Teared up a little at @evan's post here today: https://cosocial.ca/@evan/110118213178919473
> This protocol was made by trans people and this culture was built by trans people.
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> If you love the #fediverse, thank your #trans friends, colleagues and allies today.
Given how instrumental Evan has been to *everything* on the fediverse, that was a wonderful thing to read. But yes, ActivityPub the standard was primarily authored by trans folk and so much of fediverse software development, so many instances being run have happened thanks to many wonderful trans folk.