@butterbrioche while our specific experiences will differ (white, pan, trans femme vs Black, bi, cis femme [woman, if you prefer] means we have very different experiences!), the commonalities of oppression and requirements for liberation are…overwhelming
@butterbrioche sexuality is the flip side of the gender performance coin, is it not
and for a lot—almost all, really—cis straights sexuality and gender are identical: you like dresses therefore you like dick, you like pussy therefore you have facial hair
right, so
given how this platform is developing, this account will self-destruct on June 30
hit my DMs or replies to get my Discord handle if you want to stay in contact
@classywarfare then you're working on the certs, taking that final any day now (as i said: write it off as a hobby expense if you're actually going for them if the job hunt doesn't pan out)
@classywarfare depends on how you feel about lying by omission, tbh
ideally, certification should be paid for by the employer, but that's getting less common even with Cisco shit, but CompTIA Security+ or so aren't unaffordable by yourself, but prepare to write it off as a hobby expense
@classywarfare you do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, up to and including excessive remuneration, be the tech support relative
ever
however, if you manage decently on CompTIA practices, start applying for those jobs like any other white dude, except you can demonstrate Having A Clue
@butterbrioche yup
gotta fit a box, except it's labeled "acceptably, unthreatening queer" when we should set the box on fire and scatter its ashes in the wind!
@butterbrioche always The Other when i just want to feel myself (don't get me started on transmedicalists)
the point is to find ways to express ourselves *as* ourselves, why do folks do the straights work when they'll throw "good queers" under the bus just the same?