No, I Don’t Have Patience for Your Misgendering

Trans and gender-noncomforming people have been hearing “be patient” for years, I’m not patient anymore

Riley Black
An Injustice!
Published in
5 min readApr 3, 2020

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It’s always the same person. It’s always the same person even when, in fact, it’s a different human saying it. “Please be patient.” It’s a request that makes my jaw tighten and requires a deep breath. I’ve been…

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