“GEN Z DOESN’T DRINK”
“GEN Z DOESN’T DATE”
“GEN Z DOESN’T BUY HOUSES”
“GEN Z DOESN’T HAVE KIDS”
“GEN Z DOESN’T SMILE”
Maybe because:
• They graduated into a pandemic
• Job hunted into an AI apocalypse
• Entered the housing market when rates hit 8%
• Watched a world war start before they turned 25
• Got their first paycheck and lost 30% to taxes they’ll never see benefits from
• Student loans kicked in the same month rent doubled
• Were told to “just network” during two years of lockdown
• Grew up on social media designed to make them feel worthless
• Watched billionaires add trillions during COVID while they lost their jobs
• Inherited a planet that’s literally on fire
• Were promised the American Dream and handed the American Bill
But yeah.
It’s the avocado toast.
I'm not trans and I don't need to be to care.
I've seen firsthand how cruel people can be when they decide someone is "different" and I know what it's like to feel dehumanised or treated like you deserve less kindness than everyone else.
I'm an ally, not because it's trendy or because I have something to gain or clout, but because I genuinely believe everyone deserves to exist as themselves without being hated for it. I don't think empathy should stop at our own experiences, and I refuse to sit by while people I care about are being targeted by people who have been blinded and corrupted by their own hatred and personal traumas.
Trans people deserve love, dignity and the freedom to just live their lives, as does everyone on this earth.
@nekonash@toastcheesecake@nyaraVT Afab Nb here, got broken up with before because I don’t get periods therefore he thought I couldn’t have kids. No confirmation even, just a breakup.