I made the mistake of falling down the Self ID rabbit hole, and what upsets me more than anything else is the fact that people think that trans women exist solely so we can assault women in bathrooms.

It’s irrational, hateful and shows complete disregard for empathy of any kind.

Personally, I am still terrified to use public bathrooms, and that’s not even counting the anxiety I had to battle with to even go outside in the first place.

I spend every moment trying to just blend in, fearful of violence or confrontation, it’s exhausting.

Painting an entire group of people with the same brush is dangerous, and puts us *all* in danger of having history repeat itself over and over again.

I don’t even really want to put this out there, I know I’m going to get backlash, but I’m tired.

I’m tired of seeing my friends take their own lives because they see no future.

I’m tired of seeing people show complete disregard for basic human decency.

I’m tired of the hate, and intolerance, and injustice that so many people face.

You want conversation, but you’re unwilling to listen to anyone who disagrees with you.

You want us to be quiet, but you’re so obsessed with us that it’s impossible to do so.

It’s clear that you want us all dead.

And sometimes I feel like you’re going to get your way. Just as the Nazi’s purged the LGBT community before.

But despite the pain, and the injustice, and the intolerance, and the hate. We’re still here.

We always will be.

Because no matter what you might think, I know the love we share as a community is far stronger than anything you could build to try and tear it down.

Love always wins. I promise you that.