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It's me, Lilith. I'm trying out this whole pseudonym thing. I chose Lilith because I watched Evangelion and thought it sounded cool, but now that I've been reading up on who she was within the context of theology, I really find myself resonating with her. I'm an androgyne (transfeminine (I think)) and I've always felt pushed to the outskirts of human sexuality and identity, even though I understand how big of a role the trans community and androgynes actually play in the game of sexuality (we have a much stronger hand than one might expect, while the cards we have been dealt may cause us to struggle, we hold many trump cards. The cishets know this, and they have every reason to be afraid (lol, I'm like the quintessential snowflake blogger. fml)).
The world is a changing place, and I believe that people like me who are able to express themselves freely and honestly, living their best lives and radically accepting themselves and others, will be able to advance our civilization into a higher level of empathy.
People underestimate the political power of visibly being yourself. I would not be the queen I am today if it wasn't for all the gender-benders I witnessed proudly living their own lives with dignity, strength, and good humor. It's hard to realize that all you need to create a space for your identity in a world which appears to reject anything that is "other," is to just be yourself and emanate love. Others will notice, and your love will live on within them, helping them transform into the version of themselves that they desire to be.
When I grew my hair out in high school,* and became more androgynous, about a year later I witnessed a wave of middle schoolers doing the same thing. Now, I'm not going to claim responsibility for this, androgynous kids have always been around, but all I'm saying is that I know for a fact that they saw what I was doing, and an affinity was between us was created, and in light of this affinity, they were able to express themselves more comfortably. This is exactly what happened to me when I was younger, I saw kids older than me doing their thang (i.e. being androgynous), and was like, "OMG!!! That's me!!!"
I remember when my Mom to me to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. I knew that was me up there on that stage.*
It's interesting how things that aren't you can feel just as, if not even more, real and relevant to your experience than, say, your own two feet.* Affinity is a powerful thing.
*I had long hair as a kid, but then in middle school I cut it all off. HUGE MISTAKE.
*(I'm manifesting my playing that role... One of these days...)
*I don't know of this is a very good example, but I think you get what I'm trying to say.
The world is a changing place, and I believe that people like me who are able to express themselves freely and honestly, living their best lives and radically accepting themselves and others, will be able to advance our civilization into a higher level of empathy.
People underestimate the political power of visibly being yourself. I would not be the queen I am today if it wasn't for all the gender-benders I witnessed proudly living their own lives with dignity, strength, and good humor. It's hard to realize that all you need to create a space for your identity in a world which appears to reject anything that is "other," is to just be yourself and emanate love. Others will notice, and your love will live on within them, helping them transform into the version of themselves that they desire to be.
When I grew my hair out in high school,* and became more androgynous, about a year later I witnessed a wave of middle schoolers doing the same thing. Now, I'm not going to claim responsibility for this, androgynous kids have always been around, but all I'm saying is that I know for a fact that they saw what I was doing, and an affinity was between us was created, and in light of this affinity, they were able to express themselves more comfortably. This is exactly what happened to me when I was younger, I saw kids older than me doing their thang (i.e. being androgynous), and was like, "OMG!!! That's me!!!"
I remember when my Mom to me to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. I knew that was me up there on that stage.*
It's interesting how things that aren't you can feel just as, if not even more, real and relevant to your experience than, say, your own two feet.* Affinity is a powerful thing.
*I had long hair as a kid, but then in middle school I cut it all off. HUGE MISTAKE.
*(I'm manifesting my playing that role... One of these days...)
*I don't know of this is a very good example, but I think you get what I'm trying to say.
