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An Introduction
Oct. 27th, 2019 10:36 pmA friend on Facebook suggested I write a thing like this, and I posted it there, and I figured I may as well post it on here, too.
I'm DW, or Lemur, or probably a few other names some of you might know. There are a number of things people call me, but none of my names are chosen, and none of them are real.
My pronouns at this point are "she" or "they" or "it". (I'm fine with the last, but no longer request it because enough people convinced me it's problematic to do so.) The important part is not to use "he" pronouns for me.
I'm a bit unclear on whether I'm a trans woman or non-binary or neuter or autgender or what--I'm the only person I know who's currently fine with "eunuch" as a term for their identity--but gender is hard. I'm pansexual and probably aromantic, though it can be hard to tell for sure because I don't really understand what romantic attraction is.
I'm autistic and mentally ill: I have major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and a bunch of more minor/specific things I can explain about if you're interested. I also have asthma and pectus excavatum, which add up to me having really shitty lungs.
I'm a victim of involuntary infant male circumcision and have deep-seated trauma and dysphoria issues tied in with it. (What role this has in my gender identity is unclear, but complicated.) I'm a vehement intactivist and believe that all non-medically-essential genital (or other) cutting of children is mutilation and child abuse.
A few years ago, I dropped out of a PhD program in chemistry after six years, due to severe major depressive disorder. I managed to get a Master's degree, though, and I moved back to Prince George's County, where I grew up, and spent the last four years teaching chemistry as an adjunct professor and then visiting-lecturer.
This year, though, I've stopped teaching and am a full-time grad student in human geography. My Master's thesis looks like it will involve comparing public transportation in major American metro areas. I currently plan on getting a job as a GIS analyst after I finish my Master's, because I don't think I have the stamina for another PhD attempt.
My special interests include urban planning, public transit, maps, Bronze Age history, religions and theology, paleontology, and legumes. I like cooking Polish food for my friends, but rarely have the time to do so these days. I'm also a polytheist/pagan, albeit one with rather non-standard theology.
I'm DW, or Lemur, or probably a few other names some of you might know. There are a number of things people call me, but none of my names are chosen, and none of them are real.
My pronouns at this point are "she" or "they" or "it". (I'm fine with the last, but no longer request it because enough people convinced me it's problematic to do so.) The important part is not to use "he" pronouns for me.
I'm a bit unclear on whether I'm a trans woman or non-binary or neuter or autgender or what--I'm the only person I know who's currently fine with "eunuch" as a term for their identity--but gender is hard. I'm pansexual and probably aromantic, though it can be hard to tell for sure because I don't really understand what romantic attraction is.
I'm autistic and mentally ill: I have major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and a bunch of more minor/specific things I can explain about if you're interested. I also have asthma and pectus excavatum, which add up to me having really shitty lungs.
I'm a victim of involuntary infant male circumcision and have deep-seated trauma and dysphoria issues tied in with it. (What role this has in my gender identity is unclear, but complicated.) I'm a vehement intactivist and believe that all non-medically-essential genital (or other) cutting of children is mutilation and child abuse.
A few years ago, I dropped out of a PhD program in chemistry after six years, due to severe major depressive disorder. I managed to get a Master's degree, though, and I moved back to Prince George's County, where I grew up, and spent the last four years teaching chemistry as an adjunct professor and then visiting-lecturer.
This year, though, I've stopped teaching and am a full-time grad student in human geography. My Master's thesis looks like it will involve comparing public transportation in major American metro areas. I currently plan on getting a job as a GIS analyst after I finish my Master's, because I don't think I have the stamina for another PhD attempt.
My special interests include urban planning, public transit, maps, Bronze Age history, religions and theology, paleontology, and legumes. I like cooking Polish food for my friends, but rarely have the time to do so these days. I'm also a polytheist/pagan, albeit one with rather non-standard theology.
