trans day of remembrance

there was a memorial for trans people that have died by suicide/been killed in 2025 at the park. i hadn't planned to be there for more than 20 minutes or so. but a soon as i started getting near the memorial i saw around 25 trans people all surrounding the memorial letting person after person speak. and eventually i got the courage to go up. i didn't have anything planned so i just talked about growing up raised conservative, impostor syndrome, spotlighting black trans people, and thanking people for caring.

after the speeches had finished i ended up talking to a smaller group about random trans experiences and generally just having fun. and lit a candle and left a trans flag, and then went home.

sometimes i feel isolated. with my gender experiences, sure, but also in general. and that night i could just grieve and hope and survive surrounded by people like me.