Two years today I came out to everyone as #trans right here on Mastodon. The reaction was incredible and I continue to receive so much affirmation and support here. I'm not sure that would have happened anywhere else. I don't write original posts here or on my own website very often, but today […] - ThreadSky

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy • 17 hours ago

Two years today I came out to everyone as #trans right here on Mastodon. The reaction was incredible and I continue to receive so much affirmation and support here. I'm not sure that would have happened anywhere else.

I don't write original posts here or on my own website very often, but today […]

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kateiacy.med-mastodon.com.ap.brid.gy•9 hours ago

@lisamelton It is heartbreaking that you have to deal with the current hateful political situation after all you've been through physically. Thank you for sharing the story. We support you.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@kateiacy You are very welcome and thank you for understanding! 💖

jswright61.ruby.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@lisamelton how horrible for you to have to go through all of that. Glad things are looking ok(too late for bright)stay strong. Lean on us. Existing is a good revenge 💜💜💜

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•6 hours ago

@jswright61 Thank you so much! 💖

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•14 hours ago

Regarding my previous post...

I have acknowledged (via a "Favorite") but not responded to any of your very kind words yet. I apologize but they're just so many that it's a bit overwhelming.

Please know that I love you all. You're not just "good people." Truly you are the best, each an every […]

WarnerCrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@lisamelton Thanks for having the courage to share this. I can’t imagine the strength you have demonstrated through it all. ❤️

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@WarnerCrocker You are very welcome and thank you! 💖

ahimsa-pdx.disabled.social.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton Wishing you all the best, and sending you lots and lots of love ❤️❤️❤️

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@ahimsa_pdx Awwwww, thank you so much! 💖 💖 💖

fivetonsflax.tilde.zone.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton That is some difficult stuff, Lisa.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@fivetonsflax Indeed and thanks for reading it all. 🤗

VoiceofDuum.mindly.social.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton hang in there lady, and thanks for everything you do for us here on the often-unresponsive Fedi range

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@VoiceofDuum You are very welcome and thank you! 💖

GottaLaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@lisamelton Holy crap, Lisa! You've been through enough for 10 people! What an ordeal... ONGOING ordeal!!

You have earned every hug, every bit of encouragement and love on Masto, and that includes what I'm sending now.

I'm so damn sorry you had to endure the physical pain/stress, the emotional […]

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@GottaLaff (Sorry I took so long to reply! 🤦‍♀️)

You are so thoughtful and sweet! Especially for someone who has been dealing with physical pain and stress herself recently. I love you, sister. Thank you so much. 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗 💖 💖 💖 💖 💖

stepheneb.ruby.social.ap.brid.gy•16 hours ago

@lisamelton

Oh my … that sounds soo hard. Am glad you are on the other side of some of it now. I’m also glad you are becoming who you want and need to be. Thanks for being here.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•12 hours ago

@stepheneb Thank you so much and you are very welcome. 💖

LeoR1010.mastodonsweden.se.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton 💛

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@LeoR1010 💜

argonaut.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•10 hours ago

@lisamelton you carry us through the years, showing us where to be informed and entertained with your mastodon torch/flashlight. so much appreciation, wish i could do more.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@argonaut Awwww, you are so sweet! Thank you, thank you. 🤗 🥰 💖

arclight.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy•6 hours ago

@lisamelton 👍

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•4 hours ago

@arclight 🤗

dgoldsmith.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@lisamelton I hope things continue to go your way! I am in a similar situation re. prostate: my family has a *very* strong history of prostate cancer: both my brothers, and my father. Switching from testosterone to estrogen at age 40 saved me from that. I worry about losing access to estrogen […]

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@dgoldsmith Yikes! I didn't know you had a family history of that. 😬 We can't have you cut off from the big E, sister! Or any of us for that matter.

And thank you so much! 🤗 💖

ljrk.todon.eu.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@lisamelton That was a wild ride and I totally understand that you must be very down right now. But at the same time I'm glad that all things considered you'll be staying around and things gonna improve for you personally. That's a huge relief. All the best! :heart_trans:

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@ljrk Thank you so much! 🏳️‍⚧️ 💖

pixel.oldbytes.space.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton 💜💜💜 it was very courageous, and we’re always here for you!

