More than Trans – Karl Walker
I am not just Trans.
I am my parent’s son. I am a writer. I am a friend. I am a brother, a cousin and a nephew. I am queer. I am a loyal, kind and amazing friend. I love taekwondo. I love reading. I love writing. I love nature and I am spiritual.
I am more than this label. I am not this label. I am my own person who is doing what he can with a bad situation from birth. I am becoming my own man when society tried to make me a woman.
I am not a stereotype and I am not some experiment. I am a human being with real emotions and I cry real tears. I have every reason to love life and every reason to keep fighting for what I need and what I want.
Don’t put the Trans community in a box, see past the gender and see past the transition. See the people and how they live their lives. See the quirks, the humour and the things they love.
Your task, find a Trans person on YouTube, anybody. Write them a message asking more about them as a person. Ask about a favourite memory or a favourite hobby. See past their Trans identity and see the larger identity which makes them who they are. We are all unique and all have our quirks. Stop noticing the differences and start seeing the similarities.
A guest post by Karl Walker