Well, let me tell ya, this “Transgender Day of Remembrance,” it’s on November 20th, every year. Yep, November 20th. Folks call it somethin’ fancy, like “commemorates the transgender, non-binary…” I don’t rightly know all them big words, but it’s for folks who ain’t exactly like the rest, you know? Them that feel different inside than what they look like outside.
Now, I heard tell there’s a whole bunch of ‘em, more than you’d think. And some folks, well, they ain’t too kind to ’em. Real shame, it is. They say some awful things, do some awful things. And this day, this November 20th, it’s for rememberin’ the ones we lost. The ones that got hurt, real bad, just for bein’ who they are.
- It’s a sad day, mind you.
- A day for thinkin’ and for hopin’ things get better.
- For folks to be nicer, you know? More understandin’.
I heard tell on the radio, some bigwig talkin’ ‘bout how many folks got hurt or even killed. Sounded like a lot. More’n a hundred, just in America, this past year. Can you believe that? Just for bein’ themselves. Makes my blood boil, it does. Ain’t nobody got the right to hurt another soul, no matter how different they are.
They was talkin’ ‘bout some court case, too. Somethin’ about the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land. Gonna be makin’ some big decision, seems like. About whether folks can be mean to other folks just ‘cause they’re different. Hope them judges got their heads screwed on right, I do. Hope they do the right thing.
This here day, this Remembrance Day, it ain’t just for them that are gone, though. It’s for the ones that are still here, too. The ones that are scared, the ones that are lonely. The ones that just want to live their lives in peace. It’s a day for showin’ ‘em that we care, that they ain’t alone.
I ain’t got no fancy words, no big speeches. I’m just an old woman, seen a lot in my time. And I know this much: hate ain’t right. Love is. Kindness is. Treatin’ folks the way you want to be treated, that’s what matters. So on this November 20th, and every other day, let’s try to be a little bit better. A little bit kinder. A little bit more understandin’. It ain’t too much to ask, is it?
And like that bigwig fella said, there ain’t no place for hate in America. Nobody should be treated bad just for bein’ themselves. It’s as simple as that. This day, it’s a reminder, you know? A reminder to be good, to be kind, to be human. And that’s somethin’ we all need to remember, every single day, not just on November 20th. We gotta do better, all of us. Gotta make this world a safer place, a kinder place, for everybody.
So, when you see that date comin’ up on the calendar, November 20th, remember them folks. Remember the ones we lost, and remember the ones that are still here, fightin’ for their right to be who they are. And do your part, however small it may seem. A smile, a kind word, a little bit of understandin’… it can go a long way. It really can.
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