- Not explain yourself
- Put yourself first
- Pass if you want to
- Not Pass if you don’t want to
- Like things that are stereotypically your assigned gender
- Like things that correspond to your gender identity
- Hate things your identity is supposed to like
- Feel sexy as hell
- Love yourself
- Accept others’ love
- Feel like you deserve that love
- Treat yo self and have a fun day
- Use whatever voice you want
- Be fluid with gender
- Be frustrated and impatient with the present
- Feel stressed out and overwhelmed
- Hope for the future
- Feel scared
- Ask for help
- See a therapist
- Be proud of yourself
- Take a break and relax
- Not know what the hell you’re doing
- Explore yourself (physically and emotionally)
- Make mistakes, lots and lots of them
- Play dress-up anytime, anywhere
- Say goodbye to those that hurt you
- Forget the bastards from the past
- Miss people you left behind
- Be queer and stand out
- Go stealth and blend in
- Tell someone to apologize
- Expect the correct pronouns
- Try on a new label every day
- Have a messy, wordless gender
- Control your own pace and transition
- Cry, scream, or punch a pillow in the face
- Take up as much space as you damn well please
- Strut your stuff like a badass motherf*cker
- Fake confidence until you find your own
- Spend time with people like you
- Take a walk by yourself
- Smile at the mirror
- Stand up for yourself
- Feel what you need to feel
- Change the world forever
- Resist by just existing
- Take one step at a time