How do you convince someone that they are part of the same struggle you are fighting even though they are not part of the community that is fighting?
I am in a struggle to fight hatred toward my people.
Now that very sentence is enough to cause strife.
"My People".
In this instance I am referring tithe transgender community. I am not speaking of the human race, female gender, or white skinned people.
Since I am Trans and my wife isn't, she sees herself as an outsider in this struggle. She couldn't be further from the truth. How do I convince her?
As my spouse, she is part of the struggle. As an accepting person, she is part if the struggle. As an accepting spouse, she is even more apart of the struggle. Will people see her differently simply because she is Cis-gendered? I don't think so, once they learn she is with a trans-girl. If I am getting flamed by someone and she sees it first, she is gong to say something to them. Why? Because she loves me and will stand up for me. THIS makes her part of the struggle.
So......how do I convince the love of my life that she is part of the same fight as I am even though she isn't part of the community in the same way I am.
Dear, because you love me, because you will defend me and fight for me to the bitter end. Because you support me, because you see my true being, this makes you part of the very fight I am in. I know you can not identify with how I personally feel and that is ok. There is no way that I can identify with how you personally feel being with me.
For all who support the transgender community, you are also a part of the fight. Stand with us. We won't give up.
