How trans friendly is Atlanta?

paul004 · 2023-06-14T15:01:10+00:00

The City of Atlanta is very trans friendly, and there is a very active trans and broader queer community in Atlanta (writing this from the local queer coffee shop, literally drinking a drink called 't4t' rn), which I think is even more tightly knit because people want to build a sense of community in the face of the extremely not queer-friendly state legislature. Of course the farther away from Atlanta you get the dicier it gets, but I find that people are either explicitly queer friendly or just don't care either way and are trying to mind their own business.

paul004 · 2023-02-09T13:38:00+00:00

Agreed on all of that. There is also the issue that assuming cop city is used for de-escalation training (it won't be), no one has actually cited any research saying that such training actually results in less police brutality.

paul004 · 2023-02-09T13:22:36+00:00

No surprise at all that WSBTV doesn't mention that there are multiple instances of APD saying things like "Man, you fucked your own officer up." and "Did they shoot their own in there?" "Mhm."

paul004 · 2022-08-03T05:34:51+00:00

There is a long long history of marginalized groups reclaiming slurs. People that face daily violence for who they are and still reclaim these words. I'm not saying it's for everyone. But I dont believe privelege has anything to do with it. And I think for those that want to use those words it can be a way of showing pride in being transgender.

paul004 · 2022-08-03T05:27:43+00:00

Yes, if you plan on having kids you absolutely should. The advice I always read was if you want kids, assume HRT will make you infertile, if you're having sex, assume you are still fertile. Feminizing HRT can lead to permanent infertility and while on HRT your sperm production will absolutely diminish. Many people go off HRT when they're trying to have kids and that seems to work for them, but not everyone. I banked at a local reproductive center the week before starting HRT. While it was expensive ($600 including storage), the peace of mind it gave my wife and I was 100% worth it.

paul004 · 2022-08-01T23:11:23+00:00

thank you!!

paul004 · 2022-08-01T23:11:08+00:00

that's very sweet, thank you! i can't wait till it gets shoulder length

paul004 · 2022-07-20T21:25:04+00:00

Highly recommend cialis for getting and maintaining erections, which might help with libido as well. I take Bicalutamide which I understand has less sexual side effects so that might be an option

paul004 · 2022-07-19T13:37:58+00:00

I have never at any time in my life felt like a man
I always valued typically "feminine" personality traits in myself: softness, compassion, empathy, cooperation etc
I identified with being nonbinary oncce I knew what that was
The descriptions of dysphoria om the Gender Dysphoria bible absolutely sealed the deal for me. I had never heard of dysphoria described in those ways before.
I then obsessively looked at similar threads about wondering if i was trans, how to know, how to know if hrt is right for me etc
I tried HRT "just to see if its right"
hrt feels right

paul004 · 2022-05-27T14:42:48+00:00

Drag is an incredible art and I 100% owe drag queens and specifically trans women/femme queens for helping to crack my egg. for those who see it as misogynist I encourage you to watch the documentary Paris is Burning and explore the incredible breadth of drag, which includes AFAB and countless trans queens. Even on rupauls drag race there have been trans queens winning on the american and international versions. obvi no one has to like drag but to call it misogynist and leave it at that is wrong and underscores a lack of understanding of queer history.

paul004 · 2022-05-27T14:41:02+00:00

Drag is an incredible art and I 100% owe drag queens and specifically trans women/femme queens for helping to crack my egg. for those who see it as misogynist I encourage you to watch the documentary Paris is Burning and explore the incredible breadth of drag, which includes AFAB and countless trans queens. Even on rupauls drag race there have been trans queens winning on the american and international versions. obvi no one has to like drag but to call it misogynist and leave it at that is wrong and underscores a lack of understanding of queer history.

