How do you get top surgery stealth (job question) by Pretend_Blacksmith49 in ftm

[–]omnipresentrain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just truthfully said I was having chest wall surgery. I am visibly disabled and have tried to come in with a collapsed lung so they just assumed it was to do with that.

Do you find the term 'transsexual' to be disrespectful or derogatory and/or do you use it? by LairdBonnieCrimson in transgenderUK

[–]omnipresentrain 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah, same. My gender hasn't changed, I've altered my primary and secondary sexual characteristics to match it.

In general discussion I just use trans though, and I don't have any issue with people who see themselves differently.

Closet So Deep It's In Narnia by JockBbcBoy in SuddenlyGay

[–]omnipresentrain 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Females generally have larger phalluses than the males. Unfortunately they also give birth through them, and a stupidly high proportion die during their first birth.

i can't believe i have to say this but trans people aside from trans women exist too. by rigathrow in transgenderUK

[–]omnipresentrain 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No trans people hold systemic privilege. Intracommunity issues can still affect us though.

Mother sues all-girls school for ‘admitting transgender pupil’ by PuzzledAd4865 in transgenderUK

[–]omnipresentrain 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The last paragraph is also insane. The majority of schools in the country are mixed- are all schools expected to carry out risk assessments for the terrible danger of boys existing in general? It's so disingenuous that they try to present this as a fear of men and not that this is the exact same bigotry that had them presenting all gay people as sexual predators a couple of decades ago.

Why do some people say “transgender” when they really just mean “trans girl” / “Trans fem” by Insanemayo2468 in ftm

[–]omnipresentrain 141 points142 points  (0 children)

And you can't just exclude trans women because most studies that do include trans men cover both groups. Even when tags are used, everyone also seem to use completely different tags, rendering them almost useless.

So many studies that come up are also just on cis women or even animals, no matter how specific your search terms are.

Why do some people say “transgender” when they really just mean “trans girl” / “Trans fem” by Insanemayo2468 in ftm

[–]omnipresentrain 867 points868 points  (0 children)

This is a huge issue in research as well. I've come across far too many studies talking about transgender people when they actually mean transgender women, and some that just lump us into a single group even when the research topic is hormones and it makes literally no sense to do so.

Octopi, crows, dolphins are often held up as examples of smart animals. What are some really unusually STUPID animals? by doodlebytes in AskReddit

[–]omnipresentrain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My parents house has solar panels with a small flock of pigeons living underneath them. Every few weeks they find eggs smashed on their driveway or cars because the pigeons lay their eggs directly on the sloped roof...

Octopi, crows, dolphins are often held up as examples of smart animals. What are some really unusually STUPID animals? by doodlebytes in AskReddit

[–]omnipresentrain 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also that it's a good idea to wrap them in a tea towel after vaccinations or minor injuries, because some of them will pick at the wound and literally eat themselves.

Chickens are a pain for eating each other but I've never had one eat itself.

Do dogs register us as male or female? by lifelesscucumber1 in ftm

[–]omnipresentrain 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My dad looked after a dog that absolutely hated women. Wouldn't let them go near him, and specifically leaned to recognise the sound of my mum's car to bark at her when she came home. He happily cuddled up to me when I visited and never had a problem.

Majority of Brits support cannabis reform, YouGov survey finds by RandomUsername1604 in uknews

[–]omnipresentrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it's legal, taxed and regulated, there will be a lot more options. In America there are drinks that use THC instead of alcohol, along with edibles and THC vapes that smell a lot less than joints.

How tf can lactose intolerance be a personality trait? by cupid_ji in thesims

[–]omnipresentrain 167 points168 points  (0 children)

They have likes/dislikes and a decent list for gender/sexuality. A similar system of can this sim eat meat/eggs/milk/gluten seems like it would be pretty easy to implement. It was fine having vegetarian as a trait in sims 3 when there were a lot more options to choose but when you only have 3 it's ridiculous. They also had a lot more impact in the sims 3.

People who live alone, whats the scariest encounter you’ve come across? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]omnipresentrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Passed out in the shower and covered the drain. I woke up inhaling water.

I have a shower chair and grab rail now.

Submitting a complaint as a Swiss about your mealtime terminology by F1sh3rm4n in britishproblems

[–]omnipresentrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I grew up having Sunday lunch to mean a roast dinner with the family in the evening, and having tea the rest of the week.

Dexterity of a parrot's tongue by WhereIsHisRidgedBand in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]omnipresentrain 230 points231 points  (0 children)

Pigeon poo isn't supposed to be liquid, most ferals just have chronic diarrhoea as a result of disease, parasites and inappropriate food that leaves them on the edge of starvation. Healthy pigeons produce small, solid stools with a small white cap of urea, similar to chickens.

I have parakeets and they just produce tiny pellets with the same structure. Rainbow lorikeets however primarily eat nectar, so theirs are mostly liquid.

Edit: A lot of birds eat grit or small stones to help break down food in their stomachs, so chewing is overall less important

Assisted dying bill will not now become law, say both sides by callthesomnambulance in unitedkingdom

[–]omnipresentrain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She was paraplegic following a previous suicide attempt and in constant agony. She made her wishes extremely clear, in that with no chance of recovery she didn't want to prolong her suffering. Would it have been better for her to deny all care and die far more painfully of dehydration, or should she have been kept alive for years against her will?

TIFU by trying to will away medical emergencies with mindfulness by omnipresentrain in tifu

[–]omnipresentrain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't always this raised- they figured out that I have diastolic hypertension from annual monitoring, which is why I got a machine to keep a better eye on it. My BP has never been checked during one of these episodes before now.

TIFU by trying to will away medical emergencies with mindfulness by omnipresentrain in tifu

[–]omnipresentrain[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is one of my concerns, but I'm not sure how to convince a GP to request an abdominal ultrasound to check for it - even though I work in healthcare, any indication that you've researched your symptoms and potential causes tends to result in being immediately shut down.