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Maryland

@maryland.bsky.social

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(Maryland is my name) Fighting for my trans siblings. Transgender, Pro-science, Anti-fasc. I block terfs & other idiots. Coloradoan Cat Lady. Married 20+ years.

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Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · Nov 18

There's probably as many ways to transition, as there are trans folks...& none of us have 'The Trans Guidebook'. We've all just made the leap, & stumble forward, knowing only, it is what we MUST do...

Transition is being scared shitless, & doing it anyway.

Two-panel comic by gobbofroggo --
Snail: hey froggo, whatcha doing?
Frog: I have no idea.
Snail: ...right now, or in general...?
Frog: ...yes.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2h

💜

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 3h

Love to you, Denver...it was a beautiful night.
#LongLiveJax

Pics at night of tall city buildings, some at street level with me posing, some out the window of our 4th floor hotel room...
Captioned -
Every visit to Denver is a little love letter to the joy that being in the city brings us...
Denver, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Baltimore..."war zones" some say.
Funny how they always feel like home.
Funny how the people we are supposed to be afraid of, are so often a joy to meet...
Set me down the street, I may not meet a friend -
but I guarantee, I will meet some smiles.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 3h

You seem to have appreciated the responses given, and that's awesome, but I'm still curious why you previously thought alt text was unnecessary.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 1d

We were married 22 years ago today...yes, dressed as munchkins.
We've done a lot of growing up...a lot of living... but she's just as beautiful as ever.

Four pics of my wife & I through the years -
Upper left, us dressed as Munchkins, with a tall Scarecrow behind us, on our wedding day.
Upper right, us a few years before I transitioned, in front of a Lakota 'star quilt'.
Lower left, us in front of a block wall, about 3 years ago.
Lower right, us last summer, kissing.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 1d

ugh.
When the reporters asked the White House about misleading DHS videos, spokesperson Abigail Jackson told them that “the trump administration will continue to highlight the many successes of the president’s agenda through engaging content and banger memes on social media.”

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 1d

"How dare they not be miserable all the time!"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”

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Why are young people spending so much money?

Reposted by Maryland

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 2d

Say it with me.

4 frame comic. 1st is the silhouette of two podcaster. Text reads

In a world where trans
people's dignity, humanity,
and existence are subject
to debate, every trans
suicide is a murder.

2 is a silhouette of a swimmer. Text reads

In a world where
trans people aren't allowed
to participate in their
community, every trans
suicide is a murder.

3 shows Gavin Newsom. Text reads

In a world where
trans people are thrown
under the bus because their
rights aren't considered a
"winning issue", every trans
suicide is a murder.

4 shows Lia Smith. Text reads

In a world where trans
people have to fight every
instant of their life simply
to have the right to live in
peace, every trans suicide
is a murder.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 1d

"The constitution, after all, is just a piece of paper. And of the nine jurists tasked with settling on its authoritative interpretation, six of them are in the tank for a man hostile to its principles."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump is toying with a third term. Don’t expect the constitution to stop him | Moira Donegan

What is and is not constitutional is determined, in effect, by loyalists on the supreme court and their bad-faith enablers

www.theguardian.com

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

George Michael is one of my her.os....he's a sister...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

That's a good metaphor for my view of the current state of the US....

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

Take care dear...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

All Our Loss...
Every death that gets shuffled away, or outright ignored due to the victim being 'other'.
We were not personally friends with Jax, though we likely met online a time or two...
But we are hoping for justice and clarity, and a proper investigation into her death.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

two little white kittens hugging.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

If you're in or near Denver, this is where we'll be Saturday...would love to see you there. 💜

Event by Brandy Burns Carey and Justice for Jax Gratton Denver
The Pearl
Duration: 3 hr
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
We invite you to honor the brilliant and joyful life of Jax Gratton with memorials, art, live performances, and a community alter.
Light snacks provided
Cash bar and non alcoholic drinks available.
Limited space is available. RSVP required to attend.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

Here's something to occupy you for a minute...
bsky.app/profile/mary...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

Y'all in the mood for a scary story?
Tonight calls for darkness in the forest, and the unseen terrors that sometimes stalk us. Like all my tales, it is 100% true, as I experienced it.
---------------------
This is the story of The Screamer.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

I do not know if beast or demon...whether an evil born with Nature, or brought to life by our fears...

But I know it is real...
And I know it won't stop until it feeds...

or you find the light.

The End!

Happy Halloween!!

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

I couldn't make out its form...just a 'sense' of ancient hate and teeth and claws and...hunger...
and as it screamed one last curse at me, I ran..and i ran...until I was home hugging my wife.

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

Silence, for a moment...just my gasping breath.

Then, the final scream...
filled with anger,
and frustration,
and promise of vengeance for besting it,
for escaping its grasp...
And there it sat, right behind the last bush...glaring at me from its dark place...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

...I ran and screamed, and begged for the light, for I was sure light was my only hope of life......

Finally I was past the trees, and into the faint light...and I kept running.
Finally I stopped, and with terror I turned to look back at the dense forest...the black impenetrable to my eyes...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

It screamed again, almost with an air of victory, just to my right in the dark of the forest...and I was only halfway to the light...
I ran and I ran and I think I screamed...and i heard it just to my right...flapping and crashing through the trees and brush...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

...it had to be in the woods by now.
Somehow I was sure now the light was my only hope and panic set in.
I began to run...
I was positive that if I didn't make the light, whatever was behind me would......win? That pale halo of amber light was sanctuary, life...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

....that scream, that creature, that THING.....knew I was out there.
And maybe it thought I might be tasty....
I walked faster, almost a jog.
There was a lone light in the distance, at the first curve of the road, and i aimed for that.
Then, much closer, was that scream again...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

...and as i made it to the edge of the parking lot, I swore to myself it was no closer, but my feet knew better, and I walked a little quicker...
Ahead of me stretched a solid half mile of dark forest...usually the moose were the only worry, but I knew.....somehow i knew....

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

...and my skin crawled at the thought of the half mile of forest-hugged road ahead of my feet. But the scream, whatever it was, was half-across the valley, and my lovely wife wasn't much farther, thankfully, in another direction. I started toward home.
It, whatever it was, screamed again...

Maryland @maryland.bsky.social · 2d

It sounded like a scream of laughter from the other side of the lake, but it ended with a horrifying note that sent the classic hebbie jeebies down my back, but i thought no more of it.....until i heard it again, closer. This time even the sandhill cranes shut up...