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Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>Debunking Gender-fluid Myths!</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>Gender-fluid? yes, we own this spectrum!! 🏳️‍⚧️🇳🇴</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>Gender-fluid? yes, we own this spectrum!! 🌈🔥</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a></p>
LTTEOAL<p>Love her!<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharlizeTheron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlizeTheron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtectTransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransKids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protectqueerkids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protectqueerkids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genderfluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderfluidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
LTTEOAL<p>Blocking bigots is self care ✨ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pride2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pride2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transisbeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transisbeautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loveislove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loveislove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bisexualitypride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bisexualitypride</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonbinarypride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinarypride</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genderfluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genderfluidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaypride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaypride</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pansexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pansexual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpointlgbtstyles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onpointlgbtstyles</span></a></p>
Gallivanting Rainbows<p>Breaking the Binary: Understanding Gender Fluidity</p><p> <a href="https://gallivanting-rainbows.com/read/2025-06-05/breaking-the-binary-understanding-gender-fluidity" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gallivanting-rainbows.com/read</span><span class="invisible">/2025-06-05/breaking-the-binary-understanding-gender-fluidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingTheBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingTheBinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Non</span></a>-binary</p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>As a gender-fluid, bisexual, and queer person, <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/PrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrideMonth</span></a> is the time I feel most seen and connected!</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bisexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexuality</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈When I walk around my town and people stare, I know I'm on the right path. It's like the universe is giving me a nod 😌✨.<br> <br> Being an anarchist and just vibing with nature feels so right. Like many psychonauts say during an LSD trip, "be grateful for every moment," and sometimes my autism doesn't always show that 🌿💫.<br> <br> But over the past few years, as I've explored myself and my path, I've started taking way more care of myself and falling deeper in love with who I am 💖🌱.<br> <br> If your day's bad, mine can be too. I also have tough days, and everyone deserves to be loved for who they are, no matter how they identify in the LGBTQIA+ community 🌈🤗.<br> <br> I'm bisexual, ambiamorous, and gender-fluid, and I'm living my life to the fullest 🏳️‍🌈💃.<br> <br> Sometimes bad days happen, and you just gotta deal with it. My way of coping with a shitty day is through "escapism" 🎮🌌.<br> <br> I hope this post helps anyone dealing with autism. Be yourself, have fun, live life, and fuck bad people and negativity 💪🌟.<br> <br> Be grateful for being alive 🙏💖.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ActuallyAutistic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Autistic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autistic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Autism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Syndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Syndicalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AnarchoSyndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AnarchoSyndicalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Anarchy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ambiamorous?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ambiamorous</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Mid-week vibes 😴😆<br> Hi, I’m Erik. ✊🚫 Fascist scums aren’t welcome here.<br> <br> Self-discovery update 🌈🚻<br> Lately, seeing myself with a beard and presenting as male brings mixed feelings, and I’m exploring my gender identity more deeply. It’s a journey, but that’s the beauty of being gender-fluid and autistic I guess 🌛🌜.<br> <br> Instance musings 📸✨<br> Debating whether to migrate instance after building a following on pixelfed.social. It’s a much nicer space than Instagram’s algorithmic chaos tbh, but I’ll take my time deciding, no rush.<br> <br> Meanwhile, enjoy these mindless selfie. 💀<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LoveIsLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ambiamorous?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ambiamorous</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ambiamory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ambiamory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Antifa?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifa</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AntiFascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiFascism</a>
Erik L. MidtsveenHi, <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a>!<br> <br> I am migrating over to <a class="u-url" href="https://pix.anduin.net/@midtsveen@pix.anduin.net" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@midtsveen@pix.anduin.net</a> from <a class="u-url" href="https://pix.anduin.net/@midtsveen@pixelfed.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@midtsveen@pixelfed.social</a>. You can look that up on the fediverse to understand why many are not happy with pixelfed.social and its admin.<br> <br> I will not get into that here; I will just post an introduction to my new Pixelfed and say that I'm an ❤️🖤 Anarcho-syndicalist, 🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual, 🌈 Ambiamorous, 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender-fluid, 🧠 Neurodivergent, and 🧩 Autistic individual!<br> <br> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/AnarchoSyndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AnarchoSyndicalism</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Syndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Syndicalism</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Ambiamorous?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ambiamorous</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Transgender?