TexasObserver, 6 months ago “We have always been here. We just haven’t always felt safe coming out. But there’s no turning back the clock. We’re going to win our liberation today or tomorrow.” From March, April Ortiz comes out as a #trans middle-aged Texan living in #Uvalde. Sharing for #TransAwarenessWeek: https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience (CW: Descriptions of #transphobia and suicidal ideation) #LGBTQIA+ #transgender #pride #Texas #culture #essays #rural #politics #healthcare #ComingOut
“We have always been here. We just haven’t always felt safe coming out. But there’s no turning back the clock. We’re going to win our liberation today or tomorrow.”
From March, April Ortiz comes out as a #trans middle-aged Texan living in #Uvalde. Sharing for #TransAwarenessWeek: https://www.texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans-texan?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience
(CW: Descriptions of #transphobia and suicidal ideation)
#LGBTQIA+ #transgender #pride #Texas #culture #essays #rural #politics #healthcare #ComingOut
