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'''fernsy''', | '''fernsy''', formerly known as '''yagton''' or '''Chatrumor''', is an American military contractor and OWOT user. Since 15 May 2024, she has been one of the [[OWOT Discord|Discord server]]'s admins. On 1 July 2024, she came out as a {{wp|transgender woman}}. | ||
== Name == | == Name == | ||
fernsy is a diminutive of Fern, | fernsy is a diminutive of Fern, her post-transition middle name and nickname. This name was chosen as a tribute to a close transfem friend whose middle name is Leaf. | ||
A past name of hers, yagton, is still in collective memory, though not preferred. It is a blend of her former middle name Ashton and the acronym YAGNI ("you aren't gonna need it").{{efn|name=fn1|The name coincidentally spells out "notgay" in reverse.|group=lower-alpha}} | |||
== History == | |||
fernsy first joined OWOT in April 2018, later joining the OWOT Discord server in August 2021. | |||
== Personal life == | |||
fernsy worked at {{wp|Tinker Air Force Base}} in Oklahoma City, where she once lived. | |||
Sometime in October 2024, motivated by Oklahoma's anti-LGBT laws, she moved to Chicago. | |||
=== Gender transition === | === Gender transition === | ||
fernsy had been aware of | fernsy had been aware of her transgender status since around 2018, but was not in a position to act on it, as her parents were unsupportive and she lived in Oklahoma, a state with several anti-LGBT laws. | ||
[[AndreiXYZ]], a close friend of fernsy, was one of the first to know. | [[AndreiXYZ]], a close friend of fernsy, was one of the first to know. | ||
On 1 July 2024, | On 1 July 2024, she announced that she was transgender.{{notelist}} | ||
[[Category:Users]] | [[Category:Users]] | ||
[[Category:Scripters]] | [[Category:Scripters]] | ||