Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas: jgo.e-reviews 5 (2015), 3 Rezensionen online / Im Auftrag des Instituts für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung in Regensburg herausgegeben von Martin Schulze Wessel und Dietmar Neutatz
Verfasst von: Kirsten Bönker
Kai became a peer counselor, helping other trans youth from small towns find their way to Veravista. Sam finished their degree and started a community archive, digitizing Margot’s shoeboxes so the stories would never be lost. Luna, the teenage trans girl, became the first out trans student to sing a solo at the city’s youth choir gala. Dez started a support group for trans truckers, meeting over CB radio.
It was a person about his age, sitting alone at a corner table. They had short purple hair, round glasses, and a hoodie that said “Protect Trans Kids.” Their name tag read “Sam (they/them).” Video Black Shemale
Kai stepped forward and took the lantern from Margot’s trembling hands. He held it high, and the glow spread outward, touching each person in the circle. Kai became a peer counselor, helping other trans
Part One: The Archivist
Kai hesitated. “Is it that obvious?” Dez started a support group for trans truckers,
“You look like you’re about to bolt.”
The Lantern was supposed to be a refuge. But when Kai walked through the door, they saw a room full of people who seemed to speak a language he didn’t yet know. There were older gay men playing cards, a cluster of trans women in fabulous wigs laughing about something, and a few young lesbians on laptops. Everyone seemed comfortable. Everyone seemed whole.