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Thank you for your hard work!

Would archiving it on the wayback machine or archive.is be feasible? Or is it just too much work?

I think my first hunch was when I watched V for Vendetta at age 12 and the sub-story about the lesbian couple really struck a cord in me. At that point I didn't think that I was like them, but at the same time their harsh fate made me really afraid something similar was gonna happen to me. The experience was pretty confusing, and I eventually pushed it out of my mind.

Then I started 7th grade, and I became more confused because my friends were talking about cute guys and I did not get what the fuss was about. The final realisation came when I started 8th grade, so around when I was 14, because I developed a massive crush on my best friend at the time. Nothing came of it, but after that I knew I was definitely attracted to girls and not guys.

Around 16 I started realising my gender identity wasn't cis either, but I only cleared up that conundrum last year at 25. After many conversations with my partner, I came to accept that I'm agender.

It's all been quite the journey and I think I may still change along the way.

Yeah... The whole deal with states banning gender affirming care is the perfect breeding ground for scammers. We all need to keep an eye out

Oh thank goodness, I'm so glad to hear that!

I feel you, it's the same for me. It's really fun hanging around less mainstream spaces again

Best of luck to you too!

Happy to help! I'm procrastinating on my college stuff as we speak :')

I do! There's several different channels on youtube with instructions, so you can pick what works best for your brain. I'll link some videos from a couple different creators below, but I recommend looking at their channels' playlists too. They all have put together very good playlists to get you started:

• Alex's Innovations. Basic knots for friendship bracelets: In case you need a refresher on what the knots are. Alex has a lot of neat pattern tutorials, and a great compendium video on all the ways you can start and end your bracelet.

• KnotLikeTheOthers. Easy Chevron Tutorial with tear drop loop: this was one of the first tutorials I tried out, the presenter goes slow and doesn't speed up the footage for most of the process iirc. The chevron is a great design for getting the hang of the process, and it's easier to keep neat than candy-stripe bracelets. Jenn is amazing at alpha bracelets, which look like pixel art and can be used as bookmarks or wall deco etc.

• Masha's Knots. Beginner's guide to bracelets: Very comprehensive video on pretty much all the basic stuff, but it can potentially get overwhelming. Masha has incredibly detailed explanations of all the techniques, and a ton of tutorials for really gorgeous patterns.

These are my favorites but there's more, like Megan Morris and kinseyb. Apart from yt, there's also a vibrant community to be found at BraceletBook and friendship-bracelets.net. They're sites where people publish patterns and there's an accompanying forum section too for discussions.

And now a couple extras:

• adjustable loop closures - a quick and dirty way to make your bracelets adjustable, i.e easier to take off. Not the prettiest or long lasting one, but good to get started.
• How to tie the shaped frog bracelet - shaped bracelets look really cool, and this is one of the few videos I've found showing how to do this technique. It can be applied to other patterns too, not just the frog.

Thanks for the tip and the encouragement! Drop spindles do look a lot more accessible than the big spinning wheels, and I have some wool roving left from my attempt at felting. Maybe I can try spinning sooner rather than later

I just started to learn how to crochet during the past couple of weeks! I'm afraid I'll end up distracted by a different craft soon though, I have trouble staying motivated... After a couple mini projects I started making a triangle shawl, but I lost my stitch count on the 7th row and I haven't found the energy to go back and figure it out yet :')

I've also tried other fiber crafts in the last year: friendship bracelets, embroidery and shuttle tatting. Weaving and spinning are the next ones on my list to try. Maybe bobbin lace too, one day.

That was amazing! I didn't realize birds other than parrots could repeat human phrases like that! And it sounds so good too! Mind blown

Perhaps you've heard of them already, but here are a few I've enjoyed over the past couple of years:

• Our Flag Means Death (gay pirates, very cozy vibes)
• A League of Their Own (the formation of the first all-female baseball league during WW2, excellent lesbian representation, strong writing and themes)
• Pose (a look into 80s ballroom culture, strong trans representation, but I'd only recommend the first season bc the writing quality sharply drops in the next two imo)
• What We Do in the Shadows (queer vampire roommates and their queer human servant get into various antics, really funny)