love to be part of a trans generation that's simply growing old <3
that always seemed impossible! yeah trans people always came in all ages, but it felt like most of them just disappeared after a couple of years. you'd find out oh there was a cool trans femme who did a thing a couple of years back and - gone. no trace. probably stealth? moved cities? or worse. who knows.
i started labeling myself as trans back in 2002, so the aids gap was very present, but even in the decade that followed, i just didn't see trans people that didn't simply disappear after a while.
but now? there's people i've seen around for 15 years or more. we just get older. we stay trans and visible. and it's not singular people, it feels like, just a big trans age cohort. it's hundreds of people whose names and existence i keep seeing around. and that's so empowering and awesome!
and that's also why the fascists are panicking and trying to fight us hard. we are setting a precedent by existing. 
