Continue to break down barriers

So I was sitting here, wondering what I was going to write about, when I found a link on facebook.  It was from queerty, so I clicked through and was utterly astonished and amazed.  The story is that of a historic right granted to a 12 year old boy in Alberta, Canada.

Read the story here

A small excerpt:

Marking a significant shift in Canadian law, a 12-year-old transgender boy in Alberta has been granted a new birth certificate officiating his status as male.

Are you kidding me?  A 12 year old boy gets to live his life as he always wanted to?  He gets to have his paperwork match his brain and body?  Holy shit, can we all celebrate a little?!  Think about how amazing this is!  Instead of saying "oh he's too young" or "my kid wanted to be a fish at 12", this young man gets to realize that people are listening to him.  People are not only listening, but allowing him to make changes to his paperwork and allowing him to live how he sees fit.  This is amazing!

Photo of a firework celebration! (c) Hawk

Do you realize the strides this makes to helping our T brothers and sisters?  The amount of rights denied to someone simply because they are transgender/transsexual/trans* is downright shameful.  Everyone has something to say about why these rights are denied, but I've yet to actually hear one that can be supported by evidence.  People are people and to deny them a right because of whatever prejudice you have against them is just not okay.  So let us continue to celebrate this young man's victory!

(c) Hawk

And to me, this is just another reason to love pride month.  This month is magical and makes you realize how awesome everything in the world can be if we just stopped being jackasses and begin to accept our fellow humans.  Stop the hate and start to love.  And celebrate.

(c) Hawk

Until Next Time!