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I've always wanted to visit a Unitarian church. They seem so cool. They're somewhat rare, though.

I'm very very curious about your experience with United Church of Christ. My only experience is with the run-of-the mill Church of Christ people with their odd, repressive rules, speaking in tongues, and general bigotry. I'm assuming the two differ significantly, but how exactly?

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

That's such a sweet interaction. Us trans people can definitely sniff out our own much better than cis people can. He was so sweet to hand you all those resources. We need more people like him in the world.

I definitely recommend visiting the church. Churches are one of the best ways to find tight knit community who will help you in your time of need in most red states (ESPECIALLY rural areas or small-ish towns). It's also a good place to help other people through church ministries such as clothes closets, soup kitchens, crowdfunding for someone in need, etc. An openly queer church is a MAJOR bonus.

I'm not a Christian at all and likely will never be, but I still go to church because it is a very good hub for community and I live in a rural area. My main thing is singing in the choir and I mostly tune out the sermons, haha. My church isn't like accepting accepting, they don't go out of their way to help queer people specifically or talk about it much at all, but there's not much judgement around it either. I still feel really lucky that I found a church like that, though. Point is you are VERY lucky to have a church like that near you and I heavily encourage you to try it out. Lutherans generally have a good reputation for progressive theology and activism. I'm very excited for you!

Hmm, what you said makes sense. How exactly does worship hierarchy relate to that? Isn't your point to respect the religions of trans people no matter what?

I'm referencing these three paragraphs. I realized I selected the wrong ones previously.

Ps. Thanks for taking the time to respond and clarify

Sounds like a great week and a huge step in your gender journey! Glad it all went well and your parents are making an effort to repair their relationship with you.

I hope you get to take the fattest nap of all time in the comfiest of beds after your shift

Hello fellow singer 👋🏻. You'll definitely get better as you keep practicing. The voice is an instrument just like any other.

Why did they suddenly take away your vacations? Do you know if it's legal or against company policy to do so on such short notice? That's really shitty.

Hopefully this time it'll work out! Good luck.

Each paragraph makes sense but I'm having trouble understanding how they connect to the main point.

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My thoughts on this are complicated.

On one hand, if I were never trans I would never have understood systemic oppression as well as I do. I can understand some of the struggles that women face physically and socially even though I am not one. I'll be able to tell future generations about existing as a trans person in this important part of queer history. I also have the experience of living as both genders physically and socially, which is an experience the vast majority of the population will never get.

On the other hand, I wouldn't have wasted as much of my life if I had been cis. I probably would have still struggled with depression and anxiety, but wouldn't have lost all of the opportunities that I did and isolated myself because of being trans. There's also be less future health problems to deal with if I were cis. It's still unknown what a lot of the long term affects of testosterone are for trans men's bodies, but it's possible it can increase the chances of getting reproductive cancers in addition to the increased risk of cardiovascular events and heart disease. You don't come across many old trans men compared to trans women. There's also all the surgeries and general stress of being trans in this day and age that can't be good for the body. I also probably would have been screened for ADHD much, much earlier which would have made my life a lot easier than it turned out to be.

I do wish I could be cis, but it is what it is. I'll never have a body exactly like a cis man's and I didn't get the adolescence I should have gotten, and I've come to terms with the fact. Gotta come to terms with what you've got and see the benefits.

The bottom paragraph and beyond were the parts I had trouble understanding.

I really respect that you wrote an entire article by yourself, especially on such an interesting subject. It's great to see things made by members of the community :)

Spiritfarer is a very good game. Kinda reminds me of Stardew valley. You're basically a person that runs this houseboat and you let spirits of dead people stay until they are ready to depart to the great unknown. In addition to running the houseboat, you can explore different islands and pick up new spirits as you go along. The world is really immersive.

It WILL make you cry at a couple of points, but it's so beautifully done. The art and music are just 👌🏻.