Tell me please,
Cis Men
How do I prove my worth as a woman?
How do I convince you to open this gate for me?
How do I get the bare minimum of respect from you?
How do I conform to your fetishized view of me?

Tell me please,
Cis Womyn
How do I behave feminine, without mocking real women?
How do I navigate female spaces without being attacked?
How do I get you to stop calling me a man?
How do I justify my experience to you?

Tell me please,
I just need to know
How do I become a socially acceptable tranny?
So I can spit your venom back at you.
How do I respect your beliefs?
So I can blaspheme on your altar.
How do I “Think of the children”?
So I can protect my young siblings from you.
How do I become another face in the crowd?
So I can be fiercely, and visibly Queer.