Guess who got her deadname removed from the New York Times Crossword website 🥰🥰
Thank you so much to
@naytnaytnayt
and
@EverdeenMason
for helping make this happen!! It means so much to me
I WON
@lollapuzzoola
YESTERDAY!!!!!
thank you to everyone who made this an incredible weekend ❤️ the crossword community makes me feel so loved
📸:
@gpaolopasco
I've been trying to articulate what I've been feeling after this weekend, and I think I've finally got it:
The crossword community makes me feel like I belong. Thank you ❤️
#ACPT
#ACPT2023
🏆 i placed first in the
@lollapuzzoola
locals division!! 🏆
i also saw some of my best friends in person for the first time and it was MAGICAL. truly can't wait for the day i can do this again 💕💕
(cc:
@luckyxwords
and
@francidit
)
if you're upset that a group of activists used Pride to protest the killing of an oppressed group of people, i don't think you understand Pride actually
a timeline:
first day exploring makeup (aug 10th, 2021)
first day publicly being out as trans (oct 27th, 2021)
first day on hrt (feb 9th, 2022)
and today, happier than i've felt in forever <3
happy
#TransDayOfVisibility
this time last year was when i started going by “ada” with close friends :))
it came as a result of brainstorming names with
@gpaolopasco
, which feels like a lifetime ago
happy ada-versary to me!!
I'VE REACHED SIX MONTHS ON ESTROGEN!!!
(february 9, 2022 - august 9, 2022)
i don't have any good photos from starting transition, but here's a comparison pic from this time last year :))
thank you to everyone who continues to support me 🥰
The grids are complete and a new American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champ has been crowned! Major mazel tov to Paolo Pasco for taking the top prize at
#ACPT2024
👑
#ACPT
@gpaolopasco
nick was one of the first comedians to affirm my gender without fail after i came out.
nick was a comedy icon and he made feel like i was funny when i was around him. he was always funnier, but he was so so kind.
i’m gonna miss you nick
also, the new york times cut my notes about being trans + patreon link + shoutouts, so you can read them in full at xwordinfo. they mean a lot to me <3
happy trans day of visibility <3
some updates on that front:
- still trans as hell
- still loving myself more every day
- cuter than ever and only getting cuter
One of my favourite things about the crossword community is that pointing out a fifteen-letter phrase makes you the bad-ass. This is a non-transferable skill
i just wanna say thank you all for the kind words and messages 💕💕 i was honestly v nervous about coming out to the world but this made me feel all warm and fuzzy. thanks :)
a fun unexpected thing about having a crossword in the new york times is finding out which of your high school friends solve the nyt crossword regularly. more than i thought!!!
all the little things are adding up now, and every transphobic and ignorant comment/tweet is affecting me.
i’m scared.
i used to not feel hope because i didn’t know who i was.
now i’m losing hope because people want to take away who i am.