“Now,” she said, “go back to the Spectrum . Not to fit in—but to help them grow.”
“No,” Elara said, pouring two cups of tea. “Being lesbian, gay, or bisexual is about who you love . Being transgender is about who you are . Your identity, Kai, is your own soil. Your attraction is the direction the flower faces. One can influence the other, but they are different roots.” black shemale cartoons
Kai leaned forward. “It’s not?”
She pointed to a dusty quilt hanging on the wall. “That quilt was made in 1987. See that patch? It says ‘Transgender Nation.’ During the AIDS crisis, trans women of color—like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera—were the gardeners who fed everyone else. They fought for gay rights and trans rights at the same time, because you can’t separate a garden’s roots without killing the plants.” “Now,” she said, “go back to the Spectrum
Kai looked at the quilt. “So… we’re connected because we survived together?” Being transgender is about who you are