i need the queer community to become more vocal about classism that impacts trans people specifically. so many trans people are homeless, barely getting by, stuck doing sex work, stripped of their jobs or education for transitioning- IT NEVER ENDED. WE ARE STILL SUFFERING.
after all of these years, no one bothered to bring up William Dorsey Swann, an african-american born into slavery, who happened to be the first known person to self identify as the "queen-of-drag" in the united states and also lead a gay resistance group in the 1900s.
happy pride month to queer people living under homophobic laws and in homophobic households, to the trans community in india, to everyone who weren't accepted for being themselves, to everyone who lost their lives & to everyone who are surviving, im proud of you all