Staph: Oh hi, I won't turn the camera around because I'm live streaming. I just wanted to say that I love your mask and everything... Did you see that guy with the dog? I'm doing a anti-fascist ritual to to keep fascism out and he stood there for about 15 minutes saying bible stuff at me. I didn't swear at him at all. I just, you know, politely challenged him and he just kept standing there and screaming about Jesus and how I'm going to hell for being queer.
E: Well I for one most certainly don't believe that. I'm sorry that you had to deal with that, that's super not okay. I stand with you.
Emily’s friend: I'm transgender I noticed your button.
S: I am too! That's why I'm doing this!
E: And so am I! Thank you for your anti-fascist contributions. I love your your uh Nordic stuff...
S: I'm calling Loki because he was the original transgender guy. Just be careful, because I did not expect that. I have done rituals like this all over the place, in the public parks, you know. I just happen to stand on a street corner because it's going to be almost the full moon, probably at any time. You have to be careful around places, it sucks. I've been mostly supportive, I even have a Trump supporter live like two doors down from me in my apartment complex. Nobody said anything like that. I was very surprised
E: But you know what's really ironic about that though, and how you can stand up to those people next time, you could just tell them the Bible also says not to judge and that's exactly what you're doing.
S: I wish I thought of that but I was so taken a back, he just kept saying Hell and I said I believe we all go to hell - Helheim - where we all go. So I said, are you going to fight me in combat and go to Valhalla, and he said that you know Valhalla doesn't exist...
E: You want to know something fascinating, you don't often hear about this in Jewish culture, they have special words for transgender people.
S: I know, there's six different genders in the Talmud. I go to the senior center and I do like presentations and stuff. On my next one - God I don't have a business card - but um Southern Tier Transgender Advocacy...
E: Oh you're part of that, I know what that is.
S: I'm pretty much the only person who runs it. I do this and I do the ritual side of things.
E: That's so cool, it's really cool to meet the person behind it.
EF: I recently started coming out too, as a therian, you know what a therian are?
S: Yes I'm otherkin too! I'm Jotun. I'm the same species as Loki, the giants. I feel like I didn't get the height this time around but I've got the spirit... So I'm trying to, you know, I'm only just one person but I'm trying to like curve the tide of all this stuff. Both in the mundane sense and the magical sense, so I'm trying my best.
E: Thank you for all that you're doing. I wish you the best of luck with everything
S: Thanks, yeah, and I'm happy that someone else lives so close by. I feel kind of alienated out here. Are you going to the Friendsgiving? There's an all transgender Thanksgiving that's tomorrow. I'm sorry if you missed out on it, I should have said something on the page. It's at the Lutheran Church in downtown Binghamton.
E: Oh my gosh, that sounds amazing. I hope we can go
S: I made a whole bunch of cookies. They said they've got the food, but that you can bring the dessert, so I made like two dozen cookies. If you have the time tomorrow it starts at 12:30.
E: I'll have the time, I just might not have transportation
S: I'm having family bring me over but but yeah, I should have thought of it to post it on the page, but I've been so busy organizing this, and then I did another... But this is going to be on Trans Masc Druid on YouTube, where I put all my rituals. I've got another, I've got a TDOR one that's going to be posted up on Monday night.
E: Do you have a Tik Tok?
S: Yes I have a Tik Tok. Let me just um spell it so: he was a (attempts to spell seidr). And then bxy is like my identity. It's like, kind of like, male and agender and one thing, so if you can remember that. If I had known I would have brought business cards and all this stuff, but I didn't know that this was going to happen or I was going to meet you.
E: I'll at least follow you on YouTube.
S: I'm sorry that you almost crossed paths with that guy. He was kind of scaring me a little bit but he was old so...
E: Well hopefully we scared him back.
S: Yeah okay well, it's really nice to meet you. I'm Yarrow.
E: I'll be Dreaming Emily, you might see me in your subscribers.
S: I'll try and get this back under control... Okay, it was just going to be probably be like half of the run time. It's at about 45 minutes now and I did not expect it to be that long... but okay, all right. The things that happen on a full moon let me tell you. I simultaneously met a transphobe and then a transperson just a few blocks from where I live, so let's finish this up...
