<![CDATA[One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are!]]>One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are!

I transitioned while on the OSMF Board. They asked how they should cover that, and let me write the entry¹

“One of the OSMF Board members has changed her name to Amanda McCann.”

I didn't mention my dead name², or state that I was changing genders³. 😄 There were no bros demanding some historical legacy reasons “well actually”'ing

https://weeklyosm.eu/archives/14691#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20OSMF%20Board%20members%20has%20changed%20her%20name%20to%20Amanda%20McCann%2E

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/5f4b5d37-ea55-4499-aea3-b4eb3832f997/one-of-the-great-things-about-@weeklyosm-the-osm-newsletter-is-how-trans-friendly-they-areRSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 22:51:26 GMTWed, 22 Apr 2026 15:53:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:17:22 GMT]]>@amapanda @weeklyOSM There's always so much more to the POI, than one tag can describe. The people at osm sound so very lovely 🫶

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/pvrahbek/statuses/116449256538920272https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/pvrahbek/statuses/116449256538920272Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:17:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:02:50 GMT]]>@amapanda very smooth way to handle it, straight to the point

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://monads.online/users/lesbianhacker/statuses/116449199412759058https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://monads.online/users/lesbianhacker/statuses/116449199412759058Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:02:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:59:35 GMT]]>³ _did_ I change gender? 🤔
Sure I used to try to live as a man. But “Was I a Man?” Hmmmm, complicated question with complicated answer.
I'm not 100% sure what the correct answer is. 😅 Gender is fun/complicated! 😆

So writing “I have changed my gender” isn't 100% accurate.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449186626138807https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449186626138807Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:59:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:57:45 GMT]]>trans people are very open with each other. What we call sharing probably counts as “oversharing” for yous 😅.
But we really don't share deadnames. I don't know the deadnames of nearly all of my trans friends. We _don't_ share those things.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449179433186508https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449179433186508Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:57:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:55:48 GMT]]>² a tip for cis people: you should really really avoid using, or mentioning, a trans person's previous name (their deadname).
I can't really explain it, but I (& many other trans ppl) really really don't like hearing it, or being referred to with that name.
Someone gets married, and changes their name? Many don't have a problem seeing their maiden name. But for me, as a trans person, I really don't want you to think of me as that name.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449171753146758https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449171753146758Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:55:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:54:51 GMT]]>@amapanda @weeklyOSM excellent.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/concretedog/statuses/116449168050328965https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/concretedog/statuses/116449168050328965Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:54:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the great things about @weeklyOSM (the OSM newsletter) is how trans friendly they are! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:53:35 GMT]]>¹ WeeklyOSM entries are short, usually just one line about each thing

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449163078298060https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/amapanda/statuses/116449163078298060Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:53:35 GMT