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On this mega I shall take the opportunity to rant about one of my favorite things: the Webnovel UNJUST DEPTHS!

Do you love transgenders?

Do you love communism?

Do you love queer romance?

Do you love killing fascists in a giant fucking mech?

Would a plotline with all of these things happening in a underwater retro-futuristic gundam setting intrigue you?

Especially if its actually really well written with good characters, rich worldbuilding, and a marxist leninist transfem author?

All of the answers should be: YES I DO or else I WILL BAN YOU

Since you obviously love all of those things then Unjust Depths is perfect for YOU yes YOU! It is DESTINY

The Imbrian Ocean is at a time of severe instability. The monarch of the vast Empire that spans its unjust depths (:3) is sick and nearing death, every territory of the ocean now vying to carve their own Destiny out of the chaos. From the Volk fascists pigmask-off , Zionists hamas-base (they literally will not die why are they still here oh my god), The ‘Anarchists’ (social chauvanists) lenin-dont-laugh in Bosporus, and the monarchs gui-trans of each vast noble domain, each vies for power and prestige no matter who they crush underfoot, but it would be a pretty depressing story without a bright light in the dark.

On the edge of the Empire sits the glorious Union! The (Soviet) Union soviet-chad is a socialist federation of three states (and one anarchist mountain left-unity-4 )that were formerly slave colonies under the Imbrian Empire until they broke away in a fierce liberation war. They have spent the last 20 years since then building themselves up. Whether they be Human bridget-disco , Shimmi kbity-how (Catgirls who usually follow a religion closely related to modern Islam), and Kattaran transshork-happy (a hybrid humanoid species with characteristics of sea life ranging from sharks to cuttlefish)building socialism side by side.

First lead under the revolutionary leader Dashka Kansal, then the Idealist Ahwalia who lead the country to near ruin in pursuit of building a utopia on pillars of sand, then under the scientific socialist three-heads-thinking leadership of the Grand Marshall of the Union, Bhavani Jayanskar (I love Jayanskar so much shes basically as if Stalin, Lenin, and Zhukov were rolled into the same person but was a black lesbian badass who wore the uniform REALLY WELL)(she aint the main character at all tho shes only in very few scenes i just love her so much). Under Jayanskar, the Union has been growing their economy to both eliminate hunger and give everyone a home chad-stalin , but also growing their military capabilities for the inevitable return of the Empire. The Union is alone, but with the people by its side nothing, not even Destiny, can snuff out true freedoms light. specter

As war wages between the Empire and Republic (basically underwater USA) once more over the lands between them, the facade begins to finally crack…

And a border conflict between the Empire and Union escalate, and the dreaded reconquest begins.

Amidst this turmoil, lives our main characters (yes there are multiple and all of them are lovely). Each of whom I personally love dearly, and are very well characterized. Many are soldiers of the Union, some are scientists, some are divers (mech pilots), some are lost strands finding new meaning after joining this band of Brigands

All are Communists steban

All serve the Union USSR

All would gladly give their lives to defending socialism comrade-stoic

but even they would have little inkling of the adventure set in store for them as the lands beneath the waves erupt in fire, fury, and revolt

Can these transgender badasses kick fascist ass?

Can they kiss? (oh my god please kiss ISTG THERE IS SO MUCH SHIPPING AHHHH ITS GLORIOUS)

FIND OUT HERE: https://unjustdepths.com/

please do or else I will pout incessantly

just try it pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase i need to talk to someone about it after Cromalin went AFK

(I miss her, she was a real one)

REALLY IMPORTANT RULES BELOW, MUST READ

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  • RION [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    Argued with my mom and sister about not voting for Kamala this weekend. Apparently despite my vote having no impact on the outcome of the election thanks to the electoral college (which my mom stylizes as a “luxury” with accompanying judgment because I don’t have to engage in any strategy), they still think it’s important I vote for her to symbolize my support of women’s rights. I explained that I see voting for her as support for genocide, which they disagree with—they fully acknowledge the genocide is happening, mind you, they just think their vote for her is not expressing support for that.

    The worst/best part is when my sister said part of the reason they’re upset by it is that I don’t have any have personal stake because I wouldn’t be personally affected or targeted by Trump’s policies…

    thonk-trans

    So I had to remind them. I can’t really blame my sister too much because I only talked about it with her once like two years ago and maybe she forgot, and I haven’t begun any presentation changes or pronoun use IRL, but my mom should know better. She was literally crying half a year ago when I told her I wanted to be on estrogen (which is part of the reason I’m still not on it).

    The only positive part was the satisfaction of weaponizing identity politics against my liberal family members. Sorry girls but trans gal beats out cis women in the woke hierarchy every time!!!

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    It’s genuinely pretty awesome to be in a trans space where I am not the eldest trans person by a country mile. (in trans-time terms but I also love our older trans conrades)

    Every previous discord, youth group, whatever was the type of thing where people would bounce by year two of fulltime, every time. I don’t begrudge people that because you can’t force people to stick around of course, but it was kind of stupid to go ask a question or whatever and people would be like “I dunno, you’ve been doing it the longest”, or they’d produce that fucking hilarious chart for feminising hormone therapy that says all effects stop at 36 months.

    I really appreciate having a place that’s not that, where people often know a lot more than I do. Thank you trans mega.

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    I love all my transfem friends and it breaks my heart that every single one of them have a plethora of intense trauma and mental illnesses no matter what race, socioeconomic upbringing/current, career path, social life, etc.

    On one hand it’s very nice to have people that can relate and accept my level of fucked up but at the same time I’m starting to understand the elder trans women who’ve said they try to avoid trans/queer spaces/people because of how heavy it can be

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    I went out in an outfit today. Not a care in the world.

    Two years ago, I put on the same outfit, walked out the front door, lost my nerve, and went back inside and changed.

    I have evolved. I am unstoppable.

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    things that are based: some random person on here months ago who saw that my pronouns are hy/hym and changed their comment to call me a based kyng instead of a king. they edited it back pretty quickly but i saw that comrade and don’t worry i thought it was funny i love you

    things that are less based: i went to an irl event recently that was very vocally pro-lgbt and had a bunch of pronouns pins. there were a million she/they and he/they, but not a single she/him or he/her, which i think are the only pronouns i’d ever be brave enough to use irl. many such cases smh 😔

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    FLAG CHECK:

    flag-trans-pride ✅Flying the wall up high

    USSR ❌ not fuckin shipped yet >:(

    flag-lesbian-pride ✅ Flying the wall up high

    there will be a big gap in my flag wall for the next two days. bullshit

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    I finally got around to watching I Saw the TV Glow and I’ve been crying for an hour reading the threads about it from a few months ago. I wish this movie had come out 15 years ago, though maybe I would have been too repressed to get it back then (and I definitely couldn’t afford any therapy or gender-affirming care back then). I love all of you and I’m so happy this community exists. If I never found my way here I’d still be pretending to be someone that I’m not, shoving all those “problematic” thoughts down. The movie really captured the existential terror of knowing the truth but being unable to accept it, fearful of acknowledging it and giving it power and living a lie for so many years. I’m only out to a small group of people but the crushing weight of existence is starting to ease up now that there are people I feel safe around.