Update on my longtime friend I
posted about before (can't believe it was over a year ago, time flies)
He joined a polycule with a fellow troon discord mod. Said troon has a husband (pooner) of nearly 20 years and another girlfriend, I'm guessing some other troon, and they live a state away. And now my friend — and his wife — are caught in the web.
He described it as "exploring ethical non-monogamic behavior," which makes me gag. He said he "tried telling [two oldest friends from college] about exploring concepts that aren’t the things society tells you are respectable but they don’t quite get it or want to hear about it." Yes, by all means, try explaining to the married and deeply Christian man with a family how you're slutting it up with another AGP and your wife is playing along. I'm sure you'll convince him in no time!
I asked my friend just what his wife thinks about all this. He gave a vague answer of "we check in with each other regularly" (which didn't answer my question) but that they "got off schedule through the holidays and her mother's medical emergency."

So you're telling me your MIL had a medical crisis and you put your wife through your "ethical non-monogamy" bullshit? idk how she hasn't filed for divorce, jfc.
That was a few months ago, I didn't expect to talk to him any more after that. But I did decide to be nice the other week and ask if he was going to our local Pridefest, I wanted to check it out this year. His response was that he'd just quit his hospital job because of "harassment." I almost said to pull up your big girl pants and deal with it but he went on and on about HR not honoring their zero tolerance policy, manager not making him feel safe, and my favorite: "
Since I came out as trans my status I had as being a 'trusted and valued one of the guys' to my boss went down to 'nuisance that needs constant oversight.'"
He didn't go to Pride because he was afraid of "violence." The polycule drove up to visit and he invited me to meet them. I said I might be too busy with household stuff to go anywhere. This was true, but it was over soon enough and I went ahead to Pride. It was dull, too damn humid, and no violence or even protesters to be seen.
tl;dr oldest boyfriend who trooned out 3 years ago now unemployed, in polycule with some discord freaks, wife even more brainwashed. The jokes write themselves.
Slightly related, I couldn't find a thread on his discord group nor the writer it's formed around, Tilly Bridges. Please link me if it turns out this guy is a cult leader.
Edit: can't tell if this link is working, might be site issues