think it’s supposed to be a good AI (the acronym) (artificial insemination)

i’ve been on testosterone longer than the confederacy existed

is this handmade?

well, it doesn’t sound like you’re confused about your sexuality, but rather, your gender. in case you didn’t know, those are separate concepts (what gender you’re attracted to vs what gender you identify as)

have you taken some time to consider if you really enjoy being a man? when you look into the mirror, and you look at your face, does it look right to you? or does something feel wrong? these are just a few of many questions that might help you uncover any underlying gender dysphoria (or lack thereof)

i’m about to go to bed, but you can read about it more here: https://genderdysphoria.fyi/ i’m a transgender man (so, ftm), but i know a lot of transgender women, as well, so feel free to ask follow up questions if you have them

LBZ doesn’t register downvotes, i thought?

if all genAI fanatics used locally run models, i’d have a lot less (although not none) objections to it

unfortunately, most of them don’t

what were you doing when it snapped in half?

thought this was a (very late) april fools joke 💀 is this real? is there some recent / relevant reason for it?

you linked a really good paper, i’m going to quote some other passages from it:

As those among us endocrinologists who focus on weight management and diabetes know well, for most of the population our biggest athletics-related concern is how to motivate people to participate. Transgender people are likely at greater risk of failing to participate in exercise than average, so that opportunities to motivate transgender people to engage in athletic activity would be anticipated to be a major health priority [3].

…

Typically, total testosterone cut points of 5 nmol/L and 10 nmol/L have been used with athletes mandated to have achieved those levels for some time period prior and to maintain those levels at all times going forward. Such thresholds are considered to be fair to transgender women because they are well above the 1.7 nmol/L target testosterone threshold in medical treatment guidelines.

…

The field of transgender medicine is filled with decisions based on fear of negative consequences rather than good scientific evidence. We in the endocrine healthcare community have much work to do to create an evidence base to help guide decision makers so that choices for transgender women in sport are data driven. In the interim, it is our responsibility to counsel those around us about the healthcare priority to encourage participation in sport and the importance of avoiding fear-driven policies. (emphasis mine)

we do have data that the existing transfemme population is not dominating cis women in any sport, and often, transfemmes on HRT have lower circulating testosterone levels than cis women (see citation from the paper above), especially wrt cis women in high end sports that tend to have higher levels of testosterone than average 💀

it may not be cut and dry, but there’s not that much compelling evidence that transfemmes should be excluded, which i would prefer to see if we’re excluding an entire demographic from sports. otherwise, it’s just discrimination

by the way, this paper also made me think of a number of significant reasons to include transfemmes in sports; among them being their physical and mental health, visibility, and mainstream acceptance. i believe these are all factors that should be weighed in a science-based decision about transfemmes inclusion in sports

(also, i think it’s good to note that nothing in this discussion warrants genital inspections lol)

don’t feel foolish for falling for union busting tactics. the tactics are well known and repeated because they work. but they can also be beaten with our solidarity and strength in unity

if you can, take a day off, def worth it to catch up on sleep

after that, it sounds like you need to check in with your fellow organizing leaders and talk about this culture of fear, what it’s doing to y’all, and come up with a plan

and consider trying to spread the load. it can be tempting to take on more for your coworkers, who seem already overburdened, but you’re all in the fight together. giving them small tasks and following up with them is a great way to keep the two of you connected

hoping for the best for you and your union, in solidarity ✊

going in to fight or flight mode is not a failure, and breathing exercises can help you come out of it before you do something you regret

also, it’s better to practice those breathing exercises BEFORE you need them lol

SHOW US YOUR SHITTY ART!!!

as a man who is thirsty for men in sundresses

you’re real for that

reminder that this situation has been engineered by decades of a billionaire powered machine defunding education and capturing a significant portion of the country in a propaganda machine

like, yea, americans are dumb and shitty, but we’ve largely been made to be this way. it’s not inherent and it’s not unfixable (altho it’s not like it’s solvable overnight, ofc, it took a long time to get here and it’ll take a long time to get out)

😭 here i thought i drove piece of shit cars, but i guess my shitty cars are somewhat economical… (i get like 20-25 mpg)

i was just talking about this earlier, gas prices are like the ONE thing americans will get upset about. food prices, housing prices, healthcare prices? cost of business

but if gas prices go up ONE DOLLAR (at 10 gallons/fill, this amounts to a $10 increase, so maybe 30% / $40-50 extra bucks a month if you’re commuting; i wfh so i haven’t done that in 5 years now) people start losing their shit

it’s insane to me, and i live here

alternatively… try hydrating. i thought it was the whole ADHD thing til i realized i get sleepy when i’m dehydrated…

i hate this comment so much

a) it’s so much more work to refute it than you going “NUH UHHH”

b) you can literally see it in this thread

c) wtf I LOVE BEING CALLED SILLY ACTUALLY??

anyways i see it mentioned a lot by lurking in the women’s stuff comm. and tbh i see enough of it myself just in my nornal feed to agree

this is true but i don’t think there are many brands of… this particular device, which are pure silicone. they’re out there, but they’re the minority