What story do these words tell?
transgender military personnel
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“Thousands of transgender people are currently serving honorably in the military and have been doing so for years. Despite this reality, the Trump administration has targeted and maligned trans service members, leaving tens of thousands of active duty service members, veterans, and members of military families in fear and uncertainty about their jobs, their healthcare, and their futures.” from — Understanding Trump’s Trans Military Ban. (2026). Advocates for Trans Equality. Retrieved July 27, 2026
Read Moretransexuals
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“Looking at postmortem brain tissue of transgender subjects, he found that male-to-female transsexuals had clusters of cells, or nuclei, that more closely resembled those of a typical female brain, and vice versa.”
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2017
transexualism
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“DSM-III, published in 1980, officially listed tobacco dependence and transsexualism as disorders.”
From Time Magazine Archive
hometown heavy
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As I fell asleep, I swear, you were here with me.
Read Moretile drainage
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“In a tile drainage system, a sort of “plumbing” is installed below the surface of agricultural fields, effectively consisting of a network of below-ground pipes that allow subsurface water to move out from between soil particles and into the tile line.” – wikipedia
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