Anjali Rimi, is the president of the only trans nonprofit organization Parivar, a movement to fight the injustice that people of color are subjected to in a white-dominated, patriarchal, and heteronormative society.

And to think, these are some of the rare cases that got some publicity. There must be so many more suicides among trans persons that aren't reported.

Nominee is not the same as successor, who is usually related to the policy holder by birth, consanguinity, marriage or adoption. It is not your same-sex partner. 

The hardest part of being a queer person is the journey of self-awareness and understanding what desire or lack of desire means. As my best friend said, “When you are coming out, the first person you come out to— is yourself.”

The floral-leafy pattern in brown polished wood made the mirror look delicate and inviting. The fact that it could easily be carried around really irked Maa.