I Don’t Want to Live a Hypothetical Life

It is my responsibility to move from “What if” to “Can do.”

Photo by Tim Rebkavets on Unsplash

I remember once having a conversation with one of my colleagues in Grad School. I had just finished showing her a video of some friends and acquaintances partying in the White House. A joyful cadre of Queer and Trans people of color, they were dancing and celebrating themselves in a building that…