fernsy

fernsy, also known as slaskax, yagton, Chatrumor, and catmint, is an American military contractor and OWOT user. Since 15 May 2024, she has been one of the Discord server's admins. On 1 July 2024, she came out as a transgender woman.

Name

fernsy is a diminuitive 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.

An older name for her, yagton, is still in collective memory and frequently used, though not preferred. It is a blend of her former middle name Ashton and the acronym YAGNI ("you aren't gonna need it").

Other names include slaska, and slaskax (used when slaska is taken), both of which are meant to be easily typed on a QWERTY keyboard.

History

fernsy first joined OWOT in April 2018 and later the OWOT Discord server in August 2021.

Gender transition

fernsy had been aware of her transgender status since around 2018, but was not in a position to act on it, as she lived in Oklahoma - a state with several anti-LGBT laws, and her parents were unsupportive.

AndreiXYZ, a close friend of fernsy, was one of the first to know.

On 1 July 2024, she announced that she was transgender.

Chicago

fernsy moved to Chicago sometime in October 2024.

Personal life

She worked at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City; where she once lived. She had expressed a desire to move to Chicago, motivated by Oklahoma's anti-LGBT laws, which has since been acted on.