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Time with the nieces:

“Girls go to college to get more knowledge, boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider… do Ankles go to Uranus?”

It’s me… I’m the Ankle (Aunt/Uncle) 🤣

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In a dress at grocery store- lady looks me up and down, smiles, says “happy pride month”, and pats my shoulder.

Balances the concerned mom shushing her curious child and the old man craning his neck to watch me (and many more).

People will stare- might as well be fabulous 💅🏼

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Reuniting with friends I haven’t seen in ages, holding babies for hours, and being spit up on twice - best way to spend vacation 👶🏼👶🏽

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I seriously thought I’d dealt with my fair share of sleepless nights over the past four years of struggling for an inclusive uniform policy, but honestly the last two weeks have been absurd! Running on fumes at the moment- just in case you’re wondering why I’m a zombie 🧟

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I know it’s bad to read internet comments about myself but honestly the ignorance is somewhat entertaining! People clearly don’t understand mental health, gender identity, Washington state law, the actual settlement terms- or, all of the above 🤣

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In buildings without gender inclusive restrooms, I can prepare myself for being uncomfortable.

In buildings with gender inclusive restrooms, an “out of order” sign really impacts my comfort for the day.

Normalize gender inclusive, single-stall bathrooms - best solution for all!

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One student (who seemed to be presenting as male) said, “I wasn’t sure if wearing a dress for casual Friday would be ok.” I responded, “I always wear a dress and I don’t do casual.” We shared a chuckle.
One drop easily becomes a ripple and then a wave 🌊

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Helped out in a new-hire class on Friday and a student shared, “I appreciate you being here today. A few of the guys were talking about you and how they feel more comfortable being themselves here after seeing you.”
Slowly but surely normalizing gender-inclusive existence.

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The Alaskan thing to do after the Portland airport closes due to a snowstorm is rent a pickup and drive home through a blizzard ❄️ Honestly wasn’t bad- 11 inches of snow is just a flurry 🌨️ The best part was listening to all the music I’ve loved since I got my first iPod 🎶

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I of course proceeded to blow kisses, flutter eyelashes, wink, laugh, and wave at the idiots. I then got 20+ compliments on my dress, hair, and makeup - proving yet again that love always beats hateful ignorance. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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One of my favorite Mardi Gras moments was when I walked past a group of Super Religious Men holding hate signs, and when a couple of them noticed me they started yelling, “Sick! Wrong! Disgusting!” while shaking their heads and 👎🏻👎🏻…

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“When you started your lawsuit against Alaska, I thought, “oh for heaven’s sake,” because I’m in my 50s and I have two boys your age and thought… well…

But now, after having met you, I completely understand. You are so comfortable in your own skin. I get it. Thank you.”

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My boring/“boy”/stereotypically masculine clothing is slowly moving further to the back of my closet or bottom of my dresser. I’m replacing it with clothes that make me happy and let me shine with my true beauty ✨

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I don’t have a lot of secrets in my life. I’m rarely embarrassed (I trained myself not to be). It’s almost been a year since I was sexually assaulted in NYC. I’ve been assaulted more than a handful of times- I’m a BAMF and I’ll survive everything. We are who we make ourselves.

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Each lingering look or ignorant comment while I’m being true to myself is a personal victory. Repeated exposure desensitizes people to things they don’t understand. If I take the brunt of someone’s ignorance, someone else is spared. I’ve got pretty thick skin, so bring it on!

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How anyone can continue trusting republicans to govern after this is beyond me. Giving everything away to insurrectionists in order to attain a title is a terrible example of negotiations. What an embarrassment for America.

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My body is complicit in a “perfect attendance” mindset and often only gets sick when I have time off. I appreciate you, but you can ruin more work days instead of vacation days, bud. Let’s finally outgrow the obsession instilled during school that I must attend everything.

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I get a tiny bit of gender euphoria when I eat my gummy vitamins in the morning- I have one adult, one women’s, and one men’s… cuz “I’m a little bit of everything, all rolled into one!” ⚧️ #nonbinary #transgender

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My parents didn’t have a gender reveal party for me (which is great because it likely would have ended up being incorrect). Y’all best be ready - I’m planning a huge gender reveal next year and it will be amazing! 🏳️‍⚧️

[Brian Sims 🌈 @BrianSimsPA]

I’m tired of hearing about attacks in “Safe Spaces.” ALL spaces are supposed to be Safe Spaces for Queer people. Accepting otherwise is making room for hatred where it doesn’t belong. We shouldn’t have to hide somewhere and hope it’s considered “off limits” to murderers & bigots.