Walking the Rainbow Bridge

The year is 2025. Many strange things have happened this year. This year is a time of economic collapse, with rising unemployment rates and a lack of ability to communicate or listen. Many of my people have committed suicide this past year in response to the hatred they have received. You may wonder what it is I am talking about. I am speaking primarily about the LGBTQIA+ community and the violence and discrimination against them. In many places, it is possible to be killed for not appearing as the gender someone wants you to look or talk like. It is also possible that your family will disown you and kick you out of the house before you have graduated high school because they found out that you are attracted to someone of the same sex rather than the opposite sex. Transgender and gay people are not the only ones who face additional challenges. Racism also appears to be increasing or, at the very least, becoming more apparent. With the growing number of companies ending their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies, people on Facebook, Reddit, Quora, and LinkedIn are asking questions about what it means. - Will they be fired because they are black? - Will they be deported to their country of origin even if they have legally immigrated to the United States? - Will the marriages of millions of gay, bisexual, or transgender people be no longer considered legal? And perhaps more importantly, how can anyone afford to live when they are losing their jobs, prices are rising, and they cannot get new jobs because the Artificial Intelligence overlords have decided their resume is not good enough to pass to a real human to read it? These questions deserve answers, but it will not happen unless we have difficult conversations. The purpose of this book is to help us start the conversation. Many people are afraid to talk about it because the cost of being known for being different is great. Some prefer to stay in the closet and hide to their safety. I am not one of them however. I am too autistic for my own good and I decided to start the conversation with this book by writing my current understanding and experiences. As a Transgender Asexual, I have a voice quite different than what you will hear from other members of my Rainbow people. I hope my words are of help to you and that you have feedback for me to improve as I write about every topic relevant to my people.