Elbethe Elder

True Colors ENDA showed us your true colors. That we are not, to you, really human. That your failure is somehow our fault. That this abuse is – somehow – justified. That our freedom has no value. That our fears are not real. That our rights are forfeit to some imagined victory. 1/2

Behold, the fruits of my labor. 80 sqft patch of corn and *this* is what I get:

I really need to get a button maker...

@hcrichardson.bsky.social asked for memes... elbethe.net/And-Be-A-Vil...

Well, don't that just figure. Can't even use "I was typing fast" as an excuse. Just didn't really proof it. (Obviously)

To the trans-kids facing puberty: A lot of my poems are pretty depressing, but remember when I was growing up — the 50’s and 60’s. When I was born the word ‘transsexual’ didn’t exist, let alone ‘transgender’. These poems are from *my* life, not *yours*, though, I admit, things are looking grim.

To the trans-kids facing puberty: A lot of my poems are pretty depressing, but remember when I was growing up — the 50’s and 60’s. When I was born the word ‘transsexual’ didn’t exist, let alone ‘transgender’. These poems are from *my* life, not *yours*, though, I admit, things are looking grim.

Puberty will suck, but when you’re old enough, there will certainly be a place where you can go live as your true self. It won’t be as good as growing up that way, but trust this old tranny — better late than never.

To the trans-kids facing puberty: A lot of my poems are pretty depressing, but remember when I was growing up — the 50’s and 60’s. When I was born the word ‘transsexual’ didn’t exist, let alone ‘transgender’. These poems are from *my* life, not *yours*, though, I admit, things are looking grim.

#queer #poetry HadleyFreeman needs a life. Stat. The Wrong Side of History… Rather depends on where you’re standing — and when — and which way you are facing at the time.

And there is a wave coming. Trans-kids who have been raised as men and women. What will you say to them? What excuse will you give to justify your refusal to learn?

#queer #poetry HadleyFreeman needs a life. Stat. The Wrong Side of History… Rather depends on where you’re standing — and when — and which way you are facing at the time.

You can avoid learning, but others won’t. You can crave the safety of that childish simplicity but those of us who navigate these waters — cannot.

#queer #poetry HadleyFreeman needs a life. Stat. The Wrong Side of History… Rather depends on where you’re standing — and when — and which way you are facing at the time.

Such things are not fixed. Values change, the world moves on and old age often reveals that a lot of things, we thought were simple, are marvels of complexity.

#queer #poetry Like Any Other Queer Do not wag your finger at me and say “you can’t just choose to be a woman”. This is not a fantasy or some idle whim. I was born knowing, that I was not the boy that everyone said I was. Do you really think we choose this?

2/ All queers know we only have one choice: to live our lives honestly and openly or to hide behind pretense and falsehoods. All queers know that the closet kills, that darkness shrivels the heart and soul, and that it is far better to walk in the light.

#queer #poetry Like Any Other Queer Do not wag your finger at me and say “you can’t just choose to be a woman”. This is not a fantasy or some idle whim. I was born knowing, that I was not the boy that everyone said I was. Do you really think we choose this?