Daphne⭐ :heart_transgender: / is on Nostr

Hey, it's Daphne⭐ (read: Daphne Star)! You've found the corner of the Fediverse I'm renting from eldritch.cafe. Seeing other trans women thriving gives me life. Feel free to follow, but please have a profile and some posts first!

* IDENTITIES/INTERESTS *

Trans woman!
Fledgling author
Fox enthusiast
Video, board, tabletop gamer
Married, monogamous
Parent
Software engineer
Transbianarchist

~ FAST FACTS ~
she/her 🏳️‍⚧️ | furry 🦊🧚‍♀️ | middle-aged | racially white | U.S./Chicago based

Last Notes

2023-09-09 01:17:27

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@npub149u…nps4 @npub1gg8…439g @npub1zc4…mc2z Whoa, awesome! Is it okay to spread this event to non-Fediverse trans circles?

2023-08-07 23:33:00

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@npub149u…nps4 @npub1e7a…sq82 Ooof, updating a gender marker in GA appears... Onerous. Like "requires surgery" onerous. That said, there might be a passport workaround thanks to Real ID?
https://naia.me/blog/2019/11/21/gender-marker/
It's worth noting that at time of posting, gender is self-ID on U.S. passports.

2023-08-05 14:41:53

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@npub149u…nps4 That's a big deal! I hope the restaurant doesn't give you too much trouble. :heart_transgender:

2023-08-05 14:33:52

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@npub149u…nps4 Aha, clearly the restaurant represents the insurance system, and you're fighting with them over covering your treatment plan, and the snakes are dysphoria, and your car is your home, where the world is quietest and you feel safe enough to take on the stress of disputing charges. You're about to go somewhere, about to step out into the world, but you want to get this sorted first so you can feel secure.
Or maybe it's just a dream. 🤷‍♀️

2023-08-03 00:59:17

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@npub149u…nps4 It's definitely a process... There's a lot of crying involved. 😅 I'm getting somewhere though! It's worth the effort. Thank you for reading. 💜

2023-08-02 18:48:13

Weighted Blanket
(a poem, I suppose)
I dredge up the ruins of my own past and sift through its remains quite often nowadays. Where once I feared drowning in those emotional waters, now I swim through them as if I were born and raised in them. In a way, I suppose I was.
Still, there's much that remains buried at the bottom of that lake. Pulling up old feelings, old memories, old trauma is painful. Deep pain permeates my body; deep sorrow sinks into my heart. And yet, I swim onward; rather than deflecting my discoveries to protect myself from their pain, I draw it into myself and accept it all as part of who I've become.
I wonder sometimes if this is really the healthiest way to live. That by taking in such heavy emotions I'm anchoring myself to this dark lake. But these heavy feelings are mine, and there's a familiarity to them that feels right. My tears, my emptiness, my yearning; all of them weave together into a heavy tapestry, an existential weighted blanket. I crawl beneath it and feel safe as a familiar ache presses down on me, secure in the knowledge that I am here.

2023-07-28 05:18:37

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@npub149u…nps4 Dysphoria's the worst. Please accept these e-hugs with my best wishes: :blob_cat_heart::blobhaj_trans_heart: :dragn_heart: :blobhaj_hug_full: :blob_wolf_hug_moon:
I owe you a real one too, if we ever happen to share the same physical space. You made my morning, so you definitely deserve it. 😉

2023-07-15 20:43:21

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@npub149u…nps4 Wow, that's some whiplash! I'm sorry about your sister... That's so disappointing. I join you in hoping she comes around, but I'm thankful for the supportive community you've already built around yourself whether she does or not. Hugs for days. :blobhaj_trans_heart: :blob_cat_heart:
In other news, congrats on your name change! That's awesome! 💜 :heart_transgender:

2023-07-13 13:35:39

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@npub149u…nps4 Ear piercing is exciting! Best of luck with your sister... Hoping for the best. :blobhaj_heart:

2023-05-03 22:06:16

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@npub1cjj…8rtc Huh. Is that just bad luck or is large-scale financial fraud just everywhere and you're particularly good at finding it? I would honestly believe either, regardless of industry...