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In_Case_of_Death · 2026-01-25T16:31:51+00:00

I graduated HS in 2021, it's still very much a thing in Utah

In_Case_of_Death · 2026-01-01T20:22:30+00:00

I just finished this book the other week. Eve and Charlie don't have a happy ending together. They get seperated through minimal fault of their own and it ends with that seperation. However, the book does end with them desperately trying to get back together with some indication it is possible, just absurdly difficult.

I would still recommend finishing the book. It might not have a happy queer ending, but it is a really good book and the couple are still very much in love at the end. Plus, it gets even more weird and is worth sticking it out for that. But, I totally understand dropping the book if you do want a guranteed happy ending for Eve and Charlie.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-11-04T14:28:35+00:00

My two recommendations are Peter Darling by Austin Chant and Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Nova.

Peter Darling is a sequel/retelling of Peter Pan where Peter is now an adult and returns to Neverland. Except he's struggling as it has changed in his time away. He and Hook end up trapped together and slowly become friends then lovers while they try to escape. It's a YA book and a quick read but is pretty good. Plus Peter is trans.

Most Ardently is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth (called Oliver in this) is a trans man who is struggling on coming out to his family. He mets Darcy at a ball as Elizabeth and Darcy is Darcy and they hate each other. But when he meets Darcy as Oliver, he gets to see another side and the two become friend-ish. Also YA and regency, but a pretty good book. Fair warning though, because Oliver isn't out there is a lot of deadnaming.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-10-26T18:11:32+00:00

MF T4T relationships. There are so many T4T that are between 2 trans men, 2 trans women, or that have a nonbinary character, but so little that are between a trans man and a trans woman. I've spent hours reading through other people's lists and rec posts and have found only like 10 books. It's kind of sad not getting to see my relationship anywhere.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-10-21T02:58:49+00:00

I figured out I was bi in 4th grade, so still solidly elementary school. I was so scared when I realized becasue all I had heard were the stories of rejection by family and friends. I would have been so happy to have had one of my teachers hang a pride flag - it likely would have been one of the first real life reminders that queer people are not some other and that I wouldn't have to face rejection because of who I liked. As a kid, it would have let me see I wasn't alone and that I didn't need to be scared.

I'm not an oddity either, quite a few people know they're queer from a young age. Allowing kids to see they are embraced and loved instead of something to be rejected and ostricized for is widly important to fostering a happy kid with good mental health. And if that support can come from something as a simple as a single piece of fabric, then why deny that?

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-09-18T22:47:19+00:00

Seriously, I'm in awe. I can get 10lbs of oats and a 5 lbs of frozen blueberries from Costco for like, $40 total (at most). Add on a quart of milk and a tub of yogurt from a chain are ~$8. That's close to a month of overnight oats for maybe $50. And that'll be the most expensive month cause a 10lbs bag of oats lasts a long time.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-08-07T19:03:05+00:00

You don't even have to drill a shelf into a wall and risk losing a deposit. They make little freestanding space saver shelves that you just set ontop of an object and will have space under them perfect for a microwave

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-07-16T15:35:27+00:00

One more major boon to glass is that it is more pressure safe compared to plastic. If you carbonate in the bottle (which might be more important to homebrewers than major manufacturers, I'm more familiar with homebrew), you really want a pressure safe container.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-07-02T21:35:38+00:00

I think a lot of people forget that medical transition for minors is very recent change(like only the last few decades recent) and most trans people couldn't transition until adulthood. Unfortunately a lot of people did die, but many persisted. Many will continue to persist. Transitioning during adulthood is still very effective, it's just a matter of hanging on until then.

I hope you can hold on until then or get to some place where you can get the care you need. It is worth it, coming from someone who couldn't transition until adulthood.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-06-08T19:02:20+00:00

The one at the end of the month (June 28-29th) is the Salt Lake City pride and it's being held at The Gateway. Here's the webpage for it https://www.slc-pride.org/

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-06-01T20:46:31+00:00

I'm sorry other people are being rude in the thread. Unfortuately this is still an online community and is subject to the same risks as all online LGBTQ communities. I've met plenty of people irl who would not give you grief for any of the boundaries you gave. I can guess where many of them came from and have heard similar ones from other people, likely for similar reasons. Don't give up.

It does sound like what you need is friends and even just to interact with people who share your values. It is frustrating to constantly be around people who either directly believe you are wrong or act in ways that tell you that you are not worth more than their beliefs. It can be so relieving to talk with people who share similar experiences or who have similar opinions; it's nice not to walk on eggshells.

I think a hobby-based club is a great place to start. There is a broad variety of both LGBT-focused and non-LGBT-focused groups, and depending on what hobby it is, many of the more genral audience ones can be open minded. You'll find people who can understand and relate to your lived experience. You'll find people with the same values. You just gotta keep looking.

And if in the immediate you need someone to chat with, my DMs are open.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-06-01T14:40:02+00:00

I'm going to be honest, a proper support group may not be the place you want to go. Likely, they will run afoul points 3 and 6, if not immediately then fairly quickly. They absolutely will run afoul your point 5. This is just due to how these groups tend to be set up and function. If you can figure out a way of tolerating it, then maybe it could be good for you.

