Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Started in #physics, landed in #computers. Flipping bits since 1971. Software Engineer at a large tech company. I write #fanfiction in my nonexistent free time.

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2024-08-07 15:29:05

If, despite your best efforts, friends wind up going to Bluesky or Threads instead of the Fediverse, encourage them to enable federation so you can still interact with them from here.
Bluesky: Instructions here: https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-get-started (TL;DR: follow @ap.brid.gy on Bluesky).
Threads: Turn on "Fediverse sharing" in your account.
#Federation

2024-08-06 01:28:52

From @npub12ec…vd06:
I sincerely hope the fascists get tired of pushing this because only their base is buying it.
Every Colorado Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative Fails To Collect Enough Signatures https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/every-colorado-anti-trans-ballot
#transphobia #fascism

2024-07-31 20:34:27

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@npub1swy…snpj “My God, it's full of cats!”

2024-07-29 19:40:41

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@npub1knz…c73p go aperiodic or go home! 😉

2024-07-25 05:15:13

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@npub1c0m…xqjl I am pretty sure it's impossible to run out of integers. It may be possible to run out of atoms to use writing out the integers.

2024-07-23 04:42:11

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@npub1lrv…tth9 Unfortunately I already canceled them two years ago for platforming transphobia and putting trans kids' lives at risk. I wish I could cancel them again. Maybe even multiple times.

2024-07-20 16:49:38

I'm suspicious of the panic around Biden because it smells a lot like the panic about trans people:
- questionable medical opinions being flung about from people without direct knowledge, based purely on anecdotes
- strong bandwagon/moral panic effect
- "Solutions" that will make things much worse
Another suspicious sign is that the powerful people and rich donors leading this call want to bypass Harris too, which would be a catastrophe and alienate key base voters.

2024-07-09 04:53:20

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@npub1lrv…tth9 Very familiar with this standard from their reporting on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

2024-07-06 06:43:21

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@npub1lrv…tth9 As a trans woman, I’d prefer to take that chance rather than wait and experience what Project 2025 has planned for me.

2024-07-04 19:35:24

When I see a single statement from a mental health professional saying that Biden has some kind of cognitive impairment, then I'll take it seriously. Until then, this is the same kind of punditry that feels free to offer uninformed opinions on what kind of medical care trans people need.
Every public statement I've seen from a medical professional says Biden is not showing any signs of impairment (contrary to Mango Mussolini).
I repeat: many pundits write fanfiction, not journalism.

2024-06-01 06:53:25

I will never forgive the mainstream media for aiding and abetting the trans moral panic that is causing untold harm to trans kids and adults. Never. The science of gender-affirming care is well-supported, but it was more important to them to perform objectivity (as opposed to actually practice it). The same playbook they've followed for climate change. That isn't journalism.
#BadJournalism #transphobia #ProtectTransKids

2024-05-31 03:56:33

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@npub1xzm…eykm You were nearby to where I live and work!

2024-05-19 19:14:44

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@npub1khx…geyg I see the circles when I focus on them, but in my peripheral vision I only see the rectangles.

2024-05-18 21:13:25

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@npub12ty…vnqc It's working fine for me. Is it possible you have an extension that's interfering? Try turning off extensions if you're using them.

2024-05-18 03:29:25

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@npub1khx…geyg I'd go back and finish my Physics Ph.D.

2024-05-18 02:22:07

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@npub1uw8…88kr Done!

2024-04-11 05:05:23

“How can you listen to a kid who wants to change sex? My kid wants to be a dinosaur!”
Because unlike wanting to be a dinosaur, there's decades of science showing kids with persistent gender dysphoria:
1. Rarely grow out of it
2. Continue to suffer if not treated
3. Suffer lifelong pain if they go through the wrong puberty
4. Are at significant risk of suicide/self-harm if untreated
5. Thrive as well as cis kids if they are supported by family/friends and given gender-affirming care

2024-04-01 04:25:12

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@npub1u3f…nne2 Huh. No one in that meeting ever told me that. I think it was Friday, Nov 20, 1998. Sorry if it was stressful…

2024-03-31 21:48:15

It's in my bio but in case it wasn't clear, since today is the day, I'm a trans woman. I came out in 1998.
My number one wish for today: trans representation in popular entertainment. Representation, showing minorities as real people rather than caricatures, makes it harder for the haters to spread their venom and infect others.
#TDOV #Representation