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Neurodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurodiversity</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Autism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Autistic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autistic</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/ActuallyAutistic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pix.anduin.net/discover/tags/Migration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Migration</a>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈One happy Buddha here, celebrating pride and gender-fluidity 🌈.<br> <br> Happy <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BicycleDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BicycleDay</a> to everyone! I’m enjoying the evening and the good vibes 🚴‍♂️.<br> <br> Tomorrow is 4/20, the day for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Weed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weed</a>, but for me, it’s a time to reflect on my journey from 4/19, while others celebrate 420 🌿.<br> <br> Wishing you all a fantastic Saturday evening! ✨<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SelfLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LoveIsLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/buddhism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buddhism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/buddha?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buddha</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meditation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meditation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dharma?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dharma</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/zen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mindfulness?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mindfulness</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spirituality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spirituality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/peace?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peace</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/compassion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compassion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/enlightenment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enlightenment</a>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Louder for the folks in the back... GENDER IS A SPECTRUM!!! 'Nuff said!</p><p>From 2018: Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic </p><p>Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male</p><p>By Claire Ainsworth &amp; Nature magazine</p><p>"As a clinical geneticist, Paul James is accustomed to discussing some of the most delicate issues with his patients. But in early 2010, he found himself having a particularly awkward conversation about sex. </p><p>"A 46-year-old pregnant woman had visited his clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia to hear the results of an amniocentesis test to screen her baby's chromosomes for abnormalities. The baby was fine—but follow-up tests had revealed something astonishing about the mother. Her body was built of cells from two individuals, probably from twin embryos that had merged in her own mother's womb. And there was more. One set of cells carried two X chromosomes, the complement that typically makes a person female; the other had an X and a Y. Halfway through her fifth decade and pregnant with her third child, the woman learned for the first time that a large part of her body was chromosomally male. 'That's kind of science-fiction material for someone who just came in for an amniocentesis,' says James. </p><p>"Sex can be much more complicated than it at first seems. According to the simple scenario, the presence or absence of a Y chromosome is what counts: with it, you are male, and without it, you are female. But doctors have long known that some people straddle the boundary—their sex chromosomes say one thing, but their gonads (ovaries or testes) or sexual anatomy say another. Parents of children with these kinds of conditions—known as intersex conditions, or differences or disorders of sex development (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSDs</span></a>)—often face difficult decisions about whether to bring up their child as a boy or a girl. Some researchers now say that as many as 1 person in 100 has some form of DSD.</p><p>" 'When genetics is taken into consideration, the boundary between the sexes becomes even blurrier. Scientists have identified many of the genes involved in the main forms of DSD, and have uncovered variations in these genes that have subtle effects on a person's anatomical or physiological sex. What's more, new technologies in DNA sequencing and cell biology are revealing that almost everyone is, to varying degrees, a patchwork of genetically distinct cells, some with a sex that might not match that of the rest of their body. Some studies even suggest that the sex of each cell drives its behaviour, through a complicated network of molecular interactions. 'I think there's much greater diversity within male or female, and there is certainly an area of overlap where some people can't easily define themselves within the binary structure,” says John Achermann, who studies sex development and endocrinology at University College London's Institute of Child Health.</p><p>"These discoveries do not sit well in a world in which sex is still defined in binary terms. Few legal systems allow for any ambiguity in biological sex, and a person's legal rights and social status can be heavily influenced by whether their birth certificate says male or female.</p><p>" 'The main problem with a strong dichotomy is that there are intermediate cases that push the limits and ask us to figure out exactly where the dividing line is between males and females,' says Arthur Arnold at the University of California, Los Angeles, who studies biological sex differences. 'And that's often a very difficult problem, because sex can be defined a number of ways.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/fXS54" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fXS54</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderIsNotBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIsNotBinary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GBLTQErasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBLTQErasure</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAbuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAbuses</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Despite community push back, Fort Bend Independent School District trustees overwhelmingly approved a controversial gender fluidity policy on Monday night.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/04/15/518822/fort-bend-isd-trustees-overwhelmingly-approve-gender-policy-despite-community-opposition/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/education/2025/04/15/518822/fort-bend-isd-trustees-overwhelmingly-approve-gender-policy-despite-community-opposition/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendISDTrustees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendISDTrustees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The Fort Bend Independent School District will consider a gender policy that would require parents to be notified if their child uses a pronoun in school that differs from their biological sex.