Rosalín on Nostr: Happy Sunday to me. Today, I’m silently celebrating the ability to use my real name ...

Happy Sunday to me. Today, I’m silently celebrating the ability to use my real name online. If I ever get shunned, maybe I’ll change it. But my birth name is so pretty. I’m happy with the name I was given at birth. Also thankful that my true friends understand my need for online safety aliases given the tracking, stalking, and harassment I’ve experienced online. I got a message from my high school teacher turned lifelong mentor. He is openly queer and living happily with his partner. I said, yes, Mr. L. It’s me. I’m using my real name because thankfully, my family never publicized my real name to people who weren’t safe.