The powerful always think that any and all the activism we do is for them. That we’re always looking at them, caring what they think, trying to change them. So if we make a movie about trans lives, it must be to convince cis people to accept us.
If we blog about our lives, it must be to convince those in power that we are human. If we celebrate Pride it must be a display for the cis straight audience. If we march in protests, it must be to change the minds of those in power.
But a lot of the time our activism is for us, about us and has absolutely nothing to do with them. We know those in power only respond to power and will never give what we don’t take from them. We know the things we build for ourselves are better than the things we get by asking for permission. We know we must build our own communities, our self-love, our numbers, our knowledge, strength and spirit in order to be able to change the world.
So often when we make a movie over trans lives, we do it to show each other that we exist.
When we blog about our lives we do it to heal, to share, to find strength in each other.
When we celebrate Pride, we do it to revitalize and rejoice in each other, to honor those who fought for our freedom and to remember the work that has yet to be done. When we march, we do it to remind ourselves that we are many and we have the power to take over the streets.
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