I hate having PTSD from intimate partner violence. Im in my first relationship since the bad one and anytime we even remotely get into a disagreement, I start getting hypervigilant. Im so glad im seeing a new therapist next week. I need to work on this.

On X I called transphobia a 'mental illness' and I received well over a thousand comments of transphobia, threats of violence, and death threats. I know it's been forever since I've been on here, but I may try to be more active here, assuming my ADHD allows me to.

My latest column. I take a deep dive into the Supreme Court's recent decision and how it affects trans people, as well as cisgender women as well. Please give it a read, share it, and give me feedback. Thank you ❤️ www.transvitae.com/what-skrmett...

My latest column. I take a deep dive into the Supreme Court's recent decision and how it affects trans people, as well as cisgender women as well. Please give it a read, share it, and give me feedback. Thank you ❤️ www.transvitae.com/what-skrmett...

My latest article. I hope you all will give it a read. www.transvitae.com/melissa-hort...

US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Skrmetti. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to transgender people. Welcome to the 'Jim Crow' Era for transgender people.

Today is the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Let us not forget him and the larger conversation of racial inequality and police brutality in this country. Our 24-hour news media cycle makes it easy to move on to the next issue. We should try not to forget.

What do you all think of the new TV monitor? Amazingly it was light enough to hang on my monitor control arm. It's so crazy to sit next to and watch streams. So much real estate to see. I can't wait to watch sports events.

Good morning beautiful people ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ I hope you all have an amazing day, full of positivity and happiness ❤️❤️❤️

My new BF and I had our first trial sleepover for a few days recently. We loved being around each other every second. He helped me clean up my apartment. He cooked for me. And we had a candlelight dinner. He is literally the sweetest man I've ever met in my life. I think he's the real deal ❤️😊

I got three new WNBA posters in the mail today! I'm so happy ❤️🙂🏀

I haven't been active online in over a month. Mostly because of finals, but also, court case, and trying to find stable work. Stress got to me. But now that's all situated. I should be back to writing articles hopefully sometime soon.

Last week, I successfully represented myself in court against my $6 billion ex-employer, where I proved that they discriminated against me. I honestly can't believe that I managed to win the case. The judge even cited the laws I referenced in my closing statement. Where's my JD? lol.

I managed to survive my 1st year in grad school. I achieved a 3.9GPA on the year. My best ever. My lowest grade all year was a B+ on a public policy paper on environmental policy. I'll take that any day of the week. I'm so proud of myself.

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I'm alive and well. Mostly just trying to keep up with life. Trying to finish up with the final weeks of school and doing a ton of job interviews. So I've been super busy. I hope you've all been well. Much love ❤️❤️❤️

I think I'm starting to get over my depression. I've got three major public policy papers to write this week; after that, I think I will be back to streaming and writing articles again. Thank you everyone for your patience ❤️

RFK Jr. is amending the ACA to allow insurance companies to no longer cover gender-affirming care. Please, all Liberals/Democrats that follow me, use your grassroots efforts and submit a public statement on this gov site. Please, help my community ❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️🏳️‍⚧️ www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

It's pretty insane that the govt is classifying vandalism against Tesla vehicles to be domestic terrorism. And threatening to send potential American citizens to a concentration camp in El Salvador for up to 20 years. Pretty fucked up. This is my country now.

Sorry, I have written or streamed in a few weeks. It's been a combination of it being midterms, and I have a ton of papers to write, getting hit with depression, and the pharmacy not having my ADHD medication in stock. I hope you all can understand. I'll be back at it soon enough 🏳️‍⚧️❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

I should be writing a policy paper, but I got sidetracked trying to look pretty; what do you think? ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Repression of free speech, threatening the free press, intimidating protesters, arrests without warrants, cruel and unusual punishment, arguing in court that the 14th Amendment only applies to some people, disappearing people, and no due process. This is America in 2025. Still a free country?

CNN has a presidential bracket for 2028 that you can make. I want AOC to win. It was hard to pick the other side, so I chose who I thought was the least worst of them.

How lovely. A once booming economy and 50 days later they are talking stagflation. Which means higher inflation, slow economic growth, and higher unemployment rates. But I bet Wall Street will make out just fine. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/19/s...

Daily reminder that Tesla has now lost 55% of it's stock value since mid-December. I wonder what it's quarterly earnings report will look like? Lol.

