A single unified LGBTQ+ conversation

The new Battletech turn-based game came out a couple days ago, and character creation has you choose a pronoun (he, she, or they) instead of a sex. So that's neat.

So, I actually, legitimately came out to my mother today. Dunno why because I sure as hell didn't plan on it, it just kinda slipped out while I was talking and then I had to open up. Her reaction was...mixed. She seemed supportive but also didn't seem to know a damn thing about it because she said "You're still my son to me", which I called her out on as being transphobic and insulting (she apologized and rephrased it). I get it, she's trying to understand it, but she's unused to this and it's like trying to talk to someone in a different language. It was hard enough to explain to her my fucking pronouns.

I'm not telling my dad yet and I instructed her to not tell him at all, which she agreed to. I love my father dearly but having to explain this to him is going to be hard and frustrating, and I don't want to deal with the stress of doing it. I'm going to try and work up the courage to come out to him, but I'm paranoid of it going south for me somehow and the stress of that is too goddamn much for me to handle at the moment. Thinking about it is making my stomach turn.

You are braver than I. I will never come out to my parents, only friends. All you need to time. It could be sooner or later. Sometimes, you don't know how they'll react. I hope you're doing ok.

Potholing Sincerity Mode is unnecessary.

I know but sometimes whenever I don't put it all the way through, someone accuses me of not being sincere, which has happened many times before.

Okay well I can tell you're being sincere, I don't think potholing is necessary.

Understood.

so I got an earful at dinner from my brother about how "trannies" are just weird and don't make sense and apparently he believes he knows more about the topic than anyone else just because he majored in pol sci

haha thanks bro

My blood boils. Oh. Oh. Your broth...wow.

Republican candidate films herself harrassing a trans woman in a Denny's bathroom.

Party of the people, folks. The Republican Party can burn in a fire.

I mean, seriously, what do people gain from doing that, maybe she believes she can make everyone use the "correct" bathroom by acting this way? Or does it feel good to ruin someone's day and contribute to even more discrimination than they already face?

Even if I don't understand certain behaviours, within reason, I'll leave the person be, they certainly already have their fair share of problems to deal with and I may be the one who needs to change their mentality.

Presumably, she's after voting support from other transphobes.

Ugh, watching that made me feel sick.

That was literally harassment.

What I want to know is why the manager sided with the harrasser.

Because the customer is always right so you side with whoever is making the largest fuss to shut them up.

In other news my wardrobe taste apparently still needs work◊.

I mean I can't think of any other reason why I'd think something like this was a good idea.

I thought we grew up as a society in terms of harassment. I can see there are a few stupid stragglers.

The only problem is that you're wearing it with a t-shirt. Get yourself some plaid, woman!

The Royal Wedding is going on right now and I just want to go to work because I honestly care more about work than the most important thing ever. I'm going to forget about it by the time I finish this sentence.

It's just a dumb rich family getting married, don't see why people are so obsessed over it.

It's a dumb rich royal family.

Literally makes no difference. What's so special about royalty?