Posts by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
(DIR) Post #ATxLv9X0bjGpPsJF9k by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
2023-03-24T22:11:25Z
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In 1968, at 30 years old, Lynn Conway transitioned. In doing so she lost her wife, her children, and her job at IBM. She continued on, living authentically as her true self and continued her career as an electral engineer. In 1978 she became an associate professor at MIT and taught a course in VLSI (very large scale integration) that became the basis of the Mead-Conway VLSI Design Methodology, changing how we design integrated circuits. In 1985 she became a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan, and later the associate dean of engineering. 32 years after transitioning, Conway came out publicly as a transgender woman. Since than she has been a advocate for transgender people in the tech sector. In 2020 IBM formally apologized for firing Conway for being trans, over 50 years after the fact. Just a bit of #transHistory I learned today. #history
(DIR) Post #AVIU8TscjBoJJWoM3U by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
2023-05-03T23:12:54Z
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Right now Graduate Workers at the University of Michigan are on strike trying to get a living wage for the work that they do. This time trans healthcare is also under debate as many grad workers can not access the care that they need. When asked to improve access to trans healthcare, the University of Michigan said they are "not interested in doing that". After being told how desperately their students need this care, and how they are suffering, they responded with indifference and sighed with relief when the next topic was introduced. Please boost this, the University is trying to hide behind a progressive facade while rejecting a living wage and trans care. #transrights #uofm #goblue #transEdit: Please also consider donating to their strike fund. The University has stopped paying graduate workers, including some that were not on strike https://givebutter.com/GEOStrikeFund
(DIR) Post #AWBtwxteTPJT8Yu3SC by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
2023-05-30T17:34:06Z
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As opposed to gay HF I assume
(DIR) Post #AWvFadDilyHYbxFCwi by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
2023-06-21T13:11:54Z
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It is astounding how many people showed up on a post about e-bikes to dunk on them. I love my #ebike I'm not using it to exercise, I'm using it to get places. I don't care that it's not as good of a workout. Not everyone can comfortable ride a regular bike, not everyone wants to.#BikeTooter
(DIR) Post #AWzOxaA1yzFYmhK5iq by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
2023-06-23T15:41:33Z
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Nice gender, did your mom pick it out for you? - me mocking cis kids if I were trans in high school
(DIR) Post #AWzUPAwxoCdCTRBho0 by ItzyG@tech.lgbt
2023-06-23T12:40:38Z
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I found it, the holy grail