wanted to highlight an important figure in trans rights, not in america but in iran, actually! the case of the late maryam khatoon molkara, a trans woman who managed to convince an iranian cleric, and leader at the time, ayotollah khomeini to not only allow her to get gender reassignment surgery but also make it legal in iran. it's very, very easy for lgbtq+ folks and their rights to be looked over in muslim countries (or even, countries that are muslim majority), claiming we don't exist, but it is far from the truth. we always have and always will exist, do not let anyone convince you otherwise.
"Every night I prayed for a miracle," she said. "But in the morning I looked at my body and it hadn't happened."















