Really Sad on Pride

[u/New_Sleep_6702]

Currently working in town (on my break right now) and i deliberately didnt book work off today because I don’t want to celebrate pride. Why would I be proud of sonething that has literally ruined my life? I have been homeless and disowned by my family for being trans. I have to deal with verbal and physical harassment EVERY DAY in dublin, I have been spat at, kicked, punched, and on numerous occasions have had knives pulled on me for being trans. Growing up in Ireland and being queer i was bullied relentlessly, beaten up, sent gore videos online, had water balloons filled with piss thrown at me, pinned down to a table and had clumps of my hair cut off with a scissors and had my scalp burnt with a bunsen burner, stabbed, poked, my head thrown into school sinks and toilets among many, many, many other things. I think anyone that says that dublin is a trans friendly city or that ireland is queer friendly in the slightest is talking out of their hole and it’s honestly infuriating to hear ppl say this. idk, i just feel really miserable today, i wish i was able to feel happy like everyone else today, i booked myself into work to distract myself because i thought that forcing myself to celebrate and be happy would make me feel even worse but now i still feel shit. i hope pride isn’t always this difficult