ECCC brought a lot of tears this time.One of the very first people in line on the first day was a...

ECCC brought a lot of tears this time.

One of the very first people in line on the first day was a lovely person who identified as a Singaporean trans person (they did not specify pronouns so I won’t either) and they could not have been more lovely and kind. They talked about how much it meant seeing a Singaporean trans woman in a mainstream bat book, and I got the sense that they were very shy and it took a lot to have this conversation.

It meant a lot to me, and I kept it together perfectly well until I had to use the bathroom a little later and had a moment to reflect. Then I cried like a baby. 

And I am not at all embarrassed! 

Well, a little embarrassed. :)

Thank you to that lovely person in line, your words really touched me, and Alysia would be proud of you, I know it.