lili_thana

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[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 days ago

I can't speak for other states but in Texas early voting means you can vote at any polling place in your county. They reduce the amount of available polling places on actual election day, and you must vote at the polling place for your precinct only as well. So you're more likely to have less of a wait time than on election day, and thus it'll be easier to do.

[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So sex in biology isn't usually identified via studying the chromosomes of an organism, since not even every species uses an XY Sex Determination system. It is generally determined via the primary and secondary sex characteristics exhibited by the organism. If the organism has female sex characteristics, they are "biologically female". Its get even murkier when discussing things like Klinefelter Syndrome, Swyer Syndrom, and de la Chapelle Syndrome.

There are people out there with XX Chromosomes that were born looking like men, have penises like men, sound like men, etc. And there are people out there with XY Chromosomes that were born looking like women. These people might not even be trans; it is just that genetics, biology, chromosomes and the like aren't so clear cut and easily put into two categories like "biologically male" and "biologically female".

The terms "biologically male" and "biologically female" tend to be phrases that exist within the realms of transphobes and the like to deny people's gender identities, and not anything used by scientists.

[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yes, true. But at least I don't have to slather chemicals onto my skin to avoid the nuclear hellfire in the sky giving me cancer. I know cold ain't exactly like happy fun times. But I prefer it over heat absolutely.

[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago (5 children)

In six months I'm gonna be so happy that the days are 6 hours long and everything will be gray, damp, and cool. Summers last like 6 months here and August is the hottest month. Will be wonderful to go outside without the sun trying to murder me.

[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 4 months ago

More pointing out that there is a correlation with our modern diet and the rise of colon and rectal cancers in young people. UPFs are most likely not the sole issue but a contributor along with other things that are now in our food that weren't in the past.

My friend was just one of those that developed such a cancer and died from it young.

[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Cancer is a big risk

Had a friend of mine die on Thanksgiving last year in his early 30s from it. He was never obese in his life.