(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·
    27 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

  • Lenins_Cat_Reincarnated@hexbear.net
    31·
    1 month ago

    I used to pressure my guy friends into wearing my dresses and then I would nearly die of envy after seeing them in my dress.

    Can’t wait till I’m muscular and manly so I can wear dresses again.

  • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    29·
    1 month ago

    Listening to a guy rattle off paragraphs about his favourite slop, nodding along and agreeing, and then right when he’s done, dismissing the entire thing because the slop is misogynistic as fuck mari-smug

    The stupid “buzzkill feminist” thing was actually invented for me.

  • LocalOaf [they/them, ze/hir]@hexbear.netEnglish
    29·
    1 month ago

    “there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals”

    lea-bounce waow-based lets-fucking-go

    The Friend is definitely near the top of the list of “dope historical figures I’d want to go hang out with if I had a time machine”

  • Thallo [love/loves]@hexbear.netEnglish
    29·
    1 month ago

    I volunteered for a task at work that requires me record myself.

    I have to say, “This is MR. [Dead name]” at the beginning of each recording. Then I have to hear my voice when reviewing the recordings.

    Is this self harm? It’s probably self harm wtf

  • Angel [any]@hexbear.netMEnglish
    25·
    26 days ago

    My hair is the longest that it’s ever been in my life, but I seem to be getting to a point where I’ll need to purchase some better-fitting shower caps.

  • yewler [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    25·
    28 days ago
    they/theming transfems

    I keep getting they/them’d by people who know I prefer she/her. And I mean honestly I vibe with they/them and might set them as secondary pronouns on this site. But it would be nice to be she/her’d at least once in a while, considering that’s how I ask to be referred to as.

    I get that I’m mostly masc presenting right now, but I really shouldn’t have to earn the right to be she/her’d. It really feels like they’re saying “it feels weird to call this man she, but I can compromise with a they so that he doesn’t get on my case about it.”

    Even though I like they/them pronouns, it’s starting to feel very tiring and invalidating considering the relative frequency.