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On the bottom of the ripped-out loose-leaf paper, there was a red lipstick outline of a woman’s lips with the words “¡Este beso es para te, amor mio!” And it was signed “Tu enamorada, Anónima.”

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I do this in hopes that trans people can benefit from a similar trend. Perhaps knowing a trans person will benefit us, leading to more support.

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It’s a testament to Harvey Milk’s statement that queer people need to stand up and be counted, being faces and presences in the movement. We need to be on people’s televisions, in their homes and in their lives — because it makes us harder to discriminate against.

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“Love is a friendship set to music.” – Joseph Campbell

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We need to move away from this constant need of coming across as calm, cool and collected. WE WEREN’T BUILT TO BE CALM, COOL, AND COLLECTED. If we were, it wouldn’t feel so exhausting all the time. It would, you know, come naturally to us.