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/04/08/518271/fort-bend-isd-trustees-weigh-gender-fluidity-policy-following-lead-of-other-houston-area-districts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/education-news/2025/04/08/518271/fort-bend-isd-trustees-weigh-gender-fluidity-policy-following-lead-of-other-houston-area-districts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyFairISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyFairISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyIsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KatyIsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolPolicy</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>I think it's time for me to log off, revert to my basic profile and banner picture, and let all your feeds rest.</p><p>I spend a lot of my day reading Mastodon and anarchist media on The Anarchist <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.nti.social/users/library" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>library</span></a></span>.</p><p>As an anarcho-syndicalist, bisexual, gender-fluid, autistic individual, I also need to remember to take breaks sometimes.</p><p>Love to everyone on the Fediverse! See you in a day, a week, or whenever the mood strikes me to log back in!</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Syndicalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syndicalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AnarchoSyndicalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnarchoSyndicalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bisexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexuality</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/NewProfileBanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewProfileBanner</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/NewProfilePicture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewProfilePicture</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈<p>10:20—Good Morning <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>!</p><p>Today's the day I decide whether to stay home with my Debian laptop or head out into the sun.</p><p>It's finally starting to feel like summer in Bergen, Norway with temperatures reaching 15°C.</p><p>I'm thinking of going out all dressed up in my Gender-Fluid style.</p><p>What do you think, Fediverse? </p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluidity</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laptop</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/GoodMorning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodMorning</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunday</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Bergen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bergen</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈My day was pretty meh, but it got a bit better after watching Lynn Saga's new video on YouTube with <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FreeTube?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeTube</a> 📺. I also checked out some films about Anarchism and Anarcho-syndicalism, which is always fun and informative.<br> <br> I hope you're all having a decent Thursday! 🌞<br> <br> Sending you all some love and good vibes 🌈💖.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SelfLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LoveIsLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Syndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Syndicalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AnarchoSyndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AnarchoSyndicalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NorthKorea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthKorea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MakeLoveNotWar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakeLoveNotWar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LSD?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LSD</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AmnestyInternational?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmnestyInternational</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Amnesty?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amnesty</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FreeAssange?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeAssange</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pins?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pins</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Buttons?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buttons</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Here's me after a few days on and off as a female, feeling way more male today. 🔄👤<br> <br> Yes, the copy of Anarcho-syndicalism you see in the background of this selfie is straight from the anarchist library. 📚🏴<br> <br> - <a href="https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism</a><br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Syndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Syndicalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AnarchoSyndicalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AnarchoSyndicalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SelfLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LoveIsLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsLove</a>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈The only thing I still hate about myself is that my (AMAB) beard grows out really fast. A day after I shaved it off, it's dalready poking out! 🪒😔<br> <br> But I find enjoyment in shaving it off. It makes me feel so empowered to jump into a female body. It's like a magical transformation! ✨👩<br> <br> I guess you could say I have a love-hate relationship with my beard. It's complicated, just like me! 💖💜💙<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SelfLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LoveIsLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Beard?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Beard</a>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈00;17—Good Night <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a>! 😴💤<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GoodNight?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoodNight</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sleep?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sleep</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BedTime?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BedTime</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BedTimeStory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BedTimeStory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluidity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluidity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GenderFluid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderFluid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexuality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexuality</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bisexual?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bisexual</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQ?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pride?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SelfLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfLove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LoveIsLove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveIsLove</a>