Dana Rose @nakedambition@lgbt.io

Content warnings are one of my favorite things about Mastodon.

I understand how easily a word or situation can trigger a trip to the darkest places of your psyche. Whether you're dealing with CPTSD or recovering from addiction, the world can feel like a minefield.

I don't want my account to be part of that.

I cw things of a sexual or highly personal nature. I cw references to alcohol, drugs, and gambling. I cw talk of racist or sexist behavior.

I cw long posts like this one and use the cw as a title. Line what you see? Tap to read more. But you don't need my long rambles filling up your timeline.

I'm married (monogamous), bisexual, genderfluid, geeky, and a proud but exhausted parent. We live in Boston, Massachusetts. I love cats, cooking, computers, and staying healthy.

Most of my posts on this instance are about gender identity, specifically mine. I cross-dressed as a teenager before life circumstances pushed me into the closet for two decades. I'm now middle aged and exploring who I am with the help of a supportive & loving partner.

On this instance, I use she/her pronouns.

I follow back if you look interesting. Most people do. I love the wide variety of queer & other voices that have found a home on Mastodon. But I'm not interested in your racism, sexism, or other bigotry infecting my timeline.

Don't expect a lot of selfies. I'm sorry to disappoint.

Me, in June: brands made such an effort to appeal to my sexuality during Pride month. It's a shame they'll all stop as soon as it's July.

Brands, in July:

Felt down. Walked 3.5 miles round-trip to stop in some little shops that are open again. Came back with Trans Pride flag socks, Ada Lovelace socks, and a much better mood.

This has been a rough day physically and mentally.

Woke up at 5am because one of the cats wanted to play fetch. Ugh. Can't get back to sleep.

I've discovered that Podcast Addict can subscribe to YouTube channels and this is, frankly, life changing for me.

Went out to pick up Starbucks yesterday in women's clothes and my long-ish "Corona hairdo".

Didn't get called names. Didn't die of embarrassment. Might have gotten catcalled though (wasn't paying much attention)?

That was nice.

Yesterday The Atlantic posted an article titled "My Little Pony Fans Are Ready to Admit They Have a Nazi Problem".

This pisses me off so much. I've barely paid attention to MLP in the last 30 years aside from a book I bought my kid at a library sale.

MLP defines my early struggles with gender. I remember my mom making me show my grandpa the Firefly pony I wanted for Christmas and him telling me I didn't want that. Cashiers at stores said it was so nice of me to buy ponies for my sister. I pre-ordered the first boy pony they made and waited and waited and finally they sent a mailing out apologizing for the delay and thanking all the little girls for their patience.

I galloped around the playground with the girls pretending we were characters from the show (old school 80s MLP -- who's this Rainbow Dash now get off my lawn!!!!)

So of course something that symbolic in my life has to be ruined by Nazis because EVERYTHING good in this world needs to be invaded by Nazis for the lulz and the irony and all that shit. Fucking cartoon ponies. Why am I not surprised? I figured the whole Brony thing would go in this direction eventually. It always does. 😿

Wife told me she wanted to look at my "box stache" and I thought she insulted my personal grooming but it turns out she wanted to visit my "box stash" and use a piece of hoarded Amazon packaging to mail a birthday present.

A friend and I were talking about Super Mario Bros. 2 (US) and I remembered I always played as the princess. So many signs back then…

Had a slight scare this morning. Facebook showed me ads for Mike Pence and a group that felt their civil rights were violated if they got cancelled for speaking out against gay marriage.

Happy to say I reported both as offensive and now I'm back to ads of muscular men peeling off tight latex shirts.

Yes, I'm five years old

I took a survey today that asked my gender. Options were:

* Man
* Woman
* Non-binary
* Transgender
* I prefer to identify myself as: _____
* I do not wish to identify myself

So close.

Props for recognizing non-binary and fill-in-the-blank.

But transgender isn't a gender so...?

The game Mewnbase from that itch bundle is totally my thing.

Fortunately my laptop battery died so I want playing it all night.

I don't think a single one of you remembered my birthday. Tsk tsk.

If you want to make it up to me, please send a couple bucks to Boston GLASS to support LGBTIQ+ youth of color.

https://jri.org/services/health-and-housing/health/boston-glass

Trust me, I know what it's like.