arjo.bsky.social
29 | He/They | 18+ | AuDHD & chronic fatigue | ΘΔ | Trans Rights | BLM
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This pup's so cool!
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I will always have a special space in my heart for a dynamic chaos couple who bulldoze nazis into volcanoes on their lazy afternoons
Subtext is for cowards, be like Sam & Max
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(I'm also saying this from a position of relative privilege WRT what gender I read as. I have a beard and a receding hairline; if my passport comes back with an F on it it's very obviously going to read to anyone reviewing it as government fuckery.)
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ADDENDUM: Given the choice between fast or accurate for a passport right now, I would choose fast. Being able to get out of the country fast means surviving long enough to get the name and gender marker sorted later if you need to.
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It seems absolutely bizarre to me that they expect people to schedule international travel *before they have a valid passport*, but apparently that's what works?
Thanks, I hate it.
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I should note that during this process I also reached out to my representative's (Grace Meng) office for help, and they told me they would only assist if I had already scheduled travel; so that appears to be the golden key on pretty much every level.
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This was after SIX WEEKS of calling and failing to get any movement or solid information on an expedited renewal application with no name or gender-marker changes.
We'll see what gender marker the new passport shows up with, but at least it's on the way.
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Thank you, I'm hoping to start some form of therapy in May, actually. I've gotten more cognizant that a lot of my issues came from trying to process things on my own, and rationalizing ideas that ended up more harmful than helpful.
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It's so difficult to unlearn these feelings. Making excuses for those who mistreat you, agreeing with them when they justify their shitty behavior by nitpicking things you did wrong. Incidents even from years ago holding the same weight as something that's happening right that moment.
It blows.
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It's not healthy making myself evil and cruel to not deal with the fact the onus is on others. It's a corruption of a deep belief that life must be fair, and if I was good people would be good to me.
The fact that is not true hurts more than thinking I'm the one who must be bad.
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Oh I forgot to post who this even is, this is Adeline (she/her), she's a gharial!
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Thank you for the chance!