(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it’s lib)
In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was “Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone”. The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the “Publick Universal Friend”, describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as “a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named”.
From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 (“thou sayest it”). Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to “the Public Universal Friend” or short forms such as “the Friend” or “P.U.F.”, and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied “I am that I am”, saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend’s manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, “there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals”).
editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We’ve been around forever and we’ve been doing variations of this forever. It’s really beautiful
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hi, does anyone wanna make the mega in the upcoming weeks? if so, reply to this post and i’ll add you to the list!
the list as it stands:
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sure, sign me up
ok! i’ll pop you in behind Thallo
What are the protocols for posting a mega?
Just make a post with the correct title and get your inbox blown up?
basically! really nothing to it. post whatever you want and put the little spoiler warning and link to tracha at the bottom
Okay, I can do it
Is there a window of time I need to post in?
we try to have them up on Monday at 9 AM EST if you can swing it. any time between midnight the day of and 9 AM works though
would you like to do next week’s or would you like some time to prepare?
Next week is good
yes
fine…
Got my gay lil umbrella, gay lil bag, gay lil water bottle, and gay lil box of gay lil pastries
sadposting
I’m so fucking tired
I need a fucking break
I need like a week in a nice cabin in the woods to myself miles away from other people with a big warm comfortable bed to hibernate in and try to make up for months of a sleep deficit but that’s completely unrealistic
I have a whole thing about gender shit and family shit to vent but now I’m gonna attempt to sleep and kick my own brain’s ass if it’s uncooperative in doing that because I’m so fucking exhausted that I’m seeing shit in the corner of my vision that isn’t there
Goodnight/morning
health, weight, positivity
Getting closer to hitting 20 pounds lost! sitting at 18 as of today. Not too far off from being under 200
Been doing okay staying up on exercise and weight training. One day I will thirst trap hexbear. That is my goal
I want a wheelchair so bad but it’s probably going to be a while until I can get one…
hormone updates from ten years in, also dysphoria?
I have little tiny black hairs growing on the bottom third of my upper arms now. I do not know how to feel about this, has 12.5mg cyproterone acetate betrayed me? Should I start scarfing 50mg again to try to defeat this probably very natural part of aging???
Beautiful goblin says it’s just soft and downy and part of getting older but like, I am comfortable with the body hair I have now. I do not really want more…
I watched a dragon fight trailer video about the new Dragon Age game and I’m kinda getting hyped well the game is DRM free so…
i’ve had these girls for like 4 months and yet i still get surprised by the fact that i have tits
I’m scared no matter how much HRT changes me, how much weight I lose, how good I get at fashion or makeup or hair care…BDD will forever have me only seeing a guy in the mirror.
how does one get over a crush?
health venting
ugh there’s so many things i could vent about with my health and the stressful situation it’s put me in, but one thing is that it has once again pushed hrt down the road for me. i’m too busy dealing with my chronic fatigue crash and its ensuing consequences to pursue hrt rn and i’m just thinking about it rn and i’m so, so frustrated.
Cousin was making bracelets and one of them is trans colors by his own description of it. <3
I like to lick up individual popcorns with my tongue
venting anxieties about sibiling's potential dysphoria
To set some background, my sibiling came out as non-binary a couple of years ago. They were 8 at the time. To this day, that is still how they feel. However, things have been changing for them recently, and while I’ve had thougts before, I’ve become increasingly concerned since I started my own transition. I think that they’re feeling dysphoria, and I’m going to try having a serious conversation with them about how they feel towards growing up on T. They’ve already told me they’re afraid of, and don’t like looking in mirrors, and they still mostly look like a kid. They have started growing more body hair, and a small amount of facial hair, and I think that may be getting to them. They’ve told me they don’t want that. I’m sorry I’m rambling, but I’m worried they’re going to go through a puberty they don’t want to go through, and they’re not going to realize they can so something about it until they’re older (like me).
I’ve brought up puberty blockers with my parents, but despite how good they are with most things, they seem to be against doing that. I intend to bring up HRT with my sibiling, but considering they might not know what they want for themselves, I don’t want to seem pushy, nor do I want to get them on something they won’t like.
Sorry, but I really had to vent. I don’t even know how this relates to any of you, or myself, at all, but I needed to voice my concerns to somebody without getting into an argument about someone else’s body.
Transphobia, misgendering
Cissies will hear me say I’m a woman, I go by she/her, and will correctly gender me once then never again. Unlimited forced transition on the cis