“But before I can push for global changes, I have to start with me. You made me realize that I deserve kindness and respect, that people cannot take from me and deny me basic rights and dignity unless I allow them to. Since birth, I’ve walked at the edge of life, content with the crumbs others deemed sufficient for me. No more. You are the most wonderful thing that’s ever happened to me. With you, I’ve finally gotten a taste of what it’s like to truly live. You have given me a reason to fight. And fight I will, for us, for the future I never thought possible. So long as you’ll have me, I’m
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