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Pyrzout :vm:Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/help-desk-at-risk-scattered-spider-shines-light-on-overlook-threat-vector/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.securityweek.com/help-desk-at-risk-scattered-spider-shines-light-on-overlook-threat-vector/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identity</a>&Access <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/NetworkSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NetworkSecurity</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/ScatteredSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScatteredSpider</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cybercrime</a>

IndieAuthors.Social NewsWe Write Most of Our Stories, But Sometimes They Write UsThe most frustrating work can surprise us with insights we lacked at the start Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative » <a href="https://writingcooperative.com/we-write-most-of-our-stories-but-sometimes-they-write-us-c3946e0d461" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://writingcooperative.com/we-write-most-of-our-stories-but-sometimes-they-write-us-c3946e0d461</a><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/sisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sisters</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memoir</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creativity</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#change</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@indieauthors</a>

PrivacyDigest<a href="https://mas.to/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> Is Buying Mobile <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Iris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Iris</a> Scanning Tech for Its <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deportation</a> Arm Originally designed to be used by sheriff departments to identify inmates or other known persons, ICE is now likely buying the technology specifically for its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) section, which focuses on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportations</a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://www.404media.co/ice-is-buying-mobile-iris-scanning-tech-for-its-deportation-arm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/ice-is-buying-mobile-iris-scanning-tech-for-its-deportation-arm/</a>

Crypto NewsWorldcoin Rival Humanity Protocol Debuts $1.1B Mainnet for Privacy-First Web2 to Web3 Identity - Humanity Protocol, a privacy-first blockchain identity network and high-profile rival to ... - <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/08/worldcoin-rival-humanity-protocol-debuts-usd1-1b-mainnet-for-privacy-first-web2-to-web3-identity" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/08/worldcoin-rival-humanity-protocol-debuts-usd1-1b-mainnet-for-privacy-first-web2-to-web3-identity</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalidenitty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalidenitty</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/worldcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldcoin</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#finance</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mainnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mainnet</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

Pyrzout :vm:PLoB: A Behavioral Fingerprinting Framework to Hunt for Malicious Logins – Source: www.securityweek.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/plob-a-behavioral-fingerprinting-framework-to-hunt-for-malicious-logins-source-www-securityweek-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ciso2ciso.com/plob-a-behavioral-fingerprinting-framework-to-hunt-for-malicious-logins-source-www-securityweek-com/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyberSecurityNews</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/IncidentResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IncidentResponse</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identity</a>&Access <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/securityweekcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#securityweekcom</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/securityweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#securityweek</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Splunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Splunk</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/PLoB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PLoB</a>

Reflections by Versiq🌌 What if reality kept evolving, but a piece of you refused to update?I wrote this to chase what still feels true, even when everything else resets. I’m curious where it takes you.👉 <a href="https://www.clickworlddaily.com/2025/08/what-still-feels-real.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.clickworlddaily.com/2025/08/what-still-feels-real.html</a>(Contains symbolic imagery embedded in the article.)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#future</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reflections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reflections</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/awaken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#awaken</a>

damienbodBlogged: Use EdDSA signatures to validate tokens in ASP.NET Core using OpenID Connect<a href="https://damienbod.com/2025/08/06/use-eddsa-signatures-to-validate-tokens-in-asp-net-core-using-openid-connect/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://damienbod.com/2025/08/06/use-eddsa-signatures-to-validate-tokens-in-asp-net-core-using-openid-connect/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openidconnect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openidconnect</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oidc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oidc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eddsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eddsa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jwt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jwt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oauth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oauth</a>

Strypey"That's the irony of what Blaine did when he created WebFinger. It was supposed to support multiple! It wasn't supposed to just be this is your fediverse address, it was supposed to be, here's how you find all the different account of information about me, and different things."<a href="https://mastodon.social/@rabble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rabble</a>, 2025<a href="https://wedistribute.org/podcast/s2e3-rabble-from-nos-social/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wedistribute.org/podcast/s2e3-rabble-from-nos-social/</a>So ... WF is meant to facilitate something like Libravatar, where all roads lead back to a canonical profile? Hmm ...<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PortableIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortableIdentity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/WebFinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebFinger</a>

Chery (Great Australian Pods)The Six Degrees Podcast Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: <a href="https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-six-degrees-podcast/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-six-degrees-podcast/</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GreatAusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatAusPods</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPods</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasts</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasting</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasters</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identity</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Advice</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Religion</a>

LuthandoThe Mirror of MovementWe don't truly know ourselves until we move. Action strips away the fantasy of who we think we are and reveals who we really are. Starting something isn't always about finishing—it’s about discovering. Without action, we live in a self-made illusion.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#action</a>

Helen PackhamFrom Panic Attacks to The Journey To Bold <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/confidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confidence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#personaldevelopment</a>We all have… <a href="https://ift.tt/SMRowql" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ift.tt/SMRowql</a>

