I am happy to be visible to other trans people, to people who might actually be trans and not yet realize it, and to cis people who want to use that visibility to advocate for me and people like me.

I'm not happy to be visible to people who want me hurt or even dead, and I am not happy to be visible to people who want to use me as a wedge to hurt others.

@xgranade I'm glad that you're my mutual and you have interesting things to say. I also like the fact that you're trans because it adds a unique depth to some conversations. As a cis person, I also appreciate seeing your posts daily because I want trans-ness to be a normal part of my life, and it shows up less often at my work than it should. I want it to be not worthy of comment in the same way that having brown hair isn't worthy of comment. Just normal. Thanks for making it that way