when they stare, don’t shrink

After all the anti-trans rhetoric of the last six months, all the executive orders of this week, and all the hatred that has fueled, it would be understandable to want to hide.Yesterday I was chatting with a friend of mine who said, “with everything going on I’ve had thoughts of going back in to the closet because white male privilege would let me be safer. I know I wouldn’t be happy.”In a time like this where we feel unsafe, the desire to hide makes sense.But if we hide our true self that only leads to our own despair. It is important in times like this to show up even more authentically.As this card given to me by my friend Kathleen says, “when they stare, don’t shrink”When they stare don’t shrink.Show up in your power and strength. When you do you give other people permission to show up in all of who they are and you will shine. Get full access to TransPreacher at transpreacher.substack.com/subscribe