’ve made all the changes they require, yet if anyone objects to my presence I could still be charged with criminal trespass.
This still has to pass the UT Senate but I’ve yet to see meaningful opposition.
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If these limits stay in place Twitter is unusable for me. I have zero interest in paying to be here, and won’t. I’ve really enjoyed it, met some awesome folks here, I’ll miss it for a while. But life was good long before Twitter, life will be just fine without. We’ll see…
🚨 WTF Twitter is doing this on purpose?
Only 600 posts can be read a day ?!?!?
Elon I read 600 posts in like 3 minutes of scrolling
Follow me at these other places:
#TwitterDown
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Charlie Kirk flies private, and I’ve pondered whether or not to schedule myself to fly him. I’ve decided I probably would, and he would be fortunate, as I’m one of the most experienced pilots available. I have this job not because I’m a woman who is trans, but despite that.
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Feel free to decline my services and go by ground, as for me if you’re a patient needing transport I’ll get you where you need to go regardless of who you are. Meanwhile, UT HB257 is aimed directly at girls and women who are trans, who are not a risk to other girls and women.
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Bonus trip to my home state and my first approach and landing at Juneau! Absolutely gorgeous country and I’m looking forward to seeing the sights. And finding some halibut 😋
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Sounds good. I would invite you to spend a day with me, but better yet how about I connect you with my co-workers, the owners of the Idaho family owned company I work for, my family, and people I interact with in Gem County. Ask all of them what sort of person I am. DM’s open.
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“It’s important to always keep in mind that the anti-trans movement is not seeking to right some alleged wrongs of medical practice — it’s about opposition to trans lives altogether.”
Katelyn Burns on MSNBC
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Walking across the parking lot, and a guy is yelling something my direction from a big pickup. Eyes forward, get in the car… as I turn I see it’s a young guy with a big smile. “Hey lady, I love your car!” Whew, and yep! It’s an awesome car!
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@trans_mum
@MeggyDz
Having been a trans kid who had no access to blockers/hormones, I am SO happy for your daughter and thankful for parents like you.
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@HeatherScottID
You seem to be claiming “protected speech,” but speech which creates a hostile environment is not protected, nor should it be.
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@guardian
I was called queer a lot in the 60’s and 70’s, generally by people who were about to beat me up. I’m proud to reclaim it, it empowers me. We’re here, we're queer, get used to it.
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Just a few years ago, after a lifetime of hiding, I finally exploded from the closet. It’s been an amazing, liberating experience and life has never been better. I’m so thankful for those who supported me and hope that my visibility can help others, too! 🏳️🌈
#NationalComingOutDay
Coming out takes strength and courage. On this National Coming Out Day, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ community and everyone's right to be exactly who you are.
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Dawn breaks over the back fence.
Another day of imposing my pronouns on my neighbors, my delusions on a disbelieving world.
Nah, my life isn’t that interesting. Think I’ll just drive to the dump.
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