This is my cry for help — and it’s aimed at cisgender people, and mums, and anyone who will listen.

Content warnings:
Transphobia; Violence; Sexual Assault; Rape; Hate Crime; Drug Use; PTSD

Not every trans person is, wants to be, or has to be a beacon of visibility or activism. Nikkie, just like most, just wants to live in the right identity, quietly and unremarked for it. Trans people don’t owe anybody anything; not explanations, not knowledge, nothing.