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•14 hours ago

@pixel Awwww, than you so much. 😊 🥰 💖

colo-lee.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton very wise words:

"Now, I’m still going do my best to thrive, and not just survive, in spite of all of this horror. But that doesn’t mean I’m okay with it.

You shouldn’t be either."

Thriving despite it all. Thanks for sharing. And yay for you

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@colo_lee Thank you so much and you are very welcome! And that's the plan. 💖

HollyGoDarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton Oh Lisa, what an awful journey. I'm so glad things are looking up, and I hope at the end it brings everything you hope for. (Including better treatment for all trans people in the US, which is so very very worth fighting for.) 💙

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@HollyGoDarkly Thank you, sweetie! Yes, it's a difficult journey for all of us. 💖

Whinery.undefined.social.ap.brid.gy•15 hours ago

@lisamelton

Welcome! But the fight continue...

#paraphilias and the ICD-11: Progress but Still Logically Inconsistent

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322215673_Paraphilias_and_the_ICD-11_Progress_but_Still_Logically_Inconsistent

https://a.gup.pe/u/sociology https://a.gup.pe/u/psychology https://a.gup.pe/u/science

#psychology […]

JosteinSN.oslo.town.ap.brid.gy•14 hours ago

@lisamelton Ciser than cis
and whiter than white
But certain of this
That this is *our* fight.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@JosteinSN Right on and thank you! ✊ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🤗 💖

ap.exch.gr•13 hours ago

@lisamelton oh my god what a rollercoaster. so glad it’s not cancer and that things are (at least medically) looking up

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•6 hours ago

@exchgr It was, indeed, and thank you so much! 💖

heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•10 hours ago

@lisamelton Thank you for sharing your experience and your feelings frankly. In these times, revealing oneself is especially fraught. But it is a prerequisite to meaningful connection with others. We need all of that we can get.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@heidilifeldman Thank you so much for understanding exactly what I was trying to do. You get it! And you are very welcome, sister. 🤗 💖

slothrop.chaos.social.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton ouch. I’m sorry to hear what you’ve been through, and are still going through.

I wish you all the best. May your strength continue 💪🍀

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@slothrop Awwww, thank you so much. That's very sweet. 🤗 💖

darkuncle.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton hugs, Lisa. Don’t know you personally outside of Mastodon, but … hugs. You have faced and overcome so much in just the past year; thanks for sharing.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@darkuncle You are very welcome and thank you so much! 💖

alex.tech.lgbt.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@lisamelton Lisa, I’m sorry you’ve been through such a rollercoaster. But I’m happy to hear that you’re making progress, even during uncertain times. Stay strong :blobhaj_heart_trans:

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@alex Thank you so much! 🏳️‍⚧️ 💖

TheZeldaZone.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton congrats!!

1 year here, on the 11th I believe. Scary but powerful.

Just wish I weren't in Iowa. Or the US.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•14 hours ago

@TheZeldaZone Congratulations on your first year! 🎉 🥳 💃 And thank you so much. 💖

MintSpies.beige.party.ap.brid.gy•12 hours ago

@lisamelton imm
I'm glad you're here, and wish you every success - hurrah for good doctors.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@MintSpies Awwww, thank you! And yes, I'm very fortunate to have them. 💖

Lyle.cville.online.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@lisamelton 💜 Grateful you’re on the good rail of the bad train ride. I would rather be on the good train ride! 🚂

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@Lyle Very well put and thank you! 🛤️ 💖

not2b.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy•10 hours ago

@lisamelton Thanks for being who you are. You make the world a better place, despite the bastards who work so hard to make it worse.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•5 hours ago

@not2b Well put and thank you! 💖

aleen.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy•17 hours ago

@lisamelton gods, Lisa, what a stressful experience. I'm glad you've got what sounds like an excellent care team. I wish the social and political landscape was better.

lisamelton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•13 hours ago

@aleen Yeah, and I should have shared more about it on our mutual Slack. My bad. Thank you so much! 🤗 💖 And I certainly agree about the need for better landscaping.

aleen.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy•9 hours ago

@lisamelton it's a supportive place!

And also, when you're in the middle of highly stressful situations, just getting through is exhausting. Talking (or writing) about what's happening can be too much. Sometimes even receiving notes of encouragement can feel like a burden.

At least, that's […]

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