I am transgendered, and you wouldn’t know that I was one in passing unless I told you. I am a law abiding citizen from Gainesville Florida. I am on my way into the San Jose Police Department, and I am proud to be a tax paying American, as long as I am treated equally and I give the same respect I feel that I deserve to you. I am not some circus freak. I am not a pedophile and I dare anyone to even associate me with such a despicable lifeform such as that. And let me tell you of my experiences in Florida that was so blatantly ignored that is finally starting to be addressed. I lost my job, I had my place burned by the KKK, I had been shot at, and for what? Your fears? I want to
live a normal life and I want to live a peaceful life without fear of discrimination in any case. Back then, just a year ago, the police ignored my cries for help as my place was being burned. They ignored my outcries when I worked at a gas station. Now, will they ignore it? Do you understand that I was almost killed and I am a law abiding citizen who is trying to live a life in peace? Shouldn’t I have the same benefits as you do? That’s all I ask for, is a life where I can finally live in peace. And that is why I ran from Florida to California with nothing but my car, because almost all of my possessions were lost because of hate groups in Gainesville. I am glad to see that some people are finally waking up to see that we’re not bad people, and that we work legitimate jobs, such as I will be in the
police department.