theres a lot I want to say to everyone and myself. im proud for making it this far in life with all pain/suffering trying to hold me down. there were countless moments where I wanted to give up and stop everything, but I knew i couldn’t. many of you like myself have most likely gone through a lot of painful consequences for coming out and struggling to be yourselves. for myself, it seemed like an endless cycle of abuse, both physical/verbal, neglect, and so on, and have considered ending my life multiple times. but something in the back of my mind was always telling me that everything that’s happened to me was probably done for a reason, and as I learned more about myself and my struggle, I realized that I had to be the one to give it a reason. I still suffer my trauma, slowly recovering and taking time to heal, but I’m happy to be alive with beautiful angels of friends who’ve supported me when I felt like I had no one. to everyone reading this, u are not alone, and don’t have to be. it’s okay to be upset, it’s okay to cry, u don’t have to apologize for growing on your own, all of it is okay. u have been and will always be loved, no matter what, and if it is not ur family, then u can make ur own that will :) and don’t be nervous to be yourself, it is who u are, and it’s a beautiful thing. I am proud to be a transgender woman, and to all my LGBTQ+ family, I love you all so so so much! happy pride month! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️