I have a new friend who's a stonewall era trans rights activist. I talked to them for a bit yesterday about my fears regarding the future for trans people considering the ongoing conservative genocidal fear mongering. They had this to say
I have a lot of anxiety about the future. It's traumatizing to listen to the violent way right wingers talk about us. But if this queer liberation veteran has more hope for our our future than I've allowed myself to feel, maybe I can afford to have some revolutionary optimism.