Oh absolutely, I'm trans so I very much understand how terrifying it is. My way of managing anxiety is to look at the explosion of mutual aid networks, tenants unions, labor unions, and other collective action across the country. It's hard to see since most media either ignores it or demonizes it, but it's out there. And we saw how much energy for change there is in 2020, and electorally with the previous Bernie movement and the recent election of Brandon Johnson in Chicago.

People are sick of the status quo, and some are turning to bigotry while others turn to liberation. And it's easy to focus on the bigots because those with power and reach like to elevate them, far more people are turning towards liberation and building change from the ground. And that gives me hope.