For awhile now, I've known I was different.
Other people who were unvaccinated really liked it. They were comfortable in their skin. They reveled in their autonomy over their own bodies. They were proud of their truth.
I...wasn't. I always felt like something was not quite right. When I was around vaccinated people, I felt much more at ease, especially anytime I could pass.
Secretly, I kept a roll of "I'm Vaxxed!" stickers in my closet, and sometimes I would try them on when nobody was looking. They made me feel so, so good! Amazed. Thrilled. Dizzy with the joy of being my real self.
I knew I couldn’t keep pretending. Yes, I said pretending.
Because my truth is that I am trans-vaxxed, but that means more than you probably think.
My truth is that I have always been vaxxed; it’s just our ciscompliancenormative society that wouldn’t let me live out my truth.
Today, I reject the violence of ciscompliancenormativity.
I am just as vaxxed as any cis-vaxxer, and if you doubt this, you have some personal reflection and Work to do on yourself.
But this isn’t about you—this is about me. This is my day.
My name is Holly Math Nerd, and I am a trans-vaxxed American.
Please respect my truth.
Yes, this is a joke. No, I’m not vaccinated. Nor do I have any discomfort with my decision, as I have the robust acquired immunity one gets from being part of the 99% + who recovers from COVID. It’s just a joke.