A friendly reminder to all my other queer and trans Americans (among many other groups), don't stop fighting. Don't give up. Do not comply. Do not die. The sole act of staying alive is one of the strongest acts of resistance we can take- and one of the bravest, too.
I know times are hard, and I know things aren't looking good for us right now, but that's why it's so important to keep hope. We need to keep our heads up high. We have survived countless atrocities in the past, and we can do it again. We must fight, if not for ourselves, then for the rest of our community. We must live, if not out of our own will, then out of spite. We must not give up, if not for our current social climate, then for those of the past and those of the future; For our community's predecessors and for it's successors.
You are loved, seen, and valid. Take care of yourself. Treat yourself well. Eat something good, drink some water, take your daily medications. You are not alone. We, and many other communities, are standing arm in arm with one another. This is the time to sink our eels into the ground and plant our roots. This is the time to stand strong and united, the time to connect with your local community and organize. This is not the end, it is just the beginning. We are capable of amazing things, and we can't let ourselves forget that in times like these.
I hate to get so serious somewhere so many of us come to escape from the real world, but I can't in good conscious not make a statement when I have this platform, regardless of it's size. You are all so important to me, and I can't just not say something when so many of you are also members of these communities. I apologize that this post and my last have been so serious- I promise that they will lighten up soon! It's important to spread positivity now more than ever.
<3