so, i live in upstate new york in a very left wing town, my family is very queer and my friends are too. in general quite welcoming.

around spring last year, a new person moved in and started going to my school. i was pretty sure they were a fellow trans woman (they were) and we became friends. as we got closer and our parents did too, we learnt that they had actually moved from texas and decided to live here because they say our yard signs and pride flags on the front of the house.

if you're ever thinking "why am i doing all this? why am i being prideful and being loud even if it's dangerous right now?", then remember that, as much as just existing can make others angry, it can let others know that they're safe now, and that it can get better.

last night someone left the door open and none of us could figure out who did it. not a huge deal but it’s important to keep the animals in, if they were to get out of their room into the main space. since we all swore we shut it behind us we decided to look back at the motion sensor game cam to see if it bounced open or something so we could fix it so it wouldn’t do that.

i was like “it had to have somehow bounced open. it’s not like anyone out here would be breaking in.”

my friend joked, “there were a few deer in the pasture last night that looked shifty.”

Well you’re never gonna fucking believe this.