But I am reminded trans lives are also under attack by the same government, for very similar reasons, even though the Supreme Court ruled this month that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex.

Throughout history, we as a society have collectively decided to rename epidemics after marginalized communities, primarily non-white countries.

I "had faith" more out of obligation than anything, and as I got older, out of fear.

Mental illness and suicide are still very stigmatized, most of the time no one wants to talk about it.

On a good day my faith is shaky at best, When everything is crashing down around me, I spend a very large portion of my time cursing God.

As it does with every headline, my stomach dropped and I fought back tears, because I can't believe this is still happening. I can't believe that we still see multiple headlines a month, sometimes a week, where there is yet another school or mass shooting.