As a person with depression, I find the burden of compulsory happiness too much to bear. I know when I hoist that weight to my shoulders, I am carrying the weight of cis expectations instead of caring for myself and my delicate heart. If I am going to survive, I need to center my own needs and the needs of the most vulnerable members of my trans community. That means that I need to feel what I feel, including anger. Many people treat anger as dangerous, but when we remember Sylvia Rivera, we learn that anger can powerful.

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If we knew trans history, we would know that our anger is powerful.