The first part of the year blurred together for me. So much of my life and time was wrapped up in preparing for and then having my surgery. Rush Hospital took great care of me during my stay, the whole experience went very smoothly. After that I stayed for another five nights at Guest House Chicago to heal up a bit more before returning home to my family. It was several more weeks before getting cleared to go back to teaching but by the end of February I was back to work! #transgenderwoman

Feeling like I look good today, so I took a selfie. #Selfie #TransgenderWoman #transgender

Transgender Chicago Cubs employee accuses coworkers of assaulting her in lawsuit

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/chiacgo-cubs-transgender-employee-lawsuit

🎃 While for the spooky at heart, spooky season is always and forever, it is the time when the muggles toss aside the scary in lieu of whimsical bullshit and consumerism ☺️

💖✨But I wanted to say thank you for those who tuned into, and read along with my 31-in-31. I've done this a few years now, but this is the first time I posted it here instead of soulless Meta owned fuckery. It's early days, but the people I've interacted with have been absolutely lovely.

👹Stay tuned for more ridiculous bathroom selfies and poetics that are are dripping blood 🩸🧛🏽‍♀️🦇

#halloween #spookyseason #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetryisundead #horror #horrorfilms #horrormovies #31in31 #31horrormoviesin31days #poetrychallenge #trans #transgender #transsexual #transgenderwoman #transwoman #transfemme #transgirl #tgirl #hotgirl #slut #slutpoet #nyc #newyork #nycpoet #ladypoet #transpoet #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queerhorror #queerpoetics #spooky #ghosts #demons #blood #horrorfans #women #womanpoet #pumpkin #zucca #jackolantern #illprobablythinkoftenthousandmorehashtags #poetryfans #haunted

🏳️‍⚧️💖 Next in my remembrances is, Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy; better known as-- Coccinelle (8/23/ 1931 – 10/9/2006). She was a French cabaret entertainer, singer, actress, and transgender woman. She was one of the first people to successfully receive bottom surgery in Europe as a celebrity. She was an amazing entertainer and a huge presence across media. An openly transgender woman was able to receive a great deal of fame, and was dubbed "blonde bombshell" in the 1950's -- well before our kin found representation and acceptance.💖🏳️‍⚧️

✨💖🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you, Coccinelle, icon so ahead of your time, for the spotlight of your stardom. Your light reaches out for all of us. Rest in power, Sis. ✨🌟💖🏳️‍⚧️

#transdayofremembrance #TDoR #trans #transgender #transgenderwoman #transwoman #transfemme #icon #star #blondebombshell #french #lgbtq #lgbtqia #transpride #pride

Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting's ban on trans women is discrimination

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-supreme-court-transgender-sports

Texas police arrest suspect in 2021 murder of transgender woman Kier Solomon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/crime/kier-solomon-murder-suspect-arrested