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1 in 12 transgender people are killed every single year. 1 in 12 i can't walk the streets alone at night. 1 in 12 public restrooms are a choice of being yelled at, or being beat up. 1 in 12 i hide behind my hoodie and keep my head down when im in "shifty" places. 1 in 12 having to wear the incorrect school uniform because "kids can be cruel" 1 in 12 you're not a "real man" if you don't have a ***** and if you do have one, you cannot be a woman, like there is a set of rules. 1 in 12 i can't get i job because if they find out i'm trans they'll use slurs in the place of my name. 1 in 12 living a lie because i want to be alive. 1 in 12 but am i truly alive, if im constantly hiding behind a mask? 1 in 12 is it too selfish that i just want to survive?
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Nov 25, 2015
Nov 25, 2015 at 3:17 AM UTC
1 in 12
1 in 12 transgender people are killed every single year. 1 in 12 i can't walk the streets alone at night. 1 in 12 public restrooms are a choice of being yelled at, or being beat up. 1 in 12 i hide behind my hoodie and keep my head down when im in "shifty" places. 1 in 12 having to wear the incorrect school uniform because "kids can be cruel" 1 in 12 you're not a "real man" if you don't have a ***** and if you do have one, you cannot be a woman, like there is a set of rules. 1 in 12 i can't get i job because if they find out i'm trans they'll use slurs in the place of my name. 1 in 12 living a lie because i want to be alive. 1 in 12 but am i truly alive, if im constantly hiding behind a mask? 1 in 12 is it too selfish that i just want to survive?
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Nov 25, 2015
Nov 25, 2015 at 3:17 AM UTC
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