When you are subjected to bullying because you are trans, in moments like these it’s necessary to put the phone aside and step outside for a while. Take a short walk. Then you begin to see that these pathetic people do not have as much power over our lives as we think they do. I am aware of the struggle we must face, and we will face it. Future generations will not be exposed to this kind of bullying because of this fight. Sooner or later, people will accept it.

I am sorry for what we have been through, but we must not forget—and we must remember—what happened hundreds of years ago. These are the descendants of people who once sold plots of land in heaven. People who commit the greatest sins as casually as eating bread and cheese, yet wage war against ideas they dislike with nothing more than a pitiful sense of moral superiority.

There will be struggles we must endure, and yes, we will endure them—but we will do so with respect, with dignity, and with morality. We will educate ourselves, and we will not disturb or harm others. We will do this as human beings.

Do not be afraid. Be brave. Be calm. Love and hate on social media amount to nothing more than a handful of tweets. Nothing more.