1. Why does your passport need an “M” or “F”? It doesn’t. It never did. The government just made it up—and now we’re all stuck pretending it matters. 🧵

Oh my god.

They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.

"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"

WOW.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

i don't know what to say that someone smarter won't say better. but i was a trans kid when there wasn't care for trans kids & i can tell a short story since that's allegedly my deal.

i survived. but you know the survivorship diagram? i'm that fringe dot. i survived by accident.🧵

cw: self-harm ⬇️