International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) is a day for celebrating the lives of transgender people, recognizing the contributions we make to society and rallying against the discrimination we face. TDoV also functions as a counterpart to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR)[1]; with TDoR being a somber occasion and TDoV having a more celebratory nature.

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  1. TDoR is observed on November 20th and memorializes those of us who’s lives were stolen by transphobic violence, particularly trans women of color. TDoR was initially founded in 1999 in remembrance of Rita Hester, Chanelle Pickett, and Monique Thomas, three black trans women who were murdered in the Boston area. ↩︎

  • Busgirl [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    I think I’m gonna start getting into exercising daily! I already wanted to be outside more, but I’m realizing now just how much strength I’ve lost from transitioning and want to build it back up.

    Also want to lose weight slowly, I’m a big girl I’m 300+ pounds and want to get to around 230 by 2030.

    Gonna read some books so I can exercise the best I can especially at my weight(don’t wanna hurt my joints)

    They also started doing morning stretching exercises at work and I’ve been really liking it, I feel less tired at the end of the day now.

    horny

    Also wanna be able to bridal carry my girlfriend and shove her face in my sweaty pits

    • BountifulEggnog [it/its, she/her]@hexbear.net
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      230 by 2030 is a great goal, good job getting back into it. I got back into walking last year and feel much better even without weight loss, losing weight made me feel so much better too.

      • Busgirl [she/her]@hexbear.net
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        I wanna be able to cosplay noi from dorohedoro I have a very similar build to this, I’m just fat currently; I also have the height to match.

        • sodium_nitride [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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          Cool. Never watched dorohedoro (on my list, like a 1000 other things), but i get wanting to cosplay a character. For halloween I wanted to cosplay a charater (fors wall from lord of the mysteries) but all the chinese cosplay outfits were too small and my waist too thick. Gave me lots of dysphoria* … sigh.

          I wish you luck in your fitness goals. May you achieve cosplay greatness.

          *specifically the part about not being able to cosplay female characters from my favorite series

          • Busgirl [she/her]@hexbear.net
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            Dorohedoro is my favorite anime/manga of all time! It’s just unlike anything else I’ve found that has had some mainstream success. Also what’s Lord of mysteries? Is it a cultivation novel cause I know you like those?

            • sodium_nitride [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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              It’s not cultivation, but it’s Chinese (the most popular one). It’s set in a Victorian setting with lovecraftian elements. The name is also a hint. This is Fors wall.

              She was my second choice behind cosplaying Amon, aka this guy (it’s a gender neutral outfit)

              I even traveled around the country to try to get the logistics of either costume down but it wouldn’t have worked out unless I got a really shoddy costume that didn’t look anything like the characters. And I’d have to accept some shoddy materials which would rip after a few uses. Either that, or I paid like 200 bucks (I found a full Amon costume on aliexpress for that much). I also did find a Fors costume on Aliexpress, whose waist measurements wouldn’t have fit me at all and I decided to cry in my room instead of dressing up.

    • SwitchyandWitchy [she/her]@hexbear.netM
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      Big girl gang catgirl-heart I love us

      I’m trying to lose weight too, mostly just so biking and hiking will be less painful and in case I run from the pigs. But I’m trying to stay a big girl, I’m around 2m tall anyway so probs not gonna go much below 120kg (265lbs)