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The answer is no. But the fear is real.

It means seeing a burly, bearded trans man teach a shy non-binary kid how to tie a tie. ashemale solo

And to the rest of the alphabet: Hold our hands. Not because we are weak. But because together, we are the storm that respectability politics could never weather. The answer is no

There is a myth, often whispered both outside and inside our circles, that the “T” in LGBTQ is a late addition—a tag-along, a political asterisk. Nothing could be further from the truth. To understand the modern transgender community is to understand the very engine of LGBTQ culture itself: the beautiful, chaotic, and relentless refusal to be what the world expects you to be. And to the rest of the alphabet: Hold our hands

To the LGB friends who feel confused: Your confusion is valid. Your exclusion is not. You don't have to understand non-binary identity to use the right name. You don't have to date a trans person to respect them. But you do have to stand with us in the voting booth, in the clinic waiting room, and on the street when the fascists come. Because they will come for you next. For all the pain, I would not trade my place in this culture for anything. Being transgender inside the LGBTQ community means getting to witness miracles.

It means watching a lesbian couple throw a baby shower for a trans woman who just started estrogen and is experiencing "second puberty."