Transgender Discrimination
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Whether it be an entrepenuer or street vendor,
It's up to you to decide your gender,
But to the people around you,
It's not so easy,
Sometimes you're clueless, it's true,
And the stress makes you queasy.
26 dead in 2016
My people are dying at the hands
Of those who refuse to understand us
26 dead in 2016
What's a name if no one ever calls you that?
What's a name if spoken in spite?
The constant correction, rejection, feels as if I'm at bat.
Would I ever cave to the slander? At best-
I might.
Scraped from the wombs
Of a broken child
Screams united with
The new and the old
Fresh fists clenched
Power born
A Girl
As told by doctors
Only looking skin deep
A Boy
