(i ripped this off wikipedia real fast so sorry if it's lib)

In October 1776, the Public Universal Friend contracted an epidemic disease and was bedridden and near death with a high fever. Their family summoned a doctor from Attleboro, six miles away, and neighbors kept up a death-watch at night. The fever broke after several days. The Friend later reported that [deadname redacted] had died, receiving revelations from God through two archangels who proclaimed there was "Room, Room, Room, in the many Mansions of eternal glory for Thee and for everyone". The Friend further said that [deadname redacted]'s soul had ascended to heaven and the body had been reanimated with a new spirit charged by God with preaching his word, that of the "Publick Universal Friend", describing that name in the words of Isaiah 62:2 as "a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named".

From that time on, the Friend refused to answer to their deadname, ignoring or chastising those who insisted on using it. When visitors asked if it was the name of the person they were addressing, the Friend simply quoted Luke 23:3 ("thou sayest it").  Identifying as neither male nor female, the Friend asked not to be referred to with gendered pronouns. Followers respected these wishes; they referred only to "the Public Universal Friend" or short forms such as "the Friend" or "P.U.F.", and many avoided gender-specific pronouns even in private diaries. When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied "I am that I am", saying the same thing to a man who criticized the Friend's manner of dress (adding, in the latter case, "there is nothing indecent or improper in my dress or appearance; I am not accountable to mortals").

editorial note: I think this is a very cool story and I really love hearing it. We've been around forever and we've been doing variations of this forever. It's really beautiful

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  • Eco [she/her, he/him]
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    2 months ago

    ok hai. my name is bocchi and um it's been a while since i made a new video. so i decided that because of recent events that i could make a new videooo. and um so yeah so let's just start off by getting a couple things straight. i have friends... mm hmm! no, I know that you all think that i don't have friends, but, i do, actually. and i actually do have a band also, ahh hehehe, which is funny to me. ummmm yeah.

    • Eco [she/her, he/him]
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      2 months ago

      it occurred to me that some of this website's users just won't remember what this is referencing because they're too young

      • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        We salute boxxy o7

        I had a huge crush on her, but looking back that was because I wanted to look and sound like her lmao

        • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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          2 months ago

          yep. this is the whole thing. i literally missed the best chance i had to be a scene queen

          • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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            2 months ago

            Good news, she put out a boxxy makeup tutorial and you're still allowed to backcomb your hair~

            Maybe not an everyday look, but I did it for a 2000s party and Halloween is coming up~

            • gaystyleJoker [she/her]M
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              2 months ago

              i wish i could but there is a chorus of screaming voices in my head telling me i can't, sorry