The [Un]Popular Vote

by Jasper Sanchez

When I check my Google News alerts that night, the latest result for “Mark Adams” is me. Dystopia High, Amber’s byline, and my name, lit up in cobalt blue. I know I’m supposed to do damage control, return Jenny’s increasingly frantic messages, and make sure there’s more to the story than my sexuality, but less than my gender. But my name is in the news. The name I fought so hard for. A name associated with a campaign I believe in. No matter what anyone else says, I think that’s something I should be proud of.