like, if I’m nice (as I would prefer to be), a man might get the wrong impression, but I’m also afraid to be rude or do anything to upset them so I have to be the right kind of nice or polite - it’s a real double-bind, and something I don’t experience with women
As a trans woman, I generally don’t make eye contact, don’t talk, and try not to take up any space by existing, so attention doesn’t get drawn to myself. I wish me and my people could get off the national stage, and get back to living healthy lives, instead of dealing with the direct consequences of fascism.
First they ignore you
Then they laugh at you
Then they fight you
Then you win.
We survived the attack helicopter era and now they’re fighting us. That’s because we’re winning. We used to be ignored because nobody stood up for us, now most people support us. We’re so close to winning.
When was it that trans people were allowed to live healthy lives, again?
sigh
I can offer you a hug.