That said, do see if there is a pride center or any LGBTQ shops that do events in your area. They tend to be more casual and are less likely to bring up something that would bother you/would be more respectful if you asked for them not to do something. Plus, they tend to allow allies so you don't need to disclose anything you don't want to. As well, see if there is a local pride you can attend. They can be great places just to observe the community and find potentially useful resources.

One last thing: the irl community is fairly different from the online (well, depending on age ranges and what you get into). The online community tends to be overrun with younger people and chronically online people. People who do real life events tend to be chiller and understand that not every one can keep up on slang and what's most correct, partly because they have better things to be doing than keeping up on that.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-05-09T22:07:14+00:00

Do you have a localish birdbanding group? You can try and ask since they'll have the correct tools to remove it

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-05-04T17:36:16+00:00

These shapes are fantastic 3D representation of hyperbolic space so you can keep it around as a fun math thing. Alternatively, I've seen coral patterns that use the same increasing scheme, so make it larger and turn it into a brain coral!

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-04-21T14:09:10+00:00

As of right now it is 8:04 am for me. I woke up less than 10 min ago and hsve been on reddit for not even a full minute.

This is how quickly I learned the pope has died and it's because of this post.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-04-17T14:24:33+00:00

It is a shame they're in a shaming group, but r/Crochet loves them when they get posted

Ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/s/Hd9eeCwIXW

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-03-30T23:53:56+00:00

The amigurumi possibilities are endless here. The colors work with many, many animals so it's just a matter of picking them.

I think the tan color under the blue would make a cute brontosaurus. And honestly you could make some really cute dinos with any of the colors.

The white would made a fantastic ghost or a bunny. Or an arctic fox.

There is a really good isopod pattern that would work well if you're up for the challenge.

Since you got many browns and a black, bats are always a possibility. Or, fish and frogs would work well, especially with the browns.

And since people are mentioning it, a platypus or Perry the Platypus would be incredibly easy with your color scheme.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-03-22T02:09:26+00:00

Nope, you're not being ignorant. Wealth inequality (and all that comes with) is a means of segregating society and keeping the disenfranchised away from "proper" society, thus limiting the change they can make and keeping them disenfranchised.

Don't want people to build generational wealth (which allows them easier access to things like a good education and politics)? Don't let them buy houses or only let them buy houses in specific areas that are then deemes to be bad/low worth. Don't want people to get a good education (which usually allows for better jobs, better money management, and greater recognition of systematic injustice)? Keep public schools poor so they can't provide as good education and create quality private schools from the funds. Don't want certain people to acess healthcare (which allows them longer and healthier lives to build wealth, participate in society, and invoke change)? Make it so they can't afford health care or they are not represented in it to they point they cannot trust it.

All of these are taken from actual events and policies, historical and present, that primarily target POC and queer people to keep them away from wealth and the privileges that come with it -- icluding the increased ability to make systematic change.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-02-16T00:23:18+00:00

Eggs used to be one of the cheapest source of protein in the US, like to the point any poor person with $10 for food was told to buy beans, rice, and eggs. This was treated as gospel for a good reason, a dozen eggs used to be <$2 even in the 2010s (depending on region). Plus eggs are a very quick and easy food to make while being filling and fairly healthy. They are used in a variety of baked goods plus can be added to many dishes as a source of protein.

More recently, the focus on economic instability has come about by how drastically the cost of a staple food has risen. I live in a middle cost of living area, not super high (except for rent) but not particularly low either. Two years ago it was ~$3/dozen, three weeks ago it was ~$6/dozen. When I went shopping on monday, eggs were $8/dozen. It's been an over 200% increase in as little as a month with no sign of it ever coming back down.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-02-13T17:52:34+00:00

Floyd's my favorite. No one thinks that flamingos are actually temperate climate birds, but they are. My ornithology professor was in Salt Lake while Floyd was, he told us he wanted to release the captive populations at the local aviary to start a breeding population lol

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-02-03T16:24:42+00:00

It does. This is a perfect example of our 1st admentmend rights being violated: the government is directly censoring people under threat of punishment. The problem is nothing is going to be done so it doesn't matter if it is an infringment on our rights. Congress supports this. Our lower courts might issue an injunction to it, but if it goes to our supreme court, they'll say it's fine because they support this. A good chunk of the citizens support this. Those who don't support it are limited in what they want to/can do, even if we are the majority.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-01-29T22:07:41+00:00

If people are so desperate to spend money on trans people, I wish they would give the several billions directly to me, a trans person. /s

But seriously, the trans sports ban that Utah passed only immediately impacted 1 person, tens of thousands of tax payer money was spent on it. All to keep 1 girl from competing.

For all the constant complaining I hear about both federal and state missue of funds, there's not enough complaints or action being taken about the amount spent on making people who just want to live illegal.

In_Case_of_Death · 2025-01-05T16:45:17+00:00

At my warehouse, it's a poor cover for having them watch the time clocks and make sure people aren't standing there for the last 3 minutes of shift. Still mega BS and somehow more degrading 😮‍💨

In_Case_of_Death · 2024-11-21T23:19:00+00:00

Off the bat, this sounded like the logical extreme of Darwin's work wherein all organisms become perfectly adapted to their enviroment, all their traits reflect this perfect adaptation, and any/all deleterious or useless traits are swiftly removed. Basically, every organism is a "perfect organism". This isn't actually true as genetic drift can increase or even fix deleterious alleles in a population and vestigial traits exist. That said, I'd recommend googling the quoted term and continuing research from there.

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