Theory vs Practice
In theory the world is
Mostly good people but
In practice it really depends
On each moment, as it happens
As any of us can be evil.
In theory there are more
Allies than there are queer voices,
In theory there are more bisexuals
Than there are mono’s
In theory there are no
Pansexual or bisexual transphobes, and
In theory being gay
Gives you queer eyes, but
In practice,
None of these things
Make any sense
And they’re all offensive.
In theory there are
No TERFs, only transphobes
In theory there is not enough
Representation of trans masculine voices,
And in theory
The average trans person
Lives without regret and
Never has thoughts of suicide after
Their to-do list is met, however
In practice
We all struggle, we all repent
We all need a hug and we all need
To check in.
In theory
JK Rowling and Dave Chappelle are
Bigots because they spoke their own
Perspective, and it clashed
With the script
The woke left reads off of
On it’s various cultish instagram pages–
But in practice–
That’s what everyone else is doing.
Trans people are just existing.
Thoughts pass, instincts and urges–
Fleeting.
Gender dysphoria, much like
Any other hormonal disorder
May or may not require
A prescription, it’ll depend
On each individual.
In theory
HRT helps with transition
But in practice
If you didn’t have far to go,
You might not have needed
To hop in an uber to get there.
In theory
All trans people know
They are trans
At x time
Because of y circumstance
And they got z diagnosis
But in practice
Some of those same people
With those same diagnoses
With those same circumstances
Detransition, and struggle
With their decision to medically transition
Their whole lives.
In theory
It would be easy to make a guide
Being an LGBTQAI resource
It would be simple
Just post links
To things that matter
And tag the right SEO,
Pay the right amount for
Google advertisements, and
Whammo– you’ve got yourself a platform
But in practice
I struggle financially, and
I don’t think it’s right
To insist that I’m something
That money should be throttled into–
I am just an entity, a thought-bank
A trans resource for trans people
Who aren’t looking for
Top surgery photos, or
T cock photos before and after
Years of hormones.
That isn’t what I can provide
In theory, I can provide
An authentic experience
The one that I practiced
As I have it, as I live it
As I survive. I don’t think it’s important
To look any certain sort of way
I think it’s important
To find value in yourself
No matter what you look like
And that,
Is something that you have to practice
Without any theorizing.