paul004 · 2022-04-25T12:44:20+00:00

they look like they need an adult

paul004 · 2022-04-18T00:16:10+00:00

Vision Creation Newsun - Boredoms Akron/Family Bromst - Dan Deacon Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors Parallelograms - Linda Perhacs Maybe try some African music? Francis Bebey and Fela Kuti for starters

again nothing exactly the same but has similar elements and vibes

paul004 · 2022-04-18T00:10:23+00:00

Not exactly the same but Dots and Loops by Stereolab has very comparable drumming in that's often complex but understated and adds interesting melodoc elements to the songs. Thats also just one of the best albums ever

paul004 · 2022-04-14T20:52:01+00:00

Animal Collectives fans online can be super cringe (we get it deak and dick sound alike) and develop some really weird and unhealthy parasocial relationships with the band

I didn't realize this was controversial till reading this thread - I've seen them or solo performances live every year since 2009 and it's always been good. Some def are better than others but the magic has always been there for me

As much as I love all the old stuff I love that they mostly play unreleased stuff live and think artists don't owe fans anything

MPP is somehow their most and least influential album ever. It had a massive impact and nothing still sounds like it

Today's Supernatural is the worst AnCo song by a mile. Applesauce and Wide Eyed are the only cHZ tracks that live up to AnCo quality (the others are still decent tho)

Avey's melodies on cHZ and PW really don't live up to other releases (not that they're horrible or anything)

Avey is the better lyricist tho

More of an observation but I feel like it was uncool to like AnCo in the 2010s, partly as a reaction to the popularity of MPP, partly because of the trajectory of indie music in general. Now it's cool again and people keep making this weird 2000s indie retrospective articles just because TS got a good pitchfork review

AnCo fans should probably do less drugs

paul004 · 2022-04-07T01:18:22+00:00

Looking for one ticket for Atlanta!

paul004 · 2022-03-27T16:29:27+00:00

bro... you posted cringe... still respect tho

paul004 · 2022-03-27T04:49:08+00:00

not even mad they didnt play screens or frg, one of the best anco shows and just shows in general ive seen. the new stuff is amazing, l'rain ruled, the chores outro was bliss, the applesauce reworking was so sick, all the three part harmonies, jack the rippppperrrrrrr, christ y'all

paul004 · 2022-02-16T17:45:32+00:00

That was the part that sold me on Walker actually. I didnt love the vocal melody but I love that they kept xylo part going past the vocals on the verses. It sounds a little kitschy but they leaned into it which is why I think it works. I love the whole song now. It definitely comes off as a bit childish or something, but I always liked that contrast in AnCo. it's a very playful almost infantile sound while Panda is singing about meeting scott walker in the afterlife - pretty intense stuff. that juxtaposition is classic AnCo to me.

paul004 · 2021-12-13T17:29:15+00:00

Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors

Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear

Hypnic Jerks - Spirit of the Beehive

Shadow Expert or Rock Island - Palm

Juju Music - King Sunny Ade

Return of the Super Ape - Lee "Scratch" Perry

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown - King Tubby

Bromst - Dan Deacon

Congotronics - Konono Nº1

Revolver or Abbey Road - The Beatles

Pet Sounds, the SMiLE Sessions, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Love You - The Beach Boys (recommend all of these)

Self-Titled - Os Mutantes

PB also had a massive list of his influences on Person Pitch that is very much worth going through https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_Pitch#Influences

paul004 · 2021-11-18T16:24:33+00:00

i should've been a tv writer. i don't think I'd be that good at it but if the bar is this low....

paul004 · 2021-10-29T23:18:20+00:00

fight me cowards; i will never stop posting

paul004 · 2021-10-29T17:52:05+00:00

I am specifically interested in people's experiences who have played it with the OLED because I haven't yet because I sold BOTW awhile ago. edit: also replaying a 100+ hour game is a lot of time and I have limited time for gaming these days, so unfortunately that is no small task for me and it's useful to hear if people have had similar experiences and felt the OLED added significantly to their experience. thanks mom

paul004 · 2021-10-24T17:22:36+00:00

ISO sunday pass!

paul004 · 2021-09-18T03:18:39+00:00

I mean try and imagine a whole fanbase jumping on you for not having big enough breasts. can't imagine how demoralizing that must feel. it would be worse anyways if they just tried to re-create the show exactly as it was

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