A thread on Alexander Mosolov, my favorite little piece of Russian classical history.
Mosolov was born in Kiev under rule of the Russian empire, and after graduating high school in 1916 he started work for the burgeoning governmental arm of the Soviet union. Through this work, he personally delivered mail to Lenin on three occasions, which is said to have had a profound impact on his life.
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thinking about anti-trans laws, violence
@AgathaSorceress the example this always makes me think of is Christine Jorgensen, who in 1952 was the first prominent trans person in US news
all the coverage is basically "gee golly! how neat is that!" - and not just this headline, she was on panel shows for years as a popular celeb
It took decades for people to decide we're a threat
Transphobia
I got profiled for the first time today at GED class 🥰 apparently someone's leaving the seat up in the womens restroom and it's making people uncomfortable. I discovered this, and the fact the school even knew I was trans in the first place, when I was called to the admin's office and she immediately assumed I did it! She was so surprised when I said it wasn't me, swear to God I'm never using the bathroom at this school ever again lmao
Insufferable girltwink, theology student, Appalachian communist, and erratic hobbyposter // I do worldbuilding based entirely on dreams and shortwave broadcasts // unironically 0 short term memory, I am like small insect