(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it’s lib)

In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was “Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone”. The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the “Publick Universal Friend”, describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as “a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named”.

From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 (“thou sayest it”).  Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to “the Public Universal Friend” or short forms such as “the Friend” or “P.U.F.”, and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied “I am that I am”, saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend’s manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, “there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals”).

editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We’ve been around forever and we’ve been doing variations of this forever. It’s really beautiful

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  • gaystyleJoker [she/her]@hexbear.netOPMEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    hi, does anyone wanna make the mega in the upcoming weeks? if so, reply to this post and i’ll add you to the list!

    the list as it stands:

    Thallo (10/21 - 10/27)
GenderIsOpSec (10/28 - 11/3)
TheChemist (11/4 - 11/10)
oscardejarjayes* (11/11 - 11/17)
HelltakerHomosexual* (11/18 - 11/24)
GayTuckerCarlson* (11/25 - 12/1)
Luna* (12/2 - 12/8)
Eco* (12/9 - 12/15)

    ​ * after name denotes someone who has posted before and will be skipped by first-time posters

  • rtstragedy [she/her, fae/faer]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    3 hours ago
    cw reddit/fashion brainworms

    I am wearing skinny jeans today to spite the whiny people I saw a few years ago on Reddit complaining that they were out of style.

    Spite wearing is kinda fun actually, I dig it.

  • Wendy_Pleakley [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    4 hours ago
    spoiler

    insecurities at a high the last 2 days mostly laying in bed, staring into space, trying to pick a youtube to watch

    don’t really kno what is ok to say or not. obviously i made generalizations and i have reflecting and reading to do. much of my staring into space is related to this

    why do i talk, expectations, ideation

    everyone memes about freezing up and not knowing what to say, but speaking on that earnestly is not something people wanna hear. if someone had explained to me in explicit detail how to outgrow these things as a teenager, i literally would have. and i only say that because people make it seem like changing is easy, like it doesn’t require a 1v1v1 Battle With Executive Dysfunction and Established Logic. i’ve made multiple comments about feeling trapped on rails, etc.

    it is frustrating to see other people speak on their issues and have more positive outcomes. maybe that doesn’t matter. maybe i literally shouldn’t expect anything.

    what i don’t get is how having zero expectations from the world is different from the void i was staring into before i realized that my issues were related to gender and sexuality, and i kinda just wanted to be dead. because i really thought i was straight, i thought i was a guy, and that it was the end. and even typing that is hard.

    if i go back to lurking, it’s not personal. i just ran out of jokes.

  • Yor [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    5 hours ago
    transphobia, introspection, bit depressing I'd say

    it’s funny that I used to worry so much that I’d never be a real woman. I know very well that I am, but now I also know that I threw away what was actually my ideal body and will never truly he happy with it again

    this is a funny thing, because otherwise it would be harrowing

    involves nsfw, suicidal ideation

    took a picture in similar thigh highs and underwear to pictures I have saved before surgery. I’m so flat down there now.

    it makes me want to kill myself

  • TerminalEncounter [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    15·
    7 hours ago

    There’s an old joke/stock phrase and it goes like this: “take two and call me in the morning”

    You used to be able to call your doctor any time and schedule an appointment for the NEXT DAY?! I can’t even get a consult to show up the next day in the hospital 😬 WHERE THEY WORK.