About Me
Hello Wikipedia!
I'm TheTranarchist. I lurk around and edit transgender topics often, which isn't particularly surprising considering I'm a trans girl myself. As you may have guessed from the second part of the portmanteau, I'm an anarchist as well. I believe all people should be free from hierarchical control and we should care for each other rather than run our economy and society on greed and control. I wear these on my sleeve since all writing is political and what we accept as common knowledge is political. That is to say, before accusing me of being political, ask what politics led to the status quo.
A little more about me, I'm a student pursuing a dual degree Computer Science and Sociology with a minor in English. I work as a software developer, and my academic research tends to involve combinations of technology and sociology/history, in addition to extensive archival research. For privacy, that's all I'll say.
I've always loved Wikipedia, as a resource, concept, and joint venture to collaborate to help educate all and provide a free compendium of global knowledge. Since I was a little kid I've loved jumping around WP links and gorging myself on knowledge about history, math, science, engineering, politics, and anything I could find. Teachers and professors always told me not to use WP, but consistently it was a wonderful starting point for research into any field. Now, I strive to help grow the pool of knowledge with all of you.
What sparked me finally joining Wikipedia was realizing the current state of articles surrounding transgender topics. Particularly, seeing that the Conversion therapy article made no reference of transgender people. Knowing firsthand how often trans kids or parents of trans kids come looking for information on Wikipedia, it's vital the information we provide is accurate. Trans children are not a modern invention and deserve care and support, and part of that is knowing their history. Trans kids should be able to know they exist and have existed. About the history of their predecessors and their fights.
This applies generally, while my focus is on trans topics (having had to self educate to justify my existence and wanting to help ease the burden of those who come after me), I want to help bring to light other neglected history as well.
I believe the truth when simply presented will speak for itself: that greed and power corrupt and lead to terrible things, that cooperation and kindness are human and essential to our survival, and that all should be free. As such, I'm proud to collaborate and work with you all!
TheTranarchist (talk) 02:39, 29 January 2022 (UTC)TheTranarchist
P.S. I neglected to check if my online moniker was unique before choosing it, as such I'd like to state this is the only place I use it or will use it. I.e, any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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Quotes to live by
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." - Desmond Tutu
"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." - Paolo Freire
"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on." - Terry Pratchett
"Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity. Women are expected to educate men. Lesbians and gay men are expected to educate the heterosexual world. The oppressors maintain their position and evade their responsibility for their own actions. There is a constant drain of energy which might be better used in redefining ourselves and devising realistic scenarios for altering the present and constructing the future." - Audre Lorde
"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief." - Frantz Fanon