Thread by @AlexPetrovnia

I used to never picture the future, because I never thought I would live to see it. I worked so hard, for years, on loving myself in order to see a future where I could exist.
I can't express how painful it is to have that taken away again due to rising fascism.

I don't picture the future anymore, because I don't know if I'll live to see it. I don't know what it will look like. There's simply an empty void, approaching closer each and every day.
And I try to function in spite of it.

I don't consider myself particularly brave, but I've been focusing on what I can control. On what I can do. And the one piece of solid ground in the future is that I'll be fighting, to protect the vulnerable. And to protect myself.
At least now I know I'm worth fighting for.

And I remember, for better or for worse, that what we do as fascism escalates is a choice. A series of constant choices. Choices to look the other way, or to try to help. Choices to stop this.
I can trust myself enough to know I'll be choosing to fight, even when I am afraid.

There is power that we hold, even now. Power to intervene in hardship and strife. In the face of an immense, faceless enemy, we can give faces to its victims. Because no matter how small, every bit counts. Every time you support someone counts, because every person matters.

So this is a reminder. Things are dire. It's time to choose what kind of a person you are. It's time to make choices.
It's okay to be afraid. It's okay to feel small right now.
But it's not okay to write yourself off because of that. We need everyone.
We are so strong together.

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

If you live in the US and care about trans people, you can use transformationsproject.org to learn about anti-trans and pro-trans legislation proposals in your state and nationally, and also find contact info for your representatives. Please take a few minutes to do this, and RT.

I would also encourage everyone with disposable income to go to the hashtag #TransCrowdFund and support struggling trans people.