When Being Seen Becomes Being Targeted
(Initially I posted a video shortly after this incident, and I don’t think I was in the best frame of mind to really communicate about what had then just transpired.) I walked into a convenience store like anyone else. I was visibly tattooed, and someone struck up a conversation with me about them. It seemed friendly. Normal. Just two people talking for a moment about something that caught their attention. A few minutes later, that same person threw stale, cold coffee on me i
Respect Doesn’t Require Agreement
Respect is not obligation. And my existence is not a negotiation. I don’t expect everyone to understand my transgender experience. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me. I don’t even expect everyone to be comfortable with me. But I do expect basic human respect. You don’t have to believe exactly what I believe about gender to call me by my name. You don’t have to share my worldview to use my pronouns. And you certainly don’t have to understand my journey to recognize that
