Trans people are magic. They should inspire us all to live more authentically.

[Jessica_Rose]

Trans people are magic. They should inspire us all to live more authentically.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trans-people-are-magic-they-should-inspire-us-all-to-live-more-authentically/ar-AA1jYSQM?ocid=windirect&cvid=c335526397b0464da642fe40e6cf4807&ei=24

Story by LGBTQNation (Dec 2023)

There is a certain magic among trans people simply existing. Just our presence, our reluctance to conform to the constructs around gender that have been instilled in all of us since birth is powerful.

Trans people offer everyone a certain freedom, a permission to exist authentically and embrace all of the innate elements that make us human. They show us it is possible to disregard the arbitrary notion that certain traits, emotions, and expressions are "masculine" or "feminine."

Humans are immensely complex. I still can't fathom how so many people still believe that just because someone has specific anatomy or chromosomes (a sentiment that still often conveniently ignores biological sex as a spectrum), they must conform to a single, rigid expression and role. It eliminates so many aspects of what makes us human and minimizes the complexity of the human experience.

I see that my existence, and the existence of transgender and gender-nonconforming people as a whole, is often perceived as threatening to the status quo. It's daunting to those people who never questioned these arbitrary messages, whose identities are deeply confined to these restrictions.

The trans community has challenged tired notions, these prevailing messages around how we "should" act in society, in favor of our own pursuit of happiness.

[Lori Dee]

I just read an announcement about a local organization that celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new office. The organization, Uniting Resilience, represents the Native American Two-Spirit LGBTQ community. Since 2021, they have been fighting against domestic violence and hate crimes.

What struck me is on the main webpage, it says:

Native American Cultures have held Two-Spirit members, feminine males and masculine females in high respect, as healers, mediators, shamans, visionaries, and leaders – focusing on their spiritual gifts. The Native societies see a person's basic character as a reflection of their spirit.

Maybe we are magic!