That is all we have to do... one person at a time!
One person at a time can move mountains!
One time when I was dog sitting my brother's and sister-in-laws dog up in Kennebunk Maine, I went to a local seafood restaurant in Cape Porpoise on the waterside overlooking the harbor. The restaurant we filling up fast, I watched a car with Carolina plates pull up and a family of five got out. Now the restaurant has picnic tables for seats and I was the only only on sitting there so they asked if they could join me there.
I was just finishing the clam chowder and getting ready to attack the lobster they brought out when they arrived. When there lobsters arrived I could see confusing on their faces... "Now what?" So I spoke up... "Usually I start with the legs,,," Half way through my lecture I saw that they realizes that I'm trans but they were more interested in how to eat the giant bug on their plates. One more ally.
Now I am at the Cape, there is a lot more sharing of picnic tables.
A little old lady in the grocery store couldn't reach the top shelf and I asked could I help? One more ally.
In my younger days, a teenager threw some trash on the sideway and I picked it up.
My blog has made a lot converts... especially the Saturday 9.
And just recently I got an email asking for help from a judge I'm on a committee with and he asked for help to give a talk before other judges.
Yesterday I had my taxes done, the woman who did them before retired so now I have someone new... He called the other day... Can I speak to Diana, sir? Speaking. ....You're Diana? Yes...
By just being ourselves and helping others we change people's minds, they see us as a person not as some unknown quantity. We put a face on an unknown. But it is a two edge sword... if we do bad that says on their minds. We are ambassadors to the trans community whether we like it or not.
Just go out and be yourself and lets set a goal of converting one person at a time.
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