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"I kept my gender troubles secret as long as I could. Then I was sexually assaulted. I quit the crisis line, telling my volunteer coordinator that it was too much in the wake of what had happened, which was a partial truth. The whole truth, of course, was that I wasn’t sure the offer of counseling and support would stand if I was honest about my gender."
When we show up at our queer communities and are welcomed and offered safety, it's hard to admit when there's a problem.
The notion of recording my gender, in one letter, fixed on a card I carry with me, attempts to shrink away an entire history and way of life.
The parade my friends and I watch every year is far removed from its historical context, but make no mistake: at Stonewall, queers fought for their lives against cops.
If you're looking for a book to really nail down how rape culture functions and how it looks in your every day life, this is the one.
When I first heard about Addyi, the part of me that was socialized as a straight cis woman was deeply curious...after all this time, could Addyi fix me?
Just as my family will never understand queer, many of the people in my life now will never understand the working class.