This fox is going through things right now. Love and support is appreciated. But they will not lie down or stay quiet for anyone. The way forward is clear even if the path is hard. My smile is worth the fight.

Folks, keep calling. It's made a difference before. It can make a difference again. The line was held on the trans sport ban. The line was held on the BBB. Those of you who contacted your representatives then helped make that happen.

It's hard to feel sorry for government workers complaining about their paychecks today. They took a job reliant on that clown show being able to do its job in order to get paid. I stand to lose access to medicine I need for my physical and mental health. I'd miss a paycheck or two to protect that.

I think everyone should be able to wear make up or not. I think everyone should be able to wear a skirt or not. I think everyone should be able to express how they want to be referred to. 'Trans rights are human rights isn't just a slogan. It is about protecting everyone's freedoms.

I got bored and made a bunch of these.

Sometimes life is hard. Other times a wagon full of puppies show up at your work place.

Gender affirming haircuts are the best.

I *firmly believe* that autism was *selected* in nature, due to there being a benefit in having people in your tribe that see the world differently, and approach problems in a different way, than one that was full of people who all operated similarly. Autistic people improve their communities.

Why do I stand up and remain visible in times like these? open.substack.com/pub/foxyryan...

I am scared of what the Heritage Foundation are trying to do to transgender people... Especially since what they're trying to do right now would make what I just said domestic terrorism. Expressing a genuine fear. Terrorism.

Another dawn. Another day. Another smiling selfie. None of us know which will be our last. They all matter. Especially when the powers that be don't want you enjoying something they don't want you to have. My joy, like my identity, is mine. Still here. Still trans. Still smiling.

As I cancel yet another streaming service, I remind myself of all the TV shows I haven't watched yet, and that used physical media is a thing.

I am not defined by my medicines or surgeries. Those only helped me be the best version of myself, and helped me show you who I knew I always was.

Every trans person who comes out reminds us that even in hostile times, truth still finds its way into the light.

No matter what, don't let the fascist bastards drive you down. They want you to feel hopeless and powerless. They want to disrupt our means to organize, vote, and move in unison. Look after your community, rebel where you can, and don't stop putting pressure on everyone for change.

One year ago today. Hopeful. On my way to get gender affirming surgery. Scared. Unable to fathom one more day in that old body and prepared not to wake up. Today, I am still scared. But I feel stronger. More resilient. More *agile*. More alive. Out from under my dysphoria.

Weird how in the last few days the Trump administration pulled this study showing that right wing extremists do far more violence in the US than far left or radical Muslim groups. web.archive.org/web/20250802...

How fast we forget that this admin were already throwing their weight into trying to take away constitutional rights and brand trans people terrorists *the week before* Kirk's assassination. I don't think this angry lover boy made things worse, but that doesn't make things *good*.

Have a great week everyone!* *Specifically excludes bigots.

Really getting strong vibes that plenty of news agencies, politicians and right-wing influencers think trans people existing is to blame for someone getting assassinated by a white cis dude. Who know shortalls and makeup were so powerful?

Hey, so if you're a public figure and you've been advocating for people to get fired for free speech, know this: If I outlive you, I am going to say really mean shit about you. I wouldn't want you presuming otherwise in your last moments.

Transgender people are owed a retraction and apology from @wsj.com. The lie has already become canon to millions and it seems the least they could do.

Enjoying trans life. To my trans folx out there, live loud and proud. Show those haters that their performative nonsense and vitriol won't slow us down any more than it'll bring recently departed people back.

I didn't think I'd end the day wondering if Etsy witches might actually have supernatural powers when I got up today...

Fear the trans person. Fear their acts of violence like putting on eye make-up and wearing clothes. Cower from their pronouns. Hide from their extreme 'wear whatever you want' and 'call yourself what you want' agenda. Take their 0 guns. Before you fall in love and become lost in their eyes.

I'll be coming home to the Agganis Arena in November, to hang out near heel corner. I'm going to get to say hi to Jamie the cameraman after too long. AEW has helped provide key moments on my journey. Feeling up to being at ringside again is a big milestone for me.

"It's not like my work is going to put air fryers into the break room" I said last night. This morning I walk into work and see this.

Today marks two years of my transition. In this post I delve into where I was two years ago, one year ago, and where I am today. open.substack.com/pub/foxyryan...

Now and then. 2023 vs 2025. Two years of choosing to live. The world may be falling apart at the seams, but that won't stop me weave a better life for myself.

They will point to the worst of us and try to ignore the best of us. I will keep trying to shine as bright as I can to make that as difficult as possible. Even on days like this.

Incase anyone needs to hear this, no, I have not been 'mutilated'. This is the right version of me, and if you feel differently... that's a you problem.

foxyryanx.substack.com/p/hug-people Ben wrote this while Katy, Blåhaj and I are away in ptown for carnival.

Blåhaj is excited for the parade!

Queering it up in PTown for the rest of the week. Stay spicy folx!

A lot of people think this problem is solved, or only limited to Africa, when that is very much not the case. In just the US there were nearly 40,000 new cases of HIV in 2023. The stigma needs to end. Treatment and prevention must not be politicized. We can do so much better here and globally.

In line at the polar cave for the best ice cream in cape cod with my wife and my sister's family.

Finishing up my work week before a long weekend with visiting family. Life for all its ups and downs is good right now.

Relaxing on the deck after week 15 of marathon training. 9 weeks to go until the big day! My parents left not long ago, and I'm really going to miss their love and support. Feeling pretty blessed on a beautiful sunny day on Cape Cod.

I want to be there the day this shit dies. So I have to live as long as I can. So I have to look after myself. So I have to live as well as I can. So I have to be visible. So I have to put my joy before their discomfort. This is the way.

Cheek swabs for all at Hogwarts! Can't have any mudbloods sneaking in. Evidently, all this time Voldemort was the author self-insert.

Listen, I know LLMs will improve at least somewhat but they are shit right now and I can't understand why companies have shoved them out the door as if they are ready for prime time.

If your reaction to someone offering to help is anger, then you really need to do some self reflection. More so if you identify as christian. If a store clerk offers to help you and you don't want help, the standard reaction is 'No thanks'. Just saying.

While I can't say I love being forced to pick between the midnight realm and the pink opaque, it's not exactly a difficult fucking choice. Even if I have to go where the monsters hunt me down, if that's where there's joy, if that's where my friends all are? The pink opaque it is every time.

Enjoying chilling out on the deck on this beautiful day on Cape Cod after running 14 miles this morning.

So this short story just fell out of my head into my keyboard. Hope folx like it!

I was one big walking metaphor out in the rain this morning, but it's a nice reminder that we are stronger together. #LGBTQIA+

Long time no blog. A catch up and a chat about how my phone now longer recognizes me as the person who started transitioning nearly two years ago. open.substack.com/pub/foxyryan...

If anyone you know might be affected by this, please sign and share. With nieces in the school system, and having been a victim of Section 28 growing up in England, I can't stand by silently and let the current government drag us back there.

Hey, queer person who grew up in the UK here. Queer teens deserve online communities where they can interact and explore their identities without the fear of how the authority figures in their lives might react. These spaces should be protected, not taken away.

Nearly seven hundred days into my transition my phone now thinks these are two separate people. They kind of are. Although the one on the left is mostly pretend.