Real Quack<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineer</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/TownHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TownHall</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/masculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masculinity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/born" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>born</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a></p><p>🧵3/n</p><p>As I mentioned, I'm old. I was old before I transitioned. Among the reasons is <a href="https://union.place/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a>. I carefully examined myself and my life to reassure myself that I was not operating from internalized <a href="https://union.place/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a>. Because the patriarchy doesn't need my help to keep going. </p><p>So now I'm trying to be kind of man I want see in the world.</p>