So often I see this idea floated around online that trans people take up more space than we should. Our voices are supposedly everywhere. Trans issues are said to occupy an unfair amount of online discourse. Here’s one reason why I think the view is wrong.
I love the part in The Little Mermaid where Ariel gives up her voice to Urslua for the ability to walk. She feels held down, not free to explore the world, to see all the things…to fall in love. Her heart yearns for an external force to come along and help her with her yearning.
