Sophie Jane @ghost_bird@mythago.space

The Gender Construction Kit has come on a long way since the last time I visited. If you’re looking for info and resources on transitioning in the UK then it’s a good place to start:

https://genderkit.org.uk

“An authoritarian party, which aims at capturing power to impose its ideas, has an interest in the people remaining an amorphous mass, unable to act for themselves and therefore always easily dominated... But we anarchists do not want to emancipate the people; we want the people to emancipate themselves.”
- ibid

It’s true for some people, but I didn’t “always know” I was trans. With hindsight, though, there’s stuff I missed, or ignored, or explained away over the years that I can interpret as trans feelings now, and I think it might be helpful to write about that. There’ll be a little biography involved but I’ll try to keep it to a minimum.

(Private hrt cost me about £800 to set up, in two instalments, plus another £150 every six months for monitoring appointments. They have a shared care agreement with my GP so prescriptions and blood tests are on the NHS. That’s not a negligible amount of money, but it’s possibly more affordable - or crowdfundable - than you might think from hearing about American medical bills.)

…I have submitted a complaint about my complaint, lol

Got a response to my complaint

Today’s card is the Nine of Swords. Sometimes it’s just tough - fear, anxiety, feelings of doom. It can be overwhelming. But if you’re feeling that way then remember you’re not alone, and even just talking through your anxieties with someone you trust can help

Good morning

…and done, at least for now. That was A Lot

…declarations that we’ve never suffered from flooding, radon gas, tree preservation orders, Japanese knotweed, or high insurance premiums…

…certifications for any and all window, electrical, and heating work since 2005, details of parking arrangements…

Gas company, electric company, water company, phone company, last boiler servicing, guarantee for roof repairs, guarantee for window replacement, energy rating certificate…

Today’s card is the Ace of Pentacles - it’s a day to be in the world and see what it brings you

Good morning. Another busy day ahead here, but it’s all progress

…and done. Small protests always feel faintly foolish, but it’s not actually wasted

Literally a ten of us now. We have formed a ragged line and are chanting muted slogans

Six now. Getting a sense this is going to be the lot. So at least can feel my presence counts for something

Just five of us so far, but at least the SWP aren’t here

Next: protest outside the Guardian offices, about the Judith Butler thing and their ongoing transphobia problem.