hi! it& #39;s #TransAwarenessWeek! if you weren& #39;t aware, i& #39;m trans! my voice is quiet right now as i navigate the oppressive transphobia swallowing the UK. my mental health has struggled lately. it& #39;s a difficult week that culminates in a day to remember all trans folk lost to hate. 1/

i have been transitioning for over half my life, i still say transitioning because i& #39;m still finding out new things and i& #39;m not sure if i& #39;ll ever be "done". i am someone who was hospitalized and never wanted to return to the world, yet somehow, a decade later, i& #39;m still in it. 2/

(i don& #39;t want to make this all about me, but, well, me is what i have the most experience with) selfish people tried to force me in to a mold, wanted me to be what they wanted, not what i wanted. when they couldn& #39;t do that, it was a quick pivot to hate and discard me instead. 3/

this isn& #39;t a unique tale, this is trans life in the world right now. i am fortunate to somehow still be standing. many many others are not. i cry for my trans/gnc siblings it feels like every night lately. i don& #39;t know how to write this simpler. we just want to live our lives. 4/

we just want to live our lives in peace. we have no desire to be in anyone& #39;s way. equality and respect is all we want. it& #39;s what we deserve, as does anyone else. really shouldn& #39;t be more complicated than that. this isn& #39;t going away, the world can& #39;t bury us anymore. let us be. 5/

it& #39;s a difficult week. a week of heightened awareness of all our struggles, pain, injustices. a day of remembrance for all we have lost. there& #39;s no holiday here, we live this 24/7, and it is so so damn draining. please just let us be. just let us live our lives. time is short. 6/

much love to all trans/nb/gnc siblings out there, always but especially this week. my voice may be quiet/weak right now but i& #39;m always here with you all. i& #39;m tired. but give me a bit. i& #39;ll be standing tall again. you will too. you are brave. you are strong. you are loved.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏳️‍⚧️" title="Transgender-vlag" aria-label="Emoji: Transgender-vlag">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Paars hart" aria-label="Emoji: Paars hart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤍" title="Wit hart" aria-label="Emoji: Wit hart">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blauw hart" aria-label="Emoji: Blauw hart">