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A good reminder over on Reddit:

https://old.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/l2trto/2021_census_21_march_why_we_need_to_answer_the/

The 2021 census includes:

""Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth? -> This question is voluntary" and provides two reply options:

* Yes
* No, write in gender identity (and provides a box to write down your gender identity)"

As they note, it's useful to fill this out accurately if you /are/ trans:

"There is a lack of information on how large the trans* population is the UK, and estimates vary a lot - and are often disputed. Resourcing and funding for GICs and other services are based on population sizes. Both the government and transphobes tend to push down estimates of how large the trans* population is as a reason to under-fund GICs and services. If the size of the UK trans* population is more accurately known then the government will have less excuse to continue to under-fund and under-resource GICs and services, and transphobes will be less able to claim that 'there aren't many trans* people in the UK' and then claim that 'services aren't justified for a small number of people'."

if your cat often bothers you at your computer and walks all over your keyboard, it's because they're trying to join you and do what you're doing. It's a sign of affection! One way to mitigate disruption without pushing away your cat is by buying your cat their own laptop and plugging it in next to yours. make sure the laptop has wifi, a VPN, and access to the darkweb