


Do you even realize how important your presence has been at these protests? I don’t think you do. Never for a moment think that I see you as anything less than amazing. Cheers to you for getting off social media for a couple months. I’m also proud of you for recognizing hormone replacement therapy just wasn’t the right fit for you. Im so proud of each and every one of you for taking steps towards dealing with your anxiety Its extremely difficult to make changes or reach out, but you. I’m so proud to see you followed through with your top surgery. Look at you! You’ve been through so much, and you’re still here. I’m proud that as often as I’ve been beaten, I have never been defeated. I’m proud of my ex-wife for recognizing the irreparable nature of our marriage and filing for divorce. I’m proud of myself for surviving as long as I have. I’m proud of myself for dismantling the toxic patterns of my past. I’m proud of myself for setting healthy boundaries. I’m proud of myself for unlearning homophobia. The phrase Im proud of you insinuates that the speaker (parent, teacher, co-worker, boss) has more experience, or. The way you handle every challenge of your life, it inspires me a lot. It is not necessary to succeed every time you try to achieve something. Just know that I will be always supporting you. I’m proud of myself for being weird enough to warp, twist, and bend all that was expected of me decades before it was the thing to do. I am proud of you no matter what you do in your life. I’m proud of my parents for allowing me the early freedom to express myself however I felt most comfortable. Its not like we just named him captain, because we could have done that a year ago and I dont think it would have been right. I’m not a historian, scholar, expert, voice of a generation, or anything else that might lend me some feigned sense of authority, but here are some things that I’m proud of… You know what else is unprecedented? You, your singularly unique existence, and all the many reasons to be proud of yourself. As tempting as it may be to draw wild comparisons between various civil rights movements, today’s is (to my knowledge) unprecedented.
