Hello, everyone
I am and have been for the last few days, obviously, back. Saying I’m “okay” would be a stretch, but I have moved from despair to angry fight mode.
I want to thank the many people who wrote to me with support. It meant a lot.
I also received a few letters telling me it was no big deal and no different than when “their candidate” lost to Biden in 2020. Oh really? Did the democrats spend more than $251,000,000 on tv ads specifically dehumanize and demoniz you in 2020? Did Biden run on removing critical life saving health care for you? It’s not the same, not even a little. I did write some of those people back, and I likely lost them as readers. You know what? There was a time that would have bothered me, but I just don’t care anymore. I’m tired of staying quiet and trying to keep the peace to keep other people from being uncomfortable at the cost of my own well-being. I’m going to tell you how I feel. Being trans is hard enough without having to pretend I’m okay with how you voted because you were really just voting for cheaper eggs even though it could end in my being effectively no longer allowed to exist in public. Enjoy your eggs. I’m not pretending I’m okay with that.
Anyway, rant aside, I’m back to drawing. I’ll be taking a trip with my mom and my brother while he’s actually down in the lower 48 from Alaska and I’m going to damn well try to enjoy myself before returning and making life as difficult as legally possible to people who have decided that my existence makes me “the enemy within”. If that’s what I am I’m proud to be it if it means not standing with you.
Cheers, and again thank you so much to everyone who reached out in this difficult time. Your support means more now than ever, not just to me, but to the trans community in general.
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