“Our legacy fades and melts away,
Because tomorrow may not ever be.
So we dance and sing, try to bear the thought
Of approaching the end of our time.”
-“TIME TO TURN,” ELOY  

“Well I could call out when the going gets tough
The things that we’ve learnt are no longer enough
No language, just sound, that’s all we need know
To synchronize love to the beat of the show
And we could dance Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the radio”
-“TRANSMISSION,” JOY DIVISION

Existing in this era, as a person possessed of any self-awareness or empathy, it is hard to feel positive about the future. As a trans person, while a large portion of the populace is acting towards your destruction, it is particularly hard to maintain hope and live with love. It is then because of that even more critical to do so.

I do my best to speak truth and live my life as a testament to my beliefs, but there are times that feel so dark and pointless that any expression of light and exuberance feels like a defiant act – a revolutionary act. As if to say, “you can threaten me, you can take away the basic human rights I should enjoy, but you cannot take my spirit and will to live. You cannot take my purpose.”

So, I will continue to dance. I will continue to revel in all the beauty and love that the world has to offer, and hopefully send that out to someone else who needs it just as much as I do