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Iron WordsAs she walks through life a sham
of her existence, the daily pain
is almost too much to bear. To
know herself, but
be beaten, bloodied by the
words of a world that hates her.

"Sham!" "Liar!" "Con!" they seem
to say as she sheds blood from her eyes
and tears from her heart. And all
with the damned knifes of a
world lost ages ago to the fires
of the mostly deadly heads.

How much such words hurt as
she walks the trail of time. The hes and
misters and kings and boys and all
the words she hates. The words that,
when not casting doubt on the truth,
simply demote, disparage. Disintegrate.

This is the scourge I live, the
suffering

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Today, November 20, is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today, November 20, is a time to remember those humans who have been murdered, some before they could even walk, because they "differed" from societal gender norms. Because they broke stereotypes. Because they tried to be themselves.

I have made this image so that, hopefully, someone may use it to remember this day, or to tell a friend about it. To come out, or to spread the message of tolerance. To promote education, or to reach out to someone in need.

Today is important, but it can't end here.

If we all come together, maybe we can make a better world for people who are transgender, genderqueer or any form of gender deviant. At the very least, maybe we can save a life. The life of a sibling.

Of a parent.

Of a child.

Of a relative.

Of a friend.

Of a lover.

~ Lei

"You know, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender - people are people."
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~pinkbluebibliofreak Apr 2, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
powerful words. words people need to know and remember. especially for homophobes like my family, they need to learn the last quote you have in your description.
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Mood: Awestruck !noiseryuu Dec 20, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
perfect!!!!
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Mood: Love ~TrickyCreature Dec 17, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
That's a nice one. And I like the soft colours!
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~LauraSeabrook Nov 22, 2011  Student Digital Artist
Hi, I'd like to include this image in the Transgender Day of Remembrance Webcomic Project Archive.
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~LeiAndLove Nov 22, 2011  Student Filmographer
Certainly!
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~LauraSeabrook Nov 22, 2011  Student Digital Artist
Thank you.
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*obLIZZIEous Nov 22, 2011   Photographer
god bless.
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~PariahLycan Nov 20, 2011  Student Photographer
I like how you ended up using a semi-translucent outline. Best of all the choices. Welldone, amici.
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Mood: Joy ~LeiAndLove Nov 20, 2011  Student Filmographer
Thankee :glomp:
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~Dragon-loves-you Nov 20, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
I've been thinking about coming out to me mom for the past few months about being trans with me my mom's never noticed because of the fact that i don like bows and some other girly things but when i was younger my only friends where guys and i was a tomboy and before i was born my mom and the doctors though i was going to be a boy. and i really do want to come out but i just don't know how to and plus i'm kind of scared to do it.
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