Fuck

I was just watching this video and towards the end I kind of choked a little, because that is EXACTLY what it feels like to have everyone around you call you a freak for something that you just ARE. It is just as stupid and hateful and fills you with just as much anger as the situation in this video does. They did a very good job of conveying how ridiculous it is that this is even an issue! This stings because I still don't have it in me to tell my friends that I am trans because I am pretty sure that I'll only be accepted by one of them. I came SO close to telling one of them, but I couldn't because I knew that I would have to defend my very being against his views and his lack of understanding. This stings because I probably won't even tell my family until after I get my top surgery. And it stings because in many states you can legally be fired for not being heterosexual and for not fitting into the gender binary. It stings because only one politician has recognized that trans people exist and that we are fighting for our rights and I'm frankly surprised that it happened at all. I'm just upset about American society and I hope they shape the fuck up.