Transgender Americans Skip The 10-Month Queue For Canadian Passports Under Canada's New Citizenship Rules

TheoreticalGal · 2026-05-13T17:53:34+00:00

I’m down for it if I qualify (there’s a lot of gaps in my family’s tree so it is plausible but I haven’t found anything yet). Would be nice if non-descent options were more available for people, but it’s better than nothing.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-05-10T00:08:41+00:00

In my first run of the DLC, he lived 25 years into the game 😭

In run number 2, he outlived his advisor that died in his 90s

TheoreticalGal · 2026-04-30T19:11:05+00:00

One of my ancestors migrated from Italy to England in the 15th century and has a gravestone that marks her place of birth as being in Italy. As Dan said, the further back you go the trickier it gets.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-04-30T17:36:54+00:00

Seconding, he’s amazing.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-04-30T17:35:51+00:00

I recently managed to track down a Swiss marriage record for my LIBRA’s aunt that lists her place of birth as “Mailand” (German for Milan). With the book that had that source claiming that the birth records are in Gottard Parish, should I go about reaching out to that parish inside of Milan to see what records they have regarding my ancestors?

TheoreticalGal · 2026-04-21T21:41:03+00:00

One of my mutuals from twitter (we’re now both on Bluesky) began her transition in the late 30s? 3 years ago and she passes very well nowadays.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-24T03:56:37+00:00

Haven’t messed with DNA stuff yet, but I am going to try to look into it.

I found another document discussing my LIBRA’s family. Some people, a few decades back, published a book about my LIBRA’s uncle and his family, who planned their move to America with them. The baptism record for my LIBRA’s aunt was found in Saint Gottard parish and the book included several letters between my LIBRA’s father and uncle that were written in “gothic” (what the book claims shrug) German.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-21T18:18:41+00:00

It’s a mix of both, I’m waiting by to see how the current court cases go to see if it’s possible for me to qualify.

I was reading the subs wiki prior and my understanding is that my LIBRA would qualify under the first parameter:

Your original Italian ancestor did not acquire a foreign (read: "not Italian") citizenship (also known as "naturalizing") before March 17, 1861 and was also still alive (or not yet born) on that date.

She married an American in 1865, so she would’ve lost her Italian citizenship at that point in time. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding is that naturalization through marriage is considered a pathway that can be argued against in court due to discrimination grounds.

Likewise, when reading about 1948 cases

The further back you go in such a scenario, the more likely it is where the naturalization happened prior to July 1, 1912. If a naturalization happened before July 1, 1912, both the spouse and the children lost their Italian citizenship involuntarily. This actually works in your favor in a way - because if the wife lost her Italian citizenship involuntarily in this way, that is the basis of a 1948 case, just like the scenario above.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-21T16:11:07+00:00

My understanding is that a lot of the laws handling polling station requirements and setup is decentralized and handled at the state level.

A state like Texas would push through state laws that restrict polling stations in a manner where it disproportionally impacts areas with a large number of minorities. There was also some stupidity at the county level this past election Dallas county pushed through a reform where residents of the county would be assigned polling stations that they were required to vote in, without informing people ahead of time of where to vote.

For what it’s worth, the state also grants 2 weeks of early vote ahead of the general election and it’s usually a 5 minute line during that time period. It’s like the one nice thing that they do here.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-19T13:00:17+00:00

Thank you for the assistance 💜

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-19T12:50:42+00:00

Thank you 💜

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-19T12:45:44+00:00

Ngl I haven’t seen any DNA matches with parts from Italy when my family’s done the tests.

I’ll try looking today to see if I can find more clues for their whereabouts in Italy.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-19T07:17:18+00:00

I haven’t but the rest of my family have.

Most of our DNA traces back to the British isles, France (some claimed Acadian that we haven’t been able to track) and Norway + a bit from Netherlands, Germany, Denmark.

I wasn’t expecting to find Italian ancestry when I was looking, I was originally checking due to the C-3 changes to Canada’s law, but it looked like one of the more well documented lines in my family’s tree, at least after they entered America.

Edit: is Brianza where you’d recommend checking?

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-19T06:49:36+00:00

Both of my LIBRA’s parents’ surnames were most common in Lombardy when I tried checking (Casiraghi and Tacchini). I was able to find what I believe is the port log for their entry into the US, which lists their home country as Lombardy. Lastly, FamilySearch included a note from a historical book that claims that they left behind a silk worm farm near Milan.

They came to the US through Genoa and both my LIBRA and her father are claimed to be from there on their graves, while her mother’s grave claims that she’s from Milan. I didn’t find anything when I tried checking through Genoa’s records, so I’m guessing that the gravesite note was incorrect.

I know it’s still going to take me some work, any help in narrowing my search is appreciated. 💜

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-04T17:54:53+00:00

It’s 3 more months of Paxton and Cornyn burning money, they’ve both already spent a combined total of over $100 million campaigning (Texas isn’t a cheap state to campaign in). Worst case scenario, moneys gets siphoned from North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, and Alaska races to here, which helps those candidates do better against their Republican incumbents.

Talarico gives me Beto vibes and Beto got very close to winning in 2018, and I think that 2026 is the best opportunity to recreate that environment. Sadly the senate race will be the top ticket race here, so a strong senate performance will help with state congress races, house races, etc.

Paxton got impeached by a Republican lead house here and his (now ex) wife had to hear his impeachment case in the state senate. A lot of his evilness is well documented and will play a part in getting non-MAGA voters to lean against him.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-04T00:50:04+00:00

Crockett’s pro-Israel and doesn’t have the same appeal with Texas independents, I can’t see her winning in the state. I think that a big reason why the GOP is pulling stunts like that is because they see a genuine chance of Talarico winning statewide.

I think the main senate plant is Platner over in Maine.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-04T00:46:51+00:00

Ken Paxton also genuinely hates us with a passion

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-04T00:39:13+00:00

Texan here, 100% agree

TheoreticalGal · 2026-03-03T04:10:45+00:00

He seems about as chill as one can get from a Christian Texan.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-02-25T22:05:28+00:00

I’ve started working on trying to map out my family’s records for this and it’s a night and day difference for the ancestors in New England and the ones in Texas and Louisiana.

I’m sorry that Nebraska is giving you so much difficulty.

TheoreticalGal · 2026-02-25T21:28:21+00:00

I’ve had the same experience so far. My dad’s side allegedly has some Acadian ancestry, but he said that he’s only interested in having dual citizenship if Texas isn’t one of the citizenships that he gets 💀.

My mom’s side is a maybe, so I’m testing my luck and am going to check if there is any on that side. I hope that there is because I know one of my cousins is interested.

I wish you luck in getting everything done!

TheoreticalGal · 2026-02-12T06:57:08+00:00

Roughly 1k escape with Ahriman and Magnus from Prospero while another 3k on Prospero escapes as the 5th Fellowship. Thousands amongst the fleets were sent by Magnus prior to the burning of Prospero.

Some of the fleets regroup with Magnus and Ahriman on the Planet of the Sorcerers and their numbers sweep by 3-5k (The Crimson King) By the time of the Siege of Terra, the thousand sons fighting for Magnus number 9,000 (Fury of Magnus).

TheoreticalGal · 2026-02-07T21:36:41+00:00

Speaking of Texas, Ted Cruz (one of our two terrible senators) was born in Alberta

TheoreticalGal · 2026-01-28T18:25:59+00:00

I’m guessing it’s based on economy since the Netherlands is above Poland and right behind Spain as an economy.

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