I love this computer generated image of me as an action figure. It truly reflects the life I wish I could have lived. I'd have felt good about myself, and it would have shown in my face and my smile. However, I didn't live this life - all because of a tiny chromosome.
Why did I mention this?
Today, I went to the bank to get some CDs renewed for the Co-Op, and to get some papers notarized for claiming Unclaimed Funds from New York State. When I sat down with one of the branch officers, our chit chat turned to second citizenship. She is trying to get citizenship for herself and her child in one EU country by birthright, and I'm doing the same with another country. Since the uncertainty of American politics came up, she felt safe in mentioning that her son is transgender, going on hormones at the age of 18. Luckily, his US passport expires in 8 years, and we hope this this hateful regime is gone by then. If not, she and her son will go to Canada. As for me, I will go to Europe, and settle in a country with a low cost of living.
There are more of us out there than most people know. Now is the find each other before any pogroms start. Once/if they do, we will need the help of others sympathetic to our needs to get out of Dodge before sundown.....
