“What good do you think can come from putting a label on it?” – my GP when I requested a referral to a specialist
Being undiagnosed never protected me from labels. Growing up, I was labelled constantly. Lazy, careless, stupid, weird, rude, clumsy, fussy, a daydreamer, a show off, a liar. I can’t say that a diagnosis would have prevented that (this was the 90s after all), but it would have been something.
Having now been on #Mastodon for 1 month, a few observations:
- Mastodon makes me realize how much the #Twitter algorithm maximized user outrage to boost engagement for profit. Gross. Here, my feed is interesting & supportive.
- There's a culture of kindness - at least so far. It's extremely appealing & should be normalized on & offline.
- Beyond reactions to toots, people share songs, poetry & ask great questions. I can't remember the last time I found social media to be fun.
#introduction
I'm Ollie, and any pronouns that are neutral or masculine are fine by me 🦉 
nice to meet you!
i am: #pagan #trans, #nonbinary, #autistic, utahn, american, and #furry
i like: #Languages, #ThemeParks, #disneyland, #DonaldDuck , #computers, #SherlockHolmes, in-n-out hamburgers, linux, #coding, playing #VideoGames, wikipedia diving
i speak: 🏴 (L1), 🇫🇷 (decently) , 🇸🇪 (slowly), and study half a dozen other languages on-and-off for fun
It’s been a horrific week of #vestibular #migraines and #vertigo. A condition I’ve had for several years but which is usually well managed with meds.
Throughout it all has been this beautiful soul. She has slept beside me when I’ve not been able to lift my head or get out of bed. She’s followed me everywhere and has never been far from my side. She’s just come and found me, and plonked herself on my lap for a cuddle. What a wonderful companion and nursemaid she’s been - I’m so thankful for her.
OMG. This is definitely the queer joy I needed.
2 women in a French old people's home got married after being closeted for ages😍😭
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That day, during the meal, we were talking about gay marriage. And Liliane and Andrée came to ask us if it was actually possible to do that in real life. They had thought that same-sex marriage was only possible on TV. … We told them it was possible. And a few minutes later, Andrée proposed to Liliane in front of us.
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Arol Hill 🧠
Sheril Kirshenbaum
ollie 🦉
Revd David H Messer
Rev David P Gray
Fidge
David Oxtaby
Damian Ward
Owen Blacker