Estelle Platini'Europe’s narrative is constructed on the exclusion of colonialism from its history, allowing the ideology of Europe’s racelessness. […] The disremembering of the colonial past shapes the contemporary perception of Europe as a progressive well-intentioned neutral mediator. Moreover, this colonial amnesia produces Europeans of color as outsiders and “aliens” threatening to the liberal continent’s identity.''Thus, racialized Europeans are forever “just arriving” and forgotten in the construction of a contemporary European identity. The book gives examples of continent’s Roma and Sinti populations who have resided in Europe for half a millennium and are constantly marginalized as foreigners.'(1/2)<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#identity</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/norms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#norms</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/normality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#normality</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Europeanness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Europeanness</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/whiteness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#whiteness</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/raceMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#raceMaking</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/racialization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#racialization</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ElTayeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ElTayeb</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Europe</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/postColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#postColonialism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/racelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#racelessness</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/colorblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#colorblind</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/raceMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#raceMaking</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/colourblind" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#colourblind</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#racism</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#diaspora</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Belgium</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#France</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Netherlands</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NL</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Austria</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Italy</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Spain</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Portugal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portugal</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hungary</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/postNational" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#postNational</a>

broVbro 🇺🇲National identity is a very low priority these days, especially on the left. Part of the reason may be that many countries. I'm not dramatically distinctive. Another reason may be that few of us have a living memory looming existential threats and our nation under threat of erasure.<a href="https://toot.community/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/nation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nation</a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a>

damienbodBlogged: Issuer and verify credentials using the Swiss Digital identity public beta, ASP.NET Core and .NET Aspire<a href="https://damienbod.com/2025/08/04/issuer-and-verify-credentials-using-the-swiss-digital-identity-public-beta-asp-net-core-and-net-aspire/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://damienbod.com/2025/08/04/issuer-and-verify-credentials-using-the-swiss-digital-identity-public-beta-asp-net-core-and-net-aspire/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aspire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspnetcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aspnetcore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dotnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dotnet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swiyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#swiyu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#e</a>-ID <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sd</a>-jwt-vc <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/did" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#did</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ssi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OID4VCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OID4VCI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OID4VP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OID4VP</a>

Pyrzout :vm:The surprising truth about identity security confidence <a href="https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/04/ciso-identity-security-confidence-gap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/04/ciso-identity-security-confidence-gap/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/non" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#non</a>-humanidentities <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/securitypractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#securitypractices</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/BeyondID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeyondID</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#report</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#survey</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CISO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CISO</a>

Chery (Great Australian Pods)Still Here, Still Queer Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: <a href="https://www.greataustralianpods.com/still-here-still-queer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greataustralianpods.com/still-here-still-queer/</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GreatAusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatAusPods</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPods</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasts</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasting</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasters</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Society</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identity</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PersonalStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersonalStories</a>

Prism & PenTrans men who haven’t medically transitioned still bleed. Still cramp. Still carry the weight of a cycle that doesn’t align with how they see themselves. And no one talks about it. <a href="https://medium.com/prismnpen/living-in-a-body-that-betrays-me-964e4b8e441d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/prismnpen/living-in-a-body-that-betrays-me-964e4b8e441d</a><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/GenderDysphoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderDysphoria</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Identity</a>

WINGS_radio<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/threat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#threat</a> <a href="https://shellypalmer.com/2025/07/when-ai-makes-you-question-your-identity/?mc_cid=9dea8eb88c&mc_eid=4c30b7e32a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shellypalmer.com/2025/07/when-ai-makes-you-question-your-identity/?mc_cid=9dea8eb88c&mc_eid=4c30b7e32a</a>

I Am VioletTwo years to freedom!Exactly two years ago, I was sitting at my desk at my old job, bored, reading <a href="https://stainedglasswoman.substack.com/p/part-one-a-webcomic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a blog post</a> by a trans woman I had started following on Mastodon, when I saw this:<blockquote>If you’re under the assumption that you’re a cis guy but have always dreamed of being a girl, and the only reason you haven’t transitioned is because you’re afraid you’ll be an “ugly” girl: That’s dysphoria. You’re literally  trans girl already, hon.</blockquote>I stopped reading. I stared at the webcomic with this accusation. My mind started spinning. I said to myself, “Oh. I think I should keep reading.”I gave a detailed account of the following week in <a href="https://iamviolet.ca/2023/12/24/my-awakening/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this blog post</a>. In brief, that week culminated in a moment of existential panic that resolved into knowing who I was for the first time in my life. By that time, I had adopted a new name. Two months later, I started hormone treatment. Six months after that, my new name was official. A lot has happened in the last two years. I feel like I’ve lived more than in the previous twenty years. I learned to love unconditionally. I’ve changed careers. I’ve moved. I’ve got boobs! But most significantly, I’ve come to know who I am on a profound level. I’m a chaotic genderfluid nonbinary transcendgender woman. “Chaotic genderfluid” because my energy shifts around the whole field of gender identities, and even I can’t predict when and how it will shift. I’ve accepted that, no matter how much I yearn for complete femininity, I have masculine aspects that are an integral part of who I am; I’m definitely nonbinary. But I don’t consider myself partially male, partially female. I’ve learned a lot about gender in the last two years.1 Gender is not tied to physical, hormonal, or chromosomal sex. It’s something we’re indoctrinated into from the time we’re in our third trimester, something we learn in childhood until it becomes deeply ingrained in our teens. Binary gender is an ideology that is so rigidly enforced, we come to think of it as normal, and every other possibility as a deviation. That’s where transcendgender comes from. I don’t consider myself pangender or agender—or even polygender. I identify more with the feminine than the masculine, but I transcend the need to identify with any specific gender. It was a liberating realization. As I’ve said elsewhere, I’m the best of both worlds, but bound by neither. After five decades, I’m truly free. <ol><li>See Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World by Anne Fausto-Sterling ↩︎</li></ol><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamviolet.ca/tag/genderfluid/" target="_blank">#genderfluid</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamviolet.ca/tag/identity/" target="_blank">#identity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamviolet.ca/tag/nonbinary/" target="_blank">#nonbinary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamviolet.ca/tag/personal-freedom/" target="_blank">#personalFreedom</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamviolet.ca/tag/trans/" target="_blank">#trans</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://iamviolet.ca/tag/transjoy/" target="_blank">#TransJoy</a>

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