Katie Cruz on Nostr: I’m gonna be candid with y’all. I’ve been very stressed these last few months, ...

I’m gonna be candid with y’all. I’ve been very stressed these last few months, with all the antis targeting me. This has been amplified by my chronic health issues. I’ve spent nights crying over voice calls with other MAPs. I’ve contemplated walking away from the MAP community, giving up on all the activism I’ve done and have planned. I’ve contemplated offing myself to be over it all. And had it not been for my mom, I probably would have done it by now. I can’t bear the thought of taking away my mom’s only child. But that reason to stay alive is getting harder to uphold.

I’ve gotten so much empathy, support, and forgiveness from the MAP community. People offering their time. People saying they appreciate what I do. People saying they admire my integrity. People saying my blog helped them accept themselves. All of this encouragement is what keeps me going, and I thank you all for that. You don’t know how much it means to me.

I seen Lecter’s post about Ozzy, taking their own life due to the harassment and abuse by antis. My first reaction, without even thinking is “✊🏻 This is why we fight!” And that’s the right reaction. We’ve come too far to give up now. This community has come too far to give up. Too many of our people are dying because of the systemic abuse we receive from society. We can’t roll over when we face injustice. I’ll do my damndest to make sure none of these deaths are in vain. I’m not going anywhere. We fight on! ✊🏻