"Only 7% of survey respondents said they said they have a "very positive" view of the party." In a similar poll, I saw that a plurality of respondents saw AOC as the party leader or, rather, as the leader who aligns with their views the most. Interesting. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

I just bought a poster of this. I want it to help motivate me and to understand what it may take to truly be free.

Last week a transphobe harassed me and called me "not human". He had just enough info on his X account that I was able to find his LinkedIn. I emailed his job's media relations, telling them I'm a journalist, and showing them the receipts all over his account. Don't think I'm above doing that. FAFO

Lol, I have a cis person on the other app telling me that Spironolactone doesn't have testosterone suppressant properties and isn't used as a part of HRT. Like, I'm trans. What drug do you think I took to suppress my testosterone? The guy is so sure of himself, too.

It's crazy that Trump yesterday threatened Greenland/Denmark by suggesting that because we have military bases there, we can take the land from them at will. What timeline am I living in? It's like the Back to the Future 2 timeline.

I swear, Morning Joe is the only place I'm seeing "liberals" support Chuck Schumer's actions. Nowhere on any social media platform is anyone happy, not liberals, certainly not leftists. Everyone is calling for him to be removed from leadership.

Just saying, Harry Reid wouldn't have done what Chuck Schumer is doing.

"The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times in US history, during World Wars I and II, it was used to justify detentions and expulsions of German, Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Japanese immigrants" So....concentration camps? www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...

Democrats need new leadership. Chuck Schumer just waived the white flag on the CR. Didn't even bother to try and get concessions. It's the one chance they had to get some leverage and they didn't even try. Why is he leading the Senate? Oust Chuck Schumer Now. AOC for Senate!

Pretty dangerous time to be crossing the border. Maybe through sharing this story we can help get her out of ICE detainment? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:

The S&P is down 7.38% since just Feb. 18th. Holy shit. That's insane.

I just got a new haircut. I got my bangs made a little thicker. Do you think I look pretty? ❤️

For my next article, I think I'll examine the ethical and societal implications of the two new anti-trans bills in Texas and future political and legal projections. HB3399-Ban on Gender Affirming Care HB3817-Felony for "Gender Identity Fraud" How does that sound? 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

CNN just ran a segment a bit ago where they were discussing whether the Democrats should do some soul-searching on whether to support transgender rights. The fact that this is even something to debate says a lot about how far Right the Democratic Party has shifted in the last 4 years. Concerning.

Tesla has lost 42% of it's share value in the past three months.

Good morning, beautiful people ❤️🏳️‍⚧️ Say it back ❤️🙂

See, the Democrats are moving Right and they are dropping support for trans people in the process. I guess our lives and civil rights are just expendable. I will never vote for a Democrat ever again. They are just as complicit as MAGA in wanting us dead. www.erininthemorning.com/p/ca-gov-gav...

There is a remarkable resemblance between how the Democrats operate currently and how the SPD did in Germany after the fall of the Weimar Republic. The fragmented party cares too much about 'decorum,' over relies on the courts, underestimates MAGA's extremist rhetoric, and is too compromising.

It's pretty fucked up that I'm so worried as a trans person right now in the United States that I'm trying to secure funding to pay for an immigration attorney to get into Canada, and I'm in the process of making a 'bug out' bag. It's a scary fucking feeling.

I think I will start the visa process to get into Canada. I can get an "express entry" visa if I return to being a pharmacy technician. I need to come up with $2000 for an immigration attorney. But Canada, I may be coming sooner rather than later 🍁

Ngl, I'm really scared as a trans person in the US. Sure, I live in a "blue state", but with what Trump said last night, it proves how fixated they are on harming us. And not nearly enough cisgender people are talking about it, let alone concerned about it. I'm terrified for myself and my community

As a journalist, how am I to sell hope to my community after our President denigrated trans people at least a dozen times in his speech and called on Congress to criminalize gender transition? I hate writing doom and gloom all the time. And how we are all screwed. I want to inspire 🏳️‍⚧️

Elissa Slotkin gave a good speech about the party moving Right as she praised President's Bush and Reagan, talked of bipartisanship, and family values. We need a leftist 'tea party' moment. Desperately. I don't want Republican-lite and MAGA as my choices.

While there are many things in Trump's speech that Democrats will be upset about, I beg you all not to overlook the things he said about the transgender community. He called on Congress to criminalize gender transition. My people are going to die because of this government. Its genocide.

Listening to Trump give a speech like this makes me want to figuratively KMS. Holy fuck. I'm pretty sure the biggest round of applause so far was when he was shitting on trans people. And fuck Riley Gaines. I need money so I can leave this country.