they give me hope, every day.
also she looooves my daughter. these two are absolutely In Cahoots
tekla 💜✨
@tekla.bsky.social
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writer, artist, feminist, fancy. dedicated to reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ liberation, and racial justice. professionally trans over at A4TE, but all views shared here = my own.
![As we remember those lost to violence, we also grieve their stolen futures. Their stories shine through the words of their loved ones, who remember their passions for music and art; their love of partners, friends, and pets; their talents for community organizing or fashion or ballroom or journalism or computer science. As trans people, living openly as ourselves often requires immense courage-and that courage inspires others to live more fully and authentically. As one relative of Kelsey Elem, a
25-year-old Black trans woman from Missouri who we lost this year, said, "watching [Kelsey] grow into her confidence and share it with the world was a blessing." When we lose trans people, everyone loses so much.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u7ojqz3wlcsdjrcz2dvlp56l/bafkreidd6n2czly6zh5tltiajlh4qxietscjt3br3rxp5r6zhlghe4cfum)
