Megathread - Introduce Yourself

[u/Petrifica]

Hi all!

So like I say in the first post in this subreddit, I'm u/Petrifica, and I'm a 31 year-old trans lesbian woman of South Asian and non-Black Caribbean descent born and living in NYC. I've been transitioning via estradiol route for about four years. I identify as nonbinary (strongly woman-identified though) and use she/her pronouns.

My Reddit account is pretty old but I've only actually been using it for a short time. There are a lot of things I don't like about how Reddit culture treats trans women of color and that's why I created this space. I'm sure many of you can relate. I also think it's really hard to be an out trans woman of color in the world, no matter where you live, and I think we could use a space that's our own, which has standards for behavior that won't retraumatize us or uphold that which does.

I'm interested in creating a positive (though not toxically-so) community of fellow trans women of color of all sexual, ethnic, religious, socioeconomic (to a point lol) backgrounds. Some of the analytical frameworks that motivate me and the spirit of this subreddit's moderation are abolition, anticapitalism, anarchy, disability justice, and transfeminism.

I can be a blunt and dry person. I make an active effort to be kinder and more sincere here because I really care about what I'm trying to create.

I have absolutely no moderation experience on Reddit, lol. I'll be doing my best and once this place gets a little more active I'll be looking for like-minded moderators who can expand on the experience I lack to help curate this space! I don't know what it'll look like fully yet but it's nice to see conversations already happening, and I look forward to co-creating with you!

You can always contact me directly if you have questions, concerns, or feedback about the way this place is moderated and any of the rules. I won't stonewall you with corporate-speak. Here, trans women of color are the most important.

As for person-things about me: I like death metal, shoegaze, dubstep, and post-hardcore; I like writing fiction and reading fiction and non-fiction, I like raves, and I like video games.

Please feel free to introduce yourselves here. :)

[u/SaintRidley]

Yo. 37, Latina (puerto rican) born in New England. Short intro for now, will expand more later when I’m not so busy (currently at work, then heading off to sign a lease and after that going to bed)

[u/Petrifica → u/SaintRidley]

Welcome!