FUN FACT: the "nano" prefix ultimately descends from Ancient Greek "nanos", which means "dwarf".

Consequently, translating "nanotechnology" as "dwarven machinery" is arguably defensible.

Just one trans woman's opinion, but I hold that the ideal way to recover from accidentally misgendering a person and being called out is to simply repeat the sentence, corrected. No apologies (or just a quick "sorry" or "pardon" if it flows), no justifications. It happens. We get it. Nobody's looking to shame anyone, only correct a mistake before it perpetuates.

A: "And then he told me that he wanted to..."
B: "They"
A: "And then they told me that they wanted to meet me at this coffee shop..."

#lgbtq folks in the UK, now might be a good time to see if you're eligible for the gonorrhea vaccine, which also provides protection against MenB #meningitis.

The 4CMenB vaccine, originally developed for meningococcal disease, was rolled out last year for folks most at risk of gonorrhea, such as gay and bi men. It's worth contacting your local sexual health services to see if they'll vaccinate you, even if you think you don't quite fit the inclusion criteria, as they will make an individual risk assessment based on your circumstances. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/4cmenb-vaccine-for-gonorrhoea-information-for-healthcare-practitioners/4cmenb-vaccine-for-prevention-of-gonorrhoea-information-for-healthcare-practitioners

"LongCovid is new"

Post-viral diseases aren't new.
Dysautonomia isn't new.
ME/CFS isn't new.
Endothelial dysfunction isn't new.
MCAS isn't new.
Auto-immune issues aren't new.
Chronic inflammation isn't new.
POTS isn't new.
PEM isn't new.
Blood clots aren't new.
Tinnitus isn't new.
Mitochondrial dysfunction isn't new.
Migraine isn't new.

#LongCovid #LongCovidAwarenessDay

If anyone else who has had top surgery but still wants to make "women's" sewing patterns has been looking, apparently the adjustment we're looking for is BMX (comes from Bilateral Mastectomy WIthout Reconstruction)

just sharing in #QueerSew in case anyone else was looking for it because it's been taking me awhile to figure out. note that the language is all centered around cancer survivors and is very gendered

#sewing

https://www.seamwork.com/sewing-tutorials/bodice-adjustments-for-a-bilateral-mastectomy

RE: https://mas.to/@snigdha/116205907083813987

The whole country shouting “A HANDBAG!?!” at the same time.

It's #WorldHearingDay please do 1) not speak entire sentences from another room 2) point your talker at the person's hearer. Now it gets tricky. Please also 3) resist the urge to make editorial comments in an undertone, it sucks when I have to ask what and then don't hear either of the things being said, 4) try to take turns talking.

Also, please do protect your hearing by using hearing protection. I know saying "what" a lot looks glamorous, but you're cool enough as you are.

Got offered a hot phone sex chat this evening from a sexy man. Unfortunately I was babysitting and so my horn levels were through the floor. Drowned out by my own tears and cortisol.

If you have both children AND a sex life, you are superhuman in ways I cannot comprehend.