(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
    21·
    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)
oscardejarjayes* (11/4 - 11/10)
HelltakerHomosexual* (11/11 - 11/17)
GayTuckerCarlson* (11/18 - 11/24)
Luna* (11/25 - 12/1)
Eco* (12/2 - 12/8)

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

  • Eco [she/her, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    1 hour ago

    the government should pay me for anything transition-related ie. hormones, clothes, haircuts, ffs

    it’s in the public interest that i’m as hot as possible

  • Tommasi [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    3 hours ago

    No work, it’s cold and grey outside and i’m huddling under a blanket with my shark reading a fantasy book blahaj top tier day so far

  • LocalOaf [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    8·
    5 hours ago
    sadposting

    yes-honey-left

    I’m so fucking tired

    I need a fucking break

    I need like a week in a nice cabin in the woods to myself miles away from other people with a big warm comfortable bed to hibernate in and try to make up for months of a sleep deficit but that’s completely unrealistic

    I have a whole thing about gender shit and family shit to vent but now I’m gonna attempt to sleep and kick my own brain’s ass if it’s uncooperative in doing that because I’m so fucking exhausted that I’m seeing shit in the corner of my vision that isn’t there

    Goodnight/morning

    sleepi

  • GayTuckerCarlson [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    6 hours ago
    health, weight, positivity

    Getting closer to hitting 20 pounds lost! lets-fucking-go sitting at 18 as of today. Not too far off from being under 200

    Been doing okay staying up on exercise and weight training. One day I will thirst trap hexbear. That is my goal

  • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    9·
    8 hours ago
    hormone updates from ten years in, also dysphoria?

    I have little tiny black hairs growing on the bottom third of my upper arms now. I do not know how to feel about this, has 12.5mg cyproterone acetate betrayed me? Should I start scarfing 50mg again to try to defeat this probably very natural part of aging???

    Beautiful goblin says it’s just soft and downy and part of getting older but like, I am comfortable with the body hair I have now. I do not really want more…

  • Tomboymoder [she/her, it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    9 hours ago

    I’m scared no matter how much HRT changes me, how much weight I lose, how good I get at fashion or makeup or hair care…BDD will forever have me only seeing a guy in the mirror. doggirl-gloom

  • khizuo [ze/zir]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    9 hours ago
    health venting

    ugh there’s so many things i could vent about with my health and the stressful situation it’s put me in, but one thing is that it has once again pushed hrt down the road for me. i’m too busy dealing with my chronic fatigue crash and its ensuing consequences to pursue hrt rn and i’m just thinking about it rn and i’m so, so frustrated.