It's so much fun to have this conversation with a fellow nerd!   I guess if I'm being more honest and vulnerable, fun isn't a strong enough word. Fulfilling? Satisfying? Peaceful? It is also fun, but it's a deeper kind of fun.

As long as you're okay and the bigots are getting it worse 😂

There's no travel board?    Anyway, we are travelling.    So, any super awesome things to do / know about / try in Austria? Specifically Vienna / Salzburg.   Any cool LGBTQ+ stuff?    Any things to be wary of? (I am not usually a very wary person, and am pretty confident) 

I actually did, thank you for asking.    I turned up at Pride with no ticket, due to complicated reasons, and the people on the gate let me in anyway, with VIP band and everything, and it made me feel like SOMEONE WHO WASN'T ME believed that I belonged and should be there.    Which was joyful.    But then I spent ten minutes there and got overwhelmed and lonely and did not feel belonging so I left.    But, still...   I think, like Hannah Gadsby, I need to just find where the quiet version of my people hang out.   I have had other joyful, gender led experiences this month, but that was my pride specific one.

It *really* is.    Properly.    I *never* had any intention of knowing that this is a thing I have *any* kind of feeling about. And now here I am not only having feelings but ALSO knowing a bunch of people who have SIMILAR feelings. It's kind of confusing and comforting all at once. Which I guess means it really does help to share even the things that feel like they should *definitely* stay inside my head!   

I agree, Max. Life is always a mixed bag of "bad" and "good" stuff, and I think it's important to be able to hold it all (whenever possible). When things are going really poorly, I like to look around and remind myself of the ways that there is still good in my life. And even when things are going well, I try not to become complacent and remember that I'm on a "lucky streak," and more difficult times will eventually come.   I hope the paint comes off easily and I hope the pierogis are excellent.

I love all of that, too, Toli. These, really, are the kinds of things I've longed to discuss with people - the parts that are about what we're experiencing INSIDE ourselves, how odd it feels, how sometimes conflicted the feelings are, trying to figure out how to USE those feelings to guide us to knowing what to DO so that we can BE who we actually are instead of what we were taught we were supposed to be.   And it's damned confusing when "accessories" have an unexpected (and pleasant?!?) effect. So having other people say, "Yes! I have a very similar experience (even coming at it from a very different direction)!" tells me that this is getting at something hugely significant about who and what we are, and it goes beyond appearance or acceptance or community.   I don't know... I just feel like this is gold. And yet, there is likely no one who can "tell us what it means." Fortunately, we have each other and this ongoing conversation to help us work through it.

Love this 😂 Honestly its ridiculous isnt it    The UK is pretty good with this stuff so i could make a big fuss of it if i wanted. For now im letting the others have fun at my expense because they aren't being directly horrible to me. They are messing with him using me if that makes sense. Im hoping it will die down but if it gets worse ill have to rethink.

This is my general feeling towards the body. It might sound slightly cliche, but I fully believe i am only my brain. If you were to take my brain out and put it in a fully feminine mecha body i would not change at all I would just have a different vehicle and would still completely be the me I am now. If I discover that my brain is feminine coded then to me at least it would make sense to change the outward characteristics meet with the me (brain)  Real life character customisation 😂    

I'm deeply sorry for your loss. ❤️

A very dear friend passed of cancer yesterday. Still in shock :(    

Deaf friend died, I'm in shock.

With Pride Month almost over, did you have any joyful experiences during it?

Let's get this party started!

Oh wow! you can made pierogis? That's awesome! I wish I could do that!   Growing up with a bunch of siblings is a LOT, especially when you have to be responsible for then.    I love that you can find good things to do / talk about. BUT, *please* do feel free to talk about the bad things.   It's important that ALL of you is valuable, and the bad things are not hidden or secret.