I’m Trans and I Didn’t Do Anything for Trans Awareness Week

I’d like to explain.

Photo by Lena Balk on Unsplash

It was Trans Awareness Week in mid-November, culminating in the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. I didn’t do anything to commemorate the occasion. I didn’t change any of the profile pictures on my numerous social media accounts. I didn’t light a candle. I didn’t write an article, even when encouraged to do just…