Trans Death as Life
Matthew K.
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This poem was inspired in part by the death of Leelah Alcorn, a trans teenage woman who died by suicide as a result of her parents' constant abuse. While writing this poem, I thought about my own experience as a trans Christian and the spirituality and pain of one's own bodily imperfection.
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Creative expression through writing has helped me summarize a mess of thoughts about gender, religion, anxiety, and everything I’ve never been able to summarize; poetry has allowed me to be vulnerable, expressive, and comfortable within my own body.