Queer People Shouldn’t Have To Suffer To Be Taken Seriously
We deserve rights because we’re human beings — we shouldn’t have to leverage our pain
For the longest time, you were more likely to know a trans person because they had died than lived. The names of dead trans women, men, and enbys have hung in the air for my entire adult life. People like Venus Xtravaganza, Brandon Teena, and Islan Nettles have been a part of my community’s history: a reminder of what this society does to people that go against the grain.
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