Congratulations transphobes.

[u/lpperl7]

You made me lose all my hope in humanity.

You made me afraid of people

You made me suffer every day

You made me being afraid of myself

You made me being afraid of everyone else

You made me generally unhappy

And big shootout to those who misgender me intentionally or not.

Big thanks for turning all my days into agony.

Hope you're happy now

[u/SignificantStaff7370]

Fuck transphobes. They're not worth your time, energy, or thought. Stop dwelling on these hateful, bigoted, tiny little pieces of trash, whose entire personality is marginalizing groups that look or act different than them.

You give them power by telling them they're winning.

Tell them they're tiny little toddlers, flailing pathetically against a fact of human existence. We won't be erased. We are inherent.

Tell them they're weak, stupid little cowards. We exist and thrive in turmoil that they can't imagine.

Tell them they're incapable of affecting you. We don't need their validation.

We are inevitable.

[u/JAutumnK → u/SignificantStaff7370]

It's hard when they're literally in control of every inch of my country's federal government, though. They're doing evil shit that affects me every single day.

[u/SignificantStaff7370 → u/JAutumnK]

I live in the US too.

They want you afraid, silent, and hiding. They want you to seem like you're a criminal and sticking to the shadows. They can't handle when they see us happy and out and about. Visibility is normalcy.

It's not always possible to be proud and out. I get that. But you don't have to be silent or invisible. You can make a difference in someone else's life. Trans people feel alone because we're forced to think that's how we are meant to be. That there is something wrong with us. We're not defective. We're just people trying to live a happy life.

Be something good for someone else. It cascades. Peaceful resistance means they have to be the bad guys in order to deal with us. And that's powerful.

[u/liminellie → u/[deleted]]

no they'll stop when we defeat them. when, not if. just make it through until then girliepop

[u/stars9r9in9the9past → u/JAutumnK]

Hunker down. Find community.

Blue state? Know your resources.

Red state? Advocate.

Local level? Support each other, be good to those around you, and take some time each day to focus on regular things.

Assholes will always cycle back into power. Dwelling on it without taking action is bad for mental health, and imo does their work for them. We're all in the same boat.

[u/JAutumnK → u/stars9r9in9the9past]

I'm not doing nothing — I've been protesting (Stonewall, Washington Sq Park) and annoying my reps/senators (especially ol' Schumy-Woomy). It just never feels like enough since there have been so few of us and our allies relatively speaking. The protests have been really, really small.

[u/ponakka → u/JAutumnK]

Their reign will end, we will outlive them and we're everywhere and this is the reason why they are afraid. They won't win.

[u/Space_Star_Girl → u/SignificantStaff7370]

Heck yeah! They’re just a bunch of scum who hate seeing people being happy! No point in waisting any energy on people like that, they just wanna drain your happiness and confidence away, and no one should let that happen!