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#GioachinoRossiniː 1792-1868

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra /'Concerto da esperimento'/

#ValeriaCurti #Bassoon
#MusikkollegiumWinterthur
#UstinaDubitsk

#musik #music #musique #musica #classicalmusic #romanticmusic
#Rossini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9TB3lqEXVw

This picture is going to be printed in history books as a turning-point for transgender people in the US. The open question is, which direction will the turn be in?

I don't know, and I don't have ideas for what I can do, but we are on the cusp of big, scary changes that will affect everyone, not just trans people, not just minorities.

If you were waiting for a call to action, here it is. They just banned her from the MT House using the rules of decorum. What better metaphor for where we are?

#Trans friends, I was thinking about our diverse stories, and found myself wondering about the age you knew you were trans (whether you had language to describe it or not)?

I didn't know until my late 40s. Earlier, I knew I was different, but not really in what way.

When did you know?

Please boost for reach, let's get a big sample size!

Almost three years to the day after officers fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a no-knock raid, the Department of Justice has released its report showing local law enforcement’s abusive and discriminatory practices have gone far beyond what made headlines.

My latest for The Mary Sue:

https://www.themarysue.com/doj-report-on-louisville-police/

This morning, I sat down in the courthouse, and after a number of other folks were called up, the judge called my old name. For the last time, my old name was used in an official capacity.

Two quick questions, and the judge said, "I'm granting your petition for name change. Congratulations, and I wish you well," with warmth in her voice. And with that, my new name is officially real.

I have a feeling the emotion is going to sneak up on me gradually. 😊

Non-binary and transgender identities are not new. Over 100 years ago, the first known trans clinic was in Berlin.

Guess what? The Nazi's destroyed it. Don't ignore what is happening in the United States right now.

#Trans #LGBTQ #democracy #politics #law #lawfedi

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-the-worlds-first-trans-clinic/

I've been mildly stressed about my legal name change since I came out to myself a year and a day ago. It felt so permanent, so irrevocable, I think because it was a change I was registering with an external authority. I didn't think I was ready.

Yesterday, my one-year traniversary, it suddenly became advantageous to register the change Right Now, so I did. Previously, I'd thought I had 4 months before it'd come up.

The big warm wave I've been riding since has been... real nice. 😊