Disagreement Is Not a License to Silence
This is my open response to a comment made by a stranger on a previous post: I understand that some people have strong opinions about transgender people and women’s rights. You are entitled to those opinions, but you are not entitled to redefine my life for me or demand that I disappear from conversations simply because you disagree with who I am. I’m not “pretending,” and I’m not asking you to participate in my life. I am living honestly as myself and speaking publicly about
