When I grew up, I just didn't know queer people existed.
You know, so for me it's like I had all these thoughts in my head.
Like I was like, oh I have a crush on this girl.
Like oh I feel like I'm a guy or whatever.
And I didn't know that
I thought I was sick
and like all the moments in my life that I didn't really understand
went back in front of my eyes
and I was like, oh shit.
No actually, I'm trans.
Today I'm one week on T.
Today I'm four weeks on T.
Today I'm two month on T.
Today I'm three months on T.
Today I'm four month on T.
Today I'm one year on T.
Hormones make me feel good.
When I don't have hormones I'm not myself.
If I didn't have them, like yeah I don't...
I don't want to go back.
If I can't be around people who
make me feel validated and actually see
me for who I am then I don't exist.
and I think it's a natural thing
for human beings to want to be
surrounded by people who accept them for
who they are and who actually
respect their identities and see them as human beings.
Being a black trans person in this world can be really, really lonely.
Because people don't see you.
People don't see you . When they
see you, they see you as... they just don't see you
as who you are, they see you as something else.
People would make fun of me because I didn't dress like the other girls.
Like, oh but you're like such a boy or
whatever and like people, yeah people
bullied me all the time.
In Montreal I have friends.
I have support.
I have fans
and it's not just, it's not even just in Montreal that I have that, but
it's thanks to Montreal that I have that.
In Montreal that's where I learned how to be myself.
That's where people saw me for the first time.
I started a non-profit record label called Trans Trenderz.
For me it was just a project so that trans people can see themselves
And other people can see us.
And it's also good music, and we can do
whatever other people can do. you know.
And if not better, because we've been so
underrated and so we have to work harder
than other people.
I know how to work without a lot of
resources, and I feel like that's one of
the skills that I can share with my community.
You want it. Come get it. Well baby it's yours.
Scores.
I just really want trans people's narratives to be a
part of the industry.
You actually can be queer, and you can be happy.
It doesn't have to be this terrible thing that everybody is
bullying you about and telling you that
you're such a terrible person.
I want to be recognized as a human.
And I want people like me to be recognized as humans too.
To have people see me.
And just not look at me like I'm a freak or dangerous
or I'm all these things. I was like, no I
want people to see me for me.
I'm actually I'm just somebody was trying to
live life and survive.
And see my people do it too.
