iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

You will no longer find me on Meta properties - Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, or Threads. I’m here (obvs) and can also be found on the ravynOS Discord, Telegram, and TikTok. Maybe others in the future.

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Just throwing a little love into your feed on #transawarenessweek 🏳️‍⚧️ With @mszoek.bsky.social ❤️

A woman and a man make heart hands and smile into the camera.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

If you were following my operating system project on other platforms, it’s here now.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

Airports are such a liminal space. Drinks at 6am? Sure. Breakfast at 8pm? We got you. Everyone is in transit but mostly waiting. It’s a weird place where time doesn’t really exist. Or maybe that’s just me being sleep deprived and philosophical.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Everyone needs almost 5 hours of goth vibes, so here you go. Enjoy. open.spotify.com/playlist/2Mk...

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

I think my goal today is to just not get out of my pajamas. Going well so far 👍

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Mark A. Latham @markalatham.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

Me, aged 14, in history class: "Wartime propaganda was so obvious though. How could anyone fall for that?" Me, aged 44, opening Twitter: "Oh."

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

BIG LIFE NEWS! The polycule just got a new house! We’re moving in together! I couldn’t be happier to start this chapter with these wonderful humans. It’s one sunny afternoon and love lives here. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Dani, Rowan, Zoë and Dame stand in front of a stained glass bay window

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

Being poly means sharing everything. Especially colds. 🤧

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

We spent some time at a nearby gorge today, where I lured some sailors to their untimely demise. A perfect day.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Well, I did it. I deleted my Twitter accounts. And tumblr. Time to let dying platforms die I guess.

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borats of canada @forpush.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

Yeah fuck buses

A sign saying “everyone welcome” and another sign saying “except buses”

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Just two goth girls in love.

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Dawn @502eire.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

somebody on TikTok was trying to call a person androgynous and couldn’t come up with the word so they said this and I’m going to be thinking about it all morning

screenshot from TikTok where a user commented “you look like if a man and a woman had a child”

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 14/08/2023

My MR brings all the boys to the code review.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

To the people being shitty, I WAS THERE. I watched and supported him on this journey and saw how hard he tried to NOT be trans and NOT come out and NOT transition. You were not there and you don’t know. So shut up. Go reflect on your motives and be better.

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Jonathan @jginsburg.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

NO GATEKEEPING TRANSITION. Everybody deserves to figure out who they are

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

I had an early meeting so today started with a Zoëcano, which is two shots of espresso topped with dark roast drip coffee instead of water. 👍👍👍

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

This is the only valid kind of waterfall development. 😂

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

It’s me! I was the partner all along!

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

Cute new cycling clothes: acquired ✅🥰

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

A magical road trip adventure with my handsome sweetheart @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social!

Rowan grins while looking off to the side

Zoe and Rowan stand together smiling in front of a flower garden

Rowan stands in front of a closed wooden door on an old wooden building.

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

What does your partner do the weekend after you come out as a trans guy? Take you to a butterfly conservatory, obviously. 🏳️‍⚧️🦋

Rowan smiles joyfully at a black and white butterfly flying just above his hand

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 02/08/2023

It’s release day and I had to go touch grass. Whew. 😬😅

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

A very special and important update. Hello, world. It's so nice to meet you.

Hi world,

It is with joy, relief, and a fair amount of anxiety that I am re-introducing myself to you as Rowan Jetté Knox.

I am a trans man, am medically transitioning, and will be exclusively using he/him pronouns going forward.

I’ve known this is who I am for a long time now, but I had to work up the courage to say it out loud. It took months of introspection, therapy, long chats with loved ones, plenty of tears, and pushing through a lot of fear and denial to get here.

But am I ever glad I’m here.

I’ve been Rowan to my loved ones for a good while now. But publicly, I’ve been Amanda. This in-between space has been hard. It’s a big reason why I was struggling with depression earlier this year, and why my anxiety has been so high. Not living authentically is a heavy load to carry.

Initially, I was going to wait until a few weeks after my next memoir came out – which was scheduled for release August 22nd. This made the most sense from a logistical standpoint; the book is already printed under my old name. Maybe, I thought, it should make its way into the world a little before I do. I believe it to be an important book about healing from childhood trauma, and I didn’t want anything to take away from that.

But after talks with my agent and publisher, it became apparent to everyone that each day I had to live as Amanda was too painful, too heavy to carry for much longer. So, they did something wonderful: they centered my wellbeing before anything else and encouraged me to come out when I was ready. I chose August 1st. They then delayed release of ONE SUNNY AFTERNOON until September 12th to give me the time and space to breathe between coming out and touring a book about my trauma.

This is allyship in action and something I will always be grateful for.

So, here we are. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I get to live as Rowan forever now. I don’t exactly know how that’s going to feel, but I can only imagine it will be a whole lot better than how I’ve been feeling up until now.

I want to thank my children, partners, extended family, and friends for loving me through it all.

I want to thank everyone at Penguin Random House Canada and the Transatlantic Agency for standing behind me as a trans person and not just as an author.

Finally, gratitude to Elliot Page for leading by example. Seeing you do it helped me do it. Maybe one day I’ll be able to read your book (but not yet because it’ll probably make me cry too much.)

With love and gratitude for new beginnings,
Rowan

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 27/07/2023

Hazy and breezy summer days ⛅️💕

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

Good morning! I hope you all have a beautiful day. ☀️💕

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 21/07/2023

It’s a beautiful breezy day here in downtown Toronto! 🥰 I’m doing some meetings from the lakeshore 🛥️⛵️⛅️ #the6ix #toronto #summer

Zoë sits by the water with the CN tower and a white ship in the background. It’s sunny with white puffy clouds.

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 18/07/2023

Today was absolutely beautiful so I did some of my meetings from a shady spot among the flowers. 🥰

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

Todays first day look is Lawyer Barbie: cute and competent :)

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

I did it. I’m awake. 🌅😩🥱

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 04/07/2023

My first official day of work is tomorrow and I’m excited. But also don’t want to get up that early. 😅🙃

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 04/07/2023

Park date with @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social! I’m so fortunate to have this gorgeous human love me ❤️

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Zoë Knox @mszoek.bsky.social · 28/06/2023

Ah, that new job smell 🥰 I’m on the train heading to a little meet and greet at my new office. I miss my awesome OpenNMS folks but very excited for this new adventure!

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 28/06/2023

I got a new haircut and then took this lovely woman on a date. Trans joy is amazing. 🏳️‍⚧️

Amanda leans against a wall. They have a slight smile and are sporting a shaved silver haircut with longer dark brown hair on top

Amanda kisses a smiling Zoe on the cheek

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