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I~ By Heather Lyn

6/10/2015

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When transgender stopped
being a bad word, a dirty word
it became a strong word;
a word synonymous with the word
brave,
a word that meant her father had to
teach her how to shave--
a word that meant she became
he and could shop in the men’s 
section comfortably.
It meant living--
for the first time,
living.
It meant trial
and error
with “family” and “friends”
and those who pretend
to respect him,
but only when he
was her.
It meant hurt.
It meant loss in exchange
for growth.
It meant hope.


Author Bio:
Heather Lyn is a graduate of Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia. She received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing and was published in YHC's literary magazine The Corn Creek Review multiple times. She has self-published a supernatural mystery novel and was a finalist in the Agnes Scott Writer's Contest. Heather will also be featured in an upcoming horror anthology due out early Summer as well as a poetry anthology. Her second novel will be out in the fall of 2015. 

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Linda M. Crate link
6/10/2015 02:14:57 am

This is beautifully put, Heather. I have trans friends so I have seen their struggle and their rejections and it just makes me so angry. Regardless of your beliefs or your personal feelings - if they are friends and family you are to love them and celebrate them for everything that they are and support their choices even if you don't always understand. Thank you for putting this in an eloquent way that isn't confrontational just musical and lyrical.

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Cynthia Sharp link
6/10/2015 04:53:11 am

Powerful work!

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