here’s to black trans women with anger issues. here’s to black trans women who get misgendered for being “too loud” or “too aggressive”. here’s to black trans women who are stereotyped as angry and aggressive just by virtue of being black even when you are calm. here’s to black trans women who are viewed as “angry” for being loud. here’s to black trans women who struggle with controlling the volume of their voice due to neurodivergence, trauma or otherwise, here’s to black trans women who are traumatized and struggle to regulate their emotions. here’s to black trans women who become irritable, agitated, and annoyed easily due to neurodivergence and/or trauma. here’s to black trans women with violent intrusive thoughts and impulses. here’s to black trans women with personality disorders who are treated like assholes and monsters.
here’s to black trans women with psychotic disorders who react to delusions and hallucinations and “scare” people. here’s to mentally ill black trans women who are seen as “scary”. here’s to black trans women who snap and yell when reacting to abuse and get abused further. here’s to black trans women who get misgendered when they defend themselves. here’s to mixed black trans women who become furious when having their racial background challenged. here’s to black trans women who are jaded, disenfranchised, bitter, hurt, and spiteful from dealing with racism & transmisogynoir.
you’re not a bad person, by any stretch of the imagination. you have dealt with brutal mistreatment in a white transmisogynistic society and you are tired. you are dealing with constant abuse, and it’s okay if you are angry and bitter about it. it’s okay to be mentally ill, neurodivergent and traumatized as a black trans woman. you don’t deserve further mistreatment while you are attempting to cope with and adjust to a society that refuses to accommodate you.