Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a protest at noon, a grant to write at 3, and a child who just put glitter in the cat’s food again.

Stay magical. Stay moisturized. And remember: you’re not the delusion — they are.

So if I’m not real… explain my rent. Explain my impact. Explain why folks keep inviting me to fix systems they broke in the first place.

To all my transsexuals, trans femmes, gender non-conforming babes, and our whole alphabet soup of family: we’re not only real — we’re remarkable.

Yet somehow, through it all, I’m still out here: raising a son, leading a movement, building a business, and making incense that smells better than most men’s intentions.

Then there’s the bathrooms The politics The “What were you born as?” crowd. Born tired, Karen. I was born tired.

But the real kicker? I’ve been called everything from “too pretty to be trans” 2 “a dangerous agenda.” Baby, the only agenda I have is getting to brunch on time and not crying in Target.

First of all, being transsexual is expensive. You think Barbie had to pay out-of-pocket for her transition? I got a receipt longer than CVS. Hormones, therapy, laser, compression socks (don’t ask), AND I still gotta pay for Netflix? Disrespectful.

but according to half the internet and a couple lawmakers... I’m imaginary.

Sis.

Let me tell you what it’s like to be a “fictional character” with bills, trauma, a 4-year-old, and a Wi-Fi password.

Hi, I’m LaSaia. Black. Transsexual. Mother. Businesswoman. Advocate. Unicorn. (Depending on who you ask.) I’ve been alive for 25 years lol and ill be that age until my passing, survived multiple GOP administrations, and started a whole damn LGBTQ center —

I think they never will unless it effects them, like people are seeing the effects of the orange man.

My father shown me ways that I should be loved, respected and treated in 2025 is that even possible?

This is what is it to be not white in this country. We are seeing it unfold in front of us.

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