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Veronica (she/her)'s avatar

Once again, there is so much in here that I relate to. Grieving but not losing the before times because they led to today is such an eloquent way to put it.

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Michael K. Fell's avatar

Our dearest Elle, we are your biggest fans, and everything you have shared and will continue to share via this Substack is a true gift from the heart. This particular piece is very special and perhaps my favorite (although I am hesitant to use the "favorite" word as I love them all and wouldn't want to discredit any of your previous posts). 

>>>"One of our societies greatest lies is that woman came from the rib of man. However, in my case, maybe there is some truth to that. I was never a man, but because I was told for so long that I was, I began to believe it. I found myself in my own ribs that they called Adam. Only her name wasn’t Eve, it was Elle."<<<

These sentences, however, are so profound and perhaps even more meaningful as I read them while on a train in Peru, where the Incans once treasured and revered Quariwarmi (third gender), but the current Catholic, conservative government has made it very hard for their trans community.

That said, we have been in two bars in Peru where Pride has been open, fun, and celebratory. A middle finger, perhaps at the conservative government by a younger generation that will one day change this country.

Thank you, as always, for your vulnerability.

❤️🏳️‍⚧️💜

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