So, last week was #TransAwarenessWeek , #TransDayOfRemembrance & a horrific shooting. As the parent of a trans child, I had to step away from the media. There is so much hate. It breaks my heart that there are people here that hate my kid just because of who he is.
I support my child in accessing affirming care & I am beyond grateful to live in a place that allows it. And for a medical team that is gracious. I have witnessed, and felt the difference this makes to him. He is lighter. Happier. And he's finally so proud of who he is.
But to think that I could be arrested in other parts of the world. And he could be taken away from me and stripped of his rights to live as himself. And that even in my own community, things are precarious for his future. I take each election as if his life depends on it.
I'm not going to pretend that I understand everything nor am I an expert. I make mistakes & I ask questions every day. But that's just it. When we don't understand, we have the choice to ask questions. And more than that - we have a choice to just accept people as they are.
We have a choice to NOT mock or hate. "Innocent" jokes provoke violence. Laughing at an already persecuted and vulnerable person gives rise to suicide. This is not an exaggeration. If anything, I'm simplifying matters.
I don't care if you don't understand. I really don't. We can just choose to allow. It's really not that hard. Peoples lives depend on it. My child's life depends on it. #ProtectTransKids
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