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To be trans is to gamble everything about oneself on a hope of the possibility of freedom.

It is that capacity for hope that makes so many of us creative.

It is also what make people envy and hate us and makes established systems want to destroy us.

To hope is to want something better.

Photo of thousands of people with placards and flags packing Parliament Square. Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

Thousands show solidarity at #TransRightsAreHumanRights Demo in Parliament Square.

“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”

- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training

Nazis Burned Trans Books To Usher In Fascism: Now Trump Does The Same Transgender people have often been a canary in the coalmines of Democracy.

1. Nearly a century ago, Nazis burned trans books to usher in fascism.

Now, Trump is doing the same, digitally burning all records of transgender people and striking the community from records.

This must be seen for what it is: a move towards atrocity.

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Historians thought this trans woman was murdered by the Nazis, but she escaped and lived to be 74 We've always been here, and even in the darkest times - we will survive through them. We'll always be here

🏳️‍⚧️ Dora Richter, one of the first trans femmes known to have medically transitioned was thought to have been murdered at the Nazi raid on the world’s first transgender clinic, actually survived, recently discovered documents revealed this summer👇

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