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What Pride Means To Me, A Woman of Transgender Experience

What Pride Means To Me, A Woman of Transgender Experience

Pride means that you can own who you are, all of you, and live your truth out loud. Proud of who you are, where you are now, where you’ve been, and where you hope to go. Proud of your body, however you were born into it. Proud of who you love, what you identify as, and how you live your life. I chose to leave my dream-stealth life behind because I knew the world needed people to help them see and treat trans people differently. That’s why I can feel comfortable saying I know what true pride is.

These Queer Doulas Are Breaking Down ‘Birth Binaries’ & Creating ‘New Cycles of Love’

These Queer Doulas Are Breaking Down ‘Birth Binaries’ & Creating ‘New Cycles of Love’

“One of the main reasons I chose to be a part of this line of work is because I want those cycles of trauma to end,” they say. “I don’t want to always hear about how traumatic that experience was for that person… it isn’t going to be perfect, but at the end of the conversation, I want them to be able to say, ‘I had support. I knew it was going to be okay.’ I want to start